Electro-pop legends make a rare Miami appearance, Theatre Lab gives us the heebie-jeebies, and Kravis hosts a free day of dance workshops. Plus, Cage the Elephant and more in your week ahead.
TUESDAY
What: Stereolab
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Cost: $47.38
Contact: miamibeachbandshell.com
Formed as a duo in London in 1990, the now-quintet known as Stereolab has, for most of its 35-year career, doggedly resisted generic pigeonholes. Whether exploring droning, guitar-propelled work on its early LPs or the electronic soundscapes of its later material—few artists have achieved more creative heights with analog Moog synthesizers—Stereolab has approached underground, rock-like sonic inventors forever polishing their patent for the music of the future. Jazz, bossa nova, French pop, lounge music and even funk have found purchase among the band’s foundation of 4/4 “motorik” grooves popularized by German art-rock pioneers like Neu! and Can; in other words, their approach is challenging but danceable—and always stimulating. Even casual fans should take note of this appearance: Scheduled in support of its 11th album, this year’s Instant Holograms on Metal Film, the concert marks Stereolab’s first South Florida show since 1994.
THURSDAY
What: Cage the Elephant
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood
Cost: $51-$177
Contact: 866/502-7529, casino.hardrock.com/hollywood
Kentucky-born and London-bred, this sextet emerged in the alt-rock boom of the mid-2000s and has remained among the genre’s standard bearers for nearly two decades, releasing six albums of consistently infectious, raucous and searching music. “Come A Little Closer,” “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” and especially “Cigarette Daydreams,” a balladic tune that hit a million Spotify streams last year, have received wide airplay on alt-rock and AAA radio, and typify the band’s blues-based but pop-inflected songs that appeal to fans of the White Stripes, Pixies and Iggy Pop—the latter whom guest-starred on Cage the Elephant’s 2019 tune “Broken Boy.” The group’s live shows are always magnetic, anchored by frontman Matt Schultz’s charismatic, Jaggeresque showmanship.
SATURDAY
What: National Dance Day
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
Cost: Free
Contact: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
Whether you’re learning steps to eventually join a dance troupe or just looking for a fun way to spend an hour or two, the health benefits of dancing are myriad—from weight management and increased muscular strength, endurance and heart and lung functioning to improved mental functioning and self-esteem. National Dance Day, always presented on the third Saturday in September, is a great opportunity to lace up your dancing shoes regardless of ability. The Kravis Center is the exclusive South Florida host of this year’s festivities, and has scheduled a full day of workshops for budding and experienced hoofers. The program begins with an opening session and group warm-up in the Gimelstob Ballroom, then transitions to the Cohen Pavilion for free workshops in hip-hop, theatre dance, “all together” dance, salsa, Irish step, advanced ballet, Polynesian dance and intermediate tap. The day closes with the Official National Dance Day Routine at 3:15 p.m.
What: Opening day of “Heebie Jeebies”
When: 3 and 7 p.m.
Where: Theatre Lab at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
Cost: $25 for adults, and each adult ticket includes up to two student tickets
Contact: 561/297-6124, fauevents.com
Theatre Lab, FAU’s resident professional theatre company, kicks off its 10th-anniversary season early with a special commissioned play geared to all audiences, but especially those in grades 4 and older. A world premiere play from University of Miami graduate Gina Montet—who scripted another Theatre Lab production, “Overactive Letdown”—“Heebie Jeebies” is set in the woods outside a summer camp, where restless protagonist Charlie escapes its confines and stumbles upon a group of peers sharing spooky campfire tales. They agree to drive Charlie home but only if she listens to—and survives—their chilling stories. With its self-described “mild chills,” “Heebie Jeebies” has been likened to R.L. Stine’s classic Goosebumps book series. The production runs through Oct. 12, and is supplemented by ancillary activities—including a creative writing workshop for students in grades 3 to 12 at 2 p.m. Saturdays, and free s’mores on the patio outside the theater at 6 p.m. Saturdays.
SUNDAY
What: Opening day of “Shared Dreams”
When: Noon to 5 p.m.
Where: NSU Art Museum, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Cost: $10 seniors, $16 general admission
Contact: 954/525-5500, nsuartmuseum.org
Pearl and Dr. Stanley Goodman, a Fort Lauderdale couple, have collected Latin American art since the 1980s, effectively building one of the nation’s most formidable surveys of this vital focus area. Joaquin Torres Garcia, Frida Kahlo, Wifredo Lam, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and Ruffino Tamayo are among the major modernists in the Goodman collection, which paints a collective portrait of the region’s dynamic range and its influence on art across the globe. Continuing their longstanding relationship with NSU Art Museum, the couple has gifted the institution with 88 works, which will be on display starting Sunday in an exhibition titled “Shared Dreams.” The exhibition is one of three shows opening Sunday at the museum, joining “Asger Jorn: Luck and Chance” (a career-spanning cross-section of works from the Scandinavian graphic artist) and “Addison Wolff: At the Baths” (the first solo exhibition from this bold Fort Lauderdale-based ceramicist).
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