In-Depth Coverage By Miami's Top Arts Journalists
Life in Miami can be a unique experience and for 107 days, the New World Symphony gathered stories via video and audio from 1,000 Miamians as part of their Project 305 initiative. Those stories come to life in the film Miami in Movements, set to music by New World Symphony and screening at the New World Center’s Wallcast Saturday, Oct.
The Florida Dance Education Organization is set to bring together both teachers and students from the dance community for their annual conference, which
Theater is in their blood, that’s how husband and wife John and Maria Rodaz would describe their road to starting Area Stage Company in 1989, making it one of Miami’s longest
Creating more than just a theater company was Paul Tei’s mission when he founded Mad Cat Theatre Company in 2000. A homegrown South Floridian (he grew up in Hollywood), Mad Cat is his vehicle for “provoking the audience to reimagine
Expanding the reach of the arts in Miami-Dade County, a groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the planned Westchester Cultural Arts Center at the entrance to Tropical Park. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Javier D. Souto, District 10, along with Michael Spring, director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and senior advisor to Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, presided over the groundbreaking ceremonies. Designed by Zyscovich Architects, the Center will be at the entrance to Tropical Park in what is now a parking lot and will be approximately 16,000-square-feet. Split into two wings, separated by the Plaza de las Americas courtyard, outdoor community events as well as performances at the Center will be held there. Rendering of Westchester Cultural Arts Center (Courtesy of Zyscovich Architects) The two wings will include: 200-seat studio theater and support spaces Multi-purpose community education wing with arts-oriented rehearsal space Classroom and staff/instructor offices Exterior plaza
Since 2010, Zoetic Stage has been presenting daring, award-winning productions garnering them widespread respect in the Miami theatre community. Award-winning because they’ve been racking up the Carbonell Awards for several years now. Calling the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts their home base since its start is beyond thrilling for founders Stuart Meltzer and Michael McKeever. Meltzer spoke to Artburst about the Zoetic journey from their start in 2010 to now. Artburst: How did Zoetic first get conceptualized and
The artistic talent that’s being nurtured in Miami and providing a never-ending stream of arts professionals is due in strong part to the many year-round and summer programs at various arts venues. In this blog post we speak with a trio of leaders from these programs to learn how their programs have grown and the talent they’ve produced: Miami Theater Center Camp Director Art Garcia, Thomas Armour Youth Ballet Executive Director Ruth Wiesen, and Rebekah
Serving as the lead cultural event during the 10-day global World Outgames Miami 2017 is Pulse Points, an artistic response to the Orlando massacre at the Pulse Nightclub last June. Billed as an experiential memorial, the four-hour event will fuse elements of dance, poetry, music, and visual arts via 49 artistic expressions in remembrance of
The audience settled in for one last time at the open-air YoungArts campus courtyard to experience “Little Boy Lost: One Child’s Story of Life Behind Bars,” the final performance in the Outside the Box Series. The evening kicked off with a powerful spoken word performance by Simbaa Gordon, the 2016 YoungArts Winner in Writing, who