If forced to pick a single highlight from Savannah?s 2012 cultural offerings, I?d have to go with the Savannah Music Festival?s beautifully staged performance by Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at Trustees Theater.
I?ve been a fan of both singer-songwriters for decades, so I was thrilled when I heard the SMF had snagged a date on their joint tour. About three songs into the show, I was even more thrilled when I realized that the performance was going to be even better than I hoped.
But that?s just me.
It?s impossible in such a short space to recap even my own personal highlights, much less hit upon readers? favorites.
It will have to suffice to say that this past year brought us an amazing breadth of programming from some of the usual suspects ? and from new ones, too.
The community theater scene made especially impressive strides.
The Bay Street Theatre seemed to come into its own in 2012, with excellent productions of ambitious shows like ?Rent? and ?Avenue Q.? The theater?s season continues for the next two weekends with the dark comedy ?The Eight: Reindeer Monologues.? And Bay Street Theatre?s 2013 lineup includes a three-weekend run of ?Sweeney Todd.?
Meanwhile, The Collective Face transformed into a repertory theater company in 2012, plumbing the depths of human desire and obsession in excellent productions at Muse Arts Warehouse, including ?Suddenly Last Summer? and the recent ?Salome.?
And beyond the SMF?s stellar programming, the local music scene continued to grow in interesting ways.
The Savannah Philharmonic excelled both in terms of artistic quality and community support.
In just its second year, Savannah Stopover upped the ante with an even more ambitious indie music festival and other programming throughout the year.
Younger Savannah residents continued to fuel a growing DIY scene that included standout events like the No Control festivals and Graveface Fest.
Telfair Museums took community engagement to a higher level with ?Journey to the Beloved Community: Story Quilts by Beth Mount? and related exhibits.
It?s great to live in a city where the arts are valued so highly.
And there still seems to be a lot of untapped potential.
Bill Dawers can be reached via billdawers@comcast.net and
www.billdawers.com.
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