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May Short Fuses – Materia Critica

May 3, 2022
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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CD Reviews: Schumann’s Cello Concerto, “Visions,” and Janowski’s “Ring of the Nibelungen”

June 14, 2016
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Jean-Guihen Queyras wraps up a Schumann concerto trilogy in style, pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton play with panache and color.

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Book Review: The Préversities of Jacques Prévert — Enthusiastically Translated

February 20, 2011
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Norman Shapiro’s enthusiasm as a translator is felt not only in the versions themselves but also in his introduction and notes. He relishes finding equivalents for Jacques Prévert’s rhyming, which induces him to take some justifiable liberties in regard to the original. The volume is a true labor of love. Préversities: A Jacques Prévert Sampler…

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Theater Review: “Arcadia” – Winding the World Up … And Down

April 8, 2016
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Director Lee Mikeska Gardner has put together a dazzling production that matches Tom Stoppard’s dazzling script.

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January Short Fuses — Materia Critica

January 3, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Coming Attractions: September 5 through 21– What Will Light Your Fire

September 5, 2021
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Fuse Film Review: “Nuts!” — A Documentary Skeptical About Documentaries

July 24, 2016
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A meta-documentary shows us what viewers really want from the genre, and how problematic that can be.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 23, 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.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — November 8

November 8, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Book Review: From France with “L’Amour” — A Neglected Volume by Marguerite Duras

July 9, 2013
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For those of you who have never read Marguerite Duras, “L’Amour” is an invigorating place to start.

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