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Berman finds a submerged psychic and cultural stratum in Japanese culture that might supply possible antidotes to the US’s consumerist and individualist fevers.
Read MoreLeaving aside the doctrinal issue of how much of a commedia dell’arte evening should be improvised and how much should be scripted, the Yale Repertory Theatre production, in terms of performance and design, sets a high standard.
Read MoreBy Kate Vander Wiede The Cantab, as the regulars called The Cantab Lounge, is like a quirky not-quite-speakeasy complete with a narrow stairwell leading below street level and smoke-perfumed attendees. This night, bass chords shake the ceiling, courtesy of the band headlining one floor up. Dim lights hardly illuminate the cramped room, which is lined…
Read MoreTime travel in movies, whether treated as farce or serious sci-fi mind-bending, sometimes excites us by challenging the idea that we’re trapped in a linear chronology from which we cannot escape, racking up regrets, mistakes, and old-age as we go
Read MoreBy Caldwell Titcomb The world’s largest festival of classical music is the BBC Proms in London. Founded in 1895 by Sir Henry Wood (who in 1918 was offered the conductorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra but declined), the Proms this season run for two months from mid-July to mid-September. The core of the enterprise is…
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreFor my money, the biggest star on Friday night turned out to be none other than Antonin Dvořák.
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Dance Commentary: Sally Banes (1950-2020)
Dance critic, scholar, performer, activist Sally Banes died on 14 June in Philadelphia.
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