A scene from Miami City Ballet's staging of Bugaku.By Jan EngorenThe Miami City Ballet is nothing if not synonymous with the name Edward Villella, the founder and artistic director.Villella’s second act, after a long and distinguished career dancing with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, was the creation of Miami’s world-class ballet troupe, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
MCB marks 25th anniversary with sparkling opener
The Miami City Ballet is nothing if not synonymous with the name Edward Villella, the founder and artistic director. Villella’s second act, after a long and distinguished career dancing with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, was the creation of Miami’s world-class ballet troupe, which he has grown and nourished over the past 25 years. His philosophy, like … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 19-22
Bjorn Lomborg in Cool It!Film: Somehow the matter of global warning has become a political football, perhaps in part because it veracity was expressed so eloquently by former Vice President Al Gore in his Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. Now comes what is essentially a rebuttal film, Cool It!, in which Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg argues that a … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 19-22
Film: Somehow the matter of global warning has become a political football, perhaps in part because it veracity was expressed so eloquently by former vice president Al Gore in his Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. Now comes what is essentially a rebuttal film, Cool It!, in which Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg argues that a little more rational thought and … [Read more...]
Film feature: New independent cinema house at FAU boosts area’s film offerings
An outside view of the Living Room Theaters.By Hap ErsteinWith the exception of the occasional adventuresome booking at West Palm Beach’s long-since defunct Carefree Theatre, this county used to be a wasteland when it came to international, independent or alternative films.But six years ago, a digitally projected national network, Emerging Cinema, moved into Lake … [Read more...]
New independent cinema house at FAU broadens area’s film offerings
With the exception of the occasional adventuresome booking at West Palm Beach’s long-since defunct Carefree Theatre, this county used to be a wasteland when it came to international, independent or alternative films. But six years ago, a digitally projected national network, Emerging Cinema, moved into Lake Worth. Now, beginning this weekend, comes Living Room Theaters, a more … [Read more...]
Music feature: Master Chorale chief sees growth as group embarks on ‘Creation’
The Master Chorale of South Florida.By Greg StepanichWhen Joshua Habermann looks into the upturned 100 or so faces of the Master Chorale of South Florida, he sees a neighborhood.“Choirs are the ultimate community. There’s no question that singing brings people together,” Habermann said. “I look out at that choir on Monday nights and I see lawyers and … [Read more...]
Master Chorale chief sees growth as group embarks on ‘Creation’
When Joshua Habermann looks into the upturned 100 or so faces of the Master Chorale of South Florida, he sees a neighborhood. “Choirs are the ultimate community. There’s no question that singing brings people together,” Habermann said. “I look out at that choir on Monday nights and I see lawyers and nurses, and professional musicians, people who are unemployed, retired people, … [Read more...]
Book review: ‘Journal Keeper’ a compelling meditation on life, love and death
The Journal Keeper: A Memoir, by Phyllis Theroux (Atlantic Monthly Press, 279 pp., $24)By Bill WilliamsPhyllis Theroux offers readers a gift by letting us peek into the journals she kept during six years of her life beginning at age 61.The Journal Keeper excels on several levels – for the pure enjoyment of Theroux’s evocative writing, as a tribute to the art of … [Read more...]
‘Journal Keeper’ a compelling meditation on life, love and death
Phyllis Theroux offers readers a gift by letting us peek into the journals she kept during six years of her life beginning at age 61. The Journal Keeper excels on several levels – for the pure enjoyment of Theroux’s evocative writing, as a tribute to the art of journal writing, and as a meditation on life, love and death. Aspiring writers would do well to study Theroux. Her … [Read more...]