Boston lowbrow speaks with Radius Ensemble’s artistic director Jennifer Montbach. If you missed this past weekend’s concert, mark your calendars for their next concert May 16th and 22nd.

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Theater

The Huntington’s “Becky Shaw”

Thumbnail image for The Huntington’s “Becky Shaw” by Deborah Finkelstein March 15, 2010

Deborah Finkelstein reviews the Huntington’s production of “Becky Shaw.”

Movies

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark: “Terribly Happy”

Thumbnail image for Something is rotten in the state of Denmark: “Terribly Happy” by Lawrence Fahey March 11, 2010

Lawrence Fahey reviews the new Danish neo-noir “Terribly Happy.”

Art

Gardner After Hours is a festive tribute to Isabella

Thumbnail image for Gardner After Hours is a festive tribute to Isabella by John Stephen Dwyer March 11, 2010

John Stephen Dwyer reports on one of the best places to party (and see Renaissance art) in Boston.

Music

Photo Preview: Hilary Hahn & the BSO

Thumbnail image for Photo Preview: Hilary Hahn & the BSO by Bryce Lambert March 10, 2010

Boston lowbrow previews Hilary Hahn’s performance of Prokofiev’s violin concerto with the BSO.

The Docket

Did someone say free opera?

Thumbnail image for Did someone say free opera? by Bryce Lambert March 10, 2010

Don’t miss Opera Hub’s production of the rarely produced “Der Zwerg” this weekend.

Movies

Oscar Nominee Catch-Up: “Ajami”

Thumbnail image for Oscar Nominee Catch-Up: “Ajami” by Lawrence Fahey March 8, 2010

Catch up on one of those foreign Oscar nominees you didn’t see.

Books

Wolff at the Door: A Foray into the Boston Athenæum

Thumbnail image for Wolff at the Door: A Foray into the Boston Athenæum by John Stephen Dwyer March 6, 2010

John Stephen Dwyer reviews Katherine Wolff’s new history of the Boston Athenæum.

Movies

Jonathan Demme receives Coolidge Award, premiers “Neil Young Trunk Show”

Thumbnail image for Jonathan Demme receives Coolidge Award, premiers “Neil Young Trunk Show” by John Stephen Dwyer March 3, 2010

And the Coolidge Award goes to……Jonathan Demme.

Theater

Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom”

Thumbnail image for Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” by Deborah Finkelstein March 3, 2010

Deborah Finkelstein reviews Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom.” A new play on suburbia, video games, wormholes, and zombies.

Music

Opera Boston’s “Madame White Snake”

Thumbnail image for Opera Boston’s “Madame White Snake” by Bryce Lambert March 3, 2010

Boston lowbrow attends the first local opera premiere in decades.

Art

My high school’s drama department should talk to Punchdrunk about a production of “Sleep No More.”

Thumbnail image for My high school’s drama department should talk to Punchdrunk about a production of “Sleep No More.” by Bryce Lambert March 2, 2010

Images from Boston lowbrow collaborator Ryan Howell’s show at the Washington Street Art Center, documenting a decaying school.

Theater

“The Glass Menagerie” in the Loeb Ex

Thumbnail image for “The Glass Menagerie” in the Loeb Ex by Victoria Petrosino February 27, 2010

Victoria Petrosino considers HRDC’s production of “The Glass Menagerie.”

Art

A Museum Expansion Fact Sheet

Thumbnail image for A Museum Expansion Fact Sheet by John Stephen Dwyer February 27, 2010

John Stephen Dwyer gives a run-down on local museum expansions.

Art

The Sol LeWitt MASS MoCA Show: Don’t wait until 2033

Thumbnail image for The Sol LeWitt MASS MoCA Show: Don’t wait until 2033 by Bryce Lambert February 25, 2010

Bryce Lambert visits MASS MoCA in North Adams for three floors of Sol Lewitt wall drawings.

Music

Spanish Mustaches and Puppy Dog Lips: Riverside Theater Works’ “Cosi Fan Tutti”

Thumbnail image for Spanish Mustaches and Puppy Dog Lips: Riverside Theater Works’ “Cosi Fan Tutti” by Erin Huelskamp February 24, 2010

Erin Huelskamp takes in Riverside Theater Works’ “Cosi Fan Tutti” and some wine in Hyde Park.

Art

Anthony Apesos: artist, teacher, man for all seasons

Thumbnail image for Anthony Apesos: artist, teacher, man for all seasons by John Stephen Dwyer February 22, 2010

Along the streets of Boston this season, I haven’t seen so much as a precocious crocus to assure me this winter, too, shall pass. But at the Arnold Arboretum, at least one variety of pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla) has already sprouted fuzzy catkins to shine in the winter sun. Just as encouragingly, the Arboretum’s Hunnewell [...]

Theater

Watching “Dracula”

Thumbnail image for Watching “Dracula” by Trent England February 21, 2010

I generally do not like adaptations of any kind, book-to-movie or movie-to-theater to name only two (the list could go on for another paragraph), but Dracula is different. The Bram Stoker novel is a collection of letters and diary entries. Its power is in the effect it has on the reader, the ambiguity of the [...]

Theater

“Legacy of Light:” A History Lesson from the Lyric Stage

Thumbnail image for “Legacy of Light:” A History Lesson from the Lyric Stage by Trent England February 17, 2010

Trent England covers “Legacy of Light” @ the Lyric Stage, a “Julia and Julia” style romp between the Enlightenment and present-day New Jersey.

Theater

How I Learned to Act: BCAP’s “How I Learned to Drive”

Thumbnail image for How I Learned to Act: BCAP’s “How I Learned to Drive” by Bryce Lambert February 17, 2010

It’s not my practice to rail into student and fringe productions, because I think that when everyone’s working for free and they’re practically giving away tickets, they just don’t deserve it. It’s more important to describe what they’re doing, rather than what they’re not doing. That’s not to say that I don’t often see student [...]