The powerful quartets on The People I Love and Terra Incognita work toward locating places beyond notation where, in each moment, new vistas may emerge. The post Jazz CD Review: Two Quartets…
A Screenager Star is Born? The post Streaming Docs: "Jawline" " The Delusion-Soaked World of Teen Internet Influencers appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness The post Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater " Brilliance Beyond Myth appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Colson Whitehead's work is political in the sense that he has an incredibly keen eye for the insidious ways in which institutions and structures of power work. The post Book Review: "The Nic…
A new biography of the oft-forgotten 'filibuster' provides ample facts and little thesis. Is that enough, or just what we need? The post Book Review: "William Walker's Wars" " Revisiting US …
To have such a remarkably courageous voice as Lucette Lagnado's silenced forever at such a young age is, simply, not fair. The post Book Review: A Memorial to Lucette Lagnado's Two Remarka…
When you do this kind of thing it has to be done with bravura and wit " bad poets borrow, good poets steal. The post Theater Review: "A Doll's House, Part 2" " Soulless Fan Fiction appeared …
Robert Macfarlane's ability to limn the pull between beauty and cataclysm provides a dynamism that elevates this book well above the level of simple "nature" writing. The post Book Review: "…
I'm able to pull the stick out of my ass long enough to enjoy a tribute performance when it is worthy, and the Australian Pink Floyd Show is more than that. The post Rock Concert Review: The…
Nothing in this session reminds us of the age of the principals. That in itself, if not miraculous, is at least impressive. The post Jazz CD Review: Jimmy Cobb's "This I Dig of You" " A Main…
Two recordings serve up the music of Mozart in unusual packages. The post Classical Music CD Reviews: Two Refreshingly Different Takes On Mozart appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
David Gow's earnest, intelligent drama about the fragility of identity, though somewhat glibly reassuring, generates powerful moments in this bare-bones production from the Acropolis Stage C…
This tender documentary makes an airtight case that cinema has lost a very special person. The post Film Review: "Love, Antosha" " A Poignant Tribute to Actor Anton Yechlin appeared first on…
The new pop musical tells the oft-told tale of uxoricide from the women's perspective. The post Theater Review: The Wives of Henry VIII Reclaim History in "Six" at the A.R.T. appeared first …
Marshaling statistics, maps, scholarly literature, news articles, and reports, The Future is Asian cogently dramatizes the reasons behind Asia's re-ascendance to economic, political, and cul…
Contemporary crafts in those days would have been seen as far from the 'vanguard' by many art critics. Yet the almost 100 works on view tell a nuanced story about the expansive spectrum of …
This is the first in a series of pages in which in one of our critics, working with a young person, comes up with an arts review. The post Critics Lab: Our Goal " To Nurture Young Arts Revi…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: August 25 through September 10 " What Will …
Dire Straits and its string of hits made Mark Knopfler a well-known figure, but going solo gave him freedom to present a wider range songs. The post Rock Concert Review: Mark Knopfler " Bril…
The highlights of this year's gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima. The post Theater Interview: Director Benny…
With a powerful partnership, the possibilities for Hot Tuna, it seems, are endless. The post Rock Concert Review: Hot Tuna and Dave Mason at the Wilbur appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
William McGregor has crafted a remarkable debut feature, a notable addition to the burgeoning crop of indie folk horror offerings. The post WATCH CLOSELY: "Gwen" is Moody, Moving Folk Horror…
Nancy Dalberg's string quartets are worth getting to know, Wynton Marsalis's violin Concerto receives an electrifying performance, and Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue to …
Michael Hofmann nicely captures our age of truthiness and alternate facts and multiple perspectives, the hollowness of everything from the news-cycle to pop-up restaurants, all of the distr…
Herbert Blomstedt conducts a powerful view of Mahler's valedictory essay, organist Christopher Jacobson's provides a so-so "Organ" Symphony, and Kirill Petrenko's initial recording as the ch…