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Dance Review: Danza Orgánica — Pushing UP

January 28, 2019
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What few signs of the rich culture embedded in Danza Orgánica’s artistic director and choreographer Marsha Parrilla’s heritage made token appearances.

Jazz CD Preview and Survey: Years of Utter Beauty, Part 2

January 27, 2019
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Part one of this survey looked at one upcoming performance and five CDs where music takes the leading role. This post looks at the other side of the coin, where the words are the wellspring for the music.

Theater Review: Gamm Theatre’s “The Night Watch” — Living With Fear

January 27, 2019
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The Night Watch supplies a powerful kickoff for the Gamm Theatre’s 2019 season.

Coming Attractions: January 27 Through February 12 — What Will Light Your Fire

January 27, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Theater Review: “Slow Food” — Could Use More Meat on its Bones

January 26, 2019
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Qualms aside, Slow Food is an enjoyable show that taps into the uncertainties of middle-aged parents who must confront a strange, new life without the kids.

Film Preview: The Brattle Theatre’s Dead of Winter — Time for Tales of the Beast

January 23, 2019
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These films will no doubt raise your spirits in the dead of winter.

Film Review: Stephen Bannon — “Dharma” Bum

January 21, 2019
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Errol Morris allows Stephen Bannon to indulge in his vision of how he will save America, with Donald Trump as his agent and himself as the genius manipulating events.

Dance Review: Dorrance Dance’s Tapestration

January 21, 2019
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I thought I’d never seen such a thrilling example of how dance and music can combine and feed each other.

Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV”

January 21, 2019
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I strongly advise you to explore the wizardry of Manual Cinema — its potential is considerable.

Theater Review: “Othello” at the American Repertory Theater — Un-moored

January 21, 2019
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Othello lacks a tragic dimension not because it highlights Othello’s “Otherness,” but because it eschews any vestige of grandeur or nobility.

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