The following is cross-posted from KnightArts.org If you want to see the future of the arts in America, YoungArts Week will give you a glimpse into that future. This year, 152 of America’s brightest young artists from the visual, literary and performing arts are participating during YoungArts Week. And, it’s all taking place in Miami. During this […]
Article · January 12, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
If you want to see the future of the arts in America, YoungArts Week will give you a glimpse into that future. This year, 152 of America’s brightest young artists from the visual, literary and performing arts are participating during YoungArts Week. And, it’s all taking place in Miami. During this week-long event, these talented […]
Article · January 12, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
“There will be a swan, a prince, a robot, sexual behavior and two chairs. Sometimes, all at once,” says Wally Cardona and Jennifer Lacey, the artists behind the performance “Tool is Loot.” And let’s be honest, who hasn’t wanted to attend a concert juxtaposing these elements? Sexual behavior and swans may be cliché, but include […]
Article · January 9, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
Last month, just before the holidays, I spoke with Dance NOW! Miami founders and creative directors Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten about Miami Open Stage, their new quarterly open stage series showcasing local talent at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The concept for Miami Open Stage comes from Salterini and Baumgarten’s decade-plus creative collaboration and […]
Article · January 5, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
We glide with ease through our homes. Run up and down stairs and across football fields without hesitation. Play catch with the kids. Some of us even hula hoop our hearts out whenever we get the chance. But each movement is a gift we sometimes take for granted. During the week of Jan. 23 through […]
Article · January 2, 2012 by Neil de la Flor
On Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 at 8 p.m., Books & Books (Coral Gables) hosts WordSpeak — Tigertail’s teen spirited, high-octane spoken word project, book launch and performance reading that is both fun and educational. Showcasing the creative energy of the teen mind, WordSpeak encourages teens to do more than just speak out and speak up. […]
Article · December 22, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
A reinterpreted and intimately produced version of the classical French opera, “Carmen,” opens next month at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center on Jan. 5 and 6, 2012 at 8 p.m. Choreographed by Tomas Mazuch, artistic director of Ballet Etoile, this version of “Carmen” takes its inspiration from the original novella by Prosper Mérimée and focuses […]
Article · December 19, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
…what it would be like to be an elf employed by Macy’s during the rush and push of the holidays season, then see the sharp-as-razorblades satire “Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris. This off-kilter show for mature audiences (beware of foul language), produced by Zoetic Stage and adapted by Joe Mantello, stars the fabulous Carbonell Award […]
Article · December 15, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Dance NOW! Miami and the Little Haiti Cultural Center hosted the first Miami Open Stage, an ongoing series of open-format performances dedicated to promoting and nurturing the works of emerging and established South Florida-based choreographers. Last Friday’s event featured works-in-progress and complete works by Diego Salterini, Constance McIntyre, Pioneer Winter, Hannah Baumgarten and Christine Beggs. […]
Article · December 12, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Cultivating experimental and hybrid performance artists in Miami is a challenge, but not at Inkub8. With so much talent — despite the limited funding, performing space and time—the Wynwood-based organization has consistently nurtured Miami’s emerging artists and their new hybrid modes of expression. After winning a $50,000 Knight Arts Challenge grant, the incubating process will […]
Article · December 8, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
On Dec. 10, 2011 at 7 p.m., Miami Open Stage, a combined effort of Dance NOW! Miami and the Little Haiti Cultural Center (LHCC), will feature new work and works in progress by South Florida choreographers Christine Beggs, Constance McIntyre, Sandra Portal-Andreu, Pioneer Winterand Dance NOW! One of the main goals of the evening is […]
Article · December 5, 2011 by Neil de la Flor