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Flux at the Wexler Gallery
Four artists redefining glass
Daniel Cutrone’s work transcends the process and definition of design, creating pieces that shatter the perception of what glasswork is, and can be.
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David Ayer's 'Fury' (second review)
The war lover
David Ayer’s Fury is a film that aims to look unflinchingly at war, but finally lacks the will to carry its vision through to the end.
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Sarah Charlesworth: Stills at the Chicago Art Institute
Falling
The value of the photographs in Stills rests in the artist’s metaphysical accomplishment: bringing reverence to the act of falling.
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The Johannes Quartet at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Death and war and a Czech barn dance
The Johannes Quartet delves into two intense, highly emotional pieces, and then ends with a foot-stomping dance by Dvořák.
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Ned Benson's ‘Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’
A film in three parts
The experience of seeing The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is more rewarding than the content itself.
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'QED' revived at Lantern Theater
The limits of science
Science can do many things, but it cannot forever stave off individual suffering. Faced with prolonging a life of pain, or giving up, how does a theoretical physicist decide what to do?
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'Tamburlaine, Parts I and II' at Theatre for a New Audience
Blood will have blood
Be prepared to multitask for three hours, with one eye on the program notes and the other on the stage, so you won’t fall behind. Believe me, it’s hard not to, with 19 actors playing roughly 60 roles. But you won’t want to miss a beat.
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H. Leslie Adams, 26 Piano Etudes
Remembering why we play
We need not be afraid of delving into new music; all communication of the soul didn't cease in the 19th century, or even the 20th.
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‘Rest in Pieces’ in Wilmington
Second chances
If our late parents came back to life, would we treat them better? Would they treat us better? Would they treat each other better? Steve Bluestein’s play explores the line between comedy and tragedy, with uneven results.
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Philadelphia Orchestra’s organ concert
Battle of the bands? No, a conversation
Organ music never enjoyed as spectacular a presentation in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Orchestra gave it earlier this month.
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