Made In Miami: ‘Forge,’ ‘Poetry City,’ and ‘An Instrumental Start’ at the 2026 Miami Film Festival
The four-day festival, opening Thursday, Jan. 8 and running through Sunday, Jan. 11, unfolds across the city’s plazas, museums, parks, and open-air stages. Free and ticketed events feature performers ranging from local acts with staying power to up-and-coming student musicians and big-name headliners.
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Gloria Estefan Is Very Busy
Miami’s Queen of Latin Pop is busier than ever. On Friday, Gloria Estefan will be seen in the new DreamWorks film, “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” as Grandma Gigi. A new musical, “Basura,” she’s co-written with her daughter, Emily, will get its world premiere in Atlanta in May, and the Spanish-language album she released in late May debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Tropical Albums chart.
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New Artistic Director at Miami City Ballet
GONZALO GARCIA, a former principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and the New York City Ballet will become Miami City Ballet’s third artistic director following the departure of Lourdes Lopez.
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“iMordecai,” starring Judd Hirsch & Carol Kane, Opens Miami Jewish Film Festival 2022
“iMordecai.”starring Judd Hirsch and Carol Kane, directed by Marvin Samel and shot in South Florida is a comedy about Samel’s father, Mordecai Samel, a Holocaust survivor from Poland with a feisty sense of humor and self-assured hubris. The film will open the Miami Jewish Film Festival 2022.
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“Opera . . . From a Sistah’s Point of View”
Angela Brown’s “The biggest misconception about opera is that it is only for an elitist audience,” Brown says. “Anyone can enjoy opera if they choose. Anyone can see themselves in the stories.” Along with the Florida Grand Opera, Brown will present two performances, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, at Miami’s HISTORIC HAMPTON HOUSE Strict COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions will be in place, including mandatory face coverings.
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