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'Tempus Fugit' at the American Philosophical Society
To turn back the pages of time
Antonia Contro's rare collaboration of art and philosophy reflects on the passage, perception and human measurement of time. But visitors must reach their own conclusions.
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The new bittersweet Barnes (2nd review)
Welcoming the new, but missing the old
If you set aside the history of the Barnes Foundation, perhaps the new building and its contents can be viewed objectively. But how can anyone disregard history when we're talking about a museum— which is, after all, a place for preservation of the history of art?
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Carlos Fuentes as I remember him
The writer who bit his own tail
The magical but realistic novels of Carlos Fuentes are compendiums of pulsating narratives and capacious realms of knowledge. He wrote in a genre that raises questions at a time when all forms of story are suspect and knowledge is represented as what anyone can locate on the Internet.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Peter Pan' (2nd review)
Peter, we hardly knew ye
Pennsylvania Ballet's Peter Pan was sumptuous and entertaining. But unlike The Nutcracker, it probably left most kids clueless about its original enchanting characters and story.
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The new Barnes: Worth the wait (1st review)
The brilliance of Barnes, with more breathing room, too
In its new lodgings on the Parkway, the Barnes Collection looks reassuringly the same but wonderfully refreshed, and the art is as amazing as ever.
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Tempesta di Mare's tenth birthday festival
Tenths for Tempesta's Tenth
For its tenth anniversary, Tempesta di Mare demonstrated that the Baroque repertoire is so rich and varied that you can assemble two meaty concerts even when you limit your selections with a gimmicky rule invented for a special occasion.
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Vox Ama Deus plays Beethoven
A new way to hear Beethoven
Why would a small ensemble like Vox Ama Deus take on two pieces normally reserved for major orchestras? For a very good reason, it turns out.
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"The Columnist' and "The Best Man' on Broadway
Wheeling and dealing, '60s style
Mitt Romney might well seek consolation in the theater these days, where the spring season seems to be imitating the current political one in terms of accusations and revelations. The stage candidates, of course, are far more colorful than the real ones.
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Lost Soviet classic: Klimov's "Agony'
Anarchy vs. order in pre-Soviet Russia (and guess who wins?)
Agony, Elem Klimov's 1975 masterwork about Nichols II and Rasputin, was banned in Brezhnev's Russia, which isn't surprising. That is it was made at all, and on an epic scale that clearly required substantial state resources, is the real mystery.
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"Behanding in Spokane' by Theatre Exile
Man with a mission
A Behanding in Spokane combines Martin McDonagh's trademark violence and humor. It's a 90-minute play that requires great performances to succeed. Fortunately, Theatre Exile provided them.
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