Friday, April 6, 1990 Two of the great, Mufasa-esque lions of be-bop era jazz conspired together for a performance on the stage at Morsani Hall on Saturday, April 7, 1990, and, surprisingly, it didn’t blow up. However, one can only speculate about what happened to the minds of the audience. Vibes virtuoso Lionel Hampton, with... Continue Reading →
The Straz Center invited Los Angeles-based performance ensemble String Theory to turn the riverside corner of Morsani Hall into a working harp with 200-foot strings. This original, site-specific Fin Harp is on display with demonstrations through May 3. Look closely at the design of the newly-installed wooden harp on the river side of Morsani’s... Continue Reading →
We started to write a blog about why arts education matters, but we found we could not have stated it any more plainly than Tony Award-winner Ms. Judith Light in her blog “Why Arts Education Matters,” which first appeared on the National Endowment for the Arts website. Ms. Light echoes why we work so hard... Continue Reading →