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Arts + Culture

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  • Nick Friedman
  • July 12, 2016
Killer Aspirations: Filmmaker gets dark with 'Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer'

‘Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer’ takes a darkly comedic look at the universal desire for a sense of purpose.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sinning Sirens
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 6, 2016
Siren Song: Meet Sarasota's new burlesque troupe

Sarasota’s newest burlesque troupe is luring audiences with its seductive artistry.

  • Arts + Culture
Impro Theatre: Twilight Zone Unscripted
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 6, 2016
Organized Chaos

Sarasota Improv Festival spans three days and 27 performances. Behind the unscripted antics onstage, there’s a world of planning.

  • Arts + Culture
Patrick Jackson. Photo by Matthew Holler.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 29, 2016
Comic Relief: Florida Studio Theatre presents 'Zap! Bang! Pow!'

This kid-friendly summer show turns comic-book action into education.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 29, 2016
Phantom Bodies: New Ringling exhibition contemplates the human aura

The Ringling's new contemporary exhibition explores art's ability to evoke human presence.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Shirley Blair
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 29, 2016
Songs of Freedom: Gloria Musicae's 'Patriotic Spectacular'

Gloria Musicae salutes America.

  • Arts + Culture
Llywelyn Jones
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 28, 2016
First Draft: New Play Festival offers audience insight

The Players’ New Play Festival gives local playwrights the most valuable tool of their craft — feedback.

  • Arts + Culture
As they prepare to open "Dry Land," Brendan Ragan and Summer Dawn Wallace have found a sense of stability in Urbanite Theatre.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 22, 2016
Stable Ground: Urbanite Theatre hits its stride

Urbanite Theatre was created to breathe new life into Sarasota’s theater scene. Now, after two years, it’s coming into its own.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 22, 2016
The 'Relativity' theory: Exploring Einstein's hidden life

Florida Studio Theatre's new play explores the parts of mathmetician's life that don't quite add up.

  • Arts + Culture
John Ewing, Darren Ankersmit, Ciera Coleman, Jesse Coleman and Todd Weissfeld. Courtesy of Cassolette.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 22, 2016
Return to Form: Cassolette reunites for first show in three years

It's been three years since Cassolette's last show. Now the band is back with new songs — and a new energy.

  • Arts + Culture
Ariel Blue. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 15, 2016
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents 'The Colored Museum'

WBTT joins theaters across America in simultaneous staged readings of this production, exploring satire, self and signifying.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 15, 2016
Madly Mozart: The Players presents 'Cosi'

'Cosi' explores a production of 'Cosi fan tutte' at a mental institution. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

  • Arts + Culture
Bailey Sloan
  • By Nick Friedman
  • June 14, 2016
Voice of Summer: Ringmistress Bailey Sloan captivates summer circus audiences

The 18-year-old leads the Summer Circus Spectacular with her own form of circus art.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 10, 2016
Florida Studio Theatre hosts backlot barbecue

The theater kicks off summer with a Southern-style cookout.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Schumaker and Michael Wyshock
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 8, 2016
Reworks of Art

Alfstad& Contemporary artists revisit their work from past exhibitions by creating collaborative, limited-edition prints.

  • Arts + Culture
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