“This is not an art palace,” Howard Herring announced, his shoes gray with construction dust, his eyes intense under his hard hat. Herring took his job as president and CEO of the New World Symphony largely so he could oversee the building of “America’s orchestral academy’s” new Frank Gehry-designed campus. Some eight years later, here [...]
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The Cleveland Orchestra at the Knight Concert Hall. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) It was a close call, but the Cleveland Orchestra will be coming to Miami this Friday for its residency, after a walkout Monday threatened to scuttle a feature of seasonal musical life that has helped fill the gap for South Floridians who still [...]
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Formerly Max Fish during Art Basel weekend, and formerly PS-14 before that, BAR on 28 NE 14 Street opened (or should I say, re-opened) its doors last night with an art installation by Miami-based artist Alvaro Ilizarbe. This is part an ongoing project at this hip downtown watering hole in which every two months the [...]
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“With such a, such a, such a pretty face,” a woman’s voice taunted in the dance theater piece “Cabaret Unkempt.” The implications were clear: a woman with a pretty face should also be thin. Jennylin Duany flouted convention. As a choreographer and outsize dancer, she was beautiful in her body and in her soul. A [...]
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South Floridians shows their love of the arts 459 times in the Knight Arts Challenge’s first haiku contest. 17 was the magic number for local actor Alex Fumero, who took top prize ($500) for these 17 syllables: if picasso joined my 305 collective he would have no paint. Artist Jim Drain and writer Andres Solar [...]
Continue →South Floridians shows their love of the arts 459 times in the Knight Arts Challenge’s first haiku contest. 17 was the magic number for local actor Alex Fumero, who took top prize ($500) for his 17 syllables. Artist Jim Drain and writer Andres Solar took second and third prizes ($250 and $150), respectively. Five others received [...]
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Okay, so last Second Saturday was a bit of a bust. The cold and dismally drizzling weather managed to keep most of the crowds away, but fear not. It seems like this Saturday, January 16, the Design District area at least will be brimming with art activity anew. At Locust Projects is an ambitious solo [...]
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“Is it possible? Is there ganna be knaval this year?” a woman named Rose asked last night on the Haiti Kanaval blog. “i dont [think] we should celebrate…with all those people dying.” Rose’s message was only the second on bèlkanaval.com since the earthquake struck Port-au-Prince on Tuesday evening. The other was from a woman looking [...]
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We’re beaming with pride. Two of our 2008 Knight Arts Challenge winners topped the Herald’s annual dance year in review. Reporter Jordan Levin singled out Hialeah choreographer & director Rosie Herrera for her dance theater work commissioned by the Miami Light Project and the Miami City Ballet for its Manhattan debut and collaboration with the [...]
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Later this week, the Firebird Chamber Orchestra will take up the mantle of The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi’s deathless quartet of violin concerti that routinely rank at the top or very near it on those every-so-often lists of the world’s favorite classical pieces. Despite its enormous familiarity to one and all, I don’t recall offhand [...]
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