“Alexander’s Hate! An American Love Story,” which debuted at the Miami Theater Center‘s Sandbox Series, explored the fine line between love and hate in a country (and world) polarized by these two illusory binaries. Christina Alexander courageously played eight characters and each character delivered a monologue that detailed their experiences with love and hate, strength and […]
Article · February 19, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Last month the Florida Grand Opera’s (FGO) production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” blew me away. FGO turned one of Mozart’s most popular and beloved operas into a spectacular living performance that was pure fun to hear and see. It was energetic, modern and hysterical. Papageno, one of the main characters, was recast […]
Article · February 14, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Miami Light Project’s Here & Now festival offered Miami theatergoers a glimpse into the creative minds of Miami-based performing artists Liony Garcia, Matthew Evan Taylor, Ivonne Batanero and Shira Abergel. The artists created works, commissioned by the Miami Light Project (a Knight Emerging Artist Series) that were simultaneously lucid and illuminating, hysterical and absurd, coherent […]
Article · February 11, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Liony Garcia’s work is ephemeral. It investigates the time and space between one body movement and the next and reveals the symbols that emerge (and vanish just as fast as they’re created). In his latest work, “In Lieu of Flowers,” to debut at Miami Light Project’s Here & Now series, Garcia hopes to craft an […]
Article · February 7, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Ivonne Batanero grew up a shy girl in a cruel world where dance became here preferred mode of communication. Through dance, Batanero reveals the world of extremes by pushing the limits of human comprehension and tolerance. She uses humor and fear to simultaneously connect and provoke the audience to see the world through her eyes. […]
Article · February 5, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Shira Abergel has wings and she plans to use them to fly over the Appalachians during Miami Light Project’s Here & Now: 2013 — a Knight Emerging Artist Series — at The Lightbox at Goldman Warehouse. During the festival, Abergel will debut “Appalachian Squall,” which is a multi-disciplinary one-woman performance inspired by the myth, legend […]
Article · January 31, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
There’s a first time for everything and Miami Light Project’s Here & Now: 2013, a Knight Emerging Artist Series, is a good place to find genesis. Miami Light Project’s Here & Now commissions South Florida based artists and provides them with space and creative license to explore new modes of performance. This year Here & […]
Article · January 28, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Peter LaBerge was just nominated for 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and may be the next Poet Laureate of the United States because anything thing seems possible from this young, energetic 2013 YoungArts Week Writing Finalist in Poetry. LaBerge’s poetry, and personality, is thoughtful and electric, intense yet luminous—and he is a senior […]
Article · January 24, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
On Thursday, January 31st from 7-8:30 p.m. at Inkub8, Victoria Marks will lead a workshop for dancers and choreographers. The workshop will facilitate a more connected and fluid conversation between intention and movement, thought and action, through a combination of moving, talking and moving together exercises. Heather Maloney. Photo by Neil de la Flor Victoria […]
Article · January 22, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Stereotypes persist. Sometimes they box us in and keep us from reaching our full potential and sometimes these boxes exist as a catalyst for creativity and innovation—even if it means destroying those stereotypes and becoming absolutely vulnerable. Multilingual slinging African American Hasidic gay hip hop artist Y-Love has broken through well-established stereotypes and his work […]
Article · January 17, 2013 by Neil de la Flor
Delma Iles is a Miami institution. She is the Artistic Director and Founder of Miami Momentum Dance Company, one of the region’s oldest dance companies, and she is also a teacher at Miami Dade College. This is where Iles shapes young, aspiring dancers into artists who help define and propel Miami’s flourishing dance scene. That’s […]
Article · January 14, 2013 by Neil de la Flor