I Love Lennon, by Sharon Koskoff.Art: Beatle John Lennon would have turned 69 today, and at Old School Square in Delray Beach, artist and author Sharon Koskoff has been creating several large-scale murals to coincide with the Cornell Museum's exhibit of Gerry Deiter photographs from Lennon and wife Yoko Ono's legendary bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Koskoff's … [Read more...]
Theater feature: Caldwell’s chief betting on world-premiere ‘Vices’
Marcus Bellamy and Holly Shunkey in Vices.By Hap ErsteinNote to restaurant waiters: Be nice to your fellow workers. You never know when one has a new musical you will want to produce one day.And conversely, if you have a musical you want to see staged, you never know when one of your co-workers will one day run a theater.That is how Vices: A Love Story, opening today at the … [Read more...]
Dance review: Rasta Thomas’s Bad Boys — and girl — electrify at Rinker
Rasta Thomas in flight.By Sharon McDanielEach of Rasta Thomas’ three nights at the Kravis Center packed the little Rinker Playhouse to the gills.An imaginative lighting plot kept even the bare black-box stage looking good for the Bad Boys of Dance. And the eight dancers of enormous ability and facility – including Thomas and his wife of two years, Adrienne Caterna-Thomas -- … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Young star Thomas aims to shake up the dance world
Dancer and choreographer Rasta Thomas.Rasta Thomas, one of the most talked-about dance stars in the world, is as unconventional as he is outstanding. He has been called a cross between Russian ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov for his sensuous line and fiery passion, and Chinese martial arts master Bruce Lee for his pre-ballet training, when he earned a black belt in tae kwon … [Read more...]