Performing Arts
Earth Day 2023
In recognition of EARTH DAY, 2022, we have curated a group of video interviews and stories from the ArtSpeak archives from prominent people in the arts, who help raise awareness and offer solutions for CLIMATE CHANGE and SEA LEVEL RISE, which are particularly threatening to Miami and South Florida.
read moreFilmmaker Phil Grabsky Presents the Arts
PHIL GRABSKY is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography.
read moreIcon Impacts Opa-Locka Teens in World Premier of Miami New Drama’s “Defacing Michael Jackson”
CHRISTINE DOLEN: “When Aurin Squire was growing up in a neighborhood near Opa-locka in the 1980s and ‘90s, the future playwright-screenwriter and his friends revered consummate entertainer Michael Jackson as the idol he was, an ever-evolving King of Pop.”
read moreThe Betsy Hotel’s Overture to Overtown
STÉPHANE DENÈVE debut concert will offer a sense of where the new NWS artistic director will lead the fellows, introducing new works that he wants to explore together with the musicians and audiences.
read moreArturo Chacón-Cruz, Internationally Renown Tenor
ARTURO CHACÓN-CRUZ (b. 1977) is a native of Sonora, Mexico. He is considered one of the top operatic tenors of his generation.He established himself as a leading man appearing in the most renowned theaters and concert halls across the globe. He has sung over 60 roles in 30 countries.
read moreMDC Live Arts’ Partnership with Urban Bush Women Comes Alive at the Historic Hampton House
CHRISTINE DOLEN: Michael McKeever is pondering big questions in Zoetic Stage’s “American Rhapsody,” a world premiere that boldly traverses more than 60 years in an extended family and an ever-evolving country.
read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month 2023
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 moreMiramar Commissioner Alexandra Davis and the Afro-Carib Festival
ALEXANDRA P. DAVIS was born in England and raised in Jamaica. She has spent most of her life in public service having worked for the Ministry of Agriculture in Kingston, Jamaica, The Capital Taxes office in London, England, and Miami- Dade County Government in Florida.
read moreJazz Trailblazer Leon Foster Thomas
LEON FOSTER THOMAS is an international jazz musician and steel pan virtuoso. His music is a blend of his Caribbean roots with the harmonic and improvisational complexities of jazz, creating a lively and eclectic meld all his own.
read morePOLITICO’s Elana Schor
ELANA SCHOR is Congress editor at POLITICO. She first joined POLITICO as an energy reporter before covering Congress during the first two years of the Trump administration, later covering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary as well as religion and politics for The Associated Press.
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