Greg Koch (www.gregkoch.com) refers to himself as "one of the most famous unknown guitar players in the world" on his website. After his show last September at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, and the … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
At Palm Beach Opera, a delightful, irresistible ‘Così fan Tutte’
By Márcio Bezerra It is as if Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musical Midas: Every musical genre he touched was elevated by him, including opera. Few other composers (one must think as far back … Continue reading...
ART
New Norton shows expand canon of American modernism
Two new exhibits, From Man Ray to O’Keeffe: American Modernism at the Norton and At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism, opened Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art and … Continue reading...
All the presidents’ man: Harry Benson at the Norton Sculpture Garden
A distraught Ethel Kennedy has just seen her fatally wounded husband lying on the floor of a hotel kitchen. With a ferocious scream, she pushes back the crowd demanding they grant him some space. One … Continue reading...
DANCE
Alonzo King Lines Ballet’s ‘Deep River’ stuns Kravis audience
When you find yourself searching for any adjective that would give justice to the level of spectacular that you saw in performance, you realize what you saw was truly unique. This was the case on … Continue reading...
MCB gives resplendent survey of master choreographers
Miami City Ballet gave a sparkling performance Feb. 18 at the Kravis Center in presenting its "Modern Masters" program. One might have expected to see a work by master choreographer George Balanchine, … Continue reading...
THEATER
DB Playhouse shows Simon’s ‘Plaza Suite’ still has plenty of life in it
By Dale King Anyone who thinks Neil Simon’s vast body of theatrical writing just doesn’t cut it anymore or doesn’t pack the same oomph it once did must see Plaza Suite — the final production of the … Continue reading...
Female ‘Odd Couple’ falls flat at Boca Stage
In his heyday, Neil Simon would write a new play each season. In 1985, however, when he didn’t have a good idea for a play, he rewrote one of his finest, funniest comedies, The Odd Couple, changing … Continue reading...
FILM
‘One Fine Morning’: Tender story of decay and love never abandons hope
Anyone who has dealt with a family member suffering dementia can recognize the disease’s telltale signs, no exposition necessary. And so it is with Mia Hansen-Løve’s (Bergman Island, Things to Come) … Continue reading...
The View From Home: A challenging experimental twofer from Marguerite Duras
Was there a better year for slow cinema and Delphine Seyrig than 1975? That was, most famously, the year Jeanne Dielman, reviewed last month here on ArtsPaper, burrowed into theaters and helped change … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Poet Harjo: Reimagine the indigenous, away from stereotypes
By Kelly Wolfe MIAMI — One week after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII, three-time United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo spoke about combating indigenous stereotypes. “We do not exist … Continue reading...
Spies, lies and a big art prize: Silva’s newest a thrilling romp through the art world
By Sharon Geltner Gabriel Allon, legendary Israeli spy, has retired. “He was no longer Israel’s avenging angel.” No more violence. Total serenity. A do-over. He settles on in Venice with his … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
Festival of the Arts Boca: Author Fishman wants to warn us about our water crisis
Not one to shy away from large topics, award-winning journalist and author Charles Fishman will bring a whopper to the Festival of the Arts Boca this month. Fishman's talk, which will take place … Continue reading...
‘Billy’ Billingham: Lake Worth Beach’s tough guy reality TV star
Of all the things one might expect to find along an otherwise nondescript street in southern Lake Worth Beach, a reality TV star's residence would probably not be among them. But that's where … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Glamour and charity: Kips Bay Show House stuns to help county’s children
When you walk through the designer front door of this year’s Kips Bay Designer Show House at 3240 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, you are greeted by Philip Thomas Vanderford of Studio Thomas … Continue reading...
Poet Harjo: Reimagine the indigenous, away from stereotypes
By Kelly Wolfe MIAMI — One week after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII, three-time United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo spoke about combating indigenous stereotypes. “We do not exist … Continue reading...