If the Christmas season revives a rich body of American song for the holiday, it also is a door into the vast, centuries-old library of sacred choral music that amplifies the observance. Following … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Two premieres add breadth to Seraphic Fire Christmas
Seraphic Fire’s Christmas concerts have become more than a South Florida tradition over the Miami choir’s 17 seasons. This year’s holiday program was first heard in Vermont and Connecticut at the … Continue reading...
ART
‘Tech Effect’: At Old School Square, Titian meets the terabyte
Want to be my friend? Technology asked Art. Cornell Art Museum answered with augmented reality, emojis and touch screens. On view through March 30, Tech Effect looks at contemporary art’s response … Continue reading...
Miami Art Week, part 2: Another explosion of innovative abundance
By Sandra Schulman Art Week Miami has wrapped for another year, leaving huge sales and visual overload in its wake. The main fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, was a stunner this year and began with … Continue reading...
DANCE
MCB’s season opener promises much, and delivers
To put it succinctly, Miami City Ballet’s Nov. 17 show at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts was a terrific launch for the upcoming dance season, not just for MCB but for all the excellent … Continue reading...
Season Preview 2018-19: Dance
Devotees of dance around South Florida have a satisfying season ahead, not just with regular performances by Miami City Ballet and visits to the Duncan Theatre and Kravis Center by some of the world’s … Continue reading...
THEATER
Touring ‘Dolly!’ reminds us just how strong this show is
The year was 1964 when composer-lyricist Jerry Herman, playwright Michael Stewart and director-choreographer Gower Champion adapted Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker into one of the high points of what … Continue reading...
Community theater: ‘1940s Radio Hour’ proves stylish entertainment at DB Playhouse
By Dale King If you’re searching for a slice of holiday entertainment that’s sweet as a Christmas cookie, smooth as a glass of eggnog and nutty as the proverbial fruitcake, The 1940s Radio Hour is … Continue reading...
FILM
‘Divide and Conquer’ reveals secrets of Ailes the Dark Lord
Divide and Conquer, documentarian Alexis Bloom’s account of the fractious rise and ignominious fall of the late Roger Ailes, presents its subject as the lonely, fearful and paranoid arsonist of our … Continue reading...
Our town, unvarnished: Wiseman’s ‘Monrovia, Indiana’
For a storyteller, a place like Monrovia is the closest they’ll find to a blank page in the sprawling American landscape. The town, in south-central Indiana, boasted a population of 1,063 from the … Continue reading...
BOOKS
‘Library Book’ is one for the bibliophiles
Susan Orlean was living in New York in 1986 when she heard the shocking news that the Los Angeles Public Library had been destroyed by a monster fire. More than 1 million books were burned or damaged, … Continue reading...
Season Preview 2018-19: Books
South Florida has a perhaps surprisingly strong books culture, and not just because it has been home to major writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zora Neale Hurston. It also is home to Books & Books, … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
#MeToo and the young actress: Three FAU thespians view the road ahead
By Janis Fontaine The #MeToo movement that exploded onto the cultural scene in 2017 with allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein – who was indicted this week on … Continue reading...
Erin Manning: In search of the Flagler spirit
Erin Manning took over as executive director of the Flagler Museum earlier this year from the retiring John Blades, coming to Henry Flagler’s 1902 Whitehall mansion from the Historical Society of … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
‘Downton Abbey’ settles in at CityPlace for the season
For Anglophiles and fans of the PBS series Downton Abbey, wait no longer – the characters, the costumes, the Old World glamour and melodrama are arriving in South Florida in time for season. Just … Continue reading...
Welcome to the arts season for 2018-19
Welcome to the new arts season for 2018-19! In this special collection of stories at Palm Beach ArtsPaper you’ll find previews by our staff of what’s to come in the visual arts in Palm Beach, … Continue reading...