By Elizabeth Shannon, Knight Curatorial Fellow at Bass Museum of Art I have been reflecting on my previous twelve months of activities, as many people do when one year wanders off into the sunset and another one bursts onto the scene. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on a number of exciting projects (with […]

Cross-posted from The Sundance Institute Blog By Kamal Sinclair, New Frontier Senior Manager Sundance Institute, in collaboration with the Miami Filmmaker’s Collective, is launching the inaugural New Frontier Flash Lab in Miami (FL) next month. Through our deep investment in projects that are evolving the field of storytelling, New Frontier has gained valuable knowledge about […]

By Sue Arrowsmith, Miami Dade College Back by popular demand, Miami Dade College’s MDC Live Arts presents a powerful performance by trailblazing choreographer Nora Chipaumire. This time, Chipaumire brings Miriam, a stunning dance tribute to the life of South African singer and freedom fighter Miriam Makeba. The performances will take place Friday and Saturday, Jan. […]

By Rodney Dickson, AIRIE fellow Coming to work in The Everglades National Park has been wonderful. First thing, leaving freezing New York in January and coming here to the sun is great and the park has been an endless inspiration for my work. Dawn through the pine trees at the studio, dusk over Flamingo Bay, […]

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer This season alone, he is scheduled to perform with 20 orchestras on three continents. He is expected in Paris and just played in Munich, but he calls from Berlin, elated after performing Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto with the Philharmonie, and exclaims, “I can’t wait to see the Miami […]

By Arnold Mittleman, National Jewish Theater Foundation International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27th 2014 will be highlighted by the launch of the filmed version of the play The Soap Myth by Jeff Cohen via streaming and download from Digital Theatre of London. That same day will mark its premiere broadcast on PBS affiliate WPBT South […]

By Emily Parkinson, Miami City Ballet Performing Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat has been a new experience for our dancers and audiences alike. As the first Duato work in our repertoire, the grounded, lyrical choreography danced barefoot to the soulful music of Maria del Mar Bonet has certainly stretched our dancers boundaries. For our audiences, this […]

By Miles A. Coon, Palm Beach Poetry Festival The 10th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 20-25, 2014. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, Delray Beach,  features Nine Poetry Workshops (now full) and Fifteen public events including evening readings and performances, afternoon talks and  panel discussion by Thirteen of […]

By Elizabeth Shannon. Knight Curatorial Fellow Bass Museum of Art The ArtCenter/South Florida’s Richard Shack Gallery has been looking rather unusual for the last few months. For visitors (such as myself) who had not been into the gallery space before, it took a few moments to realize that something strange was going on. Upon entering, […]