In 20 years, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg has strayed as far from his original reservation as one could imagine. He has evolved (some might say devolved) from the docu-like purity of the Dogme 95 movement, with its rejection of optical work and filters, special lighting, and genre plotting, to the latest film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s sumptuous, glossy romance Far From … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
FGO takes on Menotti’s ‘Consul’ to close season
Victoria Livengood first discovered the power of Gian-Carlo Menotti’s opera The Consul as an 18-year-old student at the University of North Carolina. Having received a full vocal scholarship after auditioning for the choir to fill an hour elective in what was supposed to be a pre-law curriculum, she came home to Thomasville one weekend to show her parents the first song she’d … [Read more...]
Broward Stage Door ‘gets it’ with snappy ‘Chorus Line’
By Dale King The musical, A Chorus Line, doesn’t have dazzling sets, pricey costumes or high-tech special effects. The production that turns 40 this year -- conceived and originally directed and choreographed by esteemed New York show creator Michael Bennett -- depends on the strength of its story, music and movement to deliver the goods. The version now playing at the Stage … [Read more...]
Two views of beauty in Rubinstein, Plumb exhibits at Boca Museum
Fresh off its successful run at the Jewish Museum in New York City, the exhibit, Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power opened April 21 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, running through July 12 and organized by the Jewish Museum and curator Mason Klein. Although not on the shelves these days, the Helena Rubinstein cosmetic brand was legendary until 1988 when it was bought out by … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 2-3
Music: It’s been a remarkably un-rainy SunFest down on the waterfront in West Palm Beach, and as the five-day music extravaganza winds down this weekend, the word has been good about the quality of the musicmaking. Still to come tonight are breakout bands such as Hozier and Dreamers, with the Pixies, Fall Out Boy, and for the old boomers in the crowd, Boston. Check out the … [Read more...]