Some institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.
Celebrity-Series
Concert Review: Roomful of Teeth and A Far Cry
Sometimes new music isn’t really new and old music isn’t actually old; the best of it exists on some other plane entirely.
Music Review: The Rolling Thunder of Kodō’s DADAN
With each piece, the impressive physicality of Kodō’s drummers becomes even more theatrical.
Jazz Review: Vijay Iyer Sextet at Sanders Theater — Speak, Memory
This is music that says things that cannot be said any other way, music that cannot wear its heart on its sleeve.
Dance Review: Jessica Lang Dance — Flowing with the Go
I like to see dances that are somehow all of a piece. Hope this doesn’t mean I’m sinking into some kind of retro-fogeyism.
Concert Review: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at Symphony Hall
The biggest musical takeaway was the sheer brilliance of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s playing, which is the gold standard.
Jazz Review: Chucho Valdés – Joe Lovano Quintet at the Berklee Performance Center — Molto Vivo
Intense head music and powerful foot music, but this show needed a little more heart.
Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview
In the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.
Dance Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Comes to Boston — Sensorial Satiation
The latest show from the superb Hubbard Street Dance Chicago had something for all of the senses.
Dance Review: Full Houses — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Each piece was delivered in a different combination of popular dance and modern dance styles.