Cruz, Baryshnikov, et al. To Play Ringling Festival, 10/13-17

The Ringling International Arts Festival has announced its schedule for this year. The festival, presented by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the Baryshnikov Arts Center of New York at Florida's Ringling Center for the Arts, features music, dance, theater, and visual arts.

Among this year's theatre highlights will be a production of THE BOYS, presented by The Theater Art Studio; the farce OPERA BAROQUE, presented by the Forman Brothers Theatre; the world premiere of Nilo Cruz's HURRICANE; and Andrew Dawson's minimalist play SPACE PANORAMA.

Other performances include a program of dance solos, featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and David Neumann; dance performances by the Rubberdance Group, Les Solvaks Dance Collective, and the John Jasperse Company; musical performances by Kate Davis, Sanda and the Takeishis, and Tim Fain; and exhibits of the art of Yinka Shonibare, twentieth century abstract art, and Renaissance tapestries.

The Festival will run from October 13 to October 17.  For more information, visit www.ringlingartsfestival.org.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski