Institute of Contemporary Art

Visual Arts Review: The ICA’s Watershed Points to How We Got Here

August 20, 2019
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Purple is an ambitious, over-the-top endeavor, which feels completely appropriate, given the calamity at hand.

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Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — The Warrior Femmes

December 4, 2018
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Boston Dance Theater’s four pieces seemed to counter female stereotypes but raised limited alternatives.

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Dance Review: William Forsythe’s Mind/Body Art Show

November 2, 2018
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One thing I liked so much about this show, besides the mental and physical challenges, was its use of really simple and mundane materials.

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Visual Arts Review: Augmented Reality at Boston Cyberarts Gallery and More

May 5, 2018
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Local examples of immersive aesthetic and sensual experimentation as forms of cultural experience.

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Dance Review: “Have You Seen Me” – More Dance, Less Message

May 3, 2018
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An intriguing cross-disciplinary concept gave birth to a pallid, underrehearsed production.

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Visual Arts Review: Dana Schutz — A Genius or a Hot Mess?

September 29, 2017
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Dana Schutz packs evocative and unexpected narratives into confined spaces, but not all of them fit as well as she thinks they do.

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Dance Review: Skeleton Architecture — Embracing the Silence

July 27, 2017
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I enjoyed the working-out of all this material, and the beautiful dancers, but I sometimes felt I was back in the consciousness-raising ’60s and ’70s.

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Dance Review: Maureen Fleming at the ICA — Brilliant Movement

April 28, 2017
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Dancer/choreographer Maureen Fleming’s highly distinctive style of movement is unforgettable.

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Dance Review: Popcorn from BODYTRAFFIC

March 14, 2017
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BODYTRAFFIC seems to be invested in a relentless likeability.

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Dance Review: Meredith Monk — Songs With and Without Words

March 2, 2017
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Any performance of Meredith Monk’s is spare to the point of enigma, and also tremendously evocative.

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