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    Epic percussion takes root in Miramar

    Published November 5, 2014 by

    By Steven S. Klotz, Executive Director, Embrace Music Foundation The musical journey known as Rhythms of Africa / Music Around the World has found its way back to Miramar, where 50 children from Somerset Academy, all musical novices, embrace the intricacies of African-based rhythms and the varying cultures, customs, and...
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    Choreographer Uri Sands, ready for his homecoming dance in South Miami-Dade

    Published November 5, 2014 by

    Photo courtesy TU Dance.  To dance. Uri Sands has carried that desire deep within his heart since he was a kid in South Miami-Dade. As he grew up, he transformed the great passion of his youth into a way of life. Like so many other burgeoning artists from South Florida looking for opportunities, though, he left home to find his place in the world. His talent flourished in New York, where he would meet his future wife, Toni Pierce, at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Later on they moved to the Twin Cities, where they opened the TU Dance (TU for Toni and Uri) studio and school in 2004. On Nov. 8, Uri Sands returns to South Florida as an internationally renowned choreographer and dancer for the debut of TU Dance at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. “The visit to Miami is the start of the company’s 11th season, and it’s a homecoming for me,” says Sands, who lives in St. Paul, Minn. “After that, we have our season here in St. Paul, and then we go on to a regional tour. So this is the first performance of a number of performances that will be leading up to the holiday season.”  
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    Art holds ground all over town

    Published November 4, 2014 by

    Lisa Sanditz, "If you didn't know it's the Swiss Alps, you might believe you're there;" The Girls' Club. It’s that time of the year: too much too see, too little time, only so many days in a week. November will be stuffed with openings, talks, happenings,...
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    Moore departs on the exhibition without end

    Published November 4, 2014 by

    What would happen if an art exhibition didn't come to a definitive end? Now, better yet, what would happen if a piece of art would continually change based on the interpretations of many minds across time and space? One could say that many artworks, once let loose in the public...
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    This is the time of year it gets serious

    Published November 3, 2014 by

    Now that Halloween is over, the election is around the corner and the first winter blast of the season has hit, it's time to get serious. Dig out those scarves, wool mittens and Uggs and brace for what's to come. First up, the all-important Knight Arts Challenge People's Choice Awards....
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    “The Art Fair Phenomenon”

    Published November 3, 2014 by

    Art fairs have exploded in recent decades; they attract some 70,000 artists, dealers, collectors, enthusiasts, curators and glitterati per show. Miami in particular has become a key hub as the global art world gathers there in December for Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Miami. Nick Korniloff, Show Director and...
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    Sidewalk chalking at Tattnall Square Park

    Published November 3, 2014 by

      The Sidewalk Chalk Festival at Tattnall Square Park will take place November 8. All around the world, people create public art on the pavements of society. Many years ago, sidewalk art consisted of graphics to convey messages to citizens who couldn't read. These same designs...