March 3 - 12, 2023 - Presented by The Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts at the Mizner Park Amphitheater
Established in 2007, Festival of the Arts BOCA was designed to promote the cultural arts and to enrich the quality of life of the residents of Boca Raton, North Broward and Palm Beach County through an extraordinary series of performing arts events and lectures every March. The Festival has received numerous awards, most recently being named the No. 1 cultural event in the “Top 10 Florida Events for 2022” by Social Magazine.
Since its inaugural year, the Festival has been a resounding success, presenting artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang, and Pat Metheny. Celebrated films including The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, West Side Story and Raiders of the Lost Ark have been performed with live orchestra. World-renowned speakers have included Edward Albee, Sir Salman Rushdie, acclaimed historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, Daniel J. Levitin, Thomas Friedman, and Fareed Zakaria.
As a non-profit organization, Festival of the Arts BOCA is also the regional leader in cultural arts education and supporting local performers and musicians – introducing new audiences to great music and exposing over 10,000 young people to the great artists through educational outreach and master classes. The images are remarkable: Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway leading over 50 of the best flute students in the region in a public master class, Itzhak Perlman doing a Q & A with students, two-time Grammy Award nominee Joey Alexander playing with the Don Estridge High Tech. Middle School Jazz Band, and physicist Brian Greene igniting the imaginations of students at West Boca Regional High School and throughout Palm beach County via live streaming.
In addition, over 1,000 Festival tickets are donated to students and teachers every Festival.
Highlights of the 17th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA include Disney’s classic film Fantasia with live orchestra; the Young People’s Chorus of New York City in a joint performance with Young Singers of the Palm Beaches; A Night at the Ballet produced by Live Arts Global, featuring stars from the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and more; Festival Orchestra Boca with flutist Kara Ravaschieri, winner of Festival Boca’s 2022 Young Artist Competition, and rising star violinist Hina Khuong-Huu; South Florida-based jazz star Nicole Henry; and the return of the legendary Sergio Mendes with “Brasil 2023.” The Authors & Ideas program includes Fran Leibowitz, Lynne Olson, and Charles Fishman.
Festival goers can enjoy a myriad of drink and food offerings before and after performances throughout Mizner Park at Max’s Grille, Kapow!, Yard House, Villagio, Loch Bar, Calaveras Cantina and more.
For more information, visit www.festivalboca.org or call 561.571.5270.