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How African pygmies came to St. Louis has everything to do with Barnum, with freak shows, with unreconstructed racism.
Read MoreMariana Rondón’s Bad Hair is a beautifully acted film about the stultifying pressures on downtrodden lives.
Read MoreThis week, The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced that Cathy Edwards will become NEFA’s new Executive Director.
Read MoreYou’d be a fool to miss taking advantage of Boston’s Mayor’s Holiday.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, theater, and author readings for the coming week.
Read MoreMarian Schwartz’s careful translation of Anna Karenina is exquisitely mindful of the book’s complex linguistic texture.
Read MoreEntertaining yet incisive, The Conquest of Plassans remains a devastatingly acute reminder that religion and politics make surprisingly compatible bedfellows.
Read MoreOn this show, thriving on caricature as it does, the chasm between Amy and Sheldon stops laughter long enough to suggest poignancy.
Read MoreBEMF’s double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.
Read MorePlanes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA is a delightful exhibition dedicated to vehicular speed, mobility, style, and joy.
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Visual Arts Commentary: John Singer Sargent — A Particular Sort of Loner