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PREVIEW: Boston Early Music Festival presents Telemann’s ‘Pimpinone’ and ‘Ino’ on June 27 and 28 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

"From the canny cast to the crack chamber ensemble backing the action, the double bill offered a feast for eyes, ears, and mind." ~ A.Z. Madonna, Boston Globe

Amsterdam: Where the ‘Red Light’ District doesn’t mean Stop

Amsterdam is the city that Manhattan wants to be, but can never be again. And yet I can begin to grasp why Gustav Mahler fell in love with this town and not just because they adored his music so.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Must love dogs

The dogs in these movies take an element of control away from their human costars, giving the films an air of unpredictability whenever they are on screen.

The Egremont Barn storms back, with new owners and big plans

"This is a community place, and that’s why we bought it, because we believe in community and we believe in providing that," said new co-owner of The Barn Heather Thompson. "We’re really, really excited.”

MAHLER FESTIVAL: First day, First Symphony

I came to Amsterdam to listen to all of Gustav Mahler’s 10 symphonies by some of the world’s greatest orchestras, one each day, consecutively, and his ‘Song of the Earth’, but especially the four movements that comprise his First Symphony.

CONCERT REVIEW: An airy spirit comes to Earth, with flutes, at Tanglewood

While audiences come to concerts expecting to hear a selected menu of scores played as written by (frequently) absent composers, here we were confronted with a totally integrated experience of instrumental and vocal sound, many spontaneously created, as well as lights, body movement, and theater.

THEATER REVIEW: ‘Ragtime’ plays at Goodspeed Musicals through June 15

This is one piece of theater no one should ever miss, and this production is about as good as it will ever get.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Greece is the word

This mix of ancient myth and modern instability gives Greece a unique place in the storytelling world—where every narrative feels layered with history, memory, and reinvention.

THEATER REVIEW: ‘This Place. These Hills.’ plays at Mixed Company Theatre through May 18

Anyone watching this quartet will find something familiar, something or someone to identify with over the two-hour (one-year) span of time.

DANCE REVIEW: Pilobolus at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

It is clear that the current artistic directors of Pilobolus are attempting to carry on the troupe's initial vision, in the same collaborative fashion, albeit with differing degrees of success.

The funniest movie so far this year

"Rebel with a Clause" is a rare doc-com.

PREVIEW: Close Encounters with Music presents ‘A Tale of Two Salons — Winnaretta Singer and Marcel Proust,’ Sunday, May 18

The daughter of Isaac Singer, founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Winnaretta Singer was a wealthy American-born heiress, arts patron, and influential cultural figure in Paris.

FILM REVIEW: ‘Henry Johnson’ directed by David Mamet

Language has always been the key to Mamet’s work, and "Henry Johnson" is no exception.

Elizabeth Bishop . . . One of Our Best

Elizabeth Bishop had her share of achievements and disappointments. I think her life was quite full, but she said to her friend and fellow poet Robert Lowell: “When you write my epitaph, you must say I was the loneliest person who ever lived.”

Echoes of Eternity: Anticipating the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam

Michael Marcus writes to us from the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam and tries to answer the questions: Why Mahler? And why Mahler now?

POEM: Mother

Remembering my mother on Mother's Day.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Soundtracks by Randall Poster

Join us for this rare opportunity to hear directly from one of the best in the business about what it takes to build a great soundtrack—and how the right song in the right moment can change the way you see a scene forever.