From the Moth series, by Hiromi Moneyhun. Solo art shows don’t often turn out to be as good as they are advertised. In the case of Shadows of the Floating World, it is something to be seen to be believed — and even then, we don’t believe our eyes. Celebrating the art of papercutting (kiri-e) now through Sept. 18, the Morikami Museum is showcasing about 22 pieces masterfully … [Read more...]
Community theater: ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ gets Lake Worth Playhouse season off to charming start
By Dale King Lake Worth Playhouse jumps spiritedly into the new theatrical season with a top-notch production of Meet Me in St. Louis, the 1989 musical drawn from the fabled 1944 same-name film starring Judy Garland and Margaret O’Brien. The show that has played on and off Broadway follows the Smith family — dad, mom, four daughters, a son and a grandpa. The comfortable, … [Read more...]
Community theater: ‘Charming ‘Bell, Book and Candle’ at Broward Stage Door
By Dale King Were it not for playwright John Van Druten’s whimsical, witty, witch story, Bell, Book and Candle, our TV screens may never have had shows like Bewitched, Charmed or Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Movie screens may have never seen the likes of Harry Potter’s world of wands and wizardry without a Van Druten connection. In the very capable hands of Broadway-schooled … [Read more...]
Sarah Trigg: Exploring the rituals of artistic creation
By Colleen Dougher ● A giant stuffed polar bear wearing a tutu and blue cone-shaped hat serves as the studio mascot for California sculptor, filmmaker and performance artist Marnie Weber. ● When making marionettes, Miami puppeteer Pablo Cano uses many donated items, including cigarette pack foils collected by Myra “Yo Momma” Wexler, and contributions from an elderly … [Read more...]
‘Shouting’ a poignant look at growing sound of silence
Nearly 50 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, most of it related to aging and exposure to loud noise. For more than two decades Katherine Bouton has lived with hearing loss so severe that it forced her to quit her job as a New York Times editor. Although Shouting Won’t Help is sometimes overly technical and is stuffed with statistics, the book nevertheless provides an … [Read more...]
Conrad Tao: Bringing back the composer-performer
It’s easy to forget, when talking to him about his String Quartet No. 2, his global career, the new-music festival he’s organizing this summer in Brooklyn or his incisive thoughts on contemporary concert culture, that Conrad Tao is only 18 years old. But then again, he’s been a musician for virtually all of his short life. He was just 18 months old when his parents discovered … [Read more...]
Raheleh Filsoofi: Embracing culture and clay
By Lucy Lazarony When Boca Raton resident Raheleh T. Filsoofi returned to her homeland of Iran last summer, she went determined to see her country through the eyes of an artist. And she did just that, shooting more than 6,000 photos and videos, seeking out, interviewing, and living with talented ceramic artists and women potters living in villages in western and northern … [Read more...]
Chris Palacio: Building a culture of coffee and conversation
One recent morning I almost committed a crime. I was desperate for a hot cup of coffee and the flashing OPEN sign almost escaped me. The mysterious-looking logo near it didn’t help. I came very close to missing it. What is that? I said to my companion, a fellow scooter-rider, also desperate for coffee. Only one way to find out. That’s how we discovered Coastars, a new … [Read more...]
‘Spring Awakening’ set for Kravis; radio chief mum on WXEL changes
‘Spring Awakening’ coming to Kravis The Kravis Center’s 19th season of theater, film, music, dance and comedy will include a performance in March of Spring Awakening, the Duncan Sheik adaptation of Franz Wedekind’s play that won the Tony for best musical in 2007. In its initial run, the musical starred Lea Michele, the current star of Fox’s TV show-choir comedy, Glee. The … [Read more...]
Mosaic’s ‘Dying City’ a gripping, vital two-hander
Talk about switching gears. After planning to produce the entertaining, but empty British farce Boeing-Boeing, Plantation’s Mosaic Theatre abruptly changed course to present instead Christopher Shinn’s shifting, shifty contemporary drama, Dying City. It was a smart move for artistic director Richard Jay Simon, who traded up to a powerful play by an important emerging writer. … [Read more...]