Month: February 2025

& Juliet

Most of us know of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by heart. The classic tragedy follows the termitous love story between two teenagers whose passionate love leads to their demise. ButRead More

Farm to Table to Body at the Frist

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said, “tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” Food is intrinsically tied to our identities. The time period we are in,Read More

In a return to Tennessee

Martha Graham Dance Company at James K. Polk Theater

In a 2024 article on Jamar Roberts for The Dance Enthusiast, actor/dancer, Toussaint Jeanlouis refers to “perseverance in spite of,” a trait psychologist C. Robert Cloninger considers “foundational in aiding,Read More

They Say it's a Birthday!

Reveling in Ravel: The Review

On Saturday, February 1 the Nashville Symphony hosted a concert celebrating Maurice Ravel’s 150th Birthday. While he was actually born in March, this is certainly close enough, and coming onRead More

Serie de conciertos de invierno de Cheekwood

“No pares, sigue sigue!”

(Version in English) Qué mejor que el intervalo de noches gélidas de enero se interrumpa con un poco de combustión. El espectáculo de Music City Latin Orchestra es un golpeRead More

Cheekwood's Winter Concert Series:

“Don’t stop, sigue sigue!”

(versión en español) What better way to interrupt the interval of freezing January nights than with a bit of combustion? The Music City Latin Orchestra’s performance is a heatstroke thatRead More

Coming this Month:

The Jazz Beat, February, 2025

This Month’s Highlights Here are the performances this month that I have picked out as really special, ones you won’t be able to catch any day of the week. TheyRead More

At the Schermerhorn

Welcome to the Year of the Snake

When you go to the symphony, you expect to hear high quality music both in terms of composition and performance. Nashville’s Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake certainly deliveredRead More

Coming to Street Theatre: Alice By Heart

Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole! Street Theater Company’s Alice By Heart brings a new twist to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a heartfelt adaptation of the classic thatRead More