John Hersey emerges in this book as a disciplined journalist who held steadfast to an admirably singular goal. The post Book Review: John Hersey " Reporting Truthfully, at All Costs appeared…
This performance of Ives' Third was the most welcome entry in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's celebratory season " a beautifully considered, powerfully rendered account of this too-negle…
This memoir offers an invaluable, broad look at intellectual Russia before and after the revolutions of 1917. The post Book Review: "Necropolis" " A Book of the Russian Literary Dead appeare…
Beetlejuice may not be the blockbuster its creators are hoping for, but it is occasionally humorous and rarely dull. The post Theater Review: "Beetlejuice" Bombards Broadway appeared first o…
Award-winning author and critic Fiona MacCarthy is out to change wrong-headed perceptions of Walter Gropius in her biography. And she succeeds. The post Book Review: Walter Gropius " The Ve…
Desires will surely solidify ORA Singers' reputation as a first-class choral ensemble. The post Classical CD Review: "Desires: A Song of Songs Collection" " Sensual Joy appeared first on The…
Her Smell is funny-terrifying, alluring-repulsive, moving-disturbing, era-capturing and timeless. The post Film Review: "Her Smell" " Fiddling with Our Viscera appeared first on The Arts Fu…
Amid the continual flood of new jazz releases, this anniversary bash is one to be savored. The post Jazz CD Review: The Art Ensemble of Chicago " Still out on the Edge appeared first on The …
As always, IFFBoston's Executive Director Brian Tamm and Program Director Nancy Campbell have curated a stellar lineup of films that promises to represent the very best of current American a…
"The half-hearted support of jazz by American broadcast TV, be it commercial or PBS or cable, has been an insult not only to the artists, but to the public as well." The post Film Interview:…
A bit surprising -- that two megastars choose such meat and potatoes repertoire. The post Concert Music Review: Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Pianist Evgeny Kissin " An Odd Dream Team appear…
The Arts Fuse welcomes a new character to its extended universe. Deanna Marie Costa, an editor and critic at the magazine. The post Arts Fuse Podcast #14: Dialectics of Politicized Art, or…
Luckily for us, after playing the occasional electrifying concert date over the years, Nervous Eaters is reuniting once again. The post Music Interview/Review: Nervous Eaters " Back for Anot…
"Yiddish is above all a language of yearning, a language of anxiety." The post Theater Interview: Playwright Paula Vogel on "Indecent" and a Love of Yiddish appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
In space, no one can hear you go extinct. The post Film Review: "High Life" " Messy, Earthy Existentialism, In Outer Space appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
By The Arts Fuse Staff Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. Film The Somerville Theatre's sprawling Jack Atta…
The Ruins of Ani illuminates one of those rare places that leaves visitors feeling they might have to dust off the word mystical to describe the experience. The post Book Review: "The Ruins …
The essays here give readers an eyewitness glimpse into mid-century queer life will intrigue (if not shock) younger LGBT+ people. The post Book Review: "In Search of Stonewall" " Illuminatin…
I did want to use this CD as a springboard to engage with the question of how using material of a certain age tends to pre-select -- and limit -- listenership. The post Jazz CD Review/Commen…
The Club is an entertaining and absorbing journey to another century, when the art of communication and the spirit of thoughtful engagement attracted men and women of acute sensibilities. Th…
The cellist is a member of a tribe of fabulous players/singers who are funny, thoughtful, opinionated, brilliant, and irreverent. The post Classical Music Interview: Cellist Steven Isserlis …
Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America makes for an exciting, if quicksilver, tour through intellectual history. The post Book Review: "The Ideas That Made America" " Not M…
The Chaperone plays like a sanitized look at female independence and love for the prudish over-50s crowd. The post Film Review: "The Chaperone" " Smothered in the Spiffy appeared first on T…
It's hard to imagine a Boston, even a New England, film-making and film-going scene without David Kleiler here. The post Arts Remembrance: Homage to David Kleiler appeared first on The Arts …
Drummer Nick Mason and his four non-Floyd bandmates turned Boston's Orpheum Theater into a psychedelic palace. The post Concert Review: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets " The Early Brillian…