“Arrabal,” playing at the American Repertory Theatre through June 18, brings the slow, steamy danger of Buenos Aires to Boston. A narrative performance told through tango, the show follows young Arrabal whose father was captured and killed during the dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla. In a search to find herself and understand her past,…Read More
Art
Roots
In hindsight it’s no wonder I became an art reporter. Coming from a family of artists, I spent more time in museums than I ever did at water parks or soccer fields. My first coloring book was of Mary Cassatt paintings. My first after school activities were art lessons. And the first pieces in my…Read More
Matisse in the Studio
For the next three months a multi-room exhibit of Matisse’s works lives at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Designed around his work space, the show pairs objects from the artist’s studio with the paintings they appear in. Seeing the objects Matisse surrounded himself with provides some interesting insight into the colors, shapes, and materials…Read More
Black Girl Magic
New York-based photographer Linda Nieves-Powell grew tired of being wedged into Puerto Rican stereotypes during her childhood in white, suburban New Jersey. Years later, she turned her frustration into images. Inspired by a 1954 Life magazine cover photo of Rita Moreno, Nieves-Powell began recreating iconic images of Afro-Latina trailblazers, and debuted the series in honor…Read More
Battle of the Ballet
Playing through March 5, the Boston Ballet’s “Artifact” portrays a startling battle between past and present for control of the collective consciousness. The first show of a five-year collaboration with star choreographer William Forsythe, “Artifact” delivers a chilling and refreshingly contemporary performance. The piece originally debuted in 1984 at Ballet Frankfurt, though Forsythe made significant…Read More
State of Emergency
Last week I attended a powerful activist art installation at the Dorchester Arts Collaborative. Below is a snippet of my coverage for The Bay State Banner. The Dorchester Arts Collaborative pulsed with laughter, energy and life last Saturday, Feb. 4. It was the second of two weekends during which the Design Studio for Social Intervention…Read More