386 stories by "Bill Marx"
"We can, of course, be deceived in many ways. We can be deceived by believing what is untrue, but we certainly are also deceived by not believing what is true." -- Søren Kierkegaard
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The arrival of Groundwater Arts, and no doubt other groups to come, suggest the birth of efforts to organize artists and others to press cultural organizations to take meaningful action on t…
Why are Boston stages reacting so serenely to our current miasmas -- pandemical, political, economic, and spiritual.
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of a year truncated by COVID-19.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: November 17 through December 2 " What Will …
Those who value serious journalism (as well as the rights of journalists) should be quite worried about just how lethally Boston Globe management is attempting to undercut the newspaper's un…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: November 3 through 17 " What Will Light You…
TRIPTYCH (Eyes of One on Another) serves up a cool emotional package.
The post Theater Review: "Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)" " Distanced Beauty? appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
At its best, Lauren Yee's vibrant play with music offers a compelling exploration of survivor guilt, the urge for revenge, the deforming power of the past, and the impossibility of finding j…
Evaluated as an empathy workout, Trayf never asks us to break a sweat.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: October 20 through November 3 " What Will L…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: October 6 through 22 " What Will Light Your…
Much ado about nihilism.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: September 22 through October 8 " What Will …
Listening to the dead speak, amid the natural grandeur of Mount Auburn Cemetery, is a moving experience.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
The post Coming Attractions: September 8 through 24 " What Will Light Yo…
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…
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 …
But this is an American musical, so political content (and blame for the way things are) must be kept fuzzy, a strategically-calculated myopia.
The post Theater Review: "Fall Springs" " Sin…
"There's a giant chip on the shoulder of those who love musics of the world when it comes to klezmer."
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Can anyone -- with a straight face -- argue that our largely white critical contingent in Boston is interested in generating hard hitting debate, controversy, and unconventional ideas?
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This funding means that The Arts Fuse will be cranking out the kind of arts coverage you have come to expect for a good time to come.
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The media big boys should be part of the discussion, if only because they have the resources to change the situation for the better.
The post Theater Commentary: An Open Letter " to the "Ope…
The BTCA should take action in support of #MeToo.
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