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Visual Arts Review: “Ceramics in the Expanded Field” — Playing with Clay

November 11, 2021
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The curator’s intent is to stretch and subvert received notions of ceramics with their overtones of craft and functionality

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Rethinking the Repertoire #20 – Vasily Kalinnikov’s Symphony no. 1

March 17, 2018
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Kalinnikov’s First Symphony is one of those neglected works well worth beating a drum for.

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Arts Commentary: Is Art Ever Out of Season? — Anti-seasonal hits and Non-hits

July 3, 2019
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My tastes have always been everywhere and all over, whatever the time of year. But there is a seasonal connection for me — some books, movies, and music are inseparable from the season in which I consumed them.

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Arts Commentary: “The New York Times” — Shouldn’t It Know the Purpose of Arts Criticism?

July 17, 2012
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Based on Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane’s recent New York Times column on arts criticism, he and others at the newspaper haven’t much of a clue regarding what a serious arts review is supposed to be.

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Dance Review: Danish Treat

June 29, 2005
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A festival dedicated to 19th century choreographer August Bournonville packed a wallop.

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Film Review: “Infinity Pool” — Consumers Consuming Themselves

January 28, 2023
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In Infinity Pool, people who are dead inside essentially play with their own corpses as shiny, new toys. The savagery of that idea is, simply, delicious.

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Dance Review: Danza Orgánica — Pushing UP

January 28, 2019
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What few signs of the rich culture embedded in Danza Orgánica’s artistic director and choreographer Marsha Parrilla’s heritage made token appearances.

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Concert Review: Charles Dutoit and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Triumph with “King Roger”

March 11, 2015
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The BSO’s captivating performances of King Roger received unanimous rave reviews from the local press, to which I add mine.

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Poetry Review: Epiphanic Wholenesses — The Poems of Tsvetanka Elenkova

January 30, 2015
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Tsvetanka Elenkova is one of the key figures in contemporary Bulgarian poetry.

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Opera Review: BLO’s “The Barber of Seville” — An Exhilarating Triumph

October 16, 2018
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Every performance of opera should leave an audience so exhilarated.

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