By Tara Mitton Catao Miami City Ballet took a big artistic bite out of some new repertoire in its second of four programs this season, and it paid off. On Friday night at the Kravis Center, the Miami City Ballet dancers, ignited by an exciting range of music, danced with command and purpose in an aptly named program entitled See the Music. Revisiting old works and introducing … [Read more...]
‘Lombardi’ entertains, but wears thin when it comes to message
Originally produced on Broadway by the National Football League, you can rest assured that the biodrama of the Green Bay Packers’ legendary coach, titled simply Lombardi, is an unwavering tribute to the man. Sure, it shows he had a short-fused temper, barking orders to his players and his wife, as if they all worked for him. But as playwright Eric Simonson sees it, that … [Read more...]