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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Visual Arts Feature: “Life of Pi” — Imagination by Design at The A.R.T. by Mark Favermann

The most mesmerizing characters in this stunningly visual production are brilliant life-size puppets.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:54PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Theater Review: “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” — “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” by Mark Favermann

Anna Deveare Smith’s examination of racism in America remains powerful, 30 years on.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:04AM
Monday, May 2, 2022

Theater Review: “Miss Holmes Returns” — A Sherlockian Mystery with A Twist by Mark Favermann

In Miss Holmes Returns, dramatist Christopher M. Walsh has involved the gender-switched pair in an entertaining yarn of uncertainty, betrayal and social justice. The post Theater Review: “…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:03PM
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Theater Review: “Ocean Filibuster” at A.R.T. — Surfing the Waves of Immersive Science and Art by Mark Favermann

Ocean Filibuster draws on a marvelous fusion of myth, song, free verse, and science to explore why are are standing at the frightening edge of the cliff of our planet’s survival. The post …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:03AM
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Visual Arts Review: Andy Goldsworthy’s “Watershed” — Mysterious Simplicity by Mark Favermann

Watershed is an unadorned but stunning addition to the offerings at the deCordoba Sculpture Park and Museum. The post Visual Arts Review: Andy Goldsworthy’s “Watershed” — Mysterious …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:42PM
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Visual Arts Review: Contemporary and Antediluvian — Judy McKie At Gallery NAGA by Mark Favermann

Judy McKie draws on a personal mythology in which animal and plant forms become abstracted yet recognizable, anthropomorphic while remaining strangely primeval. The post Visual Arts Review: …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:12PM
Friday, October 4, 2019

Visual Arts Review: Gordon Matta-Clark, Anarchitect — Anarchy + Architecture by Mark Favermann

Brandeis’ Rose Art Museum presents a creative, insightful look at urban blight. The post Visual Arts Review: Gordon Matta-Clark, Anarchitect — Anarchy + Architecture appeared first on Th…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:06PM
Monday, September 16, 2019

Visual Arts Commentary: Public Art — Much More than Murals by Mark Favermann

Thankfully, public art has become much more than murals for blank wall spaces. The post Visual Arts Commentary: Public Art — Much More than Murals appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24AM
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth by Mark Favermann

20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness The post Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36AM
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Visual Arts Review: Yin Yu Yang — The Architecture of Daily Life at the Peabody Essex Museum by Mark Favermann

Yin Yu Yang is a brilliant example of architectural and cultural collaboration that allows visitors to experience and learn about Chinese art, architecture, and culture. The post Visual Arts…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PM
Friday, April 26, 2019

Book Review: Walter Gropius — The Very Human Face of the Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus by Mark Favermann

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 …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:06PM
Monday, March 11, 2019

Visual Arts Review: A Creative Camelot — The Bauhaus and Harvard University by Mark Favermann

This inspiring show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Bauhaus. The post Visual Arts Review: A Creative Camelot — The Bauhaus and Harvard University appeared first on…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:38AM
Saturday, March 2, 2019

Book Reviews: A Provocative Trio of Volumes on Architecture and Landscape Architecture by Mark Favermann

In very different ways and on very different topics, three recent books assuage notions that architecture/design books are formidable reads. The post Book Reviews: A Provocative Trio of Volu…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:06PM
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Film Review: A Compelling Look at Dieter Rams, Industrial Design Icon at 86 by Mark Favermann

Rams is a documentary film carefully crafted to be more than a biography of a great designer.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AM
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Commentary: Conserving Cultural Heritage — the Tangible and the Intangible by Mark Favermann

Cartagena is a 500-year old urban jewel in the Caribbean. But climate change and rising sea levels threaten its heritage.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:33PM
Saturday, June 23, 2018

Visual Arts Commentary: Now + There — Reinterpreting Public Art in the Civic Environment by Mark Favermann

An organization dedicated to making Boston a vibrant, contemporary art city.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:42PM
Friday, June 15, 2018

Visual Arts Review: The Aesthetics of Practical Elegance by Mark Favermann

The Fuller Craft Museum's appealing and thoughtful exhibit showcases a wonderful assemblage of diverse utensils and accessories used in domestic as well as professional kitchens.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:54PM
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Visual Arts Commentary: Hugh Ferriss — Architectural Delineator of the Heroic Modern by Mark Favermann

A visionary 'Paper Architect' who influenced popular culture as well as a generation of architects.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:54PM
Saturday, May 5, 2018

Visual Arts: Augmented Reality at Boston Cyberarts Gallery and More by Mark Favermann

Local examples of immersive aesthetic and sensual experimentation as forms of cultural experience.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AM
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Visual Arts Review: London’s Fourth Plinth — A Brilliant Public Artwork in Central London by Mark Favermann

"The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist" is a rare transformative piece of public art.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33AM
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Visual Art Review: Public Art at Boston’s Fenway Neighborhood’s Pierce Boston Tower by Mark Favermann

A lost opportunity for the developers, arquitectonica, and artist Alexandre da Cunha.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:31PM
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Visual Arts Commentary: The “Look” of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics by Mark Favermann

The branding for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is colorful, but not visually overwhelming like some of its predecessors

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:21PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
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