Arts
Can the BSO end its woes with a Finn-ishing touch?
A new paradigm in classical music might have sidelined Andris Nelsons as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. WBUR's critic-at-large Ed Siegel asks whether Susanna Mälkki could give the BSO...
Woman who dressed as a man to fight for America's independence takes the stage at Boston Lyric Opera
Boston Lyric Opera is known for adding twists to traditional repertoire.
A Palestinian artist tells his story through a model of a refugee camp
Palestinian artist Basel Zaraa recreated the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria.
As Boston diners ditch alcohol, some restaurants do too
As more people — especially young adults — reduce their alcohol consumption, local bars and restaurants are expanding their low‑ and no‑alcohol drink options or eliminating alcohol altogether.
50 years of art-inspired floral installations at the MFA
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts' annual spring tradition "Art in Bloom" pairs floral arrangements with art in the museum’s collection. In honor of the anniversary, 50 objects across the museum’s...
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Local balafon player on his family's 800-year stewardship of the instrument and it's tradition
Local balafon player Balla Kouyaté joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about his family's legacy with the ancient instrument.
Our favorite local music this month
Spring has ushered in a wave of genre-spanning new tracks and albums. From a timeless look at the triumphs and struggles of our inner lives to an ode to icons...
At Water’s Edge: How Truman Lowe’s art fits into the story of America
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian showcases the work of the late minimalist artist Truman Lowe.
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' is an often funny and occasionally insightful sequel
Starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, the film catches up with Miranda and the gang from Runway magazine in a media landscape that’s been obliterated by smartphones and social media....
5 things to do this weekend, including the Boston Theater Marathon and Art in Bloom
Plus, the Town and the City Festival in Lowell and performances from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Encore: The Blizzard Wizard
Vivien Lyra Blair (Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Boogeyman) headlines this story from the indigenous peoples of Siberia about a supernatural spirit with a very cold shoulder.
Two local productions take audiences on very different high-seas journeys
DNAWORKS’ world premiere production of “The Secret Sharer" centers queer joy while SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Swept Away” is a much darker story about a shipwrecked whaling crew fighting for their...
Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw are going medieval on listeners
Both major figures in Boston's rock scene, the duo teamed up to create "The Undone is Done Again," a new EP of medieval songs rearranged for Donelly’s voice and Brokaw’s...
Opera reboot finds inspiration in woman who fought for freedom dressed as a man
Boston Lyric Opera is adding its voice to America's 250th anniversary with a rebellious reimagining of the classic comedy "Daughter of the Regiment" that channels the spirit of Deborah Sampson.
The quiet focus that poetry requires is a gift
To paraphrase Audre Lorde, we need poetry because there are no new ideas — only new ways of making them felt. "And, boy, do poems make us feel things," writes...
For two New England folk legends, friendship and music can weather any storm
A new documentary premiering at the Independent Film Festival Boston tells the story of a North Shore musical friendship 50 years in the making. Mason Daring and Jeanie Stahl made...
Monument for women's suffrage will be the first dedicated to women's history on National Mall
The foundation behind the monument is looking for ideas to shape the vision for the 2.5-acre site in Constitution Gardens.
Peabody Essex Museum director steps down to lead Smithsonian American Art Museum
Lynda Roscoe Hartigan is leaving her position at the Salem museum to return to Washington, D.C., where she started her career.
August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' holds vestiges of the past, but lacks tension
Presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project, the show follows Citizen Barlow who has recently arrived in post-emancipation Pittsburgh in seek of salvation. He meets the over 200-year-old Aunt Ester, who sends...
5 things to do this weekend, including the musical 'Swept Away' and Japan Festival Boston
Plus, the original "A Khmer Swan Lake" in Lowell and a dance performance that explores the ways that human and machine intelligence relate.