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Dance Review: Faye Driscoll’s “Weathering” — New York City Pompeii

November 17, 2024
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When the performers finally left the platform, breathing hard, crawling towards us and into the audience, I realized I was seeing something new.

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Theater Review: “Sojourners” — A Compelling Enough Trip

November 17, 2024
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Abigail C. Onwunali’s powerhouse performance is memorable, but the mechanics of Mfoniso Udofia’s play don’t always match the lead’s boundary-stretching strengths.

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Musician Interview: Prog-Rock’s Senior Bass Master Tony Levin — Still Searching for the Ideal

November 17, 2024
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Now, at least through mid-December, bassist Tony Levin – also a prolific photographer and blogger on tour — remains happy recasting King Crimson dreams each night with Beat

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Television Review: “Hot Frosty” — It’s No Snow Job

November 16, 2024
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“Hot Frosty” is dumb all right, but it’s also endearing, funny, and cute.

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Dance Interview: Janet Eilber on the Martha Graham Dance Company’s Return to Boston

November 16, 2024
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“Modern dance is not a secret club. Yes, we are presenting masterpieces by a visionary 20th century artist, but we are communicating that through the greatest dancers today, and showing how that work continues to evolve.”

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Visual Arts Interview: Brookline Sculptor Murray Dewart on His Show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery

November 15, 2024
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The 77-year-old Brookline sculptor has been exploring many sides of his chosen craft since his days as a senior at Harvard. And he was already dabbling in all sorts artistic endeavors long before that.

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Jazz Album Review: Three Superb Recordings — Inspired by the Number 7, College Fight Songs, and “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

November 15, 2024
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A trio of jazz albums that dazzle in surprising ways. 

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Television Review: More Questions Than Answers, “The Stanford Prison Experiment — Unlocking the Truth”

November 15, 2024
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Just how unethical was the Stanford Prison Experiment? Could anybody — in good conscience — recreate it? Why does being given authority change people so radically?

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Film Review: “Dream Team” — Tropic Blunder

November 14, 2024
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Sitting in my bedroom, viewing a screener copy of “Dream Team”, my initial bewilderment eventually curdled into boredom.

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Doc Talk: Fame and Obscurity at “Wicked Queer Docs”

November 14, 2024
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Documentaries on George Michael, Janis Ian, and Jackie Shane look at musicians who grappled with the fear and consequences of expressing their true identities.

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