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Visual Arts Interview: Lisa Kessler’s “Heart in the Wound” — Reassessing Sexual Abuse, Power, and the Catholic Church

“The abuse in the church has very unique and cruel twists to it. And, as one of the oldest continuous patriarchal institutions in the world, looking at the church helps us to reflect upon how many established institutions, including families, help perpetuate and conceal violence throughout society.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Visual Arts Tagged: Bill-Marx, Catholic Church, Heart in the Wound, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Lisa Kessler

Theater Review: Bedlam’s “Saint Joan” — Ferociously Relevant

The virtuoso approach of Bedlam’s Saint Joan, its unpretentious immediacy, makes this production an exuberant Shavian history lesson that should not to be missed.

By: Terry Byrne Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bedlam's Saint Joan, Catholic Church, Central Square Theater, George-Bernard-Shaw, Saint Joan, tragedy, Underground Railway Theater

Film Review: A Powerful “Philomena”

Evaluating actress Judi Dench is akin to watching a great athlete do a high dive or land a difficult jump on ice skates. She nails it so often that you half expect a row of judges to hold up cards with nothing but 10’s on them.

By: Glenn Rifkin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Catholic Church, Judi Dench, Philomena, Steve Coogan

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