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Guide to summer arts

Summer arts

Get details on theater, dance, music concerts, family events, visual arts, and more.
Boston Globe series
Stephanie Umoh boards a plane

The Education of Stephanie Umoh

A surprise opportunity adds a twist to Stephanie Umoh's final days at Boston Conservatory.
Things to Do
Family Entertainment

Family Entertainment

Boston Globe writers share strategies for satisfying many kinds of kid — from the hipster to the hiker.
More Guide to family entertainment
Photos
The new ICA

Rebirth of the ICA

We look back at some key people and principal exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art since its waterfront opening.
Bob Taylor (left), Luke Cannon (center), and Tom Conlon of the MFA hang Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks'

2007, the year in arts

Take a look back at the local theater, dance, and visual arts scenes of 2007.

Comedy

Boston.com/comedyNew comedy section
Find comedy events, watch and submit video, see photos, and get Globe coverage.

globe critics

Sebastian Smee
Art critic
Sebastian Smee
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Features

Photo Gallery
Artist is bitten by desire to put greenheads on canvasA bug's life
Artists like Sam Holdsworth and David Rogers are depicting insects in their art.
Video
UniverSoul CircusAt the circus
Meet Onion Head, the clown from the 'hood.
Review UniverSoul's thrills are inclusive, inventive, and fun
Audio Slideshow
Skunk and Mobot the robotFrom streets to gallery
The artist known as Skunk puts a new spin on old bicycle parts and odd bits of junk.
Audio Slideshow
'Badlands''Badlands'
Art critic Sebastian Smee discusses works from the show.
Art Review Earth in the balance
Steven ZevitasHub galleries
Fourteen key galleries will have subdivided, closed, moved, or gone on hiatus by the end of the summer.
Video
MFADoors reopen
The MFA celebrates the grand reopening of its back door.
62nd annual Tony Awards
Cast members from 'South Pacific' perform at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York'South Pacific' enchants
The musical topped the list of Tony Award winners.
Peabody Essex Museum

Museum thrives after expansion

Five years after its expansion, the well supported, well attended Peabody Essex Museum hasn't slowed down.
'The Understudy'

A spotlight on actors' struggles

"The central issue of the play really comes down to how the wounds of the heart are answered by the act of storytelling," says playwright Theresa Rebeck of her work "The Understudy."
'As You Like It'

The Bard hits the Common

The 13th annual free showing of Shakespeare on Boston Common has commenced, drawing thousands to watch "As You Like It."
'Conny Janssen Danst'
Dance Review

Movement and drama combine in 'Rebound'

"Rebound," Conny Janssen's 60-minute 2005 quintet for men, is a thoughtful, powerful dance-theater piece.
Jimmy Tingle
Stage review

With wit and wisdom, Tingle throws his chat into the ring

While some political campaigns are unintentionally laughable, Cambridge-based comedian Jimmy Tingle is determined to inject humor into the process.
Dragonfly pendant-brooch, 1904, Philippe Wolfers
Art Review

Jewelry dazzles in MFA exhibit

The Museum of Fine Art's small but dazzling exhibit "Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry" is spellbinding and should not be missed.
Sara Rudner
Dance

In step with her dancers

Choreographer Sara Rudner (left) is a master of rhythm, deftly weaving improvisatory moments into ensemble sections of precise, intricate counterpoint.
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