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Karole Armitage, once known as a “punk ballerina,” brings her dance troupe to the Berkshires. By Debra Cash Where has dancer Karole Armitage gone? Is “gone” a verb or adjective? Why has she put an exclamation mark smack in the middle of her new company’s name? The articulate choreographer with A-list artist friends, sweethearts and…
Read MoreAn intriguingly speculative study argues that the history of world literature boils down to a power struggle between outsiders and insiders.
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“It’s not a concert about despair,” observes Joel Cohen, “there’s a lot of festive music in it.”
Read MoreBut there’s something else going on in “Mad Men,” all the more because it’s latent, unannounced, episode by episode. It’s this thing about art and advertising, and the difference, circa that era, if any.
Read MoreBy Jard Craig Going to Pieces, a new made-for-cable documentary (which airs this Halloween on Starz at 11 p.m.), charts the history of slasher films. The film starts off strong, but falls apart once the initial shock value of cinematic cut-and-slash overkill wears off. The film strings together the best scenes from new and classic…
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A trio of jazz albums that dazzle in surprising ways.
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Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and I talked about the making of his latest recording, his most recent two solo albums versus his previous two, and his thoughts about his Boston fans.
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This recording of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Psyché provides non-stop pleasure and delights, thanks to the latest developments in early-music performance practice.
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Classical Music Commentary: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 Season Announcement
The BSO seems to have taken to heart complaints about its lack of programming diversity, devoting two full programs to underrepresented groups.
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