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Michael Rossi: Founding Artistic Director, MMF

Posted by on Jun 10, 2025 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Michael Rossi: Founding Artistic Director, MMF

Michael Rossi:  Founding Artistic Director, MMF

MICHAEL ROSSI is the founding artistic director of the Miami Beach Music Festival (nee Miami Music Festival, 2013).  He is a musician, educator, and has conducted some of the world’s leading orchestras.

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Rachel Faro: Producer, Singer, Songwriter

Posted by on Jun 9, 2025 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Rachel Faro: Producer, Singer, Songwriter

Rachel Faro:  Producer, Singer, Songwriter

RACHEL FARO (b.1948) is a singer, songwriter, record producer, consultant and record label executive.  She is also a well-known producer of Cuban, Latin, African, jazz, blues, folk and world music recordings, and the founder and president of Ashe Records, a well-respected world music record label.

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Celebrating Juneteenth 2025

Posted by on May 30, 2025 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts | Comments Off on Celebrating Juneteenth 2025

Celebrating Juneteenth 2025

In celebration of JUNETEENTH 2025, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent people in the arts.

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Andrew Meyer: M Is for Mentor

Posted by on May 25, 2025 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Literary Arts, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Andrew Meyer: M Is for Mentor

Andrew Meyer:  M Is for Mentor

ANDREW H. MEYER (b.1948) has served as an entertainment industry executive, film producer, and educator. He has been the President of Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ A&M Films, Robert Redford’s Wildwood Productions, and Norman Lear’s Act All Productions. His films include “The Breakfast Club,” Fried Green Tomatoes,” and “Birdy.” Meyer’s memoir, “Walking in the Fast Lane,” was published in 2024.

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Filmmakers Emanuela Galliussi & Dean Ronalds

Posted by on May 4, 2025 in Home-Slider, Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Filmmakers Emanuela Galliussi & Dean Ronalds

Filmmakers Emanuela Galliussi & Dean Ronalds

EMANUELA GALLIUSSI is a self-described filmmaker — an actress, director, screenwriter, producer. DEAN RONALDS is also a multi-talented director, producer, and writer. Their most recent (2025) collaboration is the film “ZOE.”

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Anita Castiglione + Paul Posnak: A Lifetime Making Music

Posted by on Apr 20, 2025 in Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Anita Castiglione + Paul Posnak: A Lifetime Making Music

Anita Castiglione + Paul Posnak:  A Lifetime Making Music

PAUL POSNAK’S international career as a concert pianist and recording artist began as a child prodigy with a full scholarship to the Juilliard Preparatory School of Music at the age of eight. He performs frequently as duo-pianist with his wife, ANITA CASTIGLIONE whose career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and music educator began with piano studies in Massachusetts at the age of six. She has performed extensively throughout the United States.

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Waltzing with Billy Zane

Posted by on Apr 17, 2025 in Interviews, Performing Arts, Visual Arts | Comments Off on Waltzing with Billy Zane

Waltzing with Billy Zane

BILLY ZANE is an actor, filmmaker, and visual artist. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film “Dead Calm” (1989). He has since appeared in numerous films and television series and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley in the epic film “Titanic” (1997), the Phantom in “The Phantom,” (1996) and Marlon Brando in “Waltzing with Brando” (2024).

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Miami New Drama’s “Birthright” Is Full of Character Amid Plenty Of Complexity

Posted by on Apr 16, 2025 in Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Miami New Drama’s “Birthright” Is Full of Character Amid Plenty Of Complexity

Miami New Drama’s “Birthright” Is Full of Character Amid Plenty Of Complexity

Miami New Drama’s “Birthright” is like “Friends” but with a deeper meaning and Jewish identity at its core. The play tackles plenty of issues from the perspective of six friends who form alliances during a rite-of-passage trip to Israel.

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Juliet Romeo: Filmmaker, Journalist, Activist

Posted by on Apr 13, 2025 in Interviews, Literary Arts, Performing Arts | Comments Off on Juliet Romeo: Filmmaker, Journalist, Activist

Juliet Romeo:  Filmmaker, Journalist, Activist

JULIET ROMEO is an award-winning writer and director known for her dedication to bold, authentic storytelling. A Brooklyn-born Trinidadian filmmaker based in South Florida, she brings her lived experiences as a disabled Caribbean woman into her work, creating narratives that explore identity, resilience, and social justice.

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2025 Miami Film Festival Showcases Films Made in South Florida

Posted by on Apr 6, 2025 in Interviews, Performing Arts | Comments Off on 2025 Miami Film Festival Showcases Films Made in South Florida

2025 Miami Film Festival Showcases Films Made in South Florida

One of the highlights of the Miami Film Festival is the chance to see movies made right here in the 305. For the 42nd year of the festival, opening Thursday, April 3 and running through Sunday, April 13, there is an impressive array of narratives and documentaries that are produced in the MIA.

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