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Book Review: “Young Skins” – The Precariousness of Even a Timid Existence

April 13, 2015
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The events Colin Barrett renders in Young Skins have the texture of life, albeit the darker side, in that they puzzle and disturb and linger painfully.

Film Review: In Defense of “Woman in Gold”

April 12, 2015
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Woman in Gold has novelty going for it — it is a film that depicts a woman’s passionate relationship to a piece of art.

Dance Review: At Harvard Dance Center — Duet Variations

April 12, 2015
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Featuring seven short dances by stellar choreographers of contemporary dance, the Harvard Dance Center’s spring program promised some rare enlightenment.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

April 12, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Theater Review: “Come Back, Little Sheba” — The Poignance of Repression

April 11, 2015
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The beauty of David Cromer’s production of Come Back, Little Sheba that by focusing on the play’s intense psychological undercurrents he minimizes its cultural mustiness.

Fuse Tip: Robert Lepage’s Miraculous Magic Cube — “Needles and Opium”

April 10, 2015
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This wonder work from Canadian director Robert Lepage isn’t here for much time, alas.

Theater Review: Northern Exposure — Some Bright Theatrical Lights

April 10, 2015
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Two current productions make vivid cases for the strength of Canadian theater.

Theater Review: Yale Rep’s “Caucasian Chalk Circle” — Singing Well About Our Dark Times

April 10, 2015
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Those who want to experience the brilliance of Bertolt Brecht at its mellowest should head down to Yale Rep’s lively and moving production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Book Review: “Erebus” — A Brilliant Hybrid That Bears Witness to Tragedy

April 10, 2015
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Erebus is wonderful, original book that defies categorization.

Visual Arts Review: Duane Michals — Photography as Amazement

April 10, 2015
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The photographer and the exhibition both make much of his outsider status and radical departure from the classic, reserved aesthetics of American art photography.

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