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Zoe Austin, left, Rachel Lambright, Jessica Obiedzinski, Monessa Salley, Melkssa Rummel and Xiao-Xuan Yang Dancigars of the Sarasota Contemporary Dance move to the music of Reverend Barry and The Funk. (Klint Lowry)
    By
  • Klint Lowry
  • December 4, 2019
Sarasota Contemporary Dance in sync to grow

The dance company gets in step with Reverend Barry and the Funk to expand its audience.

  • Arts + Culture
Choral Artists of Sarasota lift their voices in "Sounds of the Season." (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 4, 2019
All the must-see holiday shows in Sarasota this year

Treat your ears to a selection of happy, holy holiday music throughout the area

  • Arts + Culture
For all the lightness and joy in "The Sound of Music," director Josh Rhodes wanted audiences to sense the looming danger the characters faced ahead of them.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 26, 2019
Director climbs new mountain for more dramatic vista

‘The Sound of Music’ is a pinnacle of classic musical theater. For Josh Rhodes, it was a peak experience.

  • Arts + Culture
Prior to her 13 years at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, Russell spent 10 years at Christie’s Auction House in New York, where she designed and taught in a Master’s degree program in modern and contemporary art. Courtesy
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • November 26, 2019
The Sarasota Art Museum executive director prepares for its grand opening

Sarasota Art Museum Executive Director Anne-Marie Russell loves objects — and everything they can teach us. Especially when it comes to the objects that will be featured in Sarasota's first contemporary art museum opening Dec. 7 in the old Sarasota High

  • Arts + Culture
Students on a field trip get a sneak peak of the Ringling exhibit.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 20, 2019
Ringling Museum's newest exhibit brings Legos to life

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei used more than 400,000 legos to create his piece focused on the Chinese zodiac.

  • Arts + Culture
The walls backstage at The Players offer a history of past productions and cast members. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Abby Weingarten
  • November 13, 2019
The Players Centre turns 90 this year, and it's not slowing down

As The Players reaches a milestone birthday, it looks forward to new productions — and a new home.

  • Arts + Culture
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe celebrates 20 years with a concert Nov. 18.
    By
  • Abby Weingarten
  • November 13, 2019
WBTT is going full speed ahead

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe looks to its future while appreciating its past in a 20th anniversary celebration.

  • Arts + Culture
Nick Jones is FST’s lighting designer. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 8, 2019
FST lighting designer illuminates backstage life

Nick Jones shares the thinking behind his work on Florida Studio Theatre’s “Bright Star” and other area productions.

  • Arts + Culture
Cliff Roles is one of eight local photographers whose work is featured in “The Fence” exhibit through Feb. 8 at Nathan Benderson Park. He captured this image in Iceland.
    By
  • Abby Weingarten
  • November 6, 2019
‘The Fence’ exhibit showcases local and national photography

North America’s largest photo exhibit comes to Benderson Park, where it features work from several locals.

  • Arts + Culture
Architect Paul Rudolph created the Umbrella House in 1953, though its titular feature — the “umbrella” shade over the house — was missing for 50 years after 1966 Hurricane Alma until being reconstructed in 2015.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 1, 2019
Sarasota Architectural Foundation celebrates '60s-style local architecture

The sixth annual SarasotaMOD Weekend celebrates the second wave of ‘Sarasota School’ architecture in the 1960s.

  • Arts + Culture
Howard Tsvi Kaplan has been Sarasota Opera’s resident designer for the past 22 seasons.
    By
  • Abby Weingarten
  • October 29, 2019
Sarasota Opera's new costume collection opens a wealth of possibilities

The new wardrobe has pieces that have been worn by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and more.

  • Arts + Culture
Director Greg Leaming
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 21, 2019
War. What is it good for?

Sophocles’ “Antigone” considers the cost of war at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. Director Greg Leaming offers his insights on the bloody price tag.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 18, 2019
Close to the edge

Theatre Odyssey’s second annual One-Act Play Festival gets edgy with powerful short-form theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Ricardo Graziano leads members from the company through a move from "En las Calles de Murcia."
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • October 16, 2019
Ballet devotes season opener to resident choreographer

To celebrate its resident choreographer’s 10-year anniversary, the Sarasota Ballet opens its season with a retrospective of his work.

  • Arts + Culture
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Key Chorale partnered for "American Roots: The Gospel Experience" in October 2019.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 15, 2019
Songs of Inspiration

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Key Chorale celebrate the living legacy of African-American worship music at three area concerts.

  • Arts + Culture
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