“Nada Del Amor Me Produce Envidia” (“I Don’t Envy Love”), presented by Flor de un Dia, is an extraordinary one-woman play about envy and the profound black shadow of solitude that will come for us, all of us, one day.The Argentinean musical melodrama, which opened during the XXVII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami, reveals […]
Article · July 23, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
Next Friday, July 27th from 4-8 p.m., experience the inspirational power of art for free at “Discover Art! Family Festival” at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The 2nd annual Family Festival will feature art and music created by local artists. The Daniel Lewis Miami Dance Sampler at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Photo by Neil […]
Article · July 19, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
Sometimes love and marriage are monumental Sisyphean phenomenons that can often feel like rolling a boulder up Mount Everest and riding a bed on wheels down the backside ’til death do us part. Sometimes love and marriage can transform the hardest of hearts into softies and even the kindest most patient lovers into psychopaths. But […]
Article · July 16, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
It’s almost Friday and I’m in love with Big Night Little Haiti at the Little Haiti Cultural Center (LHCC). Now it’s time for you to fall in love. Big Night Little Haiti has quickly become a cultural mecca in the heart of Little Haiti that draws fans from all corners of South Florida. The festival […]
Article · July 12, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
When all else fails, dance. That’s what I do when the world seems out of whack or wacky. When I dance, everything disappears, including myself. Unfortunately, there’s always someone there to remind me that people are watching and that I should settle down.Thanks to Marie Whitman’s NOMAC (North Miami Arts Collective), I don’t ever have […]
Article · July 9, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
There’s much ado around town about off-broadway hit “The Donkey Show,” and the buzz is almost deafening. The critically acclaimed supersonic disco extravaganza, inspired by Studio 54 and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opens next week on July 13. The show will transform the Arsht Center into a 70s nightclub (mirrorball included) and pivot off […]
Article · July 6, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
Micro Theater Miami surprises with the best of theater arts in 15 minutes or less. Tucked away inside a labyrinth of salas (or office spaces) spread across the first floor of the Centro Cultural Espanol (CCE), just off 15th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, Micro Theater Miami flourishes in the shadow of the big time productions […]
Article · July 2, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
The dog days of summer may be here, but the maelstrom of cultural events coming up is dizzying. Despite the endless rain, the shows will go on. Here are some recommendations. “First Man/First Woman”: Love is a treacherous state of mind. Based on the biblical yet timeless story of Adam and Eve, this play documents […]
Article · June 28, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
In 2011 Roofless Records won a Knight Arts grant to document music and performance art in Miami. Since then Roofless has expanded beyond its record label roots and is now producing conceptual art events and concerts in movie theaters, art fairs and museums. This Wednesday, June 27th at 7 p.m., Roofless Records will transform the Museum […]
Article · June 25, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
This year the Tigertail WordSpeak team, coached by director/performer/writer Teo Castellanos and poet/educator Angela Kardos, will compete again in Brave New Voices, the Olympics of international youth poetry slam festivals.Competing across the country in the San Francisco Bay area from July 17 to 21, 2012, the Tigertail team will represent the best of Miami’s emerging […]
Article · June 21, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
…but he gave the audience a performance worth all of the stars and celestial bodies in the cosmos instead. Directed and adapted for the stage by the magical Carlos Diaz and performed by a stunningly talented and hysterical cast from Teatro el Publico in Cuba, “Caligula” was an extraordinary gender-bending stereotype-breaking theatrical performance that reinvigorated […]
Article · June 18, 2012 by Neil de la Flor