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Arts around the world
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Reviews
The Decemberists, HMV Forum, London
This American band precisely capture the pretty acoustic guitars and crashing riffs of its source material – English folk-rock of the late-1960s and early-1970s, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
Bob Dylan, United Palace Theatre, New York
The singer understands the power of his near-ruined voice, says Emily Stokes
Cock, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
Sarah Hemming enjoys a bold comedy about the emotional morass of sex
The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Opera House, London
Yevgenia Obraztsova displays exquisite technique as Aurora, writes Clement Crisp
Observer, Théâtre de Gennevilliers, Paris
Clare Shine sees a fragmented vision of human suffering
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Desperately seeking solace
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Culture
Band-aid for seasonal spirit
Touched by a compilation of 1950s Christmas songs, Peter Aspden ponders how holiday hits have served as markers of the times
Visual Arts
Powerful impressions
Jackie Wullschlager visits a small but perfectly formed exhibition of Monet masterworks that were kept in private hands for a century
