Performing Arts
Remembering Frank Gehry and the New World Center
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry (1929-2025) designed the New World Center (NWC), the most technologically advanced concert hall in the world, for the New World Symphony. Watch our ArtSpeak panel discussion about collaborating with Gehry to create this very special space.
read moreCelebrating Black History Month
In celebration of BLACK HISTORY MONTH, 2026, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent people in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month 2026
In celebration of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2023, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent women in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read moreYaitza Rivera: Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Comedian
Yaítza Rivera-Jiménez is a Puerto Rican director, producer, writer, actor, and comedian.
read moreDiego Salterini: Dancing from Rome to Miami
DIEGO SALTERINI (b.1966) Is the Founding Artistic Director, Dance NOW! Miami; the Artistic Director, Joffrey Italy Summer Camp; the Co-Artistic Director, Joffrey Miami Summer Camp; and on the Board of Directors, Florida Dance Education Organization (Études). Born in Rome, Italy, Salterini brings a rich international perspective to the world of dance.
read moreMaria Todaro: A Lifetime in Opera
MARIA TODARO assumed the role of General Director of the Florida Grand Opera (“FGO”) in Fall 2023 with thirty years of international experience as an arts administrator and entrepreneur, stage director, conductor, librettist, and operatic mezzo-soprano under her belt.
read moreInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day
For INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBERANCE DAY, 2026, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent Jewish writers, artists, museum and film festival directors.
read moreNicholas Griffin’s New Play — “English Only”
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN’S new play, “English Only,” is based on events in Miami in 1980, and will open at the Colony Theatre on January 29th, running through February, 13th.
read moreA Decade of the South Beach Jazz Festival with Miami Beach As Its Stage
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.
read moreGonzalo 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.
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