The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (SMDCAC) opens its doors for the world premiere of “The Cuban Spring,” a new play by Miami-based playwright Vanessa Garcia. Vanessa Garcia. A generational rift has emerged within the the Cuban exile community. The rigid views of the past, which to many are not rigid but a logical reaction […]
Article · September 29, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
One of the most important missions of Culture Shock Miami is to make art and cultural events affordable for young audiences. For $5 a ticket, 13-22 year-olds can attend music, theater, dance and performing arts by local presenting companies. Culture Shock Miami also offers students two-for-$5 or free admission passes to local museums, landmarks and […]
Article · September 25, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
On Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:30 p.m., Liz Ferrer will host “Spectual Sextrum,” an experimental research gathering event for her apocalyptic underwater work-in-progress, “Subaqueous.” “Spectual Sextrum.” Ferrer, who is currently artist-in-residence at Inkub8 (a Knight Arts grantee), is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist, director and founder of the art collective Southernmost Situations. Her work, informed by […]
Article · September 22, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
“Odisea” is part of choreographer Carolyn Dorfman’s The Legacy Project—her tireless exploration of the trials and traumas of the Jewish diaspora. In “Odisea,” Dorfman chronicles the persecution and odyssey (or odisea) of 23 Jewish refugees who fled Recífe, Brazil for America in 1654. Created in 2004, “Odisea” commemorates the 350th anniversary of this odyssey. Photo: […]
Article · September 18, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
This year the Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) is looking for six-word stories inspired by life in Miami. The genre is up to you: fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, romance. All you have to do is conjure up a story and submit it for the challenge. #6WordsMiami. My nonfiction #6WordsMiami story: “Concrete tunnel. Queer. Never dull. Locos.” […]
Article · September 15, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
We all sweat. It’s the body’s way of cooling us down, especially on those lovely August days in Miami when there are no clouds in the sky and the sun can have its way with us. However, for Mexico City-based artist Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda, sweat serves a higher cultural purpose. Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda. This Saturday, Locust […]
Article · September 11, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
In 2012, Forbes ranked Miami the most miserable city in America, and for some reason the article has resurfaced as if were new news. The Misery Index, developed by economist Arthur Okun, takes employment and inflation into account. Fernando Landeros. For this study, Forbes also analyzed violent crime rates, foreclosures, taxes, home prices, political corruption […]
Article · September 8, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
“High Tea” on Saturday, August 30th from 8-10 p.m. marks the conclusion of Guillermo León Gómez’s month-long residency at Inkub8 (a Knight Arts grantee). “High Tea” by Guillermo León Gómez. During his residency, Gómez has focused on his obsession with repetition, replication and consumerist culture and how those three things impact the body and/or are […]
Article · August 28, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
I founded Reading Queer to promote queer literary culture in South Florida. One way we are doing this is through our first annual Reading Queer Literary Festival, a Knight Arts grantee, which drew a large, enthusiastic crowd to its Inaugural Reading at B Bar at The Betsy hotel. Writers Jan Becker, Sandra Simonds and Julie […]
Article · August 26, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
Reading Queer. The Reading Queer Literary Festival opens this Friday, August 22nd from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the B Bar at the Betsy Hotel South Beach. Florida-based writers Julie M. Wade, Jan Becker and Sandra Simonds kick off the Inaugural reading for the first-ever queer-focused literary festival in Miami. Reading Queer (a Knight Arts […]
Article · August 21, 2014 by Neil de la Flor
There’s nothing like a 10-course meal set to a montage of romantic endings, especially when chef Tanner Gill is behind the meals. “Romantic Endings.” Next Wednesday, August 27th at the Bakehouse Art Complex, Pioneer Winter and Indiefilmclub/Film Gate Miami Interactive Festival will present “Romantic Endings,” a film-inspired event that pairs 10 of the most memorable […]
Article · August 18, 2014 by Neil de la Flor