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Annie B’s Sleeper Movies

Posted by on Nov 26, 2023 in Articles, Home-Slider, Performing Arts, Reviews | Comments Off on Annie B’s Sleeper Movies

Annie B’s Sleeper Movies

ANNE BERNAYS is an author, journalist, and educator.  She is also a movie aficionado and will be reviewing “Sleeper Movies” for ArtSpeak – movies that have gone unnoticed for one reason or another, but which have struck her as worth writing about.  Look for new reviews every fortnight (or so).

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Jerry Markowitz: Teenager at the Hampton House

Posted by on Nov 23, 2023 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Jerry Markowitz: Teenager at the Hampton House

Jerry Markowitz:  Teenager at the Hampton House

The parents of JERRY MARKOWITZ owned and operated the Hampton House in Brownsville during its heyday – when major international talent like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Cab Calloway, and Sammy Davis Jr used to stay and perform there; as well as major athletes like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Althea Gibson; and activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X.

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“Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas” by Blanco & Garcia

Posted by on Nov 10, 2023 in Performing Arts, Reviews | Comments Off on “Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas” by Blanco & Garcia

“Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas” by Blanco & Garcia

“Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas,” written by Cuban-Americans Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia, is a play about a Cuban-American baker named Beatriz who has moved from Miami to Maine. The play opens at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables. On Friday, Nov. 10, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 3.

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Bill Littlefield: It’s Not Just a Game

Posted by on Nov 5, 2023 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Literary Arts, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Bill Littlefield: It’s Not Just a Game

Bill Littlefield:  It’s Not Just a Game

BILL LITTLEFIELD (b.1948) served as the host of National Public Radio and WBUR’s Only A Game program from its inception in 1993 until July 2018. He covered a wide range of mainstream as well as offbeat sports events from the United States and around the world.  Since 2018 he has been working with the Emerson Prison Initiative, teaching incarcerated men at MCI-Concord.

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Ilisa Rosal: A Lifetime in Flamenco

Posted by on Oct 31, 2023 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Ilisa Rosal: A Lifetime in Flamenco

Ilisa Rosal:  A Lifetime in Flamenco

ILISA ROSAL is a professional Flamenco Dancer, Choreographer, Artistic Director, and Founder of Ballet Flamenco La Rosa (BFLR), an International professional company dedicated to Flamenco as an ever-evolving art form.

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Stéphane Denève: The Second Artistic Director of the New World Symphony

Posted by on Oct 30, 2023 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Stéphane Denève: The Second Artistic Director of the New World Symphony

Stéphane Denève:  The Second Artistic Director of the New World Symphony

STÉPHANE DENÈVE is the new Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and will also be Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.

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Miami City Ballet’s Fall Schedule Features World Premiere by Miami Native Jamar Roberts

Posted by on Oct 16, 2023 in Performing Arts, Reviews | Comments Off on Miami City Ballet’s Fall Schedule Features World Premiere by Miami Native Jamar Roberts

Miami City Ballet’s Fall Schedule Features World Premiere by Miami Native Jamar Roberts

Miami City Ballet’s 2023-24 season premieres with “Fall Mix” on Friday, Oct. 20 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

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Soprano Cecilia Violetta López

Posted by on Oct 1, 2023 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Soprano Cecilia Violetta López

Soprano Cecilia Violetta López

CECILIA VIOLETTA LÓPEZ was named one of “Idaho’s Top 10 Most Influential Women of the Century” by “USA Today” and one of opera’s “25 Rising Stars” by “Opera News.”

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A Family of Writers

Posted by on Sep 25, 2023 in Interviews, Literary Arts, Performing Arts | Comments Off on A Family of Writers

A Family of Writers

PETER ALSON’s is the author of seven books, including the novel, “The Only Way To Play It,” and the memoirs, “Take Me to the River” and “The Vig.”
ALICE O’NEILL is a screenwriter who wrote for “Billions” on Showtime for three seasons, and has created and developed series for ABC Signature, Freeform, and Paramount Television.
EDEN ALSON is the 17 year-old author of 2 novels. Her first novel, “The Novice Twins,” was published when she was in 8th grade. Her second novel, “Far From Here,” was published in 2023.

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World Premiere of “Plague Play”

Posted by on Aug 24, 2023 in Performing Arts, Reviews | Comments Off on World Premiere of “Plague Play”

World Premiere of “Plague Play”

“Plague Play” opens the second season – all world premieres – for LakehouseRanchDotPNG. The company’s name may be a little unwieldy (it evolved from a road trip artistic director Brandon Urrutia and set designer Indy Sulliero once took), but its purpose is clearly defined and something scarce in South Florida theater: producing absurdist and experimental works.

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