The Heights

‘Fun Home’ Takes a Retrospective Look at Childhood

Colleen Martin • November 4, 2018

The musical 'Fun Home,' based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling memoir by the same name, layers moments of consequence with lighter flashbacks to the main character Alison’s childhood.

‘We Will Not Be Silent’ Explores Complexities of War

Colleen Martin • October 28, 2018

The play depicts the interrogation of Sophie Scholl, a German student arrested for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets produced by the White Rose. The narrative strives to explore the difficulties that arise during wartime, but ultimately comes too close to humanizing the Nazi over the revolutionary.

At ISG Museum, ‘Common Threads’ Weaves Past and Present

Mary Wilkie • October 21, 2018

'True pearl: an opera in five tapestries' was inspired by and written about the five 16th-century Flemish tapestries from the workshop of Jan Moy that have been on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum since 1914. The opera is a key component of the museum's latest exhibit, 'Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time.'

Portraits of Holocaust Survivors Force Viewers to Confront the Past

Isabel Fenoglio • October 18, 2018

The international exhibit "Lest We Forget," came to Boston on Tuesday, placing 60 portraits of Holocaust survivors along the sidewalks of the Common.

Canstruction Boston Art Pop-Up Raises Awareness Around Food Insecurity

Keely Dickes • October 14, 2018

In its 23rd year, Canstruction Boston not only celebrates artistic ingenuity and creation but also uses that artistic expression to raise awareness around the troubling issue of food insecurity. 21 teams contributed their work to the installation at the BSA Space and Atlantic Wharf.

‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ Examines Complexity of Humanity

Colleen Martin • September 23, 2018

Stephen Adly Guirgis, the playwright of 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' found inspiration for the show from his own home on Riverside Drive, where he was threatened with eviction after his father died.

‘Winnie-the-Pooh,’ Exhibit Brings the Imaginary World to Life

Isabel Fenoglio • September 23, 2018

“Normally a museum tells you what you can’t do, but today I am going to tell you what you can do," said curator Meghan Melvin.

‘Straight White Men’ Pushes Audience to Question Privilege

Colleen Martin • September 16, 2018

The play 'Straight White Men,' pushes viewers out of their comfort zones, and invites them to examine privilege and social justice.

Artist Steve Locke Breaks Boundaries through Abstraction

Isabel Fenoglio • September 16, 2018

“That’s what art is about.” said current Boston artist-in-residence Steve Locke. "Show me the line, so I can step across it."

The Music and Legacy of Orion Morales, Global Jazz Institute

Jenna Rosenthal • September 16, 2018

Orion Morales organized a farewell concert at the Zero Gravity Room in Boston to celebrate as he prepares to return home to Chile. Through his foundation and position at Berklee College of Music, Morales hopes to continue providing scholarships and educational opportunities at Berklee for young Chilean musicians.

With Poetry in the Galleries, MFA Embraces New Art Form

Isabel Fenoglio • September 2, 2018

On Sept. 5, the MFA, in partnership with Mass Poetry, will begin a three-month series of workshops open to the public titled Poetry in the Galleries.

From the Sacred to the Secular, Relics Shape the Gardner Museum

Chloe McAllaster • April 29, 2018

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum curators discussed the significance of relic collecting in relation to the current exhibition "Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth."