Performing Arts
Gonzalo Garcia: New Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet
On August 11, 2025 GONZALO GARCIA became the new Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet. He is a celebrated international artist, mentor, and arts leader whose 25-year career spans two of the most prestigious ballet companies in the United States: San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet.
read moreTania Gold: Artistic Voices
TANIA GOLD is an opera singer from Ukraine who was stranded in the U.S.A. when Russia invaded in 2022. She is the founding CEO of Artistic Voices.
read more“Literally Everyone’s Invited: An Ode to South Florida”
TOM HUDSON is WLRN’s Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent. MELODY SANTIAGO CUMMINGS is the Executive Director of O, Miami. We discuss O, Miami’s new book, “Literally Everyone’s Invited: An Ode to South Florida,” and the huge success of ZipOdes.
read moreBayfront Jazz Heads to Miami Beach with an All-Female Powerhouse Lineup
Lakecia Benjamin will be in Miami on Saturday, Nov. 22 as part of the Bayfront Jazz Days, and while the Bayfront Jazz Festival was previously held at Bayfront Park, this edition is at the Miami Beach Bandshell. It’s an all-female lineup that includes bassist Nik West, Steinway artist Connie Han, and Taishogoto musician Eva Blanche.
read moreArturo Chacón Cruz Performs at the Richard Tucker Gala
Hailing from Sonora, Mexico, winner of the 2024 International Opera Awards coveted “Readers’ Award”, Mexican-American tenor ARTURO CHACÓN-CRUZ (b. 1977) is recognized as one of the leading operatic tenors of his generation.
read moreRebecca Friedman: From History to Public Humanities
DR. REBECCA FRIEDMAN is the Founding Director of the Public Humanities Lab (PHL) and a Professor of History at Florida International University.
read moreTrailblazer Clyde Scott
CLYDE SCOTT is a director and projection designer currently based in Miami Beach, FL. He currently serves as Senior VP and Creative Director of New World Symphony Media.
read moreGloria 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.
read moreJustine Chichester Leveraging Her Platforms
“Some of my fondest memories are on the stage. From Shakespeare soliloquies while getting my BFA from Florida International University (FIU), to dancing in the musical “Chicago” at the Gusman Theatre in downtown Miami. In September 2014, however, I discovered the role I believe I was born to play. Survivor. I suffered a spinal cord injury and hydrocephalus after a fall in the rain.”
read moreBob Blumenthal: Grammy Award Winning Jazz Critic
BOB BLUMENTHAL began writing jazz criticism in 1969 while attending Harvard College. He was a contributing editor of the Boston Phoenix (1969-1989) and a contributor to The Boston Globe (1990-2002), and has also appeared in such publications as the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Down Beat, JazzTimes and Jazziz. He won two Grammy awards for best album notes for collections by John Coltrane and Miles Davis.
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