Ayikodans rise up

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Ayikodans rise up

Published March 5, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

“Even those from whom art has been stolen away by tyranny, by poverty,” Jeanette Winterson writes, “begin to make it again ... in song, out of dust and mud.” The Arsht Center, along with Miami's community leaders, have rescued art from the aftermath of the...

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Painting a picture of art and architecture

Published March 2, 2012 by Anne Tschida

Julie Davidow's paintings are getting some much-deserved attention at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts Gallery, with the solo exhibit "archiTECTONICS." Davidow's handsome and smart art works always add to the tapestry of Miami's scene wherever they are found. At Diana Lowenstein Fine...

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Walker West Music Academy presents The American History Band Project

Published March 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy This April, Walker West Music Academy will be offering its second installment of the American History Band Project, a performance ensemble program that performs early 20th century American band music. The AHBP has a strong emphasis on music fundamentals but its main component...

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Photographer and lecturer Camille Seaman arrives at the Light Factory this March

Published March 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Dee Grano, The Light Factory The Light Factory will host renowned photographer and lecturer Camille Seaman, 2011 TED fellow and 2007 Critical Mass Monograph award winner, on Thursday, March 22 at 7pm. Seaman has agreed to host a workshop for photographers called “Finding Your Focus” Saturday, March 24 from...

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Macon Film Festival 2012

Published March 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Terrell Sandefur, Macon Film Festival “Sundance is thrilling, South by Southwest is rockin, Cannes is glamorous... but I still say that Macon Film Festival is one of the best experiences a filmmaker can have.” – Michael Dunaway, Paste Magazine [caption id="attachment_34226" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Actor Beth Grant (THE ARTIST, DONNIE...

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Tips to make your Knight Arts Challenge Miami app stand out

Published March 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

You love the arts, but you don’t have money? Looking for ways to make South Florida sunny? (Sing along to the music in the video above...we are :) You’re in luck! The Knight Arts Miami Challenge is now in its second week of accepting applications. There are lots of great...

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Artists at work

Published March 2, 2012 by EGuregian

In Alexandria, Va., an old torpedo factory has been repurposed as a cooperative artist space. In Santa Cruz, Calif., the site of a former tannery was transformed into 100 live/work spaces for artists. There’s a common thread of urban redevelopment at work. The...

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Exploring creative and open-source approaches to community development

Published March 2, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

Last Saturday, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (a Knight Arts Grantee) hosted “Initiate,” a workshop and discussion around the ways that open-source technology and collaboration can bring about change on local and international levels. The freewheeling event was emceed by Detroit rap sensation and community activist Alana “Invincible” Weaver,...

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Miami Music Project composing better lives in Little Haiti

Published March 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Enide Dufresne, Miami Music Project The students from the Little Haiti area have only been playing together for two months, but their rhythm ensemble or bucket orchestra, as they like to call it, is already producing melodies from some of the most famous pop songs on the radio. They...

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The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival – a collaborative event

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival is a two-week event featuring world-famous musicians and ensembles, alongside up-and-coming ensembles, and new in 2012, major collaborative works that benefit from a variety of artistic perspectives. Since its inception in 1993, The Great Lakes Chamber...

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The 2012 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival collaboration partner spotlight: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival In 2012 the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will partner with local organizations in order to bring to life larger and more complex performances. One organization to which the Festival will look is the local chamber music group and founding organization of...

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Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival benefactors learn about connection between music and dance

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival On Sunday, December 11 the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival held its annual benefactor appreciation event. The event echoed the Festival’s collaborative theme by featuring artistic director and pianist James Tocco, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (EDE) artistic director Laurie Eisenhower. Tocco and...

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Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival collaboration spotlight: Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival The 2012 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will tackle large and complex works by the famous 20th century Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky. One such work will be the ballet which first earned Stravinsky international fame, The Rite of Spring. The work, whose...

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Opera at the airport: Random Acts of Culture™ Miami in the news

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

Leap Day got a bit more interesting this year as the Florida Grand Opera surprised travelers at the Miami International Airport with six Random Acts of Culture™ performances. Travelers, performers and the media loved the performances. Here are a few clips from the day... Huffpost Miami called the day a...

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Inside Musicopia

Published March 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Aaron Wolf, Musicopia Musicopia is a nonprofit organization that works with approximately 100 of our region’s professional musicians to present a wealth of music education programs and it is also dedicated to restoring and improving in-school music instruction throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 the...