Sarasota Ballet Leaves Us Wanting More in the Season Closer – Digital Program 7
With vaccination rates up and COVID cases rapidly declining, the day we can experience the Sarasota Ballet in the theater is well within reach. So, Digital Program 7 had an exceptional feeling of reverie and exhilaration as we prepare for re-entry into what may just be our generation’s roaring 20s.
“Stand Back Sarasota” is Another Vaccine We Need Right Now
The Asolo Repertory Theatre’s latest production “Ana Isabelle & Friends in Concert: Stand Back, Sarasota” may go down in my theater-world annals as my favorite pandemic performance yet. For all of us who love live theater, it’s been painful thinking about what life must have been like for all the people we count on in […]
For a Brief Shining Moment, Sarasota Has Camelot
The beautiful production ended on a note of hope and glory and set just the right tone as we floated off to the parking lot singing the numbers quietly to ourselves after a fully contactless opening night. We got a taste of Broadway for a brief shining moment, and it was just the dose we needed to keep our spirits up until we can all gather safely once more.
“Fannie: the Life and Music of Fannie Lou Hamer” premieres at Asolo Rep
Butler fully embodied Hamer as she sang the civil rights leader’s favorite gospel songs interspersed with her wise words about the depth and breadth of the country’s original sin of white supremacy. The holistic view that we are all interconnected and our freedom is interdependent is modern indeed. Hamer bravely soldiered on in the name of freedom despite death threats, shootings, the death of a child, and brutal beatings at the hands of law enforcement.
The Sarasota Ballet Knocked Paul Taylor’s Dances Out of the Park in Digital Program 4
We’ve got this digital thing down now. My husband whipped up his famous Hemingway cocktails; I dressed up but didn’t need to bother with uncomfortable heels; and we streamed Digital Program 4 Paul Taylor from our computer onto our large screen TV via our trusty HDMI cable. Then, we settled in for a fabulous early […]
Sarasota Ballet Continues to Delight Digital Audiences with Program 3
As we face a daunting pandemic and civic unrest, I find myself thirsting for artistic expression now more than ever. In these unusual times, the Sarasota Ballet’s digital performance season is comfort food for arts lovers. Among the most enjoyable pieces of the digital 3 production was a bravura performance by Ellen Overstreet, who once […]
Perfect Time to Be Grateful for the Sarasota Ballet
Sarasota Ballet is back with a digital program honoring famed choreographer George Balanchine.
Hot, hot hot – Sarasota Ballet Turns in One of its Finest Performances of the Decade
“Redefined Movement” began with “Les Rendezvous” – a gorgeous, frothy confection by Sir Frederick Ashton that, as Marie Kondo would say, truly sparks joy. Dreamy crisp white costumes were punctuated with pink ribbons on the female dancers and blue accents on the males. This was also the first of three performances by relative newcomer Ivan […]
A Tremendous Triumvirate Cast Bring a Lyrical Essay to Life
As we crest into the 2020s, John Adams’ famous incantation that “facts are stubborn things” has never been more relevant. As a result, Asolo Repertory Theatre’s latest production “The Lifespan of a Fact” has been my most highly anticipated show of the season. We are living through an era where, depending on your point of […]
All Aboard for Fresh and Engaging Murder on the Orient Express
While Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” set in 1934 is perhaps the most famous of the murder mystery genre, I managed to walk into the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s play entirely spoiler-free. As a result, “Murder” was a fresh and engaging production. Christie’s simple concept of placing a group of intriguing characters in […]
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