Ed Asner as the 32nd president of the United States.Theater: Ed Asner as Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is one liberal icon playing another liberal icon in the one-man show FDR, opening a brief five-day run at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton beginning Wednesday evening. The play, written by Roosevelt scholar Dore Schary (Sunrise at Campobello), looks at the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 26-30
A scene from a past Florida Classical Ballet Theatreproduction of The Nutcracker.Dance: Let the Nutcrackers begin: Today marks the beginning of the annual productions of the ballet Peter Tchaikovsky scored in 1892, a year before his death, and while the composer thought his work was inferior to his other ballets, generations of dancers, choreographers … [Read more...]
Dance review: FCBT’s ‘Dream’ a nice climax to sharp, entertaining show
Rogelio Corrales and Lily Ojea in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at Florida Classical Ballet Theatre.(Photo by Janine Harris)By Greg StepanichOver the years I’ve seen a number of ballet companies that feature a large contingent of children, and usually that means there’s a good deal of wiggle room for the kids in the presentation, which allows things to be … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Boca native’s film of Nepali rebels screens at Delray fest before HBO
Kiran Deol discovered the subject of her first film while studying at Harvard University. “I learned the statistic that 40 percent of the rebel army in Nepal's fighting forces were women,” says Deol, a 2001 graduate of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton. “That statistic had my jaw on the floor. So the idea of showcasing the story of a woman that showed women as agents of … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 19-21
Untitled, by Anthony Calicchio.Art: You don’t have to go to art school to be an artist, or even be working at it all the time. Such is the case with Anthony Calicchio, who finds his inspiration in his culinary education and background as a second-generation restaurateur. In Café Frankie, he fashions masterful dishes with his basting brush, and the bistro’s walls are adorned … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: August 7-9
Jazzman, by Sharon Koskoff.Art: Watching artists create their work can be fascinating, as it allows one to enter into their world, watch their processes, and then see the images emerge from a blank canvas. This Friday night, starting at 7 p.m., 20 artists will start with a 16-inch-by-20-inch canvas and for the next 90 minutes will create their work in a variety of mediums on … [Read more...]