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Fall Arts Preview 2009

Fall Arts preview 2009

Our critics serve as your guides to a bountiful season.
Isaac Akiba steps out
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Isaac Akiba steps out

Boston Ballet to showcase a talent honed in the Hub.
Geoff Edgers and his daughter Lila
Article | Video

Night at the museum

Geoff Edgers and his daughter spent a night at Harvard's Museum of Natural History.

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'Tomb 10A'

'Tomb 10A'

Browse through images of the MFA exhibit, on display through May 16, 2010.
Their favorite things

Their favorite things

The residents of West Cambridge sat for portraits by artist Michael Oatman, and 23 of the resulting 10-minute video portraits make up "The Cantabrigians."
Mass MoCA

Mass MoCA

A decade of highlights at the North Adams museum.
Yu-Wen Wu's 'Where Does a Cloud Begin'

Exploring paths to knowing the world

Yu-Wen Wu’s works meditate on how we come to know our world: through vision and metaphor, and also through measurement and comparison.
Stage review
'True Grace'

The presence of Christmases past in ‘Tru Grace’

The spirit of holiday reflection is evoked in "A Christmas Memory" and "The Loudest Voice," short stories by two masters of the form that have been adapted for the stage.
'All About Christmas Eve'

Shows' various guises include off-color and offbeat

Alongside the annual chestnuts, holiday theater lineups this year include literary, edgy, and adult-only productions.

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'ACT UP New York''ACT UP New York'
Exhibit makes a powerful statement.
Photos | Video
Iris ApfelApfel exhibit
The Iris Apfel show highlights her creativity.
Review | Video
Damián Ortega'Do It Yourself' at the ICA
Damián Ortega's show is a survey of 19 of his works.
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William RawnBuilt to last
Some of William Rawn's best-known buildings.
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'Call of the Coast''Call of the Coast'
Painters from Maine and Conn.
Review | Video
Venice BiennaleVenice Biennale
Sebastian Smee reports.