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The cultural capital of
Southwest Florida,
Sarasota is a mecca for artists, musicians, writers and
patrons of the arts. The county’s cultural amenities surpass
those of much larger cities with two symphonies, an opera
house, a world-class ballet company, numerous playhouses and
art galleries.
John and Mable Ringling
bequeathed to Sarasota, one of the most beautiful museums in
the United States, with a collection recognized
internationally for its Baroque paintings, including John Paul
Rubens’ Triumph of the Eucharist series. When the state took
over the gift in 1948, it added the exquisite 18th
century Asolo Theater from Asolo, Italy, and the Ringling
Circus Museum. Another part of the Ringlings’ generous gift
was an impressive array of objects d'art, circus memorabilia,
and the palace Ca’d’Zan, their winter residence which is the
site of many weddings and other memorable local events.
Sarasota is not only home to
nearly four times as many performing artists as any other part
of Florida, but stage actors from around the globe come to
train at the Asolo Theater Festival, while the Ringling School
of Art and Design turns out numerous painters, sculptors, and
designers.
ART FILMS
Sarasota Film Society - Burns
Court Cinema
Sarasota Film Festival
BALLET
The Sarasota Ballet
LIVE THEATRE
Asolo Theatre
Banyan Theater Company
Florida Studio Theatre
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre
The Players of Sarasota
Venice Little Theatre
OPERA
The Sarasota Opera
SYMPHONY/MUSIC
Florida West Coast Symphony
The Gloria Musicae Singers
Jazz Club of Sarasota
Key Chorale
Sarasota Concert Band
La Musica
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
The Venice Symphony
MUSEUMS
John and Mable Ringling Museum
of Art
Museum of Asian Art
South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee
Aquarium
Sarasota Classic Car Museum
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