Performing Arts
Super Prolific Author Ben Mezrich
As of July 4th, 2025 BEN MEZRICH (b.1969) has authored twenty-eight books – major international and New York Times Bestsellers, with well over 11 million copies sold. The non-fiction genre he’s created – cinematic and unique true stories of young geniuses battling their way through the grey area between right and wrong, and succeeding at all costs
read moreDenise Blumenthal: Pioneering PBS LearningMedia
DENISE BLUMENTHAL was Director of Education at WGBH, Boston’s public television station. Under her leadership, WGBH’s Education Department in partnership with PBS launched PBS LearningMedia, an online library with more than 100,000 digital resources used by more than 1.6 million educators.
read moreNew 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.
read moreMichael 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.
read moreRachel 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.
read moreCelebrating 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.
read moreFilmmakers 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.”
read moreAndrew 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.
read moreAnita 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.
read moreWaltzing 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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