Performing Arts
‘American Rhapsody,’ Michael McKeever’s New Play for Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center
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 moreReview: “We Will Not Be Silent” at Gablestage
CHRISTINE DOLEN: “Imagine this: You are a key part of a student group advocating nonviolent resistance to a brutal government. A true believer sees you scattering pamphlets in support of your cause, and you’re immediately arrested. Within five days, you have been interrogated, convicted and executed.”
read moreJohann Zietsman: Making a Difference at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
JOHANN ZIETSMAN assumed the role of President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in 2018.
read moreAnnette Insdorf: A Passion for Cinema
ANNETTE INSDORF is an internationally renowned educator, and author of several cinema-related books, including “Francois Truffaut, Indelible Shadows: Film and Holocaust,” “Philip Kaufman,” “Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has,” and “Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes.” She is a Professor in the Graduate Film Program of Columbia’s School of the Arts and served as Director of Undergraduate Film Studies for 27 years.
read more“Ocean Filibuster,” a Theatrical Wake-Up Call on Climate Change
“OCEAN FILIBUSTER” is a work of multimedia immersive theater playing Saturday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 20 inside the Carnival Studio Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Carnival Studio Theater.
read moreLauren Fisher: Emmy Award-Winning Animator + Creative Director
LAUREN FISHER is a designer, animator and director with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment and sports industry. She specializes in creating visually arresting content that experiments with animation, live-action and emerging technologies to tell compelling stories and delight audiences. In 2018 she developed a pilot for a short-form docuseries called Greatness Code with Religion Of Sports, which was picked up by Apple TV and won an Emmy for animation.
read moreMichael Linville: Musician, Dean of Instrumental Performance at New World Symphony
Pianist, percussionist, conductor, arranger and educator, MICHAEL LINVILLE is currently the New World Symphony’s Dean of Chamber Music and Fellow Development, programming and coaching chamber music concerts throughout the Symphony’s 35-week season.
read moreSusan Westfall: Playwright + Founder of City Theatre
Miami native SUSAN WESTFALL is a playwright and co-founder of City Theatre in Miami, Florida (which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022), home of Summer Shorts — a festival of 10 short (i.e. 10 minute) theatrical productions.
read moreFilmmakers Rose Tucker + Matthew Salleh
ROSE TUCKER AND MATTHEW SALLEH are a Brooklyn, NY-based director/producer team named Urtext Films that has created award-winning films, and award-winning commercials. They are focused on honest and authentic content, with a global and cinematic scope. Rose Tucker is a producer, sound recordist, and editor. Matthew Salleh is a director, cinematographer, and editor.
read moreDr. Jose L. Dotres: Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
DR. JOSE L. DOTRES is the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the fourth-largest school district in the nation with over 40,000 employees and 330,000 students.
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