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Arts + Culture

Stage Review

Drama Mask: ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ is a mini-Mozart marvel

Charles Lewis III -
Our new theatre column reviews Mary Zimmerman's gateway opera, Sara Porkalob's wild 'Dragon Lady,' and a bewildering 'Ghost Quartet.'
Movies

Screen Grabs: A small oasis of empathy and compassion

Dennis Harvey -
Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' shines, Andrea Arnold's 'Bird' takes flight. Plus: dismantling the US press and poisoning Flint's water.
Music

Under the Stars: Mulatu Astatke returns, with ‘Ethio-jazz on turbochargers’

John-Paul Shiver -
The vibraphone legend has Hoodna Orchestra in tow. Plus: Erykah Freaking Badu at Bill Graham, Volunteer Hazing at BOTH.
Music

Sarah Davachi fills the Lab with magisterial drone

Daniel Bromfield -
In 'Music for a Bellowing Room' the Mills College grad teams up with filmmaker Dicky Bahto for three hours of unbroken reverie.
Art

John Waters’ art show? ‘A hit parade of hell’

Emily Wilson -
'As soon as I saw contemporary art and how mad it made people, I was hooked,' says the Pope of Trash, now showing at Rena Bransten Gallery.
Art Review

The ‘Queen of Art Deco’ finally gets her due

DeWitt Chen -
In first major US retrospective, de Young's 'Tamara de Lempicka' reveals stunning portraits of Russian aristocrats and lesbian sex workers.
Arts + Culture

Can’t they stay this way forever? Only if they bridge ‘The Gulf’

Charles Lewis III -
At New Conservatory, a toxic Southern-fried lesbian relationship tries to stay afloat through a Bayou fishing trip.
Music

Walking in space with Quincy Jones: 4 LPs pointing up his cosmic genius

John-Paul Shiver -
The entertainment impresario and musical mastermind possessed a singular talent for stellar collaborations.
Stage Review

Two mighty giants of art go wall-to-wall in ‘The Contest’

Charles Lewis III -
Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo (with assists from Machiavelli) in Gary Graves' compelling drama at Berkeley City Club.
Music

Gogol Bordello takes a war-torn turn with ‘Scream of My Blood’

Joshua Rotter -
New movie-tour from folk-punk bandleader Eugene Hütz is a rallying cry for Ukrainian resistance—and a return home.

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