By Dennis D. Rooney Guillermo Figueroa conducted the Lynn Philharmonia in its first concert of the season Sept. 25 in the Wold Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Lynn University in Boca … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Master Chorale’s Turing cantata makes moving, powerful impression
By Robert Croan It’s an encouraging sign, that the Sept. 18 concert by Master Chorale of South Florida was sold out. It was a free event in Fort Lauderdale’s Sunshine Cathedral, sponsored by the … Continue reading...
ART
Boca Museum documents dignity of historic Pearl City neighborhood
Black Pearls, which opened this month at exhibit at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for a four-month run, features work by Washington, D.C.-based photographer Reginald Cunningham that highlights the … Continue reading...
‘Mariano’ at PAMM: One name, many identities
How do you convey the depth of a radically disruptive artistic output produced under as simple of a name as Mariano? You build a sense of enigma around said name, as Pérez Art Museum Miami has … Continue reading...
DANCE
All for Mr. B: Dancer sees Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’ through worshipful lens
When I started reading Toni Bentley’s Serenade: A Balanchine Story, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. In fact, I wasn’t sure that I was going to continue reading it. I had my suspicion that the tone … Continue reading...
In MCB’s season-ender, couples, soloist Peters stand out
Miami City Ballet hedged its bets for the last program of season by presenting the world premiere of an elaborately ambitious collaborative work together with the company premieres of two acclaimed … Continue reading...
THEATER
FAU Theatre Lab’s retake on Red Riding Hood delights in wonder of theater
Vital to the vocal interaction between the performers in Allison Gregory’s Red Riding Hood and the preschool and elementary aged audience members at Florida Atlantic University’s Theatre Lab is the … Continue reading...
Guest troupe’s ‘La Cage’ a crowd-pleaser at Delray Playhouse
By Dale King A theatrical production long delayed by the COVID pandemic has finally opened for a two-weekend run at the Delray Beach Playhouse. Three months before DBP officially begins its … Continue reading...
FILM
Far above the world: ‘Moonage Daydream’ an astonishing immersion in Bowie
Jean-Luc Godard, who departed this world last week at 91, once quipped that “a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” This concept, a once-radical … Continue reading...
‘Clerks III’: Tired re-tread shows franchise needs at last to check out
Like the classic horror villain who won’t stay dead, the clerks of Clerks have suited up once more in the blue-and-yellow garb of the Quick Stop in suburban New Jersey. Twenty-eight years have passed … Continue reading...
BOOKS
All for Mr. B: Dancer sees Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’ through worshipful lens
When I started reading Toni Bentley’s Serenade: A Balanchine Story, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. In fact, I wasn’t sure that I was going to continue reading it. I had my suspicion that the tone … Continue reading...
‘James Patterson’: Prolific storyteller clams up in frustrating autobiography
By Sharon Geltner In James Patterson by James Patterson, the author gets a disturbing phone call. "Your Jersey Shore house is burning!” What happened? Don’t know. How did the fire start? … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
Norton’s new CEO: The museum as hub for creativity and dialogue
Early into a recent interview, it becomes clear why Ghislain d'Humières landed the job of director and CEO of the Norton Museum of Art. A native of France with a last name that exudes harmony and … Continue reading...
Writer T Kira Madden: Leaving Boca, opening doors for ‘Fatherless Girls’
The tattoos dotting T Kira Madden’s arms may not symbolize everything you need to know about her, but they unlock a number of doors. They include likenesses of the Hawaiian islands, her ancestral … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Palm Beach Poetry Festival calls off 2023 event, plans return in 2024
DELRAY BEACH --- The Palm Beach Poetry Festival is taking a hiatus in 2023 as it regroups from the death of its founder, Miles Coon, and searches for a new home. Officials said the festival plans … Continue reading...
Artist Hundt wins Cultural Council’s Dina Baker grant
Michele Hundt's business is running an apparel boutique for members of Wellington's equestrian community. But her passion is art, and her work in that field has been recognized by the Cultural … Continue reading...