“Music can soothe the soul,” says Grammy-nominated violinist Andrés Cárdenes. He is the co-founder of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF), which returns to Boca Raton for its second … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
SFSO piano trio gives rousing reading of late Schubert trio
By Robert Croan Franz Schubert’s two late-in-life piano trios, both composed in 1827, are among the most challenging works in the chamber music repertory. Profound and sprawling, each taking … Continue reading...
ART
Second-class no more: Norton’s artists’ jewelry makes a case for art, not just ornament
Madame (1960s), by Jean Cocteau. (Greg Favre/Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Speedy (2007), by Kenny Scharf. (Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Montre petite cuillère (Small Spoon Watch), 1957, by … Continue reading...
Glasstress returns to Boca museum, showcasing strength in fragile objects
Glass, that fragile but resilient material, has usually been relegated to the decorative arts, but recently, in conjunction with the Berengo Studio in Murano, Italy, world-renowned contemporary … Continue reading...
DANCE
MCB ends season in superb style at Kravis with ‘Spring Mix’
Miami City Ballet presented an outstanding lineup for its Spring Mix program earlier this month as the company wrapped up its much abbreviated season at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. … Continue reading...
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami brings Duncan dance series to brilliant end
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami boldly took to the stage at the Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth Beach on March 21, closing out this season’s ever-popular Modern Dance Series. Under the leadership of … Continue reading...
THEATER
Veteran South Florida theater critic Hap Erstein dies at 76
Harris Alan Erstein, known to his decades of readers and to family, friends and colleagues as Hap, died Saturday in Aventura. He was 76. Erstein had long suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary … Continue reading...
For this year’s PB Shakespeare Festival, a story that ends happily
By Elisabeth Gaffney This summer, Trent Stephens thought everyone could use a break. “There’s a lot of conflict in the world. So we thought that our community might benefit from a romance, a … Continue reading...
FILM
The View From Home: An elusive masterpiece from a world-cinema auteur
Master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s films were many things, but “plotty” wasn’t one of them. His 1999 gem The Wind Will Carry Us, released in a ravishing new 4K restoration from the Criterion … Continue reading...
The View From Home: Mogwai doc celebrates fan-forward legacy of Scottish post-rock icons
Twenty-two years later, I remember one thing from the first and only time I’ve seen the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai live, in Orlando, in September 2003: the feedback. After the band played its one … 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
Veteran South Florida theater critic Hap Erstein dies at 76
Harris Alan Erstein, known to his decades of readers and to family, friends and colleagues as Hap, died Saturday in Aventura. He was 76. Erstein had long suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary … Continue reading...
‘We Are America’ celebration aims to be Northwood draw on Flag Day
There are times when the effort of searching for the right destination pays off. Artistically, such is the case with the Northwood Art & Music Warehouse. If you’re looking for a casual, … Continue reading...