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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 17, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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Visual Arts Review: Franz West — The Enduring Pleasures of Jaunty Anarchism

August 16, 2014
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At its best, the playful absurdity of Franz West’s work seduces the viewer.

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Film Review: Jafar Panahi’s “Closed Curtain” — Another Valiant Film From Iran

August 15, 2014
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Under relaxed house arrest, Iranian director Jafar Panahi bravely concedes that, at times during his incarceration, he’s worn down, tempted to end it all.

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Theater Review: “Finding Neverland” — A Lucrative Broadway Fantasy in Progress

August 15, 2014
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The $3 million American Repertory Theater version of Finding Neverland remains a work in progress, a “tryout” as it has been dubbed, and it feels just like that.

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Dance Review: Hat Trick — Doug Elkins at Jacob’s Pillow

August 15, 2014
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Doug Elkins’ take on Othello is entirely of our era, when domestic abuse is finally a public discussion and a complex story of betrayal can be conveyed with pop culture efficiency.

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Book Review: “Do Not Sell at Any Price” — A Delightful Book on Those Who Collect Vintage 78 rpm Records

August 15, 2014
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I like to believe that I’m not loony, that, unlike certain 78 collectors profiled by Amanda Petrusich, I have a perspective on all this.

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Music Preview: The Mother of All Reunions — 50 years of Boston Rock, Courtesy of WMBR’s “Pipeline!”

August 14, 2014
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Beginning next month, local venues will be positively overrun with reunion shows representing five decades of Boston bands — without doubt the largest reunion event in the history of the Boston scene.

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Theater Review: A Remarkable “Dancing Lessons” at Barrington Stage

August 14, 2014
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Mark St. Germain’s romantic comedy is never less than provocative, fresh, and unexpectedly moving.

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Fuse Jazz CD Review: “Singular Curves” — An Album of Subtle Insinuations

August 14, 2014
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With their expert handling of powerfully understated compositions, this trio’s performances insinuate themselves into your mind and age there like fine wine.

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Film Review: “Calvary” — An Artful Balance of Horror and Humor

August 14, 2014
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Calvary offers a dark vision to be sure, but every character, for all his or her troubles and cynicism, has a deep need for love and recognition.

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