Maestro Joseph Caulkins, artistic director of Sarasota’s Key Chorale, is known for his creativity and a knack for finding unknown musical masterpieces.
On September 17, 1989, in the midst of ongoing research for a Folklife Festival program about the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hurricane Hugo struck.
The year is 1987. A blond-haired, bright-eyed Russian trapeze student arrives in Paris.
On the opening day of the 50th anniversary Folklife Festival, Los Texmaniacs took the stage in the Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert.
For many journalists who do not identify as white, a crucial conversation arises: how to carve out an identity in newsrooms without being relegated to the “other.”
Artistic director Amy Christian explains the group’s origins and the social impact of circus.
Whether we migrate by foot, land, water, or air, these journeys continue even after arrival with new challenges. Along the way, we discover our resilience.
Circus Juventas teaches us that when we celebrate differences, real magic happens.
True accessibility happens when it is part of structural and programmatic design from the beginning—rather than an add-on or afterthought.
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