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July Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Graham August 5, 2022 at 9:59 am on Theater Review: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s “Much Ado” — “A Giddy Thing”Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's interpretation of Much Ado About Nothing was very odd and confusing. They used the original words sometimes...
Tom Connolly August 4, 2022 at 2:56 pm on Book Review: “The Crossroads of Civilization” — Vienna as Bridge Builder Between East and WestThis is a nice review, and the book sounds interesting. One wishes that given the plethora of books on Viennese...
Paul Robicheau August 4, 2022 at 12:43 pm on 2022 Newport Folk Festival Review: An Occasion for AweThanks, Donna. Yeah, Joni took it to another level with those rich, low notes.
David August 2, 2022 at 12:23 pm on Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2021 — A Musical AffirmationThe Baylor Project may have had the single best Jazz performance I have seen or heard in several years. I...
John Killacky August 1, 2022 at 7:18 pm on Arts Appreciation: Long Overdue — Homage to Julius Eastman, Fierce Black Queen IconoclastIt is difficult to reply to an anonymous post, but as reported in the article, The New York Times, NPR,...