Barbara Bradshaw and Kim Morgan Dean in Collected Stories. (Photo by George Schiavone)By Hap ErsteinMost productions of Donald Margulies’ wily, articulate drama Collected Stories portray the relationship between renowned short story writer Ruth Steiner and her persistent protégé Lisa Morrison as the literary equivalent of All About Eve. For despite her seeming … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Fine performances mark nuanced, subtle ‘Collected Stories’
Most productions of Donald Margulies’ wily, articulate drama Collected Stories portray the relationship between renowned short story writer Ruth Steiner and her persistent protégé Lisa Morrison as the literary equivalent of All About Eve. For despite her seeming innocence and adoration of the older writer, the ambitious Lisa ultimately betrays her trust, making public a very … [Read more...]
Art feature: Art world converges on Art Basel ‘party’
Shade Compositions (2009) by Rashaad Newsome.(Courtesy Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami)By Jenifer M. VogtBeginning Thursday, the contemporary art world will be in Miami Beach and its environs for the second largest art fair in the world: Art Basel Miami Beach.This includes artists, art critics, private dealers, advisers, galleries, curators, … [Read more...]
Art world converges on Miami Beach for Art Basel ‘party’
Beginning Thursday, the contemporary art world will be in Miami Beach and its environs for the second largest art fair in the world: Art Basel Miami Beach. This includes artists, art critics, private dealers, advisers, galleries, curators, collectors, celebrities – and yes, mere lovers of art. The known, the not-so-known, the conservative and the bizarre — all will preen, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 26-30
A scene from a past Florida Classical Ballet Theatreproduction of The Nutcracker.Dance: Let the Nutcrackers begin: Today marks the beginning of the annual productions of the ballet Peter Tchaikovsky scored in 1892, a year before his death, and while the composer thought his work was inferior to his other ballets, generations of dancers, choreographers … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 26-30
Dance: Let the Nutcrackers begin: Today marks the beginning of the annual productions of the ballet Peter Tchaikovsky scored in 1892, a year before his death, and while the composer thought his work was inferior to his other ballets, generations of dancers, choreographers and audiences beg to differ. Florida Classical Ballet Theatre gets its four performances under way this … [Read more...]
The View From Home 16: New releases on DVD
By John ThomasonEveryone Else (Cinema Guild)Release date: Oct. 26SLP: $20.49If “mainstream cinema” is shorthand for grounded, explicable, coherent story arcs told with logic and closure, then art cinema – the yin to Hollywood’s yang – is the terrain of the unknown, the inexplicable, the frustratingly open-ended. Its filmmakers are fully aware … [Read more...]
The View From Home 16: New releases on DVD
Everyone Else (Cinema Guild) Release date: Oct. 26 SLP: $20.49 If “mainstream cinema” is shorthand for grounded, explicable, coherent story arcs told with logic and closure, then art cinema – the yin to Hollywood’s yang – is the terrain of the unknown, the inexplicable, the frustratingly open-ended. Its filmmakers are fully aware that, as in life, they don’t have all the … [Read more...]
Music reviews: Confident ‘Creation,’ strong ‘Turandot,’ elegant Mozart
Soprano Maria Jette. Here are capsule reviews of three recent classical music events:Master Chorale of South Florida (Nov. 20, Wold Center for the Performing Arts, Boca Raton)The Creation is one of Franz Joseph Haydn’s finest works, and even in the abridged version the Master Chorale of South Florida presented Saturday night, the beauty and vigor of this … [Read more...]
Review roundup: Confident ‘Creation,’ strong ‘Turandot,’ elegant Mozart
Here are capsule reviews of three recent classical music events: Master Chorale of South Florida (Nov. 20, Wold Center for the Performing Arts, Boca Raton) The Creation is one of Franz Joseph Haydn’s finest works, and even in the abridged version the Master Chorale of South Florida presented Saturday night, the beauty and vigor of this oratorio were well in evidence. … [Read more...]