Articles by

Valerie Nahmad

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    We’ll leave the light on for you, but we won’t make your bed

    Published July 31, 2012 by

    By Dominique Breard, LegalArt LegalArt, Miami’s premiere residency program, is currently accepting applications for its Local and Visiting Residency Program. Deadlines are August 31 and October 1 (respectively). Please apply online or email us for more details. Responding to artists’ need for affordable space in Miami, LegalArt formed the city’s...
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    Mu Goes Into the Woods

    Published July 31, 2012 by

    By Rick Shiomi, Mu Performing Arts One of the basic premises of Mu is giving voice to Asian American culture and artists. At first glance, one might not think that our production of the musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine would serve that purpose. And yet...
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    YEPAW at EJ Thomas Hall

    Published July 31, 2012 by

    By Garrick R. Black II, Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop YEPAW’s 23rd year lands them center stage at the University of Akron’s EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall. Sunday, July 22, 2012, well over 300 young people demonstrated their amazing talents in choral music, mime, dance, step, orchestra, sign language, drum...
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    PBS showcases the Detroit arts scene

    Published July 27, 2012 by

    On July 25, the PBS Newshour featured Detroit’s arts and culture scene on its national broadcast. Rich Homberg, president and general manager of Detroit Public Television, calls the piece "a rich, interesting and very-Detroit look at some of the world-class people who create art in Detroit and take Detroit to...
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    Theater of the people, by the people, for the people

    Published July 25, 2012 by

    By Teatro del Pueblo staff Teatro del Pueblo is once again partnering with the West Side Theater Project to bring a community-based musical to the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul. Throughout the year, Teatro del Pueblo's Executive Director, Alberto Justiniano gathered stories through story circles and created an original...