By Tara Mitton Catao A tepid launch of Miami City Ballet’s 30th anniversary season this last weekend suggests it might be time to rethink repertoire. On Program I, which was performed Saturday night at the Kravis Center, there were three works. Two selections reached way back in time; one was choreographed 64 years ago and the other 71 years ago. The third was a commissioned … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 7-9
Art: One of the most important exhibits the Norton Museum of Art has ever mounted opened yesterday and continues through Feb. 15. Called Master Prints: Dürer to Matisse, the exhibit includes 40-plus works by some of the greatest masters of art, including Rembrandt, Canaletto, Picasso and Cezanne, in pieces spanning the 15th to the 20th centuries. The exhibit, which includes a … [Read more...]
Theater roundup: Rigby sparkles as ‘Peter’; Mad Cat’s take on ‘Hamlet’ engrossing
Reviewers are by nature a skeptical bunch, so when former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby announced ― some 22 years ago ― that she was reinventing herself as a musical theater performer and taking to the skies as Peter Pan, it seemed gimmick casting at best. Undaunted by critical doubters, she took her craft seriously, training to be an actress as diligently as she did as an … [Read more...]
PB Cultural Council seeks artist input; Bolge to lead Museum of Florida Art
The Palm Beach Cultural Council is holding a series of Artist Conversations beginning tonight and running over the next two weeks. The gatherings, which are scheduled for four cities, are designed to gather input from the artist community in order to guide the council. Rena Blades, the council’s chief executive officer, will lead the discussions. Conversations are set for: … [Read more...]