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    French tenor Sébastien Guèze, a natural Romeo

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    By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Effervescent, natural and energetic, French tenor Sébastien Guèze is a rising young star in the international opera scene. The Florida Grand Opera’s audience discovered him last season when he played Christian in David DiChiera’s Cyrano. The FGO now brings Guèze back...
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    “Aesthetics & Values:” a good art deal

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    The annual "Aesthetics & Values 2012" exhibit, organized by the Honors College at FIU, has matured with age, until this year, when it has reached prime time. The show combines students — many of whom have no connection to an arts program — with established artists, who together come up...
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    A first look at The Miami Rail

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    By Nina Johnson, The Miami Rail For about a year now I have been working on developing The Miami Rail. The idea was born when Phong Bui came to Miami to give the opening lecture at Lester's and asked what I would think about "franchising" The Brooklyn Rail down to...
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    Existential fiber art at 3rd Street Gallery

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    The exhibit “String + Things” at the 3rd Street Gallery is apparently what happens when you cross existentialism with fabric. Artists Melissa Maddonni Haims and Carol Wisker both have new work on display in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia 2012 as part of this show, which straddles the fence between conceptual and...
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    Nigeria’s pre-eminent batik artist comes to Detroit

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    I had the great fortune of catching up with Tunde Odunlade on his recent trip through Detroit. Born and based in Nigeria, Odunlade is a working artist with gallery representation in cities including Toledo and New York and a workshop circuit, where he teaches and demonstrates both traditional and breakthrough...
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    Two fun ways to participate in Charlotte art community

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    Art is everywhere, integrated throughout the fabric of our society. Here in Charlotte — a growing arts metropolis — something art-related is always happening. From the more traditional art forms — exhibitions, performances, etc. — to the less common opportunities to engage yourself — or your family — in creative...
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    Dance NOW!

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    The last week in April is National Dance Week. The Miami Dance Sampler, run for many years by South Florida dance pioneer and New World School of the Arts Dance Department Dean Daniel Lewis, is being revived by the Florida Dance Association. Dance NOW! joins forces with the Florida Dance...
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    Young artist professional training program

    Published April 6, 2012 by

    By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy This February, Walker West Music Academy began the new Young Artist Professional Training Program, a program giving young artists the chance to compose, record and produce an album of original music. Program participants just completed the first section where they've composed five original...
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    Off-Broadway production of NJTF The Soap Myth is a success!

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    By Casey Craig, National Jewish Theater Foundation The National Jewish Theater Foundation/Holocaust Theater Archive is pleased to announce the successful opening of Jeff Cohen’s new play The Soap Myth. Directed by NJTF/HTA Founder and President Arnold Mittelman, this Off-Broadway production officially premiered on March 26th, and has been met with...
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    “Man or War,” that’s not the question

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    The jazz radio station WDNA is an institution that should make Miamians proud. The oldest public radio station in town (it was licensed in 1977), WDNA continues to bring serious and seriously good jazz, Latin jazz and world music (it has Indian and Afro-pop hours) to our airwaves. Now, currently...