Doug Varone’s strong sense of design, color, and music lends depth and a certain mystery to his dances.
World Music/Crash Arts
Film Preview: Sheer Silent Film Magic — “He Who Gets Slapped” and The Alloy Orchestra
“Lon Chaney is just a master,” says Roger Miller of The Alloy Orchestra, “and the film ‘He Who Gets Slapped’ has everything that he’s great at.”
Dance Review — India Jazz Suites, Where Kathak and Tap Meet
While jazz and classical Hindustani music, tap and kathak, share a number of striking elements, the collaboration presented in India Jazz Suites is not about “fusion.”
Concert Review: Paco de Lucía — The Rock Star of Flamenco Guitar
There was nothing in the program about the pieces he and his fellow musicians would be playing, but no one seemed to care. Most already knew the music from Paco de Lucía’s recordings. They were coming to hear him live, and there was not an empty seat to be seen in the Boston Opera House.
Classical Music Sampler: April 2012
April is an unusually excellent month for Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts — a promisng match up of programs and conductors.