As if Disney didn’t have enough trouble from the attacks by Ron DeSantis, now the various princesses from its animated feature film corral are rebelling against the Mouse Factory for the sexist stereotypes given to them. At least that is the premise of Disenchanted!, a sly satirical revue now receiving its South Florida premiere at the Kravis Center’s Rinker … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2023
‘Wings of Desire’: Wenders’s masterpiece, newly restored, is a humanist monument
Even when New German Cinema maestro Wim Wenders isn’t making literal road movies, his most personal films feel like they’re always on the go, destination unknown. An intuitive filmmaker seemingly driven more by whims and tides and implacable emotions and songs he likes than by the rigid dictates of a script, Wenders’s shambolic approach has yielded its share of masterpieces … [Read more...]
311’s long fade from creativity mirrors SunFest’s slowdown
SunFest turned 40 years old this year, and the West Palm Beach institution slowed down accordingly within its new middle-aged bracket. What had previously been “Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival” was a five-day event for most of its existence, but downshifted to four days in 2018. On May 5-7, SunFest presented the first three-day format in its history — on … [Read more...]
Music of the Dead brings jazz group back alive
In 1998, a studio album called Blue Light Rain by the Grateful Dead tribute quartet Jazz Is Dead (www.facebook.com/JazzIsDead.Tour) turned both the jazz/fusion and Dead worlds on their collective ears. For that album’s 25th anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of the release of the 1973 Grateful Dead LP Wake of the Flood, a revamped Jazz Is Dead has returned from the … [Read more...]
Finally, Charles gets his crown
The years of waiting are over. Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday. One other British monarch, Edward VII, waited 60 years for his chance to be king. Charles waited 73. Their mothers set records: Victoria reigned for 64 years, Queen Elizabeth II for 70. Charles’ coronation will be a grand affair. His high artistic standards have been cultivated over time, and … [Read more...]
Balanchine’s ‘Divertimento No. 15’ comes off freshest in MCB’s third program
With the catchy title of Fresh & Fierce, Miami City Ballet opened its third program of the season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on April 14-16 (The program was also performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach from April 21-23 and the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale from April 29-30). Adhering to the present artistic mission of the … [Read more...]