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    MOCAD’s staff and educational programs expand

    Published November 9, 2011 by

    By Katie McGowan, Curator of Education at MOCAD In August, Jon Brumit and I were hired as Curator of Public Engagement and Curator of Education, respectively. Charged with creating a Department of Education and Public Engagement, we spent our first two months at MOCAD researching similar departments, learning about neighboring...
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    Can arts save struggling cities?

    Published November 9, 2011 by

    By Carol Coletta, ArtPlace director Can arts save struggling cities? That’s the question Grist reporter Greg Hanscom asked in a recent article profiling the work of ArtPlace. With Knight Foundation as a founding partner and Knight Vice President/Arts Dennis Scholl serving as chairman of its Operating Committee, ArtPlace aims to...
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    Rhythms of Africa – event recap

    Published November 9, 2011 by

    By LeToya Stairs, Rhythm of Africa Music Program & 2010 Knight Arts Challenge Winner Sixty Lauderdale Lakes students recently experienced the thrill of live performance during their first ever professional show, Rhythms of Africa: Music Around the World. The show led by Master Percussionist Willie Stewart, formerly of the internationally...
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    Every picture tells more than one story

    Published November 9, 2011 by

    The quince celebration is truly a unique Miami tradition. Yes, it is a universal Latin coming-of-age recognition for girls, but Miami adds a multitude of layers. As artist Antonia Wright explored this phenomenon, she found and peeled back some of these layers. Wright...
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    Handmade sound with Bill Moriarty

    Published November 8, 2011 by

    Unlike many art openings on First Friday in Philadelphia, people this past weekend were lining up not to see anything so much, but to hear it. Mixing artist, recording engineer, sound designer and record producer Bill Moriarty has a show of sound art that just opened at Art in the...
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    Sounds of Sleepless Night 2011 – Miami Beach

    Published November 7, 2011 by

    The following post, written by Neil de la Flor, recounts the events of the Knight-funded Sleepless Night 2011, a 12-hour fete of cultural events on Miami Beach. The post orginally appeared on the Knight Arts Blog: Beneath the almost full moon at the North Shore Bandshell, Miami Lyric Opera’s breathtaking performance of “Marina,” a zarzuela by Spanish composer Emilio Arrieta set in Costa Brava, Spain, impressed the audience. Starring Hilda de Castillo, Jesse James Vargas, Diego Baner and Nelson Martinez, the cast, especially de Castillo and Martinez, powered through the performance despite the quality of the sound system, the whoosh of traffic zooming north on Collins Avenue and a small crowd of possibly drunken masquerade-mask wearing revelers, who had gathered for an impromptu sing along with the cast. FLEA Ensemble. Photo Neil de la Flor
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    On Q Productions continues to move us

    Published November 7, 2011 by

    “For The Love of Harlem” is a musical event about the human experience. This original piece of musical theater, by Jermaine Nakia Lee, is the second in On Q Productions’ “Sound of Music” season. You have four more chances this week to experience this local, live quality theater. [caption id="attachment_28030"...
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    RED: An Inside Look

    Published November 7, 2011 by

    By Neal Hecker, GableStage RED by John Logan, which is playing at the GableStage Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee, through December 4th offers an interesting and personal look at the famed Abstract Expressionist, Mark Rothko, during a period in the late 1950s. The production opened this week, but was kicked...
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    Checking in with Hayiya Dance Theatre

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    By Pilar Wilder, Hayiya Dance Theatre As always, we have had a wonderfully busy and exciting month at Hayiya! In October we performed at the first annual Jazz in the Valley (Ft. Valley). Our very own Pilar Wilder was honored as a Partner in Progress by NewTown Macon and also...
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    Sounds of Sleepless Night 2011

    Published November 7, 2011 by

    Beneath the almost full moon at the North Shore Bandshell, Miami Lyric Opera's breathtaking performance of “Marina,” a zarzuela by Spanish composer Emilio Arrieta set in Costa Brava, Spain, impressed the audience. Starring Hilda de Castillo, Jesse James Vargas, Diego Baner and Nelson Martinez, the cast, especially de Castillo and...
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    Jose A. Vincench: A Dissident Dialogue from Cuba

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    By Janet Batet, Miami Arts Journalist The act of dissent is maybe one of the most authentic exercises of democracies, being a genuine expression of the freedom that embraces society. In the case of Totalitarian regimes, the act of dissent from the central government's policies turns you into a dissident....