The Darker Side of Mozart

By Kurt Loft. Keyboard virtuoso Dejan Lazić makes an indelible imprint as an interpreter of Mozart, and listeners can judge for themselves when he joins The Florida Orchestra in the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. This dark and turbulent work opens the orchestra’s final masterworks program of the season, anchored by Wagner’s Ring Without Words… Read More

Questions that Frame Reflections

By Amanda Sieradzki Gabaldon. What can dancers bring into the equine arena? That question framed the conversation at HCC when the Visual and Performing Arts Guest Artist Series and Dance department presented “physical listening” workshops with The Equus Projects… Read More

I Went South, to Naples

By Tony Wong Palms. I went south and visited The Baker Museum in Naples recently. I’ve driven past this place on my way to Miami so many times over the years and yet knew nothing of its existence. This will now be a regular stopping point…. Read More

Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret

ThinkTank Theatre for Young Audiences is teaming up with freeFall Theatre in St. Pete and Stageworks Theatre in Tampa for Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret…. Read More

Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg Onstage

By Gabrielle Reeder. As the Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg prepares for its spring production of Sleeping Beauty on May 14, Geizner searches for a new practice space, the uptick in rent – especially in central St. Pete – does not bode well with the company’s needs…. Read More

Tampa Bay Chalk Festival

By Jake-ann Jones. On Saturday, May 13 the sidewalks of 22nd St. S. in St. Pete between 7th Ave. S. and 9th Ave. S. will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colorful squares as Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project hosts the inaugural Tampa Bay Chalk Festival in the historic Deuces District…. Read More

Dalí on the Fly

By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. Dropping off my children at school one day I noticed a shipping container in the parking lot and painted on the side read, “Dalí on the Fly” with a small rendering of a young Salvador Dalí clad in a blue sailor suit holding a hoop. “Wow look at that guys, you have a mobile Dalí art exhibition right here at your school!”… Read More

The Art of Dealing With the Inevitable

By Margo Hammond. Ours is a death-denying culture – one that emphasizes youth and vitality and feels uncomfortable talking about death. So why are so many USF students taking a course entitled Death and Dying? The course is consistently one of the most popular general interest courses for undergrads at USF…. Read More

Compassion for Caregivers

By Skyla Luckey. SAGES – Plays with Purpose, is sharing free performances of “Memory Lane” this month – to let caregivers of loved ones with memory loss know they’re not alone, and there are resources to help. … Read More

Creating a “Herstoric” Team

By Jake-ann Jones. “Ragtime” director Erica Sutherlin pulled together a creative team largely made up of women – including a lead creative team of women of color. “We talk a lot about the need for women of color to have more creative leadership opportunities in the industry – we can keep talking about it or do something…. Read More

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