By Adia Greenhauff, Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is 50 dancers strong for the 2014-2015 season, gracing the stage with eight new dancers on the company roster, including four 2014 graduates from MCB School. The School graduates joining the corps de ballet this year are Ellen Grocki from Damascus, Maryland; Alex Manning from State […]
Article · September 23, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
This week, South Florida’s WLRN Channel 17 will premiere its new documentary “Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound,” which explores the early days of soul music in Florida, the era’s pioneers and their contributions to American music. The movie documents the life of Deep City, the state’s first black-owned record label, based in […]
Article · September 22, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter E. Leggett, Walker West Music Academy After moving into the new Walker West facility at 760 Selby in June 2014, one of the most anticipated programs for Walker West faculty and staff was the 2014 Summer Music Enrichment Program. The Summer Music Enrichment Program is the Academy’s annual summer day camp. The program […]
Article · September 20, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Monica Peña, Miami Beach Cinematheque Miami Beach Cinematheque is excited to welcome dedicated cinephiles and curious newcomers to our third evening of Speaking in Cinema on Wednesday, September 24th at 7pm. Speaking in Cinema, a Knight Arts Challenge winner, celebrates the art of cinema by inviting filmmakers and film critics to engage in conversation […]
Article · September 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Deborah Mitchell, AIRIE Knight Arts Foundation finalist AIRIE (Artists in Residence in Everglades) kicks off the season with the 3rd stop in its traveling exhibition highlighting artists from its program. Co-curators Sybille Welter and Jill Lavetsky offer an overview of the dynamic works which have resulted from artists in varying disciplines spending one month […]
Article · September 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Carol Coletta, vice president of community and national initiatives at Knight Foundation Deborah Cullinan Can a major art institution lead a city in the exploration of its most urgent economic and community development questions? If you talk to Deborah Cullinan, executive director of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the answer you get […]
Article · September 15, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer What was the expression on Albert Einstein’s face when Bronislaw Hubermann let him play his überfamous Stradivarius? Was it a historic moment? The product of wishful thinking? An event that never happened even if a photo suggests it did? In any case, the ecstatic look attributed to the […]
Article · September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Logan McSwain, Charlotte Ballet On September 27 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, Charlotte Ballet’s Corps de Ballet presents Pointe the Way. The evening of cocktails, great food, live music, dancing and a variety of exciting auction items benefits Reach, Charlotte Ballet’s nationally recognized outreach […]
Article · September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Arts Detroit Challenge winners Detroit House Guests scored a bit of media attention this week as VICE’s Kim Taylor Bennett reviews a recent performance at Moogfest. Watch the video above for a sneak peak and click here to read the complete review.
Article · September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Philly Pigeon co-founder Jacob Winterstein With support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Philly Pigeon was able to fly five poets and a coach to the National Poetry Slam (NPS) in Oakland California From August 5th-9th. A poetry slam is a competition between poets performing original work judged by five […]
Article · September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Julie Travers, Arts & Business Council of Miami Recognizing the booming enthusiasm for the arts in Miami, it is wonderful to feature dance change makers like Gentry Isaiah George in our new blog forum. Born in Miami Gentry’s local roots run deep. He began his artistic studies with Linda Agyapong at the Community Book […]
Article · September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad