South Florida has been known for the masterful music programs at several renowned universities, and the countless students-turned-professionals those programs produce, for decades. But there’s one essential requirement that is lagging far behind the demand by those newly working musicians — venues in which they can perform. So every musical graduate of Florida Atlantic … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in Palm Beach County art
The new art season in Palm Beach County will deliver some surprises as well as “safety objects.” There are some firsts (see Norton’s pick for its RAW series) and there is the repetitious (the influence of Warhol, the legacy of Flagler), but I have to believe even these announcements are good news, for a museum never brings back shows that act as audience repellents. Let us … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in opera
The two 200th-birthday boys of 2013, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, have been staples of the world’s opera houses since middle of the 19th century, and nothing’s changed today. Each of the three area opera companies will feature work by Verdi in the 2013-14 season, and one of them will offer Wagner: Sarasota Opera is mounting The Flying Dutchman. Florida Grand Opera, under … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in classical music
The 2013-14 classical season offers its usual overstuffed bounty for South Floridians, and this time there is a continuation of the new energy and innovation we saw last season, with a good deal of stress on new composition, orchestras widening their reach, and some of the leading performers of the newest generation making their area debuts. Here is a look, by genre, at the … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in jazz
As the sweltering South Florida summer temperatures drop, and listeners decide they can survive leaving their houses wearing more than just shorts and T-shirts, so the often equally-sweltering area jazz season begins. The big news last year was the unfortunate suspension of the annual concert series by the West Palm Beach-based Jazz Arts Music Society (JAMS), a trend that … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in Miami-Dade art
By Colleen Dougher Miami-Dade museums and cultural centers offer their usual array of diverse offerings for the 2013-14 season, from the big-fat art fair that — if pronounced correctly — rhymes with nozzle, to shows that ooze masculinity, help save stadiums and question this affair we're having with technology. Art Basel Miami Beach The oft-mispronounced Art Basel … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in theater
This season, all eyes are on what used to be the Caldwell Theatre in Boca. You see, a determined woman named Marilynn Wick, founder and CEO of the wildly successful rental firm Costume World, bought the vacant playhouse of the belly-up Caldwell, chiefly to warehouse and display her vast stock of theatrical wardrobe. And since the building also happens to have an auditorium, … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in Broward art
By Colleen Dougher Broward kicks off its season with portraits of Andy Warhol and Elvis, skeletons to which people can relate, a shuttle to cool downtown Fort Lauderdale art venues and more. 1310 Gallery, Artspace Sailboat Bend Lofts, Fort Lauderdale Fiber Optics, curated by Lisa Rockford, is a group exhibition by artists who used unexpected materials in art that … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The season in dance
The South Florida dance season for 2013-14 looks a good deal like it has been since the demise of Palm Beach County’s own Ballet Florida: One major company, a host of excellent touring out-of-towners, and many smaller troupes. The difference in the past couple years has been that some of the smaller companies are creating a lot of original dances, so fans of this athletic art … [Read more...]
2013-14 arts preview: The fall season in film
It remains hard to believe that the industry that gave us all the superhero comic book dreck that filled multiplexes this summer is the same mill that can churn out so much anticipated award fodder in the fall. But get ready for the work of such admired directors as Alexander Payne (Nebraska), Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street), David O. Russell (American Hustle) and the … [Read more...]