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Dance
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company | Fri Oct 19 - Sat Oct 20
Noted as "...one of the ten best choreographers in the world" by the New York Times, Lubovitch's versatile work is completely grounded in his choice of music.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Fall Program | Thu Oct 25 - Sun Nov 4
A world premiere by Jorma Elo and the smash hit Rooster by Christopher Bruce and The Second Detail by William Forsythe.
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker | Fri Nov 23 - Sun Dec 30
The annual tradition returns with completely new sets and costumes designed by Robert Perdziola. Nissinen has revised scenes and placed fresh choreography. See it for the first time!
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Editor's Pick\ Mummenschanz | Wed Dec 5 - Sun Dec 9
The 40th anniversary tour. The Swiss performance troupe continues to captivate the world with its groundbreaking non-verbal theatre of movement.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ Savion Glover - SoLe Sanctuary | Sat Jan 12
The barebones production allows the world's best tap dancer to pay respect to the art of the dance through a craft that he has perfected.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ Grupo Corpo | Mon Feb 18 - Sat Mar 2
One of Brazil's most esteemed and electrifying dance companies.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
All Kylian | Thu Mar 7 - Sun Mar 17
Jiri Kylian's Wings of Desire, Tar and Feathers, and Symphony of Psalms, considered some of his most iconic ballets.
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Editor's Pick\ Danish Dance Theatre, Love Songs | Sat Mar 16 - Sun Mar 17
An evening dance and jazz meditation on the search for love.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
The Sleeping Beauty | Fri Mar 22 - Sun Apr 7
One of Boston Ballet's trademark works. Marius Petipa's beautiful ballet features original costumes and lavish sets by David Walker from The Royal Ballet.
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Spring Program | Thu May 2 - Sun May 12
Wayne McGregor's Chroma is book-ended by George Balanchine's Serenade and Symphony in C.
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Coppelia | Thu May 16 - Sun May 26
A light hearted comedy for the whole family!
Boston Ballet, Boston bostonballet.org
Literature
Editor's Pick\ Lemony Snicket at Boston Book Festival | Sat Oct 27
The author of far too many dark and disturbing children's books Ð including A Series of Unfortunate Events and 13 Words Ð will be a Keynote Speaker at this year's festival, speaking at Old South Church. If treachery prohibits Mr. Snicket from appearing, he will be represented by author Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up.
Boston Book Festival, Boston www.bostonbookfest.org
Music
Bach Magnificat | Fri Oct 12, Sun Oct 14
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Chick Corea and Gary Burton: Hot House Tour | Sun Oct 21
The piano and vibraphone virtuosos are joined by the Harlem String Quartet.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ Madama Butterfly | Fri Nov 2 - Sun Nov 11
One of the most devastating love stories ever told on the stage. A young geisha turns her back on everything she has ever known by marrying an American Naval officer.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Janis Ian | Fri Nov 9
One of the greatest songwriters in America today. This out lesbian is an icon for the women's music industry.
Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit jonathansrestaurant.com
Mozart Jupiter | Fri Nov 9, Sun Nov 11
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Editor's Pick\ 20th for 20th | Sun Nov 18
Artistic Director David Hodgkins' 20th season kicks off with 20th century masterworks by Kodaly, Poulenc, Pinkham, Britten and Van Ness.
Coro Allegro www.coroallegro.org
A Chanticleer Christmas | Fri Nov 30
Considered the world's reigning male chorus performs both classic and contemporary holiday selections.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ Handel Messiah | Fri Nov 30 - Sun Dec 2
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Bach Christmas Oratorio | Thu Dec 13, Sun Dec 16
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Purcell The Indian Queen | Fri Jan 25, Sun Jan 27
At NEC's Jordan Hall on the 25th, at Sanders Theater on the 27th.
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Renee Fleming and Susan Graham | Sun Feb 3
Two of the greatest opera stars of our era share the stage in a rare duo recital.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Clemency | Wed Feb 6 - Sat Feb 9
Drawn from the book of Genesis, Abraham and Sarah are approached by three travelers with both joyous and dark news.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Haydn in Paris | Fri Feb 22, Sun Feb 24
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Jeremy Denk piano | Sat Mar 2
One of the world's most compelling pianists performs selections from Liszt, Wagner, and Brahms.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 | Fri Mar 15, Sun Mar 17
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Cosi Fan Tutte | Fri Mar 15 - Sun Mar 24
A light and airy romp that proves that love is indeed a serious game.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Vivaldi Virtuosi | Fri Apr 5, Sun Apr 7
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Barbara Cook and John Pizzrelli | Sat Apr 6
The legend and the legend in the making share the Symphony Hall stage.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
In Time of War | Sun Apr 7
Coro presents Haydn's Mass in Time of War and Ginastera's Lamentations of Jeremiah paired with Lee Hoiby's Last Letter Home and Peter Eldridge's Come Home.
Coro Allegro www.coroallegro.org
The Flying Dutchman | Fri Apr 26 - Sun May 5
A tale of doomed sea captain and a yearning heroine set against the uncontrolled violence of the sea. Ends Boston Lyric Opera on a note of high drama.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Handel Jephtha | Fri May 3, Sun May 5
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Past and Future | Sun Jun 2
Schubert's Mass in G, with works by contemporary composers: Jennifer Higdon's Southern Grace and the world premiere of Greg Bullen's The Orchard.
Coro Allegro www.coroallegro.org
Performance
Suzanne Westenhoeffer | Fri Oct 5
The first open lesbian to appear on Comedy Central, A7E, HBO and Letterman. This groundbreaker has made a career out of telling the truth and making us laugh along the way.
Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit jonathansrestaurant.com
Editor's Pick\ A State of the Union Conversation: An Evening with Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz | Wed Oct 10
Two of our foremost cultural and political observers engage in a live conversation around current themes. The dialogue will challenge and enlighten you. Fight for tickets if you have to.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Roz Chast, Theories of Everything | Fri Jan 25
In this unique multi-media presentation, New Yorker cartoonist Chast takes the audience on a guided tour of brilliant interpretations of the everyday.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ An Evening with Christine Ebersole | Sat Jan 26
One of New York's brightest cabaret stars, Ebersole is a Tony Award winner for her roles as both Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens and as Dorothy Brock on 42nd Street
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick\ David Sedaris | Sun Apr 7
The writer and cultural observer returns to Boston for his annual appearance. Sure to be a sell-out.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Theater
Marie Antoinette | Ongoing thru Sat Sep 29
A world-premier of a co-production with Yale Rep, take a peak into the life of an infamous member of the 1%.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
The Mikado | Ongoing thru Sat Oct 13
Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta explores social mores and politics in a tale involving three little maids, a wandering minstrel, a pompous government official, and the Lord High Executioner.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
The Kite Runner | Ongoing thru Sun Sep 30
Based on the 2003 best-selling novel, this epic drama follows boyhood friends in 1970's Afghanistan.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
King Lear | Ongoing thru Mon Oct 21
The aging King Lear decides to divide England among his three daughters. Driven by flattery, foolishness, ambition and greed, one generation betrays another.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Good People | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 14
A compelling story of a local neighborhood. Southie resident Margie Walsh seeks out an old-flame hoping he'll help her make a fresh start in this comedy-filled drama.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
The Motherfucker With the Hat | Ongoing thru Sat Oct 13
Ex-con Jackie thinks he has finally turned his life around now that he's sober and has a new job. But when he finds a strange hat in his girlfriend's apartment, he is back on the brink in this comedy nominated for 2011's Tony for Best Play.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
Paris Commune | Ongoing thru Sun Sep 23
The story of Europe's first socialist revolution. A world premiere by the Civilians, favorites from ArtsEmerson's first two seasons.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
9 to 5: The Musical | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 7
The favorite movie is given the musical treatment featuring Dolly Parton's original hit song and Grammy nominated score. Starring George Dvorsky as Franklin Hart, Jr.
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA www.nsmt.org
Editor's Pick\ Sequence | Thu Sep 27 - Sun Oct 7
Les 7 doigts de la main returns with their newest creation. Set on a vertical canvas, this acrobatic and theatre piece contemplates the role of the "other" and how we define ourselves in relation.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Editor's Pick\ Hamlet | Tue Oct 9 - Sun Oct 21
From Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, a handful of players , many in multiple roles, performs this timeless classic. The production is distilled down to 21/2 hours and seeks to bring out the wild humor of the play and the youthfulness of the title character.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Editor's Pick\ War House | Wed Oct 10 - Sun Oct 21
A remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship. Astonishing, life-sized puppets bring to life the breathing, galloping, charging horses strong enough for a man to ride.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Now or Later | Fri Oct 12 - Sat Nov 10
In this edgy political drama, a presidential candidate's son has some controversial photos of him at a college party released onto the internet on election night.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Editor's Pick\ The Lily's Revenge | Fri Oct 12 - Sun Oct 28
An unforgettable allegory of love without boundaries. Featuring a 30 person cast, this 5 hour marathon overcomes short-attention spans with completely different styles of presentation for each of its five acts.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Editor's Pick\ The Women | Fri Oct 12 - Sat Oct 13
Provincetown Cares 5th Annual Benefit for Women's Health Services bring the classic Clare Boothe Luce saga to Town Hall. Paint those nails Jungle Red and see the play through a new set of eyes. Is it really all about men? Directed by Lynn d'Angona.
Race | Sun Oct 14 - Sun Nov 4
Playwright David Mamet at his best Ð examining people at their worst. Two attorneys are posed with defending a white man accused of raping an African-American woman.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Anne of Green Gables | Fri Oct 19 - Sun Nov 18
Musical based on the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Wheelock Family Theater, Boston
Editor's Pick\ Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | Fri Oct 19 - Sat Nov 17
History gets all sexy-pants in this recreation of "Old Hickory," from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days our the seventh President all told to a emo-rock score.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
The Chosen | Fri Oct 19 - Sat Nov 17
Two boys from different cultural groups evolve in their relationships with their families, their spiritual beliefs and each other in 1940s Brooklyn.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
Editor's Pick\ Guys and Dolls | Tue Oct 30 - Sun Nov 11
Featuring dancing gamblers, tempted missionaries, and chronically ill showgirls, Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be "the perfect musical comedy". OUT at the North Shore on November 8.
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA www.nsmt.org
Editor's Pick\ A Christmas Carol | Fri Nov 9 - Sat Dec 29
Our favorite of the local institutions, the production has been completely sold out for the past three years!
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Betrayal | Fri Nov 9 - Sun Dec 9
Playwright Harold Pinter explores love, guilt, and duplicity in one of his greatest plays.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Chesapeake | Sun Nov 25 - Sun Dec 16
A liberal performance artist hatches a plot to kidnap the dog of a conservative southern senator. Sometimes karma bites back.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
The How and Why | Thu Nov 29 - Sun Dec 30
A brilliant mentor and her protege bond and spar over differing controversial theories regarding evolution.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Chinglish | Fri Nov 30 - Sun Dec 23
An American businessman looks to cash in on the growth potential of a bustling Chinese province. A comedy of mistranslation and manners.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
La Belle et La Bete | Wed Dec 5 - Sun Dec 9
A contemporary take on the original tale of Beauty and the Beast, this multi-disicplinary work blends real and virtual imagery.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Pippin | Wed Dec 5 - Sun Jan 20
O bold new staging of the dark and existential musical about one young man's quest to find his own "Corner of the Sky." Original Bob Fosse will be re-created by Chet Walker.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
A Christmas Carol | Fri Dec 7 - Sun Dec 23
Former NSMT Artistic Director Jon Kimbell's original adaptation of the Dickens' classic only gets more dazzling over time. OUT at the North Shore Thursday December 14.
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA www.nsmt.org
Editor's Pick\ Our Town | Fri Dec 7 - Sun Jan 13
Do not miss this revelatory production of this American classic. The story of Grover's Corners' Emily and George is retold in a fresh and startling way.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Holiday Memories | Sun Dec 9 - Sun Dec 23
For those of us tired of A Christmas Carol, this heartfelt drama is a combination of Truman Capote's "The Thanksgiving Visitor" and "A Christmas Memory."
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Memphis | Tue Dec 11 - Sun Dec 23
A rousing story of a radio DJ who wants to change the world and a club singer ready for her big break.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Fully Committed | Wed Dec 19 - Sun Dec 30
This wry-witty comedy follows an actor-slash-reservation clerk at a four star Manhattan restaurant who is trying to get home for the holidays while handling a snitty chef and demanding New Yorkers.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
33 Variations | Fri Jan 4 - Sat Feb 2
Moises Kaufman (The Laramie Project) has written a play about parenthood, Beethoven's genius, and the moments of beauty that can transform life.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
Invisible Man | Fri Jan 4 - Sun Feb 3
An idealistic young African-American man searches for identity and his place in the the world in an epic journey through 1930's America.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Marry Me a Little | Sun Jan 6 - Sun Jan 27
An exciting, updated take on Sondheim's charming musical revue on modern day marriage. Contains songs from Sondheim's vault of unproduced shows as well as selections from his famous works.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Editor's Pick\ Other Dessert Cities | Fri Jan 11 - Sat Feb 9
While celebrating Christmas in Palm Springs, a once promising young novelist announces to her family she is publishing a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event that the family, members of Reagan's inner circle, would rather remain hidden. From playwright Jon Robin Baitz.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
Editor's Pick\ Crime and Punishment | Thu Jan 17 - Sun Feb 24
A 90-minute three actor tour-de-force with a modern, poetic flair.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Sister Act | Tue Jan 22 - Sun Feb 3
This gloriously campy brings musical the hysterical movie to life. Wanna-be diva Delores Van Cartier's life take a drastic turn when she witnesses a violent crime and the cops hide her in a convent. Hilarity ensues.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Oliver! | Fri Jan 25 - Sun Feb 24
Musical based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.
Wheelock Family Theater, Boston
Jersey Boys | Wed Jan 30 - Sat Mar 9
This modern family favorite tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons through their own music. A jukebox musical at its finest.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Editor's Pick\ The Glass Menagerie | Sat Feb 2 - Sun Mar 3
Tennessee William's exquisite memory play about a woman desperately trying to provide her daughter with one "gentleman caller" while her son dreams of escape. Featuring out-actress Cherry Jones as Amanda.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Lungs | Sun Feb 17 - Sun Mar 10
A young couple agonizes over having children in a world of overpopulation and global warming. An intimate, laughable look at the really important decisions we make in our lives.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Metamorphosis | Wed Feb 27 - Sun Mar 3
A family's world is turned upside down when their son emerges one morning to find he has inexplicably been transformed into a giant bug. Kafka's terrifying but comic story bursts onstage in this new production.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Clybourne Park | Fri Mar 1 - Wed Mar 20
Set in the same house 50 years apart, the play examines race, real estate and the values of each through discussions of diversity and gentrification.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
Editor's Pick\ A Raisin in the Sun | Fri Mar 8 - Sun Apr 7
Lorraine hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 drama is an inspiring and moving portrait of people whose dreams are constantly deferred.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Social Creatures | Thu Mar 14 - Sun Apr 21
In the latest world premiere written specifically for Trinity, seven survivors are holed up after the end of the world, barricaded against contagion. They try to preserve civilization until one of their own begins to change...
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark | Thu Mar 28 - Sat Apr 27
A headstrong African-American maid is cast in the same movie as her boss, a Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold onto her career.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
Editor's Pick\ "M" | Fri Mar 29 - Sat Apr 27
Adapted from the Fritz Lang film by Ryan Landry. Lang's film noir masterpiece gets the Landry treatment in a squeamish tale about a child killer brought to justice by the criminal underworld. Features Boston favorite Karen MacDonald.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Editor's Pick\ Master Class | Sun Mar 31 - Sun Apr 21
Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play about the life and art of diva Maria Callas. Featuring Amelia Broome as Callas.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Neva | Wed Apr 3 - Sun Apr 7
NYC's Public Theater production tells the story of Anton Checkov's widow in a piece that examines the relationship between theatre and historical context.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Editor's Pick\ The Book of Mormon | Tue Apr 9 - Sun Apr 28
With nine 2011 Tony Awards, this is this season's must-see event. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park and co-creator Robert Lopez of Avenue Q. Hysterically irreverent and honestly affecting. Do. Not. Miss.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Pippi Longstocking | Fri Apr 12 - Sun May 12
She's the strongest girl in the world, has a pot of gold in her cupboard and a monkey for a best friend. Who couldn't relate?
Wheelock Family Theater, Boston
Editor's Pick\ Beowolf - A Thousand Years of Baggage | Tue Apr 16 - Sun May 5
The epic tale becomes a 21st century mead hall. Watch as Beowolf sings, struts, and slashes his way through 1000 years of literary scholarship. Music composed by Dave Malloy of last season's sold out Three Pianos.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Trojan Women | Wed Apr 17 - Sun Apr 21
One of the greatest antiwar dramas ever written, the royal women of Troy, still mourning the death of their sons and husbands, await enslavement and exile.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
In the Heights | Fri May 10 - Thu Jun 6
Winner of 2008's Tony for Best Musical, the show spices up traditional Broadway fare with hip hop, salsa, and rap in this story of a close knit Latin community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
On the Town | Fri May 10 - Sun Jun 8
Three sailors have only one day in NYC and they plan on seeing the sights, meeting a girl, and having the time of their lives. Leonard Bernstein's legendary score combines with Comden and Green's sharp and witty book and lyrics.
Lyric Stage, Boston lyricstage.com
Editor's Pick\ House & Garden | Thu May 16 - Sun Jun 30
The theatrical event of the season: two plays taking place simultaneously in different theaters by the same actors. Audience members stay put, seeing each production one at a time. Expect wacky characters, gin-soaked truths, and high-speed topsy turvey stories.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Rapture, Blister, Burn | Fri May 24 - Sat Jun 22
This new play brings together college friends decades after graduation in a comedy about family, career, romance, and the decisions that define life.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Editor's Pick\ Wicked | Wed Aug 7 - Sun Sep 15
The phenomenon returns in this untold story of the Witches of Oz from their childhood origins to what really happened when Dorothy arrived.
Broadway In Boston www.broadwayinboston.com
Visual Arts
Editor's Pick\ Ansel Adams, At the Water's Edge | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 28
Water, a vital but under-appreciated aspect of Adams' art, is shown through beaches, bays, tidal pools, clouds and waterfalls.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Dianna Molzan: GRAND TOURIST | Ongoing thru Sun Nov 25
Dianna Molzan deconstruct the very materials of painting and alter the viewer's expectations of what a painting can be.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Edward Weston - Leaves of Grass The Glass Menagerie | Ongoing thru Mon Dec 31
A series of wide-ranging photographs, with a particular focus on urban and man-altered landscapes, commissioned to accompany Walt Whitman's epic poem Leaves of Grass.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
FreePort [No. 005]: Michael Lin | Ongoing thru Wed Mar 27
Lin has created a sprawling mural of original armorial and heraldic motifs inside the museum as well as a large-scale installation animating the history of trade between China and the West.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Editor's Pick\ Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 14
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Ori Gersht: History Repeating | Ongoing thru Sun Jan 6
Gersht examines the evolving relationship between cultural, political, and art histories in a series of large-scale photographs taken from the late 1990s to today.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Os Geeos | Ongoing thru Sun Nov 25
The first solo exhibition of works by Brazilian twin brithers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, a major force in graffiti and urban art.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Editor's Pick\ Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics | Ongoing thru Thu Jan 31
The exhibition offers an understanding of Chinese culture through this study and celebration of Chinese Art.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Editor's Pick\ Seeking Shambhala | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 21
Your last chance to see this intriguing exhibit that juxtaposes contemporary artist's personal journeys to Shambhala with a series of 17th century Tibetian paintings depicting the mythic kings of the region.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Editor's Pick\ Some Pictures of the Infinite | Ongoing thru Sun Oct 14
Artist Josiah McElheney attempts to represent the unrepresentable in works of intricate glass, mirrored surfaces, film, prints, and a room-sized sculptural installation.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Swoon | Ongoing thru Sun Dec 30
The ICA's fifth installation in the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall, Swoon's intricately cut, life sized portraits have covered abandoned buildings and warehouses around the world.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
The Allure of Japan | Ongoing thru Mon Dec 31
A celebration of 1900's fascination with all things Japanese with a rich display of rare American prints, posters, watercolors, and decorative arts expressing the call of far away lands.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Written on the Waves: Shipboard Journals and Logbooks | Ongoing thru Mon Oct 1
Tantalizing insights into the daily trials and triumphs of maritime history.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Editor's Pick\ Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones | Ongoing thru Sun Mar 3
Plumed bonnets, silk turbans, sequined caps, embroidered crowns, and stunning fascinators. Over 250 elegant and outlandish styles displayed by British milliner-to-the-stars, Stephen Jones.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Holland on Paper: The Age of Art Nouveau | Sat Oct 20 - Sun Jul 7
Early drawings by well-known artists such as Mondrian and Bart van der Leck as well as many fascinating artists little known outside of Holland.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Editor's Pick\ Mario Testino: In Your Face | Sun Oct 21 - Sun Feb 3
A provocative inside look at some of today's most elusive and exclusive subjects through the lens of renowned fashion and portrait photographer Mario Testino.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Editor's Pick\ The Postcard Age: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection | Wed Oct 24 - Sun Apr 14
An array of over 400 cards from the decades surrounding 1900 illustrate how big historical and cultural themes play out on a small canvas.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries | Sat Oct 27 - Mon Dec 31
The four, 36-foot-long tapestries constructed in the late 1400s are some of the finest examples of Gothic tapestries in existence with a vivid scene of military pomp and conquest.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Editor's Pick\ THIS WILL HAVE BEEN: Art, Love, & Politics in the 1980's | Fri Nov 16 - Sun Mar 3
The ambitious collection, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, presents the diversity and complexity of art produced in the 1980s showing influences of Reaganomics, the rise of postmodernism, and the growing voices of people of color, women and gay artists.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Editor's Pick\ Amadeus | Sun Apr 28 - Sun May 19
Peter Schaffer's contemporary masterpiece examines the relationship between genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, a much-less talented and jealous rival.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
In Conversation: Modern African American Art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum | Sat Jun 1 - Mon Sep 2
Meditations on art, identity, and the rights of the individual are presented in this collection of 43 prominent African American artists.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org