By Kate Durnan, The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) will perform during the closing ceremonies of the 7th Annual Dance Fest Skopje on April 11, 2012 at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theater in Skopje, Macedonia. PHILADANCO’s performance will mark the first-ever performance by a major American dance company at Dance […]
Article · March 23, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Reina Chadwick, Arts & Business Council BIG NEWS: The corporate giving landscape is changing. Ok, you already know this, don’t you? We are all becoming more and more familiar with the changes in corporate giving. And as we all try to adjust to these changes, The Arts & Business Council of Miami is keeping arts […]
Article · March 23, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Naomi Fisher NY Times Magazine correspondent Johnny Misheff interviews artist Naomi Fisher as part of T Magazine’s Visiting Artists series. After a dynamic exhibition at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Fisher is now building grass roots support for WEIRD MIAMI, a project where artists lead people on cultural adventures! These projects would not have been possible without […]
Article · March 22, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Rebecca M. Gentry, YoungArts From February 22-26, 2012, YoungArts hosted YoungArts Miami, a regional program bringing together the 57 national YoungArts winners from South Florida. Across the four-day period, the students experienced master classes and interdisciplinary workshops with visiting artists including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Michael Tilson Thomas, Edward Villella, Maria Martinez-Cañas, Daniel Arsham, Roberto Juarez, and […]
Article · March 21, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Vincent Geels, The Philadelphia Orchestra I recently sat down with Youngmoo Kim, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University, to talk about the genesis of “iNotes,” the orchestral performance companion mobile app. A graduate of Swarthmore College with dual degrees in music and engineering, Youngmoo has long been fascinated by both […]
Article · March 21, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Thursday, March 15th Milkboy Philly played host to WXPN’s The Key Studio Sessions Live concert with three local bands; The Fleeting Ends, Turning Violet Violet and Chill Moody. The free event was the third live concert in the series and was recorded for videotaped for an upcoming audio profile of rapper Chill Moody. About 400 […]
Article · March 21, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Susan Jedrzejewski, McColl Center for Visual Art McColl Center for Visual Art is hosting a Gallery Reception from 6 to 9 PM on Friday, March 23, to celebrate the success of the Converge exhibition. The show highlights the conceptual visions of alumni Knight Artists-in-Residence Quisqueya Henriquez and Sonya Clark, and features the art they produced during their […]
Article · March 21, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sue Arrowsmith, Pig Iron Philadelphia-based Pig Iron Theatre Company will take South Florida by storm for the first time with their OBIE-winning quirky melodrama Chekhov Lizardbrain at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Mar. 23 – 24, at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach, 1040 Lincoln Road. Presented by Miami Dade College’s (MDC) MDC Live! Performing Arts Series, Chekhov Lizardbrain is a unique blend of […]
Article · March 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Kristin Korolowicz, Bass Museum of Art This week at the Bass Museum of Art artist Jillian Mayer will have a new collaborative project on view. Mayer’s practice investigates the intersections between art, media, entertainment and pop culture. She is best known for her successful viral video projects, which are intended to circulate in both the […]
Article · March 20, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Community Supported Art Detroit is an exciting new model of investment that supports artists in the creation of new work, while establishing relationships with local art supporters, collectors, and patrons like you. As a valued art supporter, you have been invited to a special pre-sale of shares for the inaugural edition of Community Supported Art […]
Article · March 19, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
On Feb 19, 2012, The Miami Music Project, the Frost School of Music and the Cuban Classical Ballet surprised shoppers at Bayside Marketplace with a Random Acts of Culture™ cultural bonanza. Performances included Swan Lake, West Side Story and Don’t Mean a Thing. Enjoy the video above. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? […]
Article · March 16, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad