By Robert Croan Placing the works of the Frenchman Hector Berlioz (1803-69) and the German Richard Strauss (1864-1949) side by side, as the South Florida Symphony Orchestra did in this season’s … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
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Strauss-Berlioz program proves electric at South Florida SO
By Robert Croan Placing the works of the Frenchman Hector Berlioz (1803-69) and the German Richard Strauss (1864-1949) side by side, as the South Florida Symphony Orchestra did in this season’s … Continue Reading
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Remade ‘Peter Pan’ at Kravis still manages to enchant
In 1904, J.M. Barrie gave the world one of its most endearing, timeless characters, Peter Pan, “the boy who wouldn’t grow old.” Fifty years later, composer Moose Charlap and lyricist Carolyn Leigh … Continue Reading
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Pilobolus 50th anniversary show at Duncan underwhelms
Even for an arts organization as renowned as Pilobolus, dealing with audience expectations must be a hurdle. People who have seen the company perform numerous times naturally arrive at the theater … Continue Reading
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Slow Burn’s dark ‘Parade’ revival gripping, and more topical
Since moving to the Broward Center 10 years ago, Slow Burn Theatre has been featuring more family-friendly mainstream fare, in contrast to the edgier, more offbeat menu that first earned the company … Continue Reading
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‘Bad Shabbos’ examines, hilariously, the art of coming together
If you believed the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This would have benefited from a healthy dose of mistaken identities, physical humor and other hallmarks of vintage slapstick, then Bad Shabbos is … Continue Reading
MUSIC

Violinist Shoji, conductor Wong make Cleveland Orchestra concert a standout
By Márcio Bezerra The procession of great orchestras at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Classical Concert Series continued Jan. 27 with the revered Cleveland Orchestra. Featuring two … Continue reading...
Arts News
ART

Norton’s ‘Strike Fast’ a lyrical look at the sweet science
Perhaps it’s no surprise that on the 50th anniversary of the iconic Muhammad Ali-George Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle,” the historic and memorable boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire, the Norton Museum of … Continue reading...

With love from Spain: Old masters at Boca, a Sorolla retrospective at the Norton
Kicking off its 75th anniversary season and the 100th anniversary of the city, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is showcasing Splendor and Passion: Baroque Spain and Its Empire, a collection of 57 … Continue reading...
DANCE

Pilobolus 50th anniversary show at Duncan underwhelms
Even for an arts organization as renowned as Pilobolus, dealing with audience expectations must be a hurdle. People who have seen the company perform numerous times naturally arrive at the theater … Continue reading...

Parsons Dance exhilarating at opening of Duncan dance series
While I was watching Parsons Dance perform, the workings of a finely-tuned sports car came to mind. I further thought that after almost 40 years of cruising around, that perhaps Parsons Dance might … Continue reading...
THEATER

Remade ‘Peter Pan’ at Kravis still manages to enchant
In 1904, J.M. Barrie gave the world one of its most endearing, timeless characters, Peter Pan, “the boy who wouldn’t grow old.” Fifty years later, composer Moose Charlap and lyricist Carolyn Leigh … Continue reading...

Slow Burn’s dark ‘Parade’ revival gripping, and more topical
Since moving to the Broward Center 10 years ago, Slow Burn Theatre has been featuring more family-friendly mainstream fare, in contrast to the edgier, more offbeat menu that first earned the company … Continue reading...
FILM

‘Bad Shabbos’ examines, hilariously, the art of coming together
If you believed the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This would have benefited from a healthy dose of mistaken identities, physical humor and other hallmarks of vintage slapstick, then Bad Shabbos is … Continue reading...

Jewish Film, Sun and Stars festivals offer feast of fresh cinema
Now celebrating its 35th year of bringing thought-provoking and entertaining Jewish-themed films to the area, the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival kicks off Saturday with Matchmaking 2, an Israeli … Continue reading...
BOOKS

Season Preview 2024-25: Books events show printed word still a strong draw
We may live in an increasingly digital age, one now further complicated by the rise of AI. But the printed word in books still exerts a powerful draw, as these festivals show: Miami Book Fair … Continue reading...

Delray art gallery owners publish major study of Central American modernist art
It was the love of Central American art that brought co-authors Suzanne Brooks Snider and Mark Morgan Ford, of Ford Fine Art, together more than a decade ago. A labor of love and passion project … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS

Nora Maité Nieves: A sense of play, a sense of home come out in artist’s solo Norton show
It’s been a big year for Nora Maité Nieves. Her first solo museum exhibition, Clouds in the Expanded Field (Nubes en el Paisaje Expandido), is currently showing at the Norton Museum of Art through … Continue reading...

Designer-entertainer Mizrahi to bring cabaret show to Boca fest
Bringing his Café Carlyle cabaret show to Boca Raton will be even more fun and fabulous on the big stage at Mizner Park, says the multi-talented fashion designer, actor, singer and Project Runway … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY

PB Opera taps Netrebko for gala star, courting controversy
By Robert Croan Palm Beach Opera has announced that Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will be the featured guest at the company’s annual Gala, to be held Feb. 5 at The Breakers Palm Beach … Continue reading...

Kravis invites you to visit Space Station, courtesy of VR
Imagine yourself as an avatar of pulsating lights, sporting a virtual reality (VR) headset and joining an international crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can do … Continue reading...