By Dale King Zen Buddhists are notorious, perhaps apocryphally, for spending time pondering the sound of a single hand clapping. But the nearly 40 South Florida actors and artists gathered up last month by Florida Atlantic University’s Theatre Lab for its first-ever Online Original Monologue Festival concluded their singular performances to the sound of no hands … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
Some of the best local virtual art shows to see now
By Sandra Schulman The art world has moved virtual, adapting to the new physical unreality we are all living through. Spring season has a variety of new shows that may or may not be able to be seen in person, so museums, galleries and artists have made online tours to see the new work. Here is a roundup of some of the best. While the galleries are temporarily closed, ICA … [Read more...]
The View From Home: Six gems from Criterion
The Criterion Collection has been the preeminent authority on art-house home viewing since it released its first laserdisc (Citizen Kane, 1984) and its first DVD (Grand Illusion, 1998). Adapting with the times, its reach has extended beyond physical media: Criterion’s catalog became available digitally as part of the late, great FilmStruck service, and for the past year it has … [Read more...]
A tree of hope grows in my mind
Fructiferous. He said it didn’t exist. That word: Fructiferous. He was a seasoned editor, and who was I? But deep down I knew it did. Watching now the fruit-bearing tree in front of me weather a storm of bad news I, too, feel particularly fructiferous. My mind ventures out freely to catch whatever train of thought it feels like riding without abruptly being called back to … [Read more...]
Streaming theater abounds for us shut-ins
Chances are, if you are reading this, you are an avid fan of the arts and are going through withdrawal pains, since all area theaters, concert halls, performing arts centers and movie houses have been closed by the dreaded COVID-19. And although internet-streamed performances are a poor substitute for the live stuff, a lot of writers, actors, singers and assorted … [Read more...]
Appreciation: Joseph Adler, dean of provocative South Florida theater
Joseph Adler, the producing artistic director of Coral Gables’ GableStage for its 20 years of existence, directed nearly every production by the company over that time. That he and the troupe were so successful in bringing provocative, compelling stage fare to South Florida can be seen in the 25 Carbonell Award nominations and 11 wins for best director he received during these … [Read more...]
The View From Home: Global film adventure in Miami’s virtual cinemas
If you’ve never made the epic, multi-hour trek from the Palm Beaches to the art-house theaters of central Miami and Coral Gables, you can now experience their adventurous programming from the comfort of your coronaviral shelter. In an effort to generate some business following their March closures, the Tower Theater opened a Virtual Theater, and the Coral Gables Art Cinema … [Read more...]
Online Boca Museum show finds revelation in the artist’s mirror
By Sandra Schulman Artists make art in a search for self. Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, a stunning show at the Boca Museum of Art, now being exhibited through June 14 on online and digital programs, brings solo works together of major artists of the 20th and 21st centuries and dating from 1901 to 2015. There are treasures large and small … [Read more...]
Allen’s memoir, like many of his films, is a cut-and-paste job
It seems unlikely that the employees of Hachette Book Group that walked out in protest of that company’s effort to publish Woody Allen’s new memoir, Apropos of Nothing, actually read the manuscript before taking umbrage that the firm would be associated with such an innocuous, albeit entertaining, tome. Cries of censorship could be heard beyond the insular publishing … [Read more...]
Local arts organizations hopeful even as future looks bleak
By Jan Engoren When the Cannes Film Festival is canceled and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is projected to lose $100 million after closing down because of the coronavirus, the impact on the arts and culture all over the world is significant. And Palm Beach County is no exception. While many sectors are suffering, arts organizations and cultural … [Read more...]