Are you serious about the symphony, in love with ballet, passionate about theater, wild about opera? It's all here in Florida, the State of the Arts.

Our performing arts are unparalleled in the south. The equal of any in the nation. We have state-of-the-art performing arts centers like the Kravis in Palm Beach, the Philharmonic in Naples, the Bob Carr in Orlando... From the Panhandle to the Keys, every part of the state plays host to the performing arts. Florida has invested heavily in bringing the arts to town.

The state's investment in capital facilities is among the largest in the world. And it shows. Magnificent concert halls, restored opera houses, mainstage theaters and intimate community playhouses.

We have world-class performers who call Florida home, the best of touring Broadway shows, serious drama and comedy, internationally renowned ballet and modern dance companies, orchestras, choruses, chamber groups, famous soloists from around the world and rich community theater and music. Even the home of the famous John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and some great puppet theater. Each region has a rich offering of performances and special events. And Florida revels in the diversity of its cultural backgrounds -- Cuban, Haitian, Brazilian, African, southern European, Asian -- which blend in experimental theater and edgy new dance and music.

Whether your tastes are world class or community-based, avant-garde or traditional, sophisticated or innocent, every part of Florida is waiting onstage for you.