Boston's Premier Online Arts Magazinehttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqhfv3bngs2zNicole Estvanik Taylor talks to playwright Miranda Austen ADEkoje about the @companyone.org production of her drama "A New Era," which revisits an 1895 gathering of Black women activists, uncovering the tensions, ambitions, and humanity behind a historic coalition. https://artsfuse.org/331427/playwright-interview-a-new-era-reconsidered/12 Jul 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhfv3bngs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqh4seyamc2iEd Symkus on the 400 pages of unputdownable reading of "Blow by Blow: The #jeffbeck Story" by Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill (DaCapoPress): Jeff Beck is a bigger guitar hero than you realized. https://artsfuse.org/331444/book-review-blow-by-blow-the-jeff-beck-story-renaissance-guitar-man/12 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqh4seyamc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqcuw7rnv22uDebra Cash on "Thrikra: Night of Remembering" at Jacob's Pillow. The Akram Khan Company’s searing imagery of female ritual and sacrifice is shadowed by what the work chooses not to confront. https://artsfuse.org/331408/dance-review-the-akram-khan-company-remembering-selectively/?10 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcuw7rnv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqcusu57a22u@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that strong performances and sharper realism redefine Netflix's #LittleHouseonthePrairie for a new generation. https://artsfuse.org/331390/television-review-this-time-around-a-wilder-prairie/10 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcusu57a22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqbzv4ce2c2fDavid D'Arcy writes that at this year's #Tribeca, two dramas stood out among the narrative films—stark, street-level tales of addiction and a wintry queer love story turned murder mystery set on a Canadian ship. https://artsfuse.org/331362/tribeca-film-festival-part-two-addicts-on-chelsea-ma-streets-love-and-death-at-sea-and-micronations/10 Jul 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbzv4ce2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mqbztbeifc2fJon Garelick writes that the Bevan Manson Trio surfed some cool waves on the Lilypad Inman https://artsfuse.org/331380/jazz-concert-review-east-coasting/10 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbztbeifc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mq7rzm6u4k2uThis week’s poem: Keith Newton’s “THE RIOTS” https://artsfuse.org/331355/weekly-feature-poetry-at-the-arts-fuse-172/09 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7rzm6u4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mq7rvihw6s2uTrevor Fairbrother on "Hujar: Contact" (Mack Books): A trove of contact sheets reveals #PeterHujar’s working method, restless eye, and the breadth of an underseen archive. https://artsfuse.org/331334/book-review-hujar-contact-the-captivating-tip-of-a-photographic-iceberg/09 Jul 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7rvihw6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mq54rz2his2eThe newsletter has arrived: My column is on how artists might respond to the new threat, according to Donald Trump, that communism poses to America. https://artsfuse.substack.com/p/the-red-scare-recycled08 Jul 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq54rz2his2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mq2r5iyml22pJulie Trebault on Peggy Levitt's "Move Over, Mona Lisa" (@stanfordpress.bsky.social). This provocative book maps the “inequality pipeline” linking museums, publishing, and academia—and challenges the systems that shape what the world sees and reads. https://artsfuse.org/331323/book-review-beyond-the-canon-how-cultural-authority-is-made/07 Jul 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2r5iyml22phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mq2r2jtk6s2pAnn Leamon on Christian Wiman's poetry collection "The Dance." @fsgbooks.bsky.social: The collection assembles moments of doubt, humor, and revelation into a resonant poetic experience. https://artsfuse.org/331233/book-review-christian-wimans-the-dance-a-sonic-theology-of-uncertainty/07 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2r2jtk6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpy3ff3ru22d@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that the #legallyblonde prequel #elle spotlights a charming #LexiMinetree, but that the Prime Video series struggles to justify its place in the Blonde-verse. https://artsfuse.org/331146/television-review-elle-no-bends-no-snaps-no-point06 Jul 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy3ff3ru22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpy3edvri22dLauren Kaufmann on the illuminating exhibit "Where’s Boston? 50 Years Later" at the Boston Athenæum: #constantinemanos’s bicentennial-era photographs capture a city divided, resilient, and still recognizable half a century later. https://artsfuse.org/331163/visual-arts-review-wheres-boston-50-years-later-a-city-in-focus/06 Jul 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy3edvri22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpy3bjsvjk2dMichael Londra writes that documentary "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" is moving study of solitude, partnership, and the stubborn power of wonder. https://artsfuse.org/331214/film-review-married-to-amazement-mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world/06 Jul 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy3bjsvjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpvjvjyxs22pDavid D'Arcy writes that the #tribecafilmfestival is usually best represented by its outliers. This year, a few films earned that status: "How to Feed a Dictator," TikTok Never Dies," and "Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" among them. https://artsfuse.org/331179/tribeca-film-festival-docs-on-dictator-cuisine-tiktoks-ups-and-downs-and-the-killer-behind-cruising/ https://artsfuse.org/331179/tribeca-film-festival-docs-on-dictator-cuisine-tiktoks-ups-and-downs-and-the-killer-behind-cruising/?fbclid=IwY2xjawS3J4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeaNG13MDAYjaigFyfhnjSpaoUDVTN-sQra05MSqItlt7czQ1bwmUiBY5HOOo_aem_TLmF6-MH1OIfd8dTLUfKkw05 Jul 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvjvjyxs22phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpvjrxixqk2pDebra Cash reviews "Proxies" by Ilya Vidrin at @jacobspillow.bsky.social: this is a sensor-driven dance work tht probes embodiment, data, and the limits of technological intimacy. https://artsfuse.org/331268/dance-review-ilya-vidrins-proxies-the-opposite-of-avatar/05 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvjrxixqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpr3sd3n3c22Scott McLennan and Paul Robicheau take turns reviewing #Goose's nights at the Leader Bank Pavilion: The band's blitz on night one dovetailed improvisation with irresistibly catchy rock. On night two, the jam band proved its mettle at the transcendent heart of the concert. artsfuse.org/331098/03 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr3sd3n3c22https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpqjtja3m22rJonathan Blumhofer on pianist Levi Hammer’s superb album "Gershwin in Vienna": A thoughtfully curated program uncovers surprising connections between #GeorgeGershwin and Vienna’s early 20th-century avant-garde. https://artsfuse.org/331139/classical-music-album-review-gershwin-among-modernists/03 Jul 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqjtja3m22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpo47swhdc2qPaul Robicheau at #Wilco's #SolidSoundFestival: a @billybragg.bsky.social reunion, festival deep cuts, and a weekend of discovery turn #massmoca into a communal music feast. https://artsfuse.org/331012/music-festival-review-wilcos-solid-sound-still-surprises/02 Jul 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo47swhdc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpo43qaxpk2qChristopher Caggiano writes that "Trips," currently running at The Joyce Theater, pairs classic #pilobolus works with new creations, reaffirming what has made the company one of dance's most distinctive ensembles. https://artsfuse.org/331040/dance-review-after-five-decades-pilobolus-still-moves-like-no-one-else/02 Jul 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo43qaxpk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpny2a2hnk25With Carlos Simon’s "Four Black American Dances," writes Jonathan Blumhofer, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck offer a thoughtful and resonant recontextualization of Dvořák’s Ninth. Reference Recordings https://artsfuse.org/331055/classical-music-album-review-a-new-world-reconsidered/02 Jul 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpny2a2hnk25https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpnxwz5njs25@pkeough1.bsky.social on "Romería": Spanish director Carla Simón’s dreamlike family drama merges mother and daughter, past and present, in a moving search for identity. Screening at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, July 3 through 9. https://artsfuse.org/331074/film-review-romeria-an-intimate-odyssey/02 Jul 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxwz5njs25https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpnxuwsmz225Alexis Greene on "I’ve Got the Shakes: Performing Richard Foreman" @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social). In this engrossing oral-history project, Shauna Kelly has pieced together a restless, collaborative portrait of a defining avant-garde visionary. https://artsfuse.org/331063/book-review-voices-from-inside-richard-foremans-ontological-theater/02 Jul 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxuwsmz225https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpnxtelvxs25The week’s poem: Tracey McTague’s “it’s a scarlet tanager kind of day” https://artsfuse.org/331089/weekly-feature-poetry-at-the-arts-fuse-171/02 Jul 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxtelvxs25https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mplgyququ22pThis week's newsletter is out and about. My column is a call for critical discrimination: A book culture that cannot see the value of sustaining negative judgments—or even mixed appraisals—undercuts the very conditions that make praise matter. https://artsfuse.substack.com/p/book-reviewing-sunny-side-up01 Jul 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplgyququ22phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mplgwsr2fs2pEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews. Among the July contributors: @allenmichie.bsky.social, @pkeough1.bsky.social, Ralph Locke, Jonathan Blumhofer, and Mark Hänser. https://artsfuse.org/330859/july-short-fuses-materia-critica-6/?01 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplgwsr2fs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mplgtkkkck2pMichael Ullman on "Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection" (Columbia Records): A rich six-disc set documents a fiercely original voice at the height of its powers. https://artsfuse.org/330994/jazz-album-review-trumpeter-woody-shaws-columbia-years-revisited/?01 Jul 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplgtkkkck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpiyc2etjk27For @kuntsuragi.bsky.social, #JackassBestAndLast” is a ragged farewell that mixes new stunts with archival scraps as #johnnyknoxville and his merry band of masochists age out of self-destruction. https://artsfuse.org/330979/film-review-jackass-best-and-last-a-eulogy-for-shitheads/30 Jun 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiyc2etjk27https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpiya6mfbs27@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that #Netflix’s raunchy comedy "Little Brother" gives comedian #ericandre some room to flail, but there’s not enough weirdness to fully unleash his chaotic brilliance. https://artsfuse.org/330873/film-review-eric-andre-is-at-his-best-when-hes-unhinged-little-brother-isnt/30 Jun 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiya6mfbs27https://bsky.app/profile/theartsfuse.bsky.social/post/3mpixrynhxc27Jonathan Blumhofer writes that Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic deliver a polished but curiously inert reading of a symphonic powerhouse, Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Deutsche Grammophon https://artsfuse.org/330963/classical-music-album-review-mahlers-fifth-without-urgency/?30 Jun 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:2k7pmptxnruziksofjdmw2cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpixrynhxc27