By Dennis D. Rooney A modest audience, socially distanced, heard a program Jan. 8 of Paganini, Vivaldi and Schubert played by 25 members of The Symphonia under the direction of Andrés Cárdenes, the co-founder and artistic and music director of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami, a program geared toward educating young musicians. He is also on the faculty of … [Read more...]
COVID shelves more shows: ‘Sweet Charity,’ ‘Last Night in Inwood’
Two more theater troupes have postponed or canceled shows as the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus continues its spread across the country. “Due to the recent surge of Omicron,” the Maltz Jupiter Theatre has announced further changes to its grand reopening season. The COVID-19 variant has delayed the completion of the $36 million building renovation, causing the … [Read more...]
COVID cancellations: Detroit and Cleveland orchestras, GableStage
Cancellations and rescheduling from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to alter South Florida’s art season. Two major American symphonic ensembles that had planned appearances at the Kravis Center have canceled their concerts. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which was to have played the Kravis on Jan. 15 and 17, called off their concerts last week, citing COVID. Cellist … [Read more...]
‘Heart of the Square’ doubles as plea for survival at Old School Square
By Lucy Lazarony The Heart of the Square art exhibit at the Cornell Art Museum gets down to the heart of the matter, providing a showcase for Old School Square, the arts and cultural complex which has been serving Delray Beach for 32 years. The complex, which features restored early 20th-century school buildings, is located in downtown Delray Beach and includes the … [Read more...]
Omicron cancels ‘RomaDrama’ convention, Theatre Lab play festival
A convention featuring stars and writers from romance dramas featured on channels such as Hallmark, Lifetime and Netflix has been canceled because of the spread of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The second RomaDrama Live! convention, which debuted last year in Nashville, had been scheduled for Jan. 7-9 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm … [Read more...]
Young artists do Purcell proud at Palm Beach Opera opener
By Rosie Rogers Although the exact circumstances of the composition of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas have been contested over the last 30 years, the first verifiable performance of the work was given in London by the students at Josias Priest’s School for Girls in 1689. The lively cast of Palm Beach Opera’s 60th anniversary production of the opera on Dec. 11, made up … [Read more...]
Christie whodunit opens DB Playhouse season in witty style
By Dale King The Delray Beach Playhouse marks its 75th anniversary with the COVID-delayed opening of its 2021-22 season of mainstage productions, kicking off with A Spider’s Web, a delightfully wry and redoubtable Agatha Christie whodunit. The DBP, on the east shore of Lake Ida, fully opens in January with the addition of Lunch Club Matinees and a schedule of Classic Rock … [Read more...]
Miami Art Week: Icebergs, gardenia mazes and blow-up clouds
By Sandra Schulman It’s back! Art Week in Miami exploded early this year, starting with some star studded gallery pop-up openings and eye-popping public art all over South Beach. A new gallery district sprung up along Washington Avenue between Lincoln Road and Espanola Way. At Skin in the Game, a pop-up exhibition of work by 35 diverse artists, curated by Zoe Lukov, … [Read more...]
For Art Basel week, art fairs and satellite events back in full force
By Sandra Schulman After last year’s cancelation of Art Basel Miami Beach, the return of the fairs and several satellite events is welcome news for the South Florida art scene. All the big fairs are opening their doors – Art Basel, Art Miami, Context, NADA, Scope and many more. With travel restrictions lifted, expect the art jet set to fly in from around the world. There … [Read more...]
At LW Playhouse, ‘Earnest,’ with an LGBTQ Palm Beach twist
By Dale King Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest has been modified and repackaged in many different ways since it first hit the London stage on Valentine’s Day 1895. Lake Worth Playhouse has made its own modifications to the three-act production, pulling it into the 21st century, relocating it from England to Palm Beach County and toying with some of the gender … [Read more...]