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Vol XXXVII No. 58

Monday, November 25, 2002

  The art of late Renaissance Florence
The Art Institute of Chicago features Italian Renaissance paintings and sculptures
By RANDY N. BELISOMO
Scene Writer

Now at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Medici, Michelangelo, and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence traces the historic and artistic legacy of the Medici family and its own dynasty of dominance throughout the sixteenth century. Under Medici ... [more]


`Dance' is flat without the Lord
Michael Flatley's Irish dance success `Lord of the Dance' dazzles and disappoints Saturday
By CLAIRE KELLEY
Scene Writer

Music blaring. Lights flashing. Hearts pounding. Twenty-four dancers are on stage, each tapping out quick complicated rhythms with their feet touching the floor at exactly the same time. This is Michael Flatley's rock dance fusion "Lord of the Dance," a spectacular ... [more]