Violist Stanley Konopka.By Greg StepanichA violist for the Cleveland Orchestra made a persuasive case for the power and versatility of his instrument Tuesday night during a performance of a Telemann concerto at Palm Beach Atlantic University.Stanley Konopka, who has been assistant principal viola of the Cleveland since 1993, was one of two members of that orchestra … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Violist shines in Telemann at Stringendo concert
A violist for the Cleveland Orchestra made a persuasive case for the power and versatility of his instrument Tuesday night during a performance of a Telemann concerto at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Stanley Konopka, who has been assistant principal viola of the Cleveland since 1993, was one of two members of that orchestra featured in Tuesday’s concert, the second program … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: William Kentridge, on looking, drawing and knowing
William Kentridge.(Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Amy Broderick“Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting,” Willem DeKooning said of his fellow abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock. “He busted our idea of a picture all to hell. Then there could be new paintings again.” In the same way, William Kentridge has revolutionized the practice of … [Read more...]
William Kentridge, on looking, drawing and knowing
“Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting,” Willem DeKooning said of his fellow abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock. “He busted our idea of a picture all to hell. Then there could be new paintings again.” In the same way, William Kentridge has revolutionized the practice of drawing. Using charcoal on paper, repeatedly erased and redrawn, as the vehicle for … [Read more...]
Theater review: Tony Awards show was as lame as Broadway’s season
Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes lock lips at the Tony Awards on Sunday, in an image from the Tonys website. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)By Hap ErsteinWhen you consider what a mediocre season it was on Broadway, did anyone really think the Tony Awards show would be any good? Sunday night’s ceremony was, as expected, just like the season for musicals – loud, … [Read more...]
Tony Awards show was as lame as Broadway’s season
When you consider what a mediocre season it was on Broadway, did anyone really think the Tony Awards show would be any good? Sunday night’s ceremony was, as expected, just like the season for musicals – loud, punk and uninspired. As I previously reported, however, it was a terrific year for plays, but CBS and the people who assemble the Tonys show have no patience for … [Read more...]
Theater review: Broadway season was strong in new plays, weak in musicals
Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell in A Behanding in Spokane. By Hap ErsteinYou know the drill by now. Sunday night’s Tony Awards ceremony will do its best to put a happy face on the Broadway season, but in fact, this was the worst year for musicals in a long time.Note the Best Score category, which could only find two musicals to nominate and had to settle for … [Read more...]
Broadway season was strong in new plays, weak in musicals
You know the drill by now. Sunday night’s Tony Awards ceremony will do its best to put a happy face on the Broadway season, but in fact, this was the worst year for musicals in a long time. Note the Best Score category, which could only find two musicals to nominate and had to settle for singling out two plays for their incidental music. Of the four shows nominated for Best … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 11-13
The Entr’Acte Theatrix cast of Hair.Stage: There’s a new theater company in the area, Entr’Acte Theatrix, a professional offshoot of the 10-year-old Palm Beach Principal Players, which hangs out its shingle for the first time with a worthy production of Hair, the “tribal love-rock musical” from 1968, the previous time we were mired in a protracted, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 11-13
Stage: There’s a new theater company in the area, Entr’Acte Theatrix, a professional offshoot of the 10-year-old Palm Beach Principal Players, which hangs out its shingle for the first time with a worthy production of Hair, the “tribal love-rock musical” from 1968, the previous time we were mired in a protracted, unsinkable war. The youthful cast fills out the hippie garb well, … [Read more...]