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Reviewers should play a constructive not destructive role. This review was just Schraa spewing forth a negative attitude from beginning to end. If The Crimson wants to have an excuse for an attack on University President Lawrence H. Summers, next time do it directly and leave the volunteer student artists and arts staff who generously offered their time and effort...
...Eugenia B. Schraa points out in her review (Arts, “Arts Do Not Prove Summers’ ‘Forte,’” Oct. 27), there may have been some elements of propaganda present in last weekend’s presentation of Forte!, sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office for the Arts. However by completely mocking the entire event Schraa fails to offer any constructive criticism and only manages to insult everyone involved, including the student performers. In her attempt to portray Forte! solely as a calculated move by University...
...While Schraa is free to have her own opinions about Summers and his support of the arts at Harvard, she should not conflate such issues with the artistic merits of the student performers. Moreover, if she is going to write a review it should avoid blanket statements and actually provide constructive discussion of the performance...
...Crimson Arts critic Eugenia B. Schraa can be reached at schraa@fas.harvard.edu...
...Crimson Arts critic Eugenia B. Schraa can be reached at schraa@fas.harvard.edu...