Category: Dance

Dance School Open House Free Amazing Classes and Performances 5/22/11

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Dance School Open House – FREE Amazing Classes and Performances!!!
May 22, 2011, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Art of Bellydance Studio and Boutique
1431 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.artofbellydanceflorida.com

Art of Bellydance Studio, South Florida’s Premier Mid-Eastern dance school, invites you to experience and sample our variety of classes and enjoy a spectacular dance showcase, all in one afternoon at absolutely no charge! Our inspiring sample classes will include Bellydance, Dances of India (Bollywood and more), Zumba, Pilates, and much more! Guests will enjoy an amazing Middle Eastern dance show by many of the most talented international performers and certified instructors in South Florida: Francesca, Roshana, Alexandra, Montserrat, and Kristina to name a few.

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, snacks & refreshments, raffles, and lots of dancing…experience the “Art of Bellydance” our way!

Dance Critics Panel and Brazz Performance 5/5/11

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Thursday, May 5 at 7PM
Miami Beach Botanical Garden,
2000 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach
Admission Free for both events

This Week At The Miami Dance Festival Delma Iles Director Critics’ Roundtable Panel Discussion & Brazz In Brazz Out: Informal Performance by Brazz Dance Theater

Cordel performed by Brazz Dance

Noted writer and dance historian Dr. Andrea M. Seidel (Florida International University) will moderate a panel discussion with audience interaction that focuses on how critics look at and write about dance, the criteria they use, responsibilities when writing about dance in a young arts community, and audiences.
Critics include: Celeste Fraser Delgado from the Knight Arts Blog, Orlando Taquechel from El Nuevo Herald, and Annie Hollingsworth from the newly launched Artburst media service.

Immediately after the panel discussion, join Brazz Dance Theater, Artistic Director Augusto Soledade, in an informal showing of a new work in progress, Cordel. Soledade will comment on his creative process, and field questions from the audience, as well as seek feedback on the choreography to date.

For information call: 305-858-7002/305-673-7256
www.momentumdance.com

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV Reel-to-Reel 5/7/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: Reel-to-Reel
Featuring Adrian Knight and Nicole Martinez
May 7, 2011 at 8PM
Pre-concert Dorbot talk: 7PM.
FREE
GAB Studio
105 Northwest 23rd Street
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Season4/season4.html

Our final Spring event will feature an up and coming Swedish composer Adrian Knight and Miami-own Nicole Martinez. The evening will feature vintage reel technologies, digital sound and video. Do not miss the pre-concert Dorkbot talk!

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami La Fille Mal Gardee Premiere Performance 5/14-15/11

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The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami’s “La Fille Mal Gardee” Premiere Performance
Saturday, May 14, 2011. 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2011. 5:00 p.m.
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater.
1700 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets by phone: 1.800.745.3000
Theater box office: 305.673.7300

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Artistic Director Pedro Pablo Peña and American Airlines will present the premiere of the full length ballet La Fille Mal Gardee starring Cuban Principal Dancers Lorena Feijoo and Rolando Sarabia / Fernanda Oliveira and Arionel Vargas from the English National Ballet (dancing in Miami for the first time), with fabulous sets and costumes from the Russian Grand Kirov performance and also “Paquita Suite.”

La Fille Mal Gardee is a full length French ballet in two acts with choreography and libretto by Dauberval. It is one of the most perfectly constructed ballets of the 20th century, with its seamless mix of humor and tenderness, classical dance, and mime. There will be a short lecture about the history of classical ballet before the performance. A Question and Answer session will follow the performance for students to interact with professional dancers and learn to appreciate this form of art motivating them to attend ballet performances in the future.

Founded in January 2006, The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami�s main objective of showcasing recently exiled Cuban principal dancers as well as those already residing in Miami. Its mission is to promote and preserve the spectacular tradition of the world renowned school of Cuban classical ballet; to develop future career classical dancers; and to ensure that the organization achieves an international reputation as one of the preeminent ballet companies in America. The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami represents the true essence of the classical ballet, and wishes to be recognized nationally and internationally for its high technical standards, artistic integrity and unwavering commitment to present the very best in classical ballet.

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami has developed a relationship with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Knight Foundation to participate in their educational initiative giving students a cultural field experience. More than 2,000 children from grade 7 will experience La Fille Mal Gardee full-length ballet dress rehearsal on May 13, 2011 at the theater.
The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami

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Metamoto Dance Forum 5/11-12/11

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Metamoto: Dance Forum
Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 PM
New World Center
500 17th Street
South Beach, FL
FREE, ticket required

Choreographers Letty Bassart and Yara Travieso join Fellows of the New World Symphony and music by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Jerome Begin for two special evenings of music and dance.

Click here to view the Metamoto blog for more information.

Click here to reserve your seats.

YoungArts Florida Celebration 2011 5/15/11

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YoungArts Florida Celebration 2011
May 15, 2011, 1:00 pm
New World Center
500 17th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
More Information.

For the first time ever, this year’s YoungArts winners from across the state of Florida and alumna Yara Travieso, 2005 Winner in Dance, will be sharing the stage to bring you YoungArts Florida Celebration 2011– a FREE public performance hosted at master architect Frank Gehry’s newly built New World Center which will showcase how collaboration across disciplines can strengthen an artist’s work.

The event will begin with the 2011 YoungArts Florida winners showcasing their work through a collaborative multidisciplinary performance and exhibition using dance, film, music, voice, jazz, theater, visual art and photography. Afterwards, YoungArts alumna Yara Travieso will showcase her newest dance collaboration, SET, which will be premiered at the New World Center on May 11, and provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at production by premiering a short documentary.

By watching two generations of alumni to perform, the audience will discover how collaboration can offer an artist the opportunity to step out of his comfort zone and strengthen and expand his artistic craft.

In order to reserve tickets, interested guests must either reserve their tickets through the New World Center event page, call the New World Center box office at (800) 597-3331, or visit the New World Center box office during the following hours:
•Monday to Friday- 10 am to 5 pm
•Weekday Concert Days- 10 am to concert intermission
•Saturday and Sunday Event Days- 12 pm to concert intermission

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: SYCOM. Systems Complex for the Recording and Performing Arts 4/30/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: SYCOM. Systems Complex for the Recording and Performing Arts

Featuring music by composers from University of South Florida
April 30, 2011 at 8PM
FREE
GAB Studio
105 Northwest 23rd Street
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Season4/season4.html

Tonight we are presenting University of South Florida professors Paul Reller and Baljinder Sekhon with their undergraduate and graduate students in an event of live electronic music. The program will feature new works for various programming environments and hardware technologies.

Flash Mob Tango Performance in the Plaza and En Route Pour Aix-En-Provence 5/6/11

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Gallery Night at Coral Gables Museum
May 6th, 7:30pm
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

the Museum hosts a Flash Mob Tango Performance in the Plaza by www.theshimmyclub.org.

“En Route Pour Aix-En-Provence”:
an exhibition of photographs by Alice Goldhagen,
taken in Aix-en-Provence, France and surrounding areas. Aix-en-Provence has been a sister city to Coral Gables since April 23, 1997. Alice Goldhagen is a Coral Gables-based visual artist, photographer and art educator. For over twenty-five years she has traveled extensively throughout the French countryside and beautiful cities, capturing the essence of the character and spirit of France in her photographs. Her images feature details of buildings, doorways, markets, local color, and various unique forms that can be found only in France.

Dance Now Performs in Coconut Grove 4/17/11

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This Week At The Miami Dance Festival
Sunday, April 17 at 3PM
Coco Plum Women’s Club
1375 Sunset Drive
Coral Gables, Fl 33143

Dance Now! Presents a moving dance concert at the historic women’s club featuring Drawing Circles, Director Diego Salterini’s homage to MiMo Architecture. Presented in conjunction with Dade Heritage Days, the program reflects the MiMo theme of Dade Heritage Days

Tickets: $20/$10 (Cash or check only at the venue) Online Ticketing: www.momentumdance.com
For Information Call: 305-858-7002

The Miami Dance Festival continues until May 15.

The Galleria Spring for the Arts April 9 Performances 4/9/11

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Sat., April 9, 2011
Broward Dance Academy from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (in front of Macy’s)
Nest of Living Arts from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (in front of Macy’s)
Young at Art Children’s Museum from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (adjacent to Dillard’s upper level)
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
2414 E. Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Free

Jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance performances by the Broward Dance Academy, plus spoken word and dance performances by Nest of Living Arts and a month-long art exhibition, “Look Who’s Living in the Trees,” from Young at Art Children’s Museum.

The Galleria’s “Spring for the Arts” will unite Broward’s diverse array of arts groups from April 2 through April 30. The arts celebration was created to educate, inspire and motivate the community to embrace the arts. Spearheaded by The Galleria, this month-long program will provide a platform for local arts groups to promote their organizations, plus raise funds for Funding Arts Broward, which provides grants to further the arts in our community.

Life Is Art Boca Center South Florida Artist Fair 4/30/11

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Life Is Art Boca Center South Florida Artist Fair

Visual Arts, Fashion, Music, Performance and More!
www.lifeisartfest.org

April 30, 2011
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
Show is rain or shine.

Shops at Boca center
5150 Town Center Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33486
www.bocacenter.com
With major support by StarMar Events

Media Coverage:
Christine Najac, Fort Lauderdale Restaurant Events Examiner
South Florida Weekend Getaways
South Florida Food and Wine weekend highlights
Shopping Insider Dalia Colon

Life Is Art and the Shops at Boca Center bring you a wonderful day of arts and entertainment. Dozens of south Florida artists are joined by live music, fashion shows and even a circus performance! Sample wine and bubbly while enjoying a day of shopping and culture. All this for free!

Live Music by Krisp
SoMeTiMeS Y via Motivational Edge
Music Ambiance by DJ James
Vintage Fashion by Fab C. Productions
Wine Sampling by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Live Performance by Rainbow Circus
Poetry Reading by Renda Writer

FEATURED ARTISTS
Adriana Bottary
Elisabetta Fantone
Kurt Merkel
Dianne Romero Buitrago
Mahesh Patel
Melanie Camp
Nathalie Ramirez
Bhavna Bhen
Sri Prabha
Benny Angene
Karina Luna
Maria Alquilar
Victor Madero
Juancarlos Bravo
Josette Doyle Redwolf
Natalia Oblitas
Anne Marie Brown
Nathan Delinois
Tashmeha Ignacio
Dei Demezier
Jessie Trinchard
Jeannette Garcia
Regina Veedell
Kathy Hunt
Vince Herrera
Alexander Pavlov
Rainer Lagemann
Emilio Hector Rodriguez
Carlos Serra
Nora Meyer
Angeline-Marie Martinez
Anthony Burks
Carlos G. Scott
Elizabet Chacon
Felicia Warren
Julio Bordas
Lorie Setton
Monique Wegmueller
Rose Virginia Miller

10:00am-11:00am: DJ James
11:00am-11:30am: Rainbow Circus
11:30am-12:00pm: DJ James
12:00pm-12:30pm: Fab C Fashion Show/Concert
12:30pm-1:00pm: DJ James
1:00pm-1:45pm: Motivational Edge – SoMeTiMeS Y
2:00pm-2:45pm: Motivational Edge – SoMeTiMeS Y
3:00pm-3:30pm: Rainbow Circus
3:30pm-4:00pm: Poetry by Renda Writer
4:00pm-4:30pm: Fab C Fashion
4:30pm-5:30pm: DJ James
5:30pm-7:00pm+: KRISP

The Shops at Boca Center is a luxury shopping and fine dining destination filled with interesting boutiques and delicious restaurants. Life Is Art is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the south Florida art community. For more information, visit www.lifeisartfest.org.

Miami bellydancers come together to help bring joy and recovery to an island in Africa 4/10/11

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Miami bellydancers come together to help bring joy and recovery to an island in Africa.
April 10, 2011, 7:00pm
Art of Bellydance Studio
1431 Alton road
2nd Floor
Miami Beach FL 33139
www.artofbellydanceflorida.com

Miami bellydancers come together to help bring joy and recovery to an island in Africa.
Studio party and fundraiser at the Art of Bellydance Studio in Miami Beach

Admission:$15
Contact: Alexandra Lenis (305) 695-8720 / (305)525-0074
alexandralenis@yahoo.com

This story spans 21 years and two continents.
On April 10, 1990, a belly dancer Tamalyn Dallal opened the Mid Eastern Dance Exchange, which was the only dance school in South Beach. It was her birthday. little did she know that that studio would spawn international dance stars who would tour the world; including Bellydance Superstars Amar Gamal and Bozenka, plus many more who opened bellydance schools around the globe. Ms. Dallal became well known too, and has left Miami Beach to travel the world teaching bellydance to women from China to Patagonia. One of the popular yearly events, which took place from 1994 to 2007, was an outdoor bellydance festival on Lincoln Road called “Orientalia”. otientalia has also gone global and been produced in Argentina and Hong Kong.

Tamalyn Dallal is also a writer and burgeoning film maker. In the most recent of her three books, entitled “40 Days and 1001 Nights” she traveled to five Muslim countries and lived in each one for forty days. One of the places she lived in was Zanzibar, an island of the coast of mainland Tanzania (East Africa). On this beautiful island she found thousands of heroin addicts. Unbeknownst to her, the young man who was helping her find her way was also an addict.

There were no rehab programs in the entire region. Most people thought that recovery was impossible and that many from this generation were lost forever. But this young man went to a recovery program in Kenya, then came home to Zanzibar and opened his own program. He now has five recovery houses and a sixth on the way. He has helped hundreds of addicts find hope and sobriety.

In July, 2011, fourteen bellydancers from around the world will go to Zanzibar to take a dance workshop and cultural tour with Tamalyn Dallal and her famous protoge, Bozenka. During this time, Tamalyn Dallal and friends will present the Orientalia Festival in a historic Arab fort in Zanzibar. This festival will benefit the drug rehabilitation homes and people will be able to come and learn how their sons can also recover from addiction. It is a festival of hope.

The studio party/performance, on April 10th in Miami Beach will feature 20 bellydancers, including Tamalyn Dallal. Funds raised will go toward producing the Orientalia festival in Zanzibar…Dancing to help Zanzibar become drug free.

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV Acoustic Rendezvouz 4/8/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: Acoustic Rendezvouz
Featuring Mari-Liis Pakk, violin and Jason Calloway, cello
Works by Kyle Bartlett, Toshio Hosokawa, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Matthias Pintscher and Iannis Xenakis
April 8, 2011 at 8PM
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Season4/season4.html
FREE

To change things a bit, our event tonight will feature acoustic music performed by two young new music masters currently residing in Miami.

Mari-Liis Pakk, violinist, is one of the leading Estonian artists of her generation and has appeared at festivals around the world. Among her recent appearances have been those at the Red Sea Festival in Eilat, Israel and at Carnegie Hall. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist and Temple universities.

Jason Calloway, cellist, is currently a member of the Banff Award-winning Amernet String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University. A devoted advocate for new music, he has worked extensively with Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble InterContemporain across Europe and has given hundreds of premieres by composers as diverse as Birtwistle, Carter, and Lachenmann. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the University of Southern California.
The duo of Mari-Liis Pakk and Jason Calloway is pleased to present this diverse program of works being heard for the first time in Miami, as partners both in music and in life.

With the support of Foundation of Emerging Technologies and Arts, Harold Golen Gallery, SCFA and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

The Ugly Duckling Free Concert for Kids 4/2/11

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Momentum Dance Company Artistic Director Delma Iles Presents Program IV of the Coral Gables Library Series
The Ugly Duckling
A Miami-Dade Public Library System Storytelling Festival Event
Saturday, April 2 at 11:00 AM
Coral Gables Public Library
3443 Segovia Street
Telephone 305-460-5600

Everyone feels sometimes as though they don’t fit in. This is the case for the Ugly Duckling, who is awkward, the wrong color, the wrong size, and definitely not the model duckling in the family. In spite of these challenges, she perseveres through many adversities, only to find that she is not a duck at all – but a beautiful swan. Hans Christen Andersen’s folk take is just as relevant for kids today as it was 200 years ago. Momentum’s dancers waddle, preen, swim, and finally fly in this tale of finding oneself! For ages 4-10 and their families.

Miami Dance Festival Opens 4/2/11

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Momentum Dance Company
Artistic Director Delma Iles
Presents
The Miami Dance Festival 2011
April 2 to May 15

Schedule of Events

Tickets for all ticketed events are available online.
For Festival information call: 305-858-7002 or the event venue.

April 2 at 8PM & April 3 at 3PM
Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, World Premiere of Cesar y Cleopatra
Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach 33139
Ballet Flamenco La Rosa presents the World Premiere of Cesar y Cleopatra by award winning choreographer Ilisa Rosal. George Bernard Shaw’s classic play is taken into a new realm of expression in this Flamenco dance/drama with guest artists from Spain.
General admission tickets: In advance $25/ Students $15/ Seniors $20. At the door: $30/ Students $20/ Seniors $25 For information contact PAN, Performing Arts Network at 305-899-7730 or panmiami@aol.com, and Ballet Flamenco La Rosa at 305-899-7729 or rosalpanmiami@aol.com.

April 8 at 8PM
Florida Dance Theater in INNOVATIONS
Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Lakeland based Florida Dance Theater under the Artistic Direction of Carol Krajacic-Erkes last performed at the Miami Dance Festival to critical and audience praise in 2008. Highlights of the contemporary dance performance include two new works by the company directors. Fallen Angel, choreographed by Krajacic-Erkes and set to original music by Leonard Levash, is a dark, moving piece about the struggle with outside influences. Red Moon, choreographed by Associate Director and Resident Choreographer Ferdinand DeJesus, is inspired by an idea that when inhabitants of the Earth see a lunar eclipse, astronauts on the moon would be bathed in red light and experience a solar eclipse.
General admission tickets: $20/ Students & Seniors $15
For tickets and information call 305674-1040 or 305-858-7002

Florida Dance Theater in Innovations
April 17 at 3PM
Dance Now Ensemble Performs in Dade Heritage Days Event
Coco Plum Women’s Club, 1375 Sunset Drive, Coral Gables, Fl 33143
Dance Now! presents a moving evening of dance at the historic women’s club in conjunction with Dade Heritage Days featuring Drawing Circles, Director Salterini’s homage to Mimo Architecture in the theme of Dade Heritage Days.
Tickets: $20/$10 (Cash or check only at the venue) For Information Call: 305-975-8489 or 305-858-7002

April 20 at 7:30 PM
Festival Film Night at Miami Beach Cinematheque
Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor South
CALIGULA, a high definition ballet presented in collaboration with Emerging Pictures
From the Paris Ballet, Paris, France, Composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Choreographed by Nicolas Le Riche
CAST:
Caligula: Stéphane Bullion
Lune: Clairemarie Osta
Mnester: Nicolas Paul
Chaerea: Aurélien Houette
Incitatus: Mathias Heymann
Caesonia: Eleonora Abbagnato
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION: Caligula is Danseur Étoile Nicolas Le Riche’s first choreography for the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, and is one of the most interesting and experimental productions in years. Intrigued by the complex and troubling personality of the Roman emperor, the choreographer evokes the torments of a frail man capable of loving the moon and idolizing his horse, a man impassioned by theater and constantly playing a role himself. Nicolas Le Riche overturns clichés and embarks upon an intimate exploration of a rich and complex personality. Built in the style of Racine’s tragedy, the ballet is structured in five acts, three scenes with four pantomime interludes. The story conforms to the rule of the three units of time, place and action. Accompanied by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, which illustrates the irremediable passage of time, the dance, in all its depth and energy, translates the poetry and the violence inherent in a life consumed at lightning speed by excess. Running time: 1 hr 24 minutes, no intermission.
The screening of Caligula is preceded by a discussion on the French style of ballet.
$16 General Admission/ $15 Miami Dance Festival and MBC Members
For information and ticketing contact: (305) 67-FILMS (673-4567) www.MBCinema.com

April 29 at 7 PM
Dance Now! and Little Haiti Cultural Center Present: Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights
Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137
A preview of the upcoming season finale at the Byron Carlyle featuring audience favorites from the 2010/11 season including work of renowned West Coast Choreographer Tandy Beal.
Tickets: $20/$10 (Cash or check only at the venue)
305-960-2967/305-975-8489 or 305-858-7002

May 1 at 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM
Dance Now! And the Bass Museum of Art present: EKPHRASIS2: More Art from Art as part of Miami Museum Month
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139-1756
Dance Now! returns to the Bass Museum to present a site-specific, roving performance event created directly with the current exhibitions. FREE with museum admission
Information: 305-673-7530/305-975-8489 or 305-858-7002

May 5 at 7 PM
Critics Roundtable Panel Discussion
Miami Beach Botanical Garden 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach 33139
Free Admission
Noted writer and dance historian Dr. Andrea M. Seidel (Florida International University) will moderate a panel discussion with audience interaction that focuses on how critics look at and write about dance, what criteria they use, their responsibilities in writing about dance in a young arts community, and their audiences. Critics include: Celeste Fraser Delgado from the Knight Arts Blog, Orlando Taquechel from El Nuevo Herald, and writers from the newly launched Artburst media service.
Brazz Dance Theater, Artistic Director Augusto Soledade, presents an informal performance immediately following the discussion. Soledade will comment on his creative process, field questions from the audience, and seek feedback as he exhibits Cordell, a new work in progress. Free Admission

May 7 at 8 PM
Dance Now! Program III: Best of Now! Decade 2
Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 71st St., Miami Beach, FL 33141
Celebrating the first year of its second decade, Dance Now! presents an evening of audience favorites from the 2010/11 season including work of renowned West Coast Choreographer Tandy Beal.
Tickets: $35/$30/$15/$10 Colony Box Office: 305-674-1040 x1
305-975-8489 or 305-858-7002

May 13 at 8PM
CORE Performance Group/Corazon Abriendo (Heart Opening)
Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 – 71st Street, Miami Beach
Atlanta based CORE Performance Group returns to the Festival with a multi-media dance and theater work that expresses the struggles and triumphs of the Maya peoples. Corazón Abriendo (Heart Opening) is a portal that transports the audience into the vivid, lush atmosphere of the highlands and rainforests of Chiapas, Mexico through a multimedia ‘cloth’ of dance, sculpture, video, and music skillfully woven together. Echoes of ancient civilizations overlap with the energy of modern life as the artistic sensibilities of contemporary dancers meld with the traditional weaving arts of the Mayan people. CORE Performance Company weaves music, dance, storytelling, videography and the sights and sounds collected from Chiapas into this exceptional performance piece.
Tickets: $30 in advance/ 35 at the door/Students & Seniors $15/ Groups $10.
Colony Box Office: 305-674-1040

May 14 at 8 PM & May 15 at 7 PM
Momentum Dance Company Spring Season 2011
Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 – 71st Street, Miami Beach
Miami Dance Festival’s host company offers a repertory concert that features two new works. The program includes Doris Humphrey’s historic 1928 work Water Study, considered a breakthrough work when it was created, and which still looks very contemporary 78 years later. Also, Artistic Director Delma Iles brings back Window. Originally created in 1987 to an original score by Dr. Dennis Kam, it is inspired by paintings by Joan Miro. Last season’s premiere, Cobia, returns with a fresh new original score by Dr. Devin Marsh. Iles will premiere a new work, Pots and Pans, about pots and pans, ingredients, appetite, hunger and wanting more than you should have.
Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 at the door/Students & Seniors $15 Groups $10. Colony Box Office: 305-674-1040 x1

DATES TBA :
Festival Master Classes (this schedule is subject to change)
All Master Classes are offered at the intermediate level.
All master classes $15 in advance $20 at the door
Jazz Dance with Diego Salterini, Artistic Director, Dance Now! Ensemble
Bollywood Dance with Geeta Dias
Afro-Brazilian Dance with Augusto Soledad, Artistic Director of Brazz Dance Theater
Ballet with Delma Iles, Artistic Director, Momentum Dance Company
Dance with Katie Sopoci, soloist with Momentum Dance Company
Conditioning for Dancers with Dr. Diane Brownholtz, Dance faculty, Miami Dade College

The Miami Dance Festival is made possible with support from: the National Endowment for the Arts, Southern Arts Federation, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Board of County Commissioners, the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Arts Council, WLRN Public Radio, FundArte, Citizens Interested in Arts, the Miami Salon Group.

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa Presents Cleopatra Y Cesar 4/2-3/11

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April 2nd at 8 pm
April 3rd at 3 pm
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Ticket Prices: In advance: $25, Students $ 15 and Seniors $20
At Door: $30, Students $20 and Seniors $25.

Tickets available on Ticketmaster or Colony theater box office.
Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, an international Flamenco company based in Miami is pleased to announce the world premiere of Cleopatra y Cesar, a flamenco Ballet by Ilisa Rosal and inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s play “Caesar and Cleopatra” as the opening night for this year’s Miami Dance Festival.

Created and Choreographed by – Ilisa Rosal, Artistic Director of Ballet Flamenco La Rosa.
Performed by – Leonor Leal as Cleopatra, Gabriel Arango as Cesar, Jorge Robledo as Marco Antonio, Niurca Marquez as Ftatateeta and Jose Junco as Potiano, and other
international artists.
Music by – Special Guest Artist Composer and Guitarist Jose Luis Rodriguez and Guitarist/Singer Paco Fonta in collaboration with Ilisa Rosal and Joe Zeytoonian and Myriam Eli of Harmonic Motion Middle Eastern Dance and Music Ensemble.

Free Carnival of the Animals Concert 3/19/11

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Momentum Dance Company Artistic Director Delma Iles
Presents Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival Of The Animals
Saturday, March 19 at 11:00 AM
Coral Gables Public Library
3442 Segovia Avenue
Coral Gables
Free Admission

A school of fish in an aquarium, costumes by Marilyn Skow

Carnival of the Animals: Momentum’s Dancers bring Camille Saint-Saens dazzling and clever score to life, creating movement vignettes for each of Saint-Saens animals: the prancing Lion, the lugubrious Tortoise, a pair of whimsical Elephants, a school of fish in an Aquarium, the shy Cuckoo, gliding and graceful (until they get on land) Swans, and a Grand Finale. Each segment features fabulous costumes by Marilyn Skow, unique dance movement, and lots of fun!

The program is aimed at ages 4-10 and their families.

Free music and dance shows at Family Fest Rhythms of the World at the Adrienne Arsht Center 3/26/11

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Diverse And Engaging Entertainment For The Whole Family To Enjoy Together
March 26, 11:30am
Free Admission
Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza
and John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall

Family Fest begins at 11:30 a.m. on the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza with free entertainment, including performances by Ballet Brika at 11:30, Perú Expresión at 12:10 p.m., and Lee Koon Hung Lion Dance Show at 12:50 p.m. Families will also be able to enjoy make-and-take your own drum at Craft Corner in the West Plaza; Rhythms of Africa Drumming Workshop for Kids in the Carnival Studio Theater (11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.); and Story-telling Corner, left of the stage in the Plaza (11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.).

The fun continues at 2 p.m. with a free performance by the Miami Music Project Orchestra in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall. All First Access Passes for the indoor performance have been reserved; however, patrons who do not have a First Access Pass can join the stand-by-line beginning at 1 p.m. outside the theater. Patrons in the standby line will be let into the theater at 1:45 p.m. if seats are still available in the theater.

Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County presents its exciting March installment of Family Fest: Rhythms of the World, featuring Ballet Brika, Perú Expresión and Lee Koon Hung Lion Dance Show. Activities and performances will take place beginning at 11:30 a.m., followed by the Miami Music Project Orchestra’s 2:00 p.m. family performance inside the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall. Admission is Free.

Family Fest is generously sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, as part of the organization’s community-driven mission, as well as the Miami Downtown Development Authority.

“Family Fest at the Adrienne Arsht Center embodies the Center’s mission to enlighten, educate and entertain our community,” said M. John Richard, President and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “This edition of Family Fest will explore art forms from around the globe, like West African dance and Chinese drumming and dance, and from our own backyard, through the Miami Music Project’s classical music ensemble.”

Throughout the day, families will enjoy music and dance shows by a variety of groups and performers, including:

· Ballet Brika West African Dance Theater, the resident performance ensemble of the Renaissance Village Project, a U.S.-based cooperative of African-centered artists. The ensemble cast of musicians, percussionists, dancers, singers, storytellers, and performers presenting West African Art forms with a focus on Mande cultures.

· Perú Expresión is made up of a talented group of young Peruvians in the U.S. who came together to realize their desire to keep playing the music and performing the dances of their country. In Peru, music and dance have always walked together hand in hand; the art forms reveal the joy, sadness and wisdom of many cultures and backgrounds. PERÚ EXPRESIÓN is the manifestation of the sound and movement of Peruvian color and gusto. Percussionist and director Johnny Mora is highly regarded in Peru and beyond, and has performed with artists like Eva Ayllon, Lucia de la Cruz, Arturo “Zambo” Cavero, Pepe Vasquez, Carlos Santana, and more. He is dedicated to teaching others about the wonders of Peruvian black music, and this young musician now leads PERÚ EXPRESIÓN in its presentation of Peruvian music in the U.S.

LEE KOON HUNG ASSOCIATION founded by the late Grandmaster Lee Koon Hung strives to teach the southern Chinese style of Martial Arts and craft of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu through its school in South Florida. The Association also keeps its Chinese traditions alive through performances of the Lion Dance. The Lion Dance, according to legend was used to scare off Lions that terrified villages. The colorful costumes along with drumming, cymbals, and gongs are used throughout the dance to celebrate the tradition and delight South Florida audiences.

· THE MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT was founded in 2008 by world-renowned conductor James Judd, post music director of the Florida Philharmonic. MMP is a classical music ensemble with a focus on education and community engagement, and presents this exciting concert featuring MMP professionals and local youth orchestra musicians in a program titled Rhythms of the World. This unique, interactive orchestra performance for all ages is equally fun and educational.

For additional information, call the Adrienne Arsht Center box office at (305) 949-6722 visit www.arshtcenter.org.

Solos, Duos, Trios 4/30/11

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Solos, Duos, Trios
Saturday, April 30th at 4 and 8 pm
Excello Dance Space
8700B SW 129th Terrace
Miami (in the Falls Shopping Industrial area)
TICKETS: $10 general admission

Solos, Duos, Trios
Eight choreographers, two vocalists, one musician, six works
Joanne Barrett will present “silly walk blues” is a trio of women bravely strolling and strutting their individuality. Inspired by Monty Pythons Ministry of Silly Walks which is all out playful and serious at the same time, these dancers show intricate partnering while maintaining an edge of slapstick. The dance is performed to Jazz Vocalist Wendy Pederson’s live and wacky scat singing with Julio Hernandez on the bass.

Dia Dearstyne and Kjerstein Lysne will present (snap)shots a dance that explores destination and embarks on a physical journey, which questions “Do we really ever arrive or is this just about a journey?”

Ivonne Batanero will present an excerpt from 528 days inspired by the last days of her mother’s life
Karen Peterson will present an excerpt from “Buoyant Dreams” a trio that explores the physical sensuality between nature and self with video images by Maria Lino.

Jennifer Smallwood and Katrina Weaver will present “Unhinged” the idea of becoming unhinged, that we are not always in control. Imperfection is the common thread that links us together.

Jenny Larsson will present “…..and then she said” inspired by Leonard Cohen’s lyrics. Dancers include Ilana Reynolds, Damaris Ferrer and Jenny Larsson. Singer: Helena Nylander Redman

Tickets $10 cash at door only!! Excello Dance Space is at 8700B SW 129th Terrace, Miami, off of U.S. 1/South Dixie Highway, just north of the Falls Shopping Center in the Pinecrest/Kendall area. There is free parking at an adjacent lot. Visit www.karenpetersondancers.org for more information, a map and directions.

The non-profit Karen Peterson and Dancers, founded in 1990, is Miami’s only integrated and inclusive company of dancers with and without disabilities. The company provides a positive role model for the disability community and offers new visual inspiration for traditional dance audiences. It presents community performances and educational workshops, commissions and produces the work of mixed-ability dance artists, promotes and supports international cultural exchange, and provides rehearsal rentals and performance opportunities. The company and has an active year round community outreach program and performed last season in Trebinje, Bosnia and Washington D.C. for the VSA International Conference

Karen Peterson and Dancers’ work is made possible with the support of Citizens Interested in the Arts; The Childrens Trust; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners; the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; The Miami Salon Group, The Jewish Communal group, the Norton Viney Foundation and many individual contributors.

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV Music for home-made electronics and gyroscopes 3/20/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: Music for home-made electronics and gyroscopes
Featuring El MuCo and The UOM
March 20, 2011 at 7PM
Brook Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24rd Street
Wynwood District
Miami, FL 33127

El Muco talk followed by the concert
FREE
info@12nights.org
www.12nights.org/Season4/season4.html

Tonight, we are presenting two exciting multi instrumental groups: El Muco from New Haven, CT and The UOM from Miami, FL.

El Muco’s Brian Kane and Scott Petersen will perform on custom designed electronic instruments, creating ambient evolving and self-sustaining sonic textures with a high degree of complexity and internal life. El Muco will talk about their instruments before the concert and invite the audience to play the instruments before and after the concert!

The UOM uses a gyroscope as a metaphor for collective improvisation. Through the exploration of current and vintage technologies, the UOM seeks the inner sanctum of sound art: the majesty of a gesture that cannot be repeated and an experience that is at once unforeseeable and inevitable.

This event is a part of XXI Subtropics Festival (subtropics.org).

With the support of Foundation of Emerging Technologies and Arts, Brook Dorsch Gallery, Harold Golen Gallery, SCFA and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

The Stage Hosting First Bboy And Bgirl Competition 4/3/11

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The Stage Is Hosting Its First Bboy And Bgirl Competition
Sunday, April 3, 2011
The Stage
170 NE 38th Street
Miami, FL 33137

Miami’s BBoying Community Takes Over The Stage in Search for Miami’s Hottest Dancer
1-2 pm Competition registration starts with an opening set from UM Frost school of music
2-3pm Candy, Local Miami BGirl with Heartbreakers crew will do a special children workshop
3-6pm BBoy Competition hosted by Indelible with cash prizes Music by DJ Brimstone 127 & Bayonics

Competition Contact: 305.576.9577

The Stage continues to support local artists and performers by hosting their very first BBoy and BGirl competition- Miami’s most recent dance style revolution. BBoying is originally or commonly known as breakdancing- consisting of four basic elements- Toprock, Downrock, Freeze and Power Moves. Register at the door and show your skills in this thrilling one-on-one competition at Family-Style Sundays at The Stage- First place winner will receive $100 prize.

Guests are to expect a thrilling Family-style Sunday at The Stage with an exciting live children BBoying demonstration by Candy, local talented BGirl and one-on-one BBoy and BGirl competition immediately after. This will definitely be an experience Family-Style Sunday guests will never forget or experience at a traditional family Sunday.

Family-Style Sundays At The Stage
New Live Music Venue Offers Families a Place to Experience Art Every Sunday

The owners of Miami’s newest live music and entertainment venue, The Stage, are impassioned when it comes to the impact art can have on a child. After watching schools cut art programs for years, owners Carlos Garcia and Sasha Torres wanted to give the community a place where children can experience art in its many forms. With their Family-Style-Sundays at The Stage parents and children have a whole new arena to explore music, art and food every weekend.

Every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Family-Style-Sundays at The Stage will host a farmer’s market style festival that includes live music, various activities, and local vendors. There is no entry fee. Food is available from Gastropod, Miami’s mobile gourmet, which will have a permanent home at The Stage in the near future. The Stage will also offer interactive art and music classes in the coming months.

“What I think attracts families on Sundays is this relaxed vibe that comes from having great bands like Stokeswood and Locos Por Juana,” said Lizzie Easton of Soula Booking, one of the minds behind The Stage. The Stage has invited some of Miami’s hottest bands to come out on Sundays to showcase more mellow sounds complementary to the family environment.

Inspired by the French Market in New Orleans, Garcia saw how families flocked to a kid-friendly weekend diversion. “I think it’s vital to get back to the basics. We get so wrapped up with our everyday lives that we forget how important it is to spend quality time with our families,” he explained. Sunday’s have always been reserved as a family day, “at The Stage we’re giving families something much more exciting to do than family dinner” Torres boasted.

Miami Light Project presents Here and Now artists 3/10/11

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Miami Light Project presents former Here & Now artists:
Rosie Herrera Dance Theater and DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars
Thursday, March 10, 7:15 p.m.
Poolside at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa
10295 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

Miami-based choreographer Rosie Herrera presents excerpts of her work, Pity Party and the Miami Light Project commissioned Various Stages of Drowning.

The evening will be topped off by Latin, funk , hip hop and dub sounds of South Florida’s music extraordinaires DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars.

Public Parking: Available at the municipal lot beneath the Haulover Bridge and valet parking will be available at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa.

For more information, please visit here.

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV On Structure 3/5/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: On Structure
Featuring Natacha Diels and Jessie Marino
March 5, 2011 at 8PM
FREE
GAB Studio
105 NW 23rd Street
Wynwood District
Miami, FL 33127
info@12nights.org
Website.

The experimental is hitting Miami once again! Tonight we are inviting you to peek into the realm of two artists who blend elements of experimental acoustic and computer sound, video and performance. Do not miss this virtuoso performance by one of the hottest young interdisciplinary experimental acts coming out of New York.

This event is a part of XXI Subtropics Festival.

With the support of Foundation of Emerging Technologies and Arts, Harold Golen Gallery, SCFA and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Miami City Ballet Upper Room Come Closer 2/25/11

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MCB’s Upper Room: Drinks and Dance
Friday, February 25, 6:30pm
Lobby of Miami City Ballet Studios
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach
Membership Info.

Free ‘Open Bar’ And Performance On Feb. 25 For MCB’s Upper Room Members.

R.S.V.P. Required By Feb. 22.
Non-Member tickets just $35.
Call 305.929.7000 ext. 1446 or e-mail upperroom@miamicityballet.org

Open Barre Performance (included in membership)
6:30 p.m. — Open Bar — enjoy bottomless glasses of wine in the
7 p.m. — Performance of Liturgy, Tarantella and Symphony in Three Movements.

Dance Now! presents Six Characters 2/26-27/11

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DANCE NOW! presents: Six Characters
February 26 at 8:00 p.m. and February 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Admission:
Tickets: $35/$30/$15/$10
Colony Box Office: 305.674.1040 x 1
Ticketmaster: 800.745.3000
Tickets also available online at www.dancenowmiami.org via Paypal

A Dance Murder Mystery inspired by the modernist Pirandello theater classic “Six Characters in Search of an Author”, and the South Florida premiere of works by internationally renowned guest choreographer Tandy Beal.
February 26 at 8:00 p.m. and February 27 at 3:00 p.m.

Dance Now’s 11th season encounters the theatrical, as its company of fabulous dancers “jete and pirouette” into the Colony Theater with a world premiere created jointly by co-artistic directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini – for a remix of Luigi Pirandello’s modern theater classic Six Characters in Search of an Author.

The program’s theatricality continues with DNE! presenting a South Florida premiere of selected work from the repertoire of noted West Coast choreographer Tandy Beal. Beal is known for her imagination and humor, her braiding together of dance, circus, and theater – and her diverse performance trajectory has recently included international touring with singer Bobby McFerrin and films with Tim Burton. Regarding Six Characters … Salterini noted: “What attracted me to this play is the premise that, in dance (as well as theater), characters exist. They can only be who they are and nothing else. In contrast, the performers are not as real as the characters. Performers play many parts – they can play 1,000 characters – or one – or no-one.” This is Pirandello’s view, as present in the play.” Directors Salterini and Baumgarten have added their own twist to the classic play: do we experience it today as a Reality Show? “Audiences will have to see for the mselves how we have transformed this play” says Baumgarten.

The mastery of theatrical dance also underlies the attraction of DNE to the work of Tandy Beal. Beal’s work in the concert includes a suite of dances from a larger work “Time Falling Bodies Take to Light” (1987) as well as at least two of Tandy Beal’s iconic solo works: the adagio “Heisenberg’s Principle,” (1979); with music by long-time partner Jon Scoville and, “Mysterious Barricades (or the plot without thickener)” music by Couperin (1981). These pieces capture both Beal’s craftwork, and her delicate and theatrical humor – humor at no one’s expense and not requiring the audience to be dance “insiders” – a charge of Dance Now! in their mission to reach new audiences. Each features a unique yet recognizable theatrical character or situation.

“Heisenberg’s Principle” features a singular three-foot helium-filled white balloon that blends the poetical and the scientific, and, as well, magically weaves together circus, dance, and light. It is a duet between a dancer and chance. “Mysterious Barricades, or the Plot without Thickener” captures the self-embarrassment that results from waiting, and the joyous moment of release. The dancer discovers how to make fun of herself. Baumgarten and Salterini also share with Beal a commitment to making poetic narrative central to their work – theatrical, non-realistic but yet revealing of real-life situations – plus an understanding that dance-theater can best be performed by dancers. Baumgarten says: “I also saw in Beal’s work that theatricality serves as a vehicle to connect more directly with diverse audiences – an understanding that we at DNE also hold.
And there is a personal dimension: Baumgarten grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, the home of Beal’s company. During her formative years, she saw Tandy Beal & Company performances, often many times over, and was enthralled with Tandy’s elegance, wit, musical sensibilities, and theatrical ingenuity. Though Baumgarten’s primary training focused on ballet technique – a world vastly different than Beal’s – as she matured in Juilliard as a modern dance choreographer, and as she developed as a community-based company director, she reflected on this earlier experience. This opportunity for DNE is particularly significant because it directly connects generations of dance both in terms of aesthetic compatibility and tradition. As in the past, dance is often best transmitted when there is an element of trust that helps maintain the integrity as well as the spirit of the work for future generations and Beal will be in South Florida in January to restage the work, give a master class and participate in an open forum on Dance and Community Building.
This is not the first time a deeply rooted member of the dance community has set a work on DNE. In 2009, Tauna Hunter created a work for the ensemble, and in 2002 Michael Uthoff set three of his historically important works on the company and created three new works for them. DNE toured these pieces, along with Uthoff’s performance group, in Arizona, and included them in a number of mainstage and community performances. To date, Uthoff remains an Artistic Advisor to DNE. Who knows what role Beal may continue to play with this growing organization?

Photographs of Live Love Park at Grand Central on 2/11/11

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Live Love Park at Grand Central on on Friday, February 11, 2011.

PARK Project’s mission is to Perform Acts of Random Kindness and LIVE THE CAUSE in hopes of creating a powerful ripple effect of LOVE found in the genuine SERVICE of others. This short and humble message aims to inspire and empower by unlocking the potential of people of all ages, capabilities and resources to BE THE CHANGE we all wish to see in the world. This grassroots effort began with one PARK Project; a birthday party, 9/10/10, that united over 200 people and raised $1,500 to benefit the Miami VA Fisher House and the American Cancer Society. This one act of random kindness resulted in a powerful ripple effect that has united thousands of people and dozens of Community PARKners in just a few months!

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: Spirits, Mercury and Computer Music 2/11/11

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art IV: Spirits, Mercury and Computer Music
Featuring works of R. Dudas, C. Miyama, L. Moore and L. Seigido
February 11, 2011 at 8PM
FREE
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
www.12nights.org/Season4/season4.html

Our season IV opening concert features works by local, national and International artists. Richard Dudas, a US composer and prominent music software programmer currently living in Seoul, Korea will be here to diffuse his 5 Etudes for synthesized computer sound. The program will continue with spectacular Quicksilver for video created by an up-and-coming Japanese computer music wiz C. Miyama. Metallic and liquid qualities of mercury inspired the creation of Quicksilver. Miami-based duo L. W. Moore and L. Seigido will premiere a set from their new program Sounds of Spirit and Synchronicity that promises to take vocals and audiovisual technologies to “where spirits roam and unseen forces shape reality.”

Momentum Dance Company Performs Free kid’s concert Alice in Wonderland 2/5/11

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Momentum Dance Company Performs: Alice in Wonderland Portraits
Program II in the 2011 Children’s Library Series

Saturday, February 5, 11:00 AM
At the Coral Gables Library
3443 Segovia Ave

For information, phone the Library at 305-442-8706
Free & Open to the Public
Seating is Limited, Arrive Early

For information: Coral Gables Library at 305-442-8706
Momentum Dance Company at 305-858-7002
www.momentumdance.com

Momentum Dance Company presents the Children’s Concert Series with support from: the National Endowment for the Arts; the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners; the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Arts Council, Citizens Interested in Arts, and the Thoresen Foundation.

Dance Now! Benefit Performance for Florida Breast Cancer Foundation 2/18/11

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Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59th Terr. Miami, Fl 33137
February 18, 2011
7:30 pm Reception; 8:30 pm Performance

Cost: $50 minimum donation; $25 Seniors/Students with ID.
Tickets can be purchased at the door – cash or check or online at www.dancenowmiami.org via paypal. To reserve seats call 305 -975-8489 or Email: info@dancenowmiami.org

Dance Now Ensemble (DNE) is presenting its second annual “Performance for a Cause”–this year benefitting the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, a non- profit organization that partners with groups like the City’s Fifth District which includes the Little Haiti community. The reception and performance take place at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Friday, February 18. The reception begins at 7:30 pm; performance at 8:30 pm.

The performance raises funds and visibility for the educational and outreach work of the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, especially in the Little Haiti area. Founded in 1993 by three breast cancer survivors, the Founda-tion’s mission is to “End Breast Cancer through Advocacy, Education, and Research”.

Co-artistic director Diego Salterini announced that the concert features DNE favorites that shine a light on the challenges and triumphs of spirited women. The show will also include solos from the repertoire of noted West Coast choreographer Tandy Beal – known for her imagination and humor, her braiding together of dance, circus, and theater – and whose diverse performance trajectory has recently included international touring with singer Bobby McFerrin and films with Tim Burton. The DNE Board of Directors is hosting the reception that also serves to acknowledge the service of the Honorable Richard P. Dunn, II City of Miami Commissioner for the Little Haiti area.

Dance Now! co-artistic director Hannah Baumgarten stated “ Like Dance Now!, the Florida Breast Cancer Foun-dation believes that community partnerships make a difference in getting things done – when groups share their passions and concerns, the community grows and people’s lives are better.” In addition board president Elizabeth Camargo stated: “This is a special opportunity for Dance Now to give back to the community as an on-going
commitment of the dance company.”

Salsa Happy Hour Downtown Miami at the Indigo Bar Hotel Intercontinental Miami 1/20/11

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Thursday, January 20 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Indigo Bar – Hotel Intercontinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami FL 33131
Miami, FL
www.icmiamihotel.com

Hosted by: Sofia Kaufmann

This and every Thursday of January, we will be hosting a Salsa Happy Hour starting at 5:00 p.m. until. 8pm

Happy Hour Specials are $3 Beer $4 Wine and $5 Cocktails.

Say that you came through this add to receive one FREE Drink!

Music By DJ Jorge Charun
Entertainment: Parafernalia; www.parafernalia.tv

Legends of Contemporary Dance 2/11-12/11

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Legends of Contemporary Dance
Friday & Saturday, February 11 & 12, 2011
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
discussion following Friday’s concert

$30 General Admission, $20 Senior (65+) & Students with I.D.
$50 VIP (priority admission, best seating, private reception)
Group tickets are available
Buy Tickets Now or call Tigertail at 305 324 4337
Click here for more information, including video, expanded event schedule and directions to the Colony

National Retrospective, 40 Years of Performing Together
Since 1972, internationally-recognized Japanese-born choreographer/dancers Eiko & Koma have created a unique and riveting theater of movement out of stillness, shape, light and sound. Emerging from postwar Japan, this duo evokes power and myth. To be performed are Raven, the centerpiece of Eiko & Komas three-year Retrospective, a raw, handcrafted landscape that deals with hunger for nourishment and intimacy, Night Tide and White Dance, revived as part of the Retrospective Project, the first piece that Eiko & Koma performed in America. Includes Nudity.
“As much of a tour de force as we have come to expect of these distinguished artists, who remain in the forefront of contemporary dance by virtue of their daring, imagination and originality… The power of their work derives, aside from the prodigious muscular and rhythmic control of the performances, from the uncompromising purity of their vision.” — Alan M. Kriegsman, Washington Post

Momentum Dance Company Free Kids Concert Hansel and Gretel 1/15/11

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Momentum Dance Company Performs:
Hansel and Gretel
Program I in the 2011 Children’s Library Series
Saturday, January 15, 11:00 AM
Coral Gables Library
3443 Segovia Ave
www.momentumdance.com

For Information, phone the Library at 305-442-8706
Free & Open to the Public
Seating is Limited, Arrive Early

Hansel and Gretel – Momentum uses excerpts from Humperdink’s famous opera music to create just the right scary feeling. The Wicked Witch lures children to her candy-covered gingerbread house with the evil intention of eating them! Brave and clever Gretel saves her brother from a terrible fate. The cast includes Father and Mother as well as the Angel that protects children and the Witch’s evil helper, the Crow.

Mideastern Dance Exchange 21 Year Reunion and Fundraiser 1/26/11

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Mideastern Dance Exchange Celebrates its 21 Year Anniversary with a Reunion and Fundraiser Featuring Performances, Vintage Film and Panel Discussion
Sunday January 16, 2011 7-11pm
Art of Bellydance Studio
1431 Alton Road, Second Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 695 8720

Tiffany Hanan Madera, Executive Director Mideastern Dance Exchange and Art of Bellydance Studio presents the Mideastern Dance Exchange 21 Year reunion and fundraiser.

Panel discussion and performance. Panelists include Tamalyn Dallal, Bozenka, Samay, Virginia, Aireen, Hanan, Amar Gamal, invited performer Jihan Jamal and others. Special invited guests Maria Jammal, Mostafa Makki, Myriam Eli and Joe Zeytoonian,Ylsa and Sheherezade. Event includes vintage film clips, deluxe raffle and special trailer of Hanan’s film “Havana Habibi”.

$20 advance sale, $25.00 at the door includes refreshments and light bites from our generous sponsor, Whole Foods Market South Beach

The Mideastern Dance Exchange is a cultural landmark in Miami Beach. Founded by Tamalyn Dallal in 1990 the MEDE has produced major theatrical feature length productions, festivals and iconic events for over 20 years. Tamalyn Dallal is a major authority and master instructor, author and ethnographer in Middle Eastern dance. She has personally trained, mentored and developed several of the leading voices and artists in Middle Eastern dance today including Amar Gamal,. Bozenka, Samay, Virginia and Hanan. Many celebrity artists have taught and had residencies in the historic Miami Beach studio including Maja, Helene Eriksen, Mariano Parra, Sheherezade, Jihan Jamal, Amel Tafsout, Bellyqueen and countless others. A tribute performance will be done in Tamalyn Dallal’s honor. Dallal handed over the Mideastern Dance Exchange (501C3 Non-profit) to protégée Tiffany Hanan Madera, M.A. in 2008

Photo By Tal Rickards
www.hanan4peace.com
www.artofbellydanceflorida.com

Jaw-Droppin’ Hip Hop RHAW 2/10-13/11

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Daredevil Dancing And Hip Hop Spirit
In An Electirfying Stage Show!
February 10-13
Carnival Studio Theater
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

It’s street dancing at its “RHAW-est”—from Campbell Locking, Popping & Boogaloo to B-boy/girl, House and Hip Hop dance—performed by some of today’s newest and brightest hip hop dancers. Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works was created by Harris as a response to the overwhelming interest from teens and young adults to join his internationally renowned company Rennie Harris Puremovement.

RHAW downplays the abstract while pushing its dramatic aesthetic. RHAW forges new paths for young Hip Hop hopefuls as well as present Hip Hop practitioner. Join us as we take it back to basics!

BUY TICKETS NOW Or call the box office at 305.949.6722 to purchase your tickets today!

Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County salutes Black History Month with the thrilling Miami debut of RHAW: Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works. Bringing the rawness of the streets and the drama of dance theater together for an electrifying stage show, RHAW has won rave reviews across the country for daredevil dancing and for their high-level performance spirit! The company will present a selection of new works and repertory favorites on February 10-13, 2011 in the Carnival Studio Theater, in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

Tickets are $40 and $45 and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

RHAW is street dancing at its “RHAW-est.” Mastering hip hop styles such as Campbell Locking, Popping, and Boogaloo to b-boy/girl house and hip hop social dance, RHAW brings the roots of hip hop from the street corners of Philly to concert stages around the world. RHAW was conceived in 2007 by three-time Alvin Ailey Award winner Dr. Rennie Harris in response to the overwhelming interest from teens and young adults to join the main company, Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM).

Performed by some of the greatest young stars of street dance today, the company’s repertoire honors the true essence of hip hop. RHAW – forges new paths for the next generation of hip hop practitioners, honoring the history of hip hop, exploring new ideas in the ever-evolving genre, and providing new contributions to this important American art form.

“We invite Miami to join us as we applaud the artistic contributions of the African-American community this month and all year long at the Adrienne Arsht Center,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “RHAW is a dance company that represents the very best of the pioneering American spirit and the rich culture of the African Diaspora, coming together to create pure magic on stage.”

RHAW is a vibrant young group of hip hop dance professionals that train under the great choreographer Rennie Harris, founder and CEO of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), a company established on the belief that hip hop is the most important original artistic expression of our generation. Currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, RHPM has emerged as the international hip hop ambassador and surviving senior member in the world of organized hip hop dance theater. RHAW takes this legacy to the next generation of dancers and audience members – channeling the original roots of hip hop to express universal themes that extend beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries.

Rennie Harris is a North Philadelphia native who has been honored as Artist of the Year by Pennsylvania’s First Lady and received one of only 50 United States Artists Fellowships. He has created evening-length work and repertory pieces for RHPM that deconstruct the perception of hip hop as a violent, undisciplined counterculture, transforming popular perception of the genre and expanding the boundaries of hip hop culture in America. RHPM cultivates an appreciation for diversity and is dedicated to preserving and disseminating hip hop culture through workshops, classes, lecture-demonstrations, dance residencies, mentoring programs, and public performances.

Join us for YoungArts Week 1/10-15/11

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YoungArts Week!
January 10-15, 2011
Locations around Miami, including the Gusman Theater in Downtown, the Van Dyke Cafe and Colony Theater on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach and the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE!

Detailed performance and exhibition information available here. Tickets are free but required for many performances, so check here for instructions to reserve!
http://youngarts.org/exhibitions-and-performances.

This year 148 of the nation’s most talented 17-18 year old artists in the visual, literary and performing arts will converge in Miami for YoungArts Week. These national Finalists represent the top 3% of applicants to our program and were selected from more than 5,000 applicants from every state.

For the first time ever, four evenings of YoungArts Week Performances will be live streamed on www.youngarts.org. If you’re in Miami, join us in person. If you’re not, join us online!

We are pleased to announce that the following YoungArts performances will be live-streamed from the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts on the YoungArts website:
Voice and Jazz Performance (Monday, January 10 at 8 p.m. EST)
Theater Performance (Tuesday, January 11 at 8 p.m. EST)
Dance and Cinematic Arts Performance (Wednesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. EST)
Alumni All-Star Performance at An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala (Saturday, January 15 at 7 p.m. EST)

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Presents Drumline Live 1/16/11

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Presents Drumline Live
January 16, 2011 at 7pm
Knight Concert Hall
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132

Tickets: $40 – $65
For reservations, visit www.arshtcenter.org or call the box office at (305) 949-6722.

Inspired By The Hit Movie
Riveting Rhythms, Bold Beats, And A Foot-Stomping Marching Band High-Step Into Miami!

A heart-pounding theatrical stage show featuring 40 band members
from historically black colleges and universities across the nation in a magical celebration of the beat!

Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents the energetic musical phenomenon, Drumline Live. Based on the 2002 blockbuster film, Drumline, Drumline Live will high-step into Miami for one night only on January 16, 2011 at 7 p.m., filling the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall with original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits.

Tickets to Drumline Live are on sale now. Tickets range from $40 to $65 and may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

With the imaginative combination of sounds from musical greats from Michael Jackson to Earth, Wind, and Fire to on stage battles and Motown favorites, the band delights and amazes with classic as well as their own original compositions. Drumline Live brings the drum-pounding, percussion-blasting, high-stepping tradition of the marching band onto the stage for an intensely energetic performance sure to have audiences stomping their feet and clapping their hands. Sizzling choreography and daredevil athletic feats take the syncopated magic of marching band tradition straight to the stage!

“We hope Miami is ready to get out of their seats and move to the beat, as DRUMline Live brings its infectious, irrepressible sound to the Knight Concert Hall,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “This performance honors the great musical tradition of marching bands, born on college campuses, and now exploding on stage for all of South Florida to enjoy.”

Drumline Live is composed of 40 band members including one drum major, 33 percussion and wind players, 5 dancers, and one host, all from America’s historically black colleges and universities. Performances range from vividly choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences. The live stage show encompasses a rainbow of sound – from funk to R&B to oldies – this marching band amazes with sheer sonic adventure.

Don P. Roberts, creator and musical director of Drumline Live, was inspired to produce the theatrical adaptation after serving as Executive Band Consultant for the hit movie Drumline. Under Roberts’ direction, his 300 member band played the role of the Atlanta A&K marching band in the film. As a result of Roberts coaching, training, original compositions, and choreography Drumline was nominated for Most Outstanding Motion Picture by the NAACP, and garnered the American Choreography Award. A graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), Roberts served as drum major, student conductor, and student arranger. FAMU is known as the university where the marching band traditional originated more than 50 years ago, and has long been regarded as having the nation’s preeminent marching band. Roberts currently serves as the Instrumental Music Coordinator for the Dekalb County School System in Georgia. He also serves as President of Halftime Live, which provided the drumline for the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 and for the Atlanta Hawks in 2007 and 2008.

Dances for Non/FictionalBodies performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest 1/28-29/11

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Jess Curtis/Gravity
Dances for Non/FictionalBodies performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29, 8:00 p.m.
Inkub8 Studio
2021 NW 1st Place, Miami

$18 (students/seniors), $25 (general)
Tickets on sale exclusively at www.tigertail.org

“Dances for Non/FictionalBodies,” by Jess Curtis/Gravity, co-commissioned and co-produced with Tigertail Productions as part of the 11th annual danceAble event.

This 11th annual danceAble event presents an interdisciplinary mixed-ability performance company utilizing artists from Germany, France, Italy, England and the United States. “Dances for Non/Fictional Bodies” is a performance-based project that combines installation, cirque arts and forward-thinking, new performance techniques uniquely set in a studio that examines the roles of imagined societal ideals as a kind of “fictional body” that disables individuals in terms of their ability to see others and to be seen as beautiful, empowered and autonomous people. The company in residence for a week will offer workshops and discussions for able and non-able individuals. Call 305-310-8080 for a schedule.

More on Florida Dance Festival and WinterFest: Established in 1974, Florida Dance Association is Florida’s statewide arts/dance service organization that has built a national reputation for excellence in both educational programming and quality of performances presented throughout the state. WinterFest is a high-performance event exposing audiences to outstanding contemporary dances from Florida and throughout the country.

Kate Weare performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest 1/22/11

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Kate Weare performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest
Saturday, Jan. 22, 8:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
$15 (students/seniors)
$20 (general)
Tickets can be purchased online or call 305-310-8080

Nationally and internationally acclaimed modern dance companies will take the stage for Florida Dance Association’s third annual WinterFest, Dec. 27-Jan. 28, in various venues throughout Miami and Miami Beach.

For the first time in Florida, the critically acclaimed Kate Weare Company will perform “Bridge of Sighs,” a physically and emotionally charged quartet of women and men, looking at both reckless and wise instincts that drive love; and “Bright Land,” a series of unpretentious dances that speaks to the human experience set to a score of old-time, soulful music by The Crooked Jades, one of the most talked-about string bands in the country. www.kateweare.com

More on Florida Dance Festival and WinterFest: Established in 1974, Florida Dance Association is Florida’s statewide arts/dance service organization that has built a national reputation for excellence in both educational programming and quality of performances presented throughout the state. WinterFest is a high-performance event exposing audiences to outstanding contemporary dances from Florida and throughout the country.

Arch Dance Company performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest 1/15-16/11

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Arch Dance Company performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15 and 16, 8 p.m.
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
HOW MUCH: $15 (students/seniors) $20 (general)
Tickets can be purchased at: www.floridadanceassociation.org or call 305-310-8080

Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest

Nationally and internationally acclaimed modern dance companies will take the stage for Florida Dance Association’s third annual WinterFest, Dec. 27-Jan. 28, in various venues throughout Miami and Miami Beach.

Hip hop company Arch Dance will address the “Uncomfortable Truth” with their new work that is an adventure of seven women reclaiming their personal power by looking at their own relationships with their mothers and coming-of-age experiences. Jennifer Archibald, founder and artistic director, is known internationally for her hip hop repertory and teaching. www.jenniferarchibald.com

Miami Dances performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest 1/7-8/11

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Miami Dances performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 7-8, 8 p.m.
Byron Carlyle Theatre
500 71st Street, Miami Beach
$10 (students/seniors) $15 (general)
Tickets can be purchased on the website or call 305-310-8080

Nationally and internationally acclaimed modern dance companies will take the stage for Florida Dance Association’s third annual WinterFest, Dec. 27-Jan. 28, in various venues throughout Miami and Miami Beach.

Showcasing the work of Miami-Dade County Choreography Fellowship winners. Invited performers include Heather Maloney, whose work addresses global issues and social change; native Brazilian performer, Augusto Soledade, founder and artistic director of Miami’s Brazz Dance Theater; choreographer Letty Bassart; and the wild and zany Octavio Campos. www.brazzdance.com
www.camposition.org

More on Florida Dance Festival and WinterFest: Established in 1974, Florida Dance Association is Florida’s statewide arts/dance service organization that has built a national reputation for excellence in both educational programming and quality of performances presented throughout the state. WinterFest is a high-performance event exposing audiences to outstanding contemporary dances from Florida and throughout the country.

Gerri Houlihan Retrospective performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest 12/30/10

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Gerri Houlihan Retrospective performing at Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest
Thursday, Dec. 30, 8:00 p.m.
New World School of the Arts
25 NE 2nd Street, Miami
$10(students/seniors)
$15 (general)
Tickets can be purchased at: www.floridadanceassociation.org or call 305-310-8080

Florida Dance Association’s WinterFest

Nationally and internationally acclaimed modern dance companies will take the stage for Florida Dance Association’s third annual WinterFest, Dec. 27-Jan. 28, in various venues throughout Miami and Miami Beach.

A retrospective concert of admired choreographer Gerri Houlihan, who directed Houlihan & Dancers in Miami throughout the 90s. Guest artists from New York City, Paul Matteson and former Houlihan dancer Jennifer Nugent, will also be featured. Both dancers currently perform with one of the hottest modern dance companies in the United States, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

More on Florida Dance Festival and WinterFest: Established in 1974, Florida Dance Association is Florida’s statewide arts/dance service organization that has built a national reputation for excellence in both educational programming and quality of performances presented throughout the state. WinterFest is a high-performance event exposing audiences to outstanding contemporary dances from Florida and throughout the country.

YoungArts for Performances on the Green Moved Indoors 12/10/10

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YoungArts
Thursday, December 9, 7:30pm
ONE Kitchen at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

Please Note That Due To Weather, Tonight’s
Performance Has Been Moved Indoors, To
One Kitchen, At One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, will showcase a 90-minute multi-sensory performance by its award-winning graduates. Catch the gratis show emceed by Christina DePaul, YoungArts President and CEO, at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa.

Public Parking: Available at the municipal lot beneath the Haulover Bridge and valet parking will be available at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa. 10295 Collins Avenue, (305) 455 5400.

Dance Now presents Program One Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights Holiday Showcase 12/17/10

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Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, FL
Friday, December 17 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Join Dance Now! Ensemble & the Little Haiti Cultural Center
Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights Holiday Showcase
7:00pm – Reception & Performance
$20 General Admission $10 Students
*Live dance performances choreographed by Dance Now! Ensemble

Call 305.975.8489 or 305.960.2967 for more information

Dance Now! Celebrates The Holidays With
Its Season Opener At The Little Haiti Cultural Center

Dance Now! kicks off its 2010/11 season with three premieres and knock-your-socks-off dancing

Dance Now launches its 11th season December 17, 2010 in the state-of-the art, audience-friendly theater at its new home in the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami. The evening features three premieres and showcases an interna-tionally trained company of artists from Brazil, Jamaica, and Cuba as well as the U.S.—and co-artistic directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini welcome back to the company the remarkable area performer and chore-ographer, Colleen Farnum.

To be seen for the first time is a work collaboratively created by Baumgarten and Salterini. “Crossroads,” says Baumgarten, “gets deep down into the rhythm and sound of jazz music ranging from Miles Davis to Igor Boxx (a cutting edge Polish composer). Crossroads, while flowing from Salterini’s rich and varied international jazz dance background, results here in a new work of subtle sophistication —but no shortage of heat.

Salterini notes with pride that “…this jazz style needs the right movers… and we certainly have them this year!! Expect some dancing that knocks your socks off!”

From Baumgarten, the concert includes a premiere entitled Memos from the Last Millennium, choreographed to the unusual sounds of the Brazilian experimental instrument group Uakti who have created scores for dance com-panies such as Brazil’s Groupo Corpo. The work explores unanticipated transformations in a colonial community as it encounters new realities. “I don’t think Hannah means the story literally” says Salterini, but rather as a jour-ney that could occur in any time or place, when people step out of their comfort zone.”

Also on the program is Salterini’s Drawing Circles, the revival of an ensemble piece to Philip Glass’ score from the Japanese movie Mishima. The piece premiered in 2007 at the first of Miami Beach’s now wildly popular Sleepless Nights. It was entitled Blue as part of a larger work, Secondary Colors, in DNE’s home season at the Colony Theater that same year.

Drawing Circles celebrates the aesthetics of the Miami Modern (MiMo) movement and Salterini’s choreography shines a new light on the shapes and relationships of this remarkable architecture —now virtually synonymous in people’s minds, with Miami Beach.

Audiences will also get to see Pulverized Habitat, a favorite from last season. This driving contemporary pas de deux choreographed by Baumgarten, is danced en pointe to the music of Radiohead. New this season is the per-formance of the first movement of the dance, “the passion section,” as Baumgarten calls it, “that is to say, what happens BEFORE the ‘pulverization’ happens.”

This evening of dance will give audiences toe-tapping moments but also some serious things to think about!

Dance Now! Ensemble: In Residence at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.
In September 2009, Dance Now Ensemble was invited to become the Resident Dance Company at Miami’s Little Haiti Cultural Center. “To have a dance home and at the same time to serve our community” says Salterini, “is a rare and wonderful opportunity. We are blessed to be teaching and performing in this amazing facility. Being at the Center helps us unify our creative and educational programs and we have already offered a season of special performances including a benefit for Haitian Earthquake Relief. Being part of this facility is an amazing gift.”

Baumgarten adds: “Being at the Little Haiti Center helps to energize the facility, drawing attention to its gorgeous and generous spaces, filling them with music, movement—and sweating bodies. We are witnessing a growth in all arts activities at the Center and, because our work is so rooted in collaboration, we also see more collaboration among other arts groups in the area.”

In addition the Company—and the Center—now have the opportunity to participate in the Miami Dade School system’s “Cultural Passport,” a program that Superintendent Alberto Carvalho established to expose each grade level to a new art form. For the seventh grade, the focus is Dance—and Dance Now expects to have some 5,000 Miami Dade Seventh-graders at the Haiti Center where the students will learn about the history of western dance, and they will be delighted and surprised to see how the music and movement of their own generation is linked to these dance styles.

The Residency also allows DNE to implement other of its plans, aspirations, and dreams—from a teen summer intensive to monthly master classes, to ongoing dance classes in ballet, modern, and jazz. “It’s amazing to see all our years of experience coming together and put to good use” says Baumgarten, who spent ten years directing the dance program for Broward County’s magnet high school for the arts, Dillard Center for the Arts.

To learn more: Contact Hannah Baumgarten via email at hannah@dancenowmiami.org, via telephone at 305-975-8489 or visit the company’s website at www.dancenowmiami.org. Photos and interviews available upon request.

This program is presented with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council, the City of Coral Gables, the Dade Community Foundation, the Samara Fund, The Funding Arts Network, the AT&T Foundation and the City of Miami Parks and Recreations Department. DNE is funded by The Children’s Trust which is a dedicated source of revenue es-tablished by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

Merce Museum Night 12/3/10

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Merce Museum Night
Friday, December 3, 6pm
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP: greenroom@arshtcenter.org

The Adrienne Arsht Center’s Green Room Society is hosting Merce Museum Night. We also have 2 cool art installations to check out as part of the evening.

In addition to the pre-show complimentary cocktail reception in the new Bombay Sapphire Lounge, guests will be able view Julian Lennon’s Timeless Photo Exhibit as well as pieces from The Lincoln Center List Collection! More details on the exciting 30-minute Merce program are below:

Immerse yourself in Merce! Choreographer Merce Cunningham and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg: Two undisputed giants of American culture. See their iconoclastic work from every angle and perspective in an astonishing 360-degree event—created especially for Miami— that re-imagines their legendary mid-20th Century collaborations.

First, you’ll encounter a new site-specific installation by Daniel Arsham, constructed in the theater’s auditorium. Then you’ll proceed on to the stage itself where, on three large multi-level sets, 14 dancers, wearing original Rauschenberg-designed costumes, perform Cunningham’s dazzling choreography.

Experience this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to the Cunningham/Rauschenberg legacy as few ever will—in an unforgettably intimate 30-minute piece that shatters all the conventions of a night out at the theater.

Beats and Compas hip-hop Flamenco 11/19/10

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Siempre Flamenco presents Beats and Compas hip-hop Flamenco
Friday, November 19th, 2010 (8:00pm)
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33143
Buy tickets online at:
www.siempreflamenco.com
www.ticketmaster.com
or at Colony Theater Box Office
Tickets at Byron Carlyle Theater (day of show)
For more information call: (305) 866-4387
$25.00 General Admission
$20.00 Students & Seniors at box office with valid ID

Beats & Compas, hip-hop-Flamenco, is the production of Paco and Celia Fonta, (www.siempreflamenco.com). For this project they’re collaborating with choreographer, Charles Williams, songwriter / vocalist, Derin Young (dei 7 free range music www.nonradiomusic.com) and Grammy Nominated pop and house music Producer and DJ, Richie Jones, to weave, blur and blend an intricate performance of classic flamenco and modern hip-hop street — to the same beats and compas.

Compas is the traditional beat of flamenco and its defining feature. Beats are at the heart of hip-hop culture, and dance is the common experience to both cultures. Hip-hop dancer, Charles Williams, and flamenco dancer, Celia Fonta, unite their creative energies and delve into unknown territory. Williams will confront the flamenco compas and dance to its rhythms and melodies, while Fonta will look for inspiration in modern hip-hop beats. Music for the performance is composed by flamenco singer and guitarist, Paco Fonta, and songwriter / vocalist, Derin Young of dei 7. Beats by Producer and DJ, Richie Jones, accompaniment by percussionist, Romulo Bernal and bassist, Daniel Stable.

Beats & Compas, hip-hop Flamenco, will revolutionize the way you experience either of these musical genres.

Orange Bowl To Hold Tenth Annual OBYFA Cheer and Dance Championships 11/14/10

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Orange Bowl To Hold Tenth Annual OBYFA Cheer & Dance Championships
11/14/2010, 9:00am
Don Taft University Center
3301 College Ave. Davie, FL 33314
www.orangebowl.org

The Tenth Annual OBYFA Cheer & Dance Championships presented by Sports Authority happens this Sunday, November 14 at Nova Southeastern’s Don Taft University Center. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. The competition begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and continues throughout the day. Each cheer and dance squad will be divided into competitive classes: small (4-15 participants), medium (16-22 participants), and large (23-35 participants), and judged in “Cheer/Dance/Stunt” categories.

Tickets for the Tenth Annual Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Cheer & Dance Championships presented by Sports Authority in association with community sponsor Wachovia A Wells Fargo Company will go on sale November 14 beginning at 7:00 a.m. at the Don Taft University Center box office. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under with no admission charge for lap children. OBYFA participants wearing their team jersey with “The Patch” will be admitted free of charge.

Karen Peterson and Dancers performing Buoyant Dreams 12/11/10

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Karen Peterson and Dancers, a non-profit mixed ability dance troupe, will be performing Buoyant Dreams.
Byron Carlyle Theatre
500 71st Street, in Miami Beach
Dec. 11th at 4 and 8 p.m.

The production was created by four well established female artists, who joined forces to create a two-part performance that will ignite the senses with visual and musical artistry.

Buoyant Dreams, choreographed by Karen Peterson, is danced by able and disabled dancers, who explore how they relate to each other through dance and I Will Catch You is a contemporary dancework, choreographed by Joanne Barrett and performed to live jazz by The Wendy Pedersen Jazz Trio.

Visual artist, Maria Lino and Peterson collaborated to create Buoyant Dreams, which uses projected images of the disabled dancers in and out of water as an interactive backdrop to the mixed-ability performance. The dancers and images mirror each other creating a visually stunning and emotionally charged experience for audience members.
Lino had been working on a series about water for about three years when she approached Peterson about an interdisciplinary collaboration related to buoyancy and freedom of the human body in water.

“I explored and documented the possibilities of buoyancy and movement in water of dancers with physical challenges and how they relate to fully-abled dancers in such environments through video and digital media. I experimented with images of varying scale, angles, details and compositions, interweaving them with the choreography of Karen Peterson, creating a closely knitted performance of both disciplines,” said Lino, who won the Cintas Foundation Award in 1975-76 and 1976-77 .

The other half of the performance, titled I Will Catch You will be danced to live music by The Wendy Pedersen Jazz Trio’s newest work, Boy Meets Girl, and choreographed by Barrett , who has been teaching dance for over 24 years and was acknowledged as best dancer of the year by Time Out London.

Barrett’s works will be performed in an intimate setting reminiscent of a smoky jazz lounge, where the audience is meant to feel as if they are part of the performance. And though most of the performance is choreographed, she has created moments where dancers improvise to scatting by singer, Pedersen, or to one of the trio’s instruments – piano, bass and drums.
One of the pieces in I Will Catch You will be performed with the pianist, who will be in the house, close to the audience.

“I am excited about the collaboration and the opportunity to create feeling and imagery based dance structures and dance outbursts to improvised solos by jazz musicians,” said Barrett, who focuses on connecting with space, energy and emotions through precise sculpted movements.
Proceeds from this event will go to Karen Peterson and Dancers, a non-profit mixed ability dance troupe established in 1990. A graduate of The Boston Conservatory, Peterson has received numerous choreographic fellowship awards from Division of Cultural Affairs, Department of State and the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs.

The troupe promotes dance as a multi-cultural and inclusive art form and does extensive community and world outreach through workshops, video lecture demonstrations and performances. The troupe has traveled to places, such as, Trebinje, Bosnia , the VSA International Showcase in Washington D.C. and the Ruth Eckerd Murray Hall in Clearwater.
This season marks 21 years since Petersen founded the mixed-ability troupe and she is optimistic about the group’s future and its many possibilities.

“With able-bodied dancers you have a hundred choices. With disabled dancers there are limitations, but it is these limitations that challenge me and inspire the creative solutions that help us evolve each year,” said Peterson.

Peterson will be holding auditions for dancers in the beginning of next year. For more detailed information call 305-298-5879.

There will be two performances of Buoyant Dreams and I Will Catch You at 4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Byron Carlyle Theatre, 500 71st St. There will an after party and fundraiser at the The New Hotel, which is walking distance from the theatre. Tickets are $15 – 25. VIP seating and admission to the after party will be available to $25 ticket holders. Tickets are available at 305-298-5879, at the window in the Byron or Colony Theatres or at www.ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster at 866-448-7849.

Karen Peterson and Dancers’ work is supported by Citizens Interested in the Arts; The Children’s Trust; the City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; the Jewish Communal Fund: Marvin Leibowitz; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners; The Miami Salon Group; Norton Viney Private Foundation; Robert and Anne Altman, The Mildred Pallas Levenson Dance Foundation and other individual contributors.

World Dance Celebration 11/19-21/10

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November 19 & 20; 7:00 PM
November 21; 2:00 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami
General admission, students and seniors $10
For information call 305-237-7855Information at 305-237-3541
Tickets Available Online.

Exhilarating World Dance Celebration Launches Season
With an exhilarating 3-day performance and over 110 dancers, NWSA and UF again collaborate to present World Dance Celebration, one of the most exhilarating and dynamic performances of the year. With more than fifty-five college and high school dancers performing to the beat of live drums and recorded music, the concert features choreographic works from contemporary world modern dance to traditional African dance. Choreographies include excerpts from Peter London’s full-evening ballet Vespers for Frida, Robert Battle’s classic signature work, BattleField, an exhilarating modern dance performed to the rhythms of African drums, and NWSA Dean Daniel Lewis’ classic work, And First They Slaughtered The Angels, first performed in New York in 1974. Under the direction of Mohamed DaCosta, The University of Florida will round off the program with three traditional African works: Sewourouba Dance and Kawa, from Guinea, and Bawaa from Ghana.

Replica Where Art and Dance Collide at the Adrienne Arsht Center 11/12/10

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Friday, November 12 @ 8 p.m.
Carnival Studio Theater (Inside the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House)

TICKETS ONLY $25!

REPLICA is a new multi-disciplinary performance work created in collaboration with acclaimed Miami visual artist, Daniel Arsham and performance and media artist, Jonah Bokaer.

Arsham created the extraordinary set for the Adrienne Arsht Center’s 2007 Merce in Miami premiere performance! Now with REPLICA, he comes full circle—collaborating with former Merce Cunningham dancer Bokaer to present a groundbreaking performance art event for Miami.

BUY TICKETS NOW

Or call the box office at 305.949.6722 to purchase your tickets today!

Bodegon de Brickell Brings its Best!

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Bodegon de Brickell
801 Brickell Bay Drive
Miami, FL
bodegonbrickell.com

By Talmage Thornhill
This gringa doesn’t even know how to properly pronounce the word “bodegon,” but that didn’t stop her from getting into the groove at Bodegon de Brickell last weekend at its sneak preview.

Located inside the  Four Ambassadors Building at 801 Brickell Bay Dr., the new hot spot transcends categories. Start with an amazing restaurant, add a healthy pinch of nightclub, glaze with some swanky lounge, and you just might have it. More practically, the place is neither small nor big, but is very open. Tiered levels with tables into the back of the space lend both privacy and focus to the dance floor, DJ booth, and stage down below. An impressive array of lighting and digital media keep you interested while the ample seating allows for maximum comfort.

For me and my crew of two others, the night felt effortless. I took my first try at dancing Salsa since my Padawan days in Miami, when I regretfully worked at an unspeakably tacky South Beach staple for longer than I’d like to admit (cough *Mango’s* cough). Alas, I had the basic 1-2-3 of salsa down, and turns out that rhythm is incredulously stubborn. With either  a sexy Cuban or confident Venezuelan as a partner, I was able to keep up.

While the band kept me moving, the bartender kept me sipping. A stiff cocktail or two, a generous sampling of the restaurant’s best dishes, and even complimentary champagne brought Bodegon de Brickell to that place all resto/lounges want to be: memorable. It’s easy to let one little thing or another slide in the hectic world of hospitality, but Bodegon understands it has stiff competition and is up for the challenge. We ended the night eager to discover what more fun there was in store.

bodegonbrickell.com will have details on events, including happy hour, nights catering to the Salsa and Merengue loving crowd with a live band, and local DJ talent brought to rip up the decks with everything from house to hip-hop. In the meantime, check out the grand opening this Friday night at 9:00 PM to take your taste of Bodegon de Brickell.

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III VoiceCello 9/22/10

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III: CelloVoice
featuring Madeleine Shapiro, cello
Works by C. Chandler, O. J. Garcia, A. Gentile, R. Johnson, J. Kojs and J. Shatin
September 22, 2010 at 8PM
FREE
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
Website.

The renowned New York-based cellist Madeleine Shapiro performs an hour-long concert of contemporary music for acoustic cello, cello with electronics and cello with audiovisual components. One world premiere and three area premieres are programmed. Highlighted will be pieces by Miami composers Orlando Jacinto Garcia and Juraj Kojs, both of which were written for Madeleine and are a part of her ongoing Nature Project. The program will further feature the compositions of Ada Gentile, Richard Johnson, Christopher Chandler and Judith Shatin.
“particularly effective is the end of the work’s third movement, ‘Desolation’ where icy chords underpin a solo line by cellist Madeleine Shapiro….It’s terribly powerful and commandingly delivered…” The Strad

Madeleine Shapiro, cellist, has long been a recognized figure in the field of contemporary music. She was the founding director of the internationally known ensemble The New Music Consort and presently directs ModernWorks, an ensemble that performs and commissions recent chamber works. Madeleine performs extensively as a solo recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America, programming both acoustic and electro acoustic works, many of which were written for her. Madeleine’s first solo CD, Electricity: Works for Cello and Electronics (Albany Records) was greeted as “focused and cohesive…a polystylistic collection of pieces that individually push the instrument and technology in unique ways” (Time Out New York). ModernWorks most recent CD, string quartets by Ge Gan-ru was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best CDs of 2009. Visit her at www.ModernWorks.com.

Gems empowering women through bellydance 11/13/10

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GEMS, empowering women through bellydance
November 13, 2010, 8pm
Florida International University (main campus)Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall
10910 SW 17 Street
Miami, FL 33199
Website.

A beautiful production by Echeverri, inspired by the 1920’s. An era when women were empowered.
Please visit our website for additional information on purchasing your ticket.

“GEMS” is the 5th event produced by Adriana Echeverri, and the second in the Unites States. With great amount of success in Europe, Adriana has come to Miami and founded Belly2Abs, a wellness dance studio in Coconut Grove. Empowering women through dance has been her goal for over a decade. GEMS is a full production with some of the best professional dancers in Miami. A production by women, for women; with the only purpose of empowering women through dance. Each year GEMS celebrates an era, this year we are happy to indulge the audience with the 1930’s passion and love for dance. Inspired by the musical Chicago, GEMS will offer a night of glamour and much passion.

Some proceeds will be going to a non-profit organization. We have also partnered with The Women Study Center at The Florida International University to help create awareness through dance. We are estimating a large amount of people (600) to come to this event, and share some of the best performances choreographed by great dancers like; Hanan, Francesca, Anais, Majilyn, Jigna Shah, Revofusion, Siahn Sama, Roshana, Gigi’s Academy, students from Lotus Dance Studio, and Adriana Echeverri.

Forbidden City Saturdays at Kung Fu Kitchen at the Catalina 8/28/10

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Forbidden City Saturdays
Weekly-Saturdays!, 7pm to 1am
Kung Fu Kitchen @the Catalina
1720 Collins Ave. South Beach
www.theaxle-ep.com

Join us for ‘Forbidden City Saturdays.’

An entertaining dinner show happening each and every week featuring performances by the AXLE E.P.’s own Burlesque beauties who demonstrate their talent through cabaret and burlesque styled performances throughout the evening.

The night is complete with Asian themed decorations, costumes, cocktails and Kung Fu’s mouth-watering new dinner menu.

Forbidden City Saturdays was a Chinese themed nightclub and Cabaret in Business from the late 1930’s to the 1950’s, popular with Military personnel who were transiting through San Francisco during World War II.

Shows are from 9:00 pm to 12:00 Midnite

Come see the revival of a legend!

Complimentary Mai Tai Cocktail with Dinner reservations! Contact: Ache`at ache@theaxle-ep.com/305.803.7817

Forbidden City Saturdays at Kung Fu Kitchen at the Catalina Hotel 8/21/10

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Forbidden City Saturdays
Weekly-Each and Every Saturday!, 8:00 pm to 1:00 am
Shows are from 9:00 pm to 12:00 Midnite
Kung Fu Kitchen @the Catalina Hotel
Kung Fu Kitchen & Sushi is located at
1720 Collins Ave, Miami Beach Florida
www.theaxle-ep.com

An entertaining dinner show happening each and every week featuring performances by the AXLE E.P.’s own Burlesque beauties who demonstrate their talent through cabaret and burlesque styled performances throughout the evening.

The night is complete with Asian themed decorations, costumes, cocktails and Kung Fu’s mouth-watering new dinner menu.

Forbidden City Saturdays was a Chinese themed nightclub and Cabaret in Business from the late 1930’s to the 1950’s, popular with Military personnel who were transiting through San Francisco during World War II.

Come see the revival of a legend!

Complimentary Mai Tai Cocktail with Dinner reservations! Contact: Ache` at ache@theaxle-ep.com/305.803.7817

Miami Hispanic Ballet and American Airlines present the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami 8/27-9/12/10

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Miami Hispanic Ballet and American Airlines present the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
From August 27th through September 12th, 2010

The XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami will take place August 27th through September 12th, 2010. The Festival will open with the Official Poster Unveiling by Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio with her personal exhibition “La Le�on de Danse” dedicated to the Festival and the launching of the Dance Film Series at the historic Tower Theater in Miami on Friday, August 27th. The Film series continues at the Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus.

The IBFM also includes a unique spot for young talent organized with the foremost competition organization “Youth America Grand Prix” Director, Larissa Saveliev: the International Young Ballet Medalists Performance at the Lehman Theater in Miami is on September 3rd and Contemporary Performances at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach on September 4th and 5th with the first appearance of the Balleto Teatro di Torino and other national and international companies.

The IBMF is one of the most successful festivals of its kind in the U.S. featuring world-wide prestigious ballet companies represented by their greatest stars.
The Etoiles Grand Classical Gala will take place at the great historic Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on September 11th, where the Lifetime Achievement Award “A Life for the Dance” will be presented to Milorad Miskovitch. Miskovitch is a famous dancer/director of the 20th century. The Festival Closing Gala at the Jackie Gleason Theater will take place on September 12th where a second award, Criticism & Culture of Ballet, will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Aschengreen.

EVENTS CALENDAR (PERFORMANCES)
Friday, September 3rd, 2010. 11:00 a.m. schools and 8:00 p.m., General public
International Young Ballet Medalists. Medal Winners of International Ballet Competitions in Collaboration with Youth America Grand Prix.
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

Saturday September 4th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Modern and Contemporary Performances. Balleto Teatro di Torino, Italy
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Sunday, September 5th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Evidence A Dance Company, New York
Move: The Company, Canada; The Dance Now! Ensemble, Miami; The State of Hellectrick Danse Theatre, Miami
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Saturday, September 11th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Etoiles Grand Classical Gala & Presentation of the “Lifetime Achievement” Award, presented to famous dancer/director of the 20th century Milorad Miskovitch
Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater

Sunday, September 12th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Festival closing gala of the Stars Performance
Criticism & Culture of Ballet Award will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Ashengreen.
The Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:
Arena di Verona Ballet, Italy; American Ballet Theater, USA; Alberta Ballet, Canada; Australian Ballet, Australia; Ballet Estable Teatro Colon, Argentina; Ballet do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Balletto Teatro de Torino, Italy; Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami; Compania Nacional de Danza Nacho Duato, Spain; Compa��a Nacional de Danza, Mexico; English National Ballet, England; Hungarian National Ballet, Hungary; National Ballet of Canada; New York City Ballet, USA; Stuttgart Ballet, Germany; and Vienna State Opera Ballet, Austria.

THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Opening and Official Poster Unveiling the Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio and Exhibition “La Le�on de Danse”
Tower Theater

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Invitation only
Poster Unveiling and Dance Films opening film presentation
“Cuban Ballet” Book Launch and Presentation by the book’s author Octavio Roca, Former Dance critic of the Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Miami Dade College Chair of Arts & Philosophy
Tower Theater

Saturday, August 28th, 2010. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Open to the Public
Diccionario Biografico de la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Patricia Aulestia, Dance Critic and Journalist from Mexico
Patricia Aulestia: Cuatro Decadas en la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald Dance Critic
CubaOcho Art and Research Center

August 27th, 2010. 9:00 p.m.
August 28th, 2010. 6:30 p.m.
August 29th, 2010. 2:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Tower Theater

August 30th – September 1st, 2010
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

August 1st – September 11th, 2010. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dance Workshop: Ballet Modern Dance Hip Hop, Lyrical and Ballrooms. Guest teacher Manny & Lory Castro from Chile-USA
DanceTown Dance Studio

September 11th – 12th, 2010. 12:00 p.m.
Ballet Master Classes
(Only for guest festival dancers, available for student observation)
Featuring Guest International Ballet Masters Lazarro Carre�o from Cuba.
Rehearsal Studio at Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

September 4th – 30th, 2010
September 10th – Fundraiser
Artist sale benefits Festival
Opening exclusive Art Exposition by 15 recognized local artists dedicated to the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
Rodezart.com Gallery
Sun-Thurs 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.- 10:00 p.m.

VENUES & TICKETS INFORMATION:
Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue, Miami
Tickets at Miami Hispanic Ballet 305.549.7199

Rodez Art Gallery
3015 Grand Avenue. Suite 237, Coconut Grove
786.467.7111 www.rodezart.com

Colony Theater Miami Beach
1040 Lincoln Rd
Tickets 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.674.1040

Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street, Miami
www.mdc.edu
305.642.1264

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Tickets: 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.673.7300

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater Studio
September 11th and 12th, 2010
Master Classes Guests Ballet Master from Spain: Lazaro Carreo

CubaOcho Art & Research Center
1475 SW 8th Street, Miami
305.285.5880

DanceTown Dance Studio
11355 NW 34th Street
Doral, FL 33178
305.468.8668
Call for specific class time

International Ballet Festival of Miami
Ph: 305.549.7711
www.internationalballetfestival.org

Press release provided via www.miamiartguide.com

Haiti Meets Africa 9/18/10

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Haiti Meets Africa
September 18, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Little Haiti Cultural Center Theater
260 N.E. 59th Terrace, Miami, Florida 33137

Cultural Event. Performance of traditional West African dance by Delou Africa Dance Ensemble, African Djembe Drums and various Haitian vocal artist; Open to the public; Ticket prices vary with seating.

From the Creators of Stomp comes Pandemonium at the Adrienne Arsht Center 9/16-26/10

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From the creators of STOMP comes the US premiere of their next, long-awaited show!
September 16-26
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House

Direct from sold-out performances in London, Sydney and Amsterdam, Pandemonium features a cast of 25 performers plus a 30-member choir! Where STOMP creates rhythm with everyday objects, PANDEMONIUM transforms everyday objects into a dazzling array of invented instruments.Performed by the Lost and Found Orchestra, PANDEMONIUM creates a symphony, using musical saws, bottles, whirly toys and traffic cones.

Pandemonium is an adventure of the imagination!

BUY EARLY AND SAVE!
-Tickets are only $40, but will increase to $55 on August 8!
-VIP tickets for the best seats in the house are $75

“A celebration of energy, rhythm and inventiveness!”
– The Independent
“Infectious and great fun… exhilarating!”
– The Guardian

A melodic orchestra and full choir featuring everyday objects transformed into a riveting urban symphonic celebration!

From the creators of the blockbuster hit Stomp, this modern, urban symphonic adventure features a cast of 26 performers plus a 30-member choir of local Miami singers. Fresh from sold-out performances in London, Sydney, and Amsterdam, PANDEMONIUM is poised to take Miami by storm!

Where Stomp creates rhythm with everyday objects, PANDEMONIUM: The Lost and Found Orchestra transforms everyday objects into orchestral instruments representing every section of a symphony orchestra, with strings, woodwind and brass replaced by musical saws, bottles, whirly toys, and traffic cones! Culminating with the addition of the human voice into the mix, what begins with simple melodies plucked, blown, thumped and brushed into life, ends in a complex symphonic and choral celebration.

Buy Tickets Now!
Or call the box office at 305.949.6722 to purchase your tickets today!

El Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba 8/26-27/10

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Fuego Entertainment & Miami Light Project In collaboration with CBDG, Inc present El Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba
August 26 and 27, 2010, 8:00pm
Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets : $46.50/$66.50/$86.50
Ticket available through Ticketmaster
Click here to purchase or call 305.358.6626

“The Roots y El Tiempo” performance, under the direction and choreography of the internationally recognized professor Manolo Micler, will bring to life an energetic and colorful journey through Cuban rhythms – story of Cuba told through breathtaking dance and music.

Founded in 1962, The Conjunto Folklórico Nacional is Cuba’s premier folkloric ensemble, and represents the performance traditions of the entire country, with an emphasis on Cuba’s African-based genres, such as rumba, comparsa, and the performance traditions associated with Afro-Cuban religions – namely, Regla de Ocha, Palo Monte, Arará, Tumba Francesa, and Abakwá. It is an outstanding performance of traditional Afro-Cuban folkloric music, as well as featuring performances by one of the largest assemblage of Cuban folkloric masters ever. It is a classic – both as an incredible aesthetic experience and as a documentation of a time that has passed into history. The Ensemble has always had as its main purpose to contribute to the rescue and recovery of Cuba’s dance and musical roots.

Today, 48 years after its founding, the Ensemble has developed its own unique artistic style. El Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba has performed more than eight hundred thousand times, through its 93 international tours in Europe, America and Asia, and audiences from more than three hundred cities and towns worldwide have thrilled at their performances, different audiences have acclaimed in numerous languages the traditional songs and dances created by the Cuban people.

Flamenco in the Sun 2010 7/17/10

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Flamenco in the Sun 2010
July 17 thru August 1, 2010, various
various
Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Hollywood and Bal Harbour

Flamenco in the Sun Presents an Inspirational Dance Program
The Art, Beauty and Mystery of Flamenco Return to South Florida
Flamenco in the Sun 2010 returns in its eighth year with a rich calendar of events from July 17th through August 1st in several venues spanning traditional tablao, dance classes, film, dance concert, plus for the first time, a Sevillanas Dance Contest, and much more.
Flamenco in the Sun 2010 offers something for everybody – starting with the Festival Opening, Café con Leche – free and open to the public — on Saturday, July 17th from 7 PM to 11 PM at the 1310 Gallery Artist Lofts, 1310 SW Second Court, Ft. Lauderdale. We start with a photographic exhibit of contemporary Flamenco by artist, Sharon Swift, and continue with the Flamenco Party of the Summer, free to the public, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, July 22 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. There you can enjoy live music, tapas, wine and a Sevillanas Dance Contest.
Flamenco in the Sun has become one of the top cultural events of the summer in South Florida, in partnership with Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment in collaboration with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. see website for details, schedules and locations. www.flamencointhesun.com

Register for adult and children’s classes at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Scholarships available. Several events are free to the visiting public. Register on line for classes: see website for program information. www.flamencointhesun.com

SATURDAY July 17
Café con Leche at the 1310 Gallery
Presented by Artist Nikki López Featuring contemporary Flamenco Images by Sharon Swift
Coffee provided by Undergrounds Coffeehaus – Time: 7:00 – 11:00 pm
Free and open to the public. For information call (305) 975-6262

TUESDAY July 20
South Florida Flamenco Stories
An exhibit of Flamenco stories told through the photographs, and costumes of Carla & Miguel Ochoa and Fina Escayola in the historic New River Inn at the Ft Lauderdale History Center
Exhibit runs from July 20 to Aug 1 from 12:00-4:00 pm.
Come meet these artists and hear their stories on Thursday July 29 from 5:00-6:30 pm.
The New River Inn, Fort Lauderdale – 219 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
Free and open to the Public. 954-463-4431 ext. 20 – www.fortlauderdalehistorycenter.org

THURSDAY July 22
Festival Kick off Flamenco Party!
Patrons are invited to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for Spanish tapas, wine, food, live music and dancing. Win tickets to festival events in our Sevillanas contest!
Broward Center for the Performing Arts – 201 SW 5th Ave., Ft Lauderdale, FL
TIME: 5:30-7:00 pm. PRICE: Free and open to the public

FRIDAY July 23
Flamenco for Dummies
Here is your chance to find out what it’s all about! Try this one day workshop for absolute beginners at the University Center for the Performing Arts!
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm, Price: $30
University Center for the Performing Arts 2240 SW 70th Avenue Unit A, Davie FL (near Nova and BC)
Register: 954-288-0882 OR www.flamencointhesun.com

SATURDAY July 24
Flamenco Movies in Hollywood!
Presented by the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Los Tarantos (2:00pm showing)
Nominated for best foreign film, this 1963 classic tells the love story between two gypsies, staring Carmen Amaya and Antonio Gades. Film by Sara Lezana & Daniel Martin
Gypsy Caravan, When the Road Bends (8:00pm showing)  A look into the Romani Culture and Rom (Gypsies) from around the globe as five famous Romani groups, from Spain, India, Macedonia & Romania, tour the USA. Film by Jasmine Dellal
Movies will be shown at the — Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street (US 1 & Monroe Street)
Hollywood, FL 33020
Price: Single tickets $10 & Double feature for $16  ($8 & $10 for Art and Culture Center members & Bailes Ferrer members)
For Tickets call: (866) 811-4111 www.artandculturecenter.org or www.hc-pac.org

SUNDAY July 25
Café Cantante
An evening of traditional Flamenco music and dance! Everyone’s favorite event is back at the Parker Playhouse featuring local Flamenco artists on the transformed Parker Playhouse stage. Seats are limited!
Time: 3:00 & 7:00 pm
Price: $25 in advance and $30 at the door
Parker Playhouse 707 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL
To charge by phone call 954-462-0222 or on-line at www.parkerplayhouse.com

MONDAY-FRIDAY July 26-30
Flamenco Dance Workshops at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts!
Children’s Flamenco workshops from 10:00-2:00 with Damaris Ferrer & Paola Escobar & Adult Workshops from 6:00-8:00 pm with Antonio Granjero
Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW 5th Avenue, Ft Lauderdale, FL
For workshop information and registration call 954-288-0882, email bailesferrer@gmail.com or visit www.flamencointhesun.com
Price: see registration page

WEDNESDAY July 28
Flamenco Night at ONE Bal Harbour  Flamenco show plus cash bar and Tapas
Time: 6:00pm
10295 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour, FL
Tickets: Free, For information: 305-455-5400

SATURDAY July 31 & SUNDAY Aug 1
Inspiración Flamenca. Featuring Antonio Granjero, Jorge Robledo, José Junco and the Muse that inspires them. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Amaturo Theater
Times: Saturday at 8:00 pm & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Price: $35, $27, $22 & $20 for students & seniors
Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale FL
To charge by phone call 954-462-0222 or on-line at www.browardcenter.com

Tango Workshop with Claudio Asprea 7/10/10

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Tango Workshop with Claudio Asprea
July 10 2010, 1 pm
Czech-Slovac Club
13325 Arch Creek Road
North Miami, FL
727 678 2247
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WORKSHOP 1PM – 2:30PM
GUIDED PRACTICA 2:30 – 4:00PM – $15
Workshop with Practica $25

Connection with the music: Musicality.
Exploring your tango musicality. Playing with the rhythm & interpreting the musical phrase.
Dancing the pauses. Embellishments with musicality.

Everything about the turns.
The followers perspective while doing the sequence of the turn.
Understanding the leading to start and finishing a turn.
Accelerating the turn. Alteration of the sequence of the turn.

Milonga with traspie.
From the simplest to the most complex combinations to have fun with the most playful dance: milonga with traspie !

More Info: www.actango.com.ar
Reservations: Sofia @ 727 678 2247

Once in a lifetime Claudio Asprea is coming all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina to teach you the right moves to be able to feel like a tanguero (tango person) and be able to express yourself in that manner!!
Don’t miss out and call to reserve!
727 678 2247 – Sofia

Flamenco Night A Dinner and Music Event At Stage 84 Music Cafe 6/26/10

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Flamenco Night – A Dinner & Music Event At Stage 84 (Music Cafe)
June 26th, 7pm
Stage 84 (Music Cafe)
9118 W State Rd 84 (I-595)
Fort Lauderdale (Davie/W Hollywood)
info@stage84fl.com
www.stage84fl.com

We are pleased to announce that our Flamenco Night has returned to STAGE 84. This music, dance and food event utilized the passion of the Flamenco Spanish energy to create a night of pleasure.

Enjoy the delicacy of Southern Spain and pretend for a moment you are really there with live performances by La Casa del Flamenco dancers, including Miguel Angel who was trained at National Ballet of Spain. Paella and tapas and selection of Spanish Wines food specials.

Over 21 to drink
Cover: Only $5
Reservations are highly encouraged.
Call: 954-474-5040
Online: http://flamencoflorida2.eventbrite.com
Free Glass Of Sangria If You Pre-Pay

Official Holy Mackerel Taphouse

Stage 84: “It’s cozy, intimate and funky, with an elevated, lighted stage, sofas and tables, art work for sale on the walls. Featuring draft beers including local micro-brewery brands, wine, great food and desserts, and the area’s friendliest staff.”

“Bring your appetite, your thirst, your friends and your singing voice! Come once – and you’ll come back.”

“This dark and cozy one-room lounge is a suitable place to kick back on a couch with friends or to watch local musicians…”

Miguel Angel comes from a family of Andalusian Gypsies. Dancing, singing and playing the guitar has always been a way of life for him He began dancing professionally as a child while traveling with his family. He has toured throughout the world with some of the most prominent Flamenco companies from Spain such as the National Ballet of Spain , Ballet Español de Paco Romero, Adrian Galia, Bruno Arjeta, Soledad Barrios, Ester Ponce, Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco.

Miguel Angel is the founder of LA Casa del Flamenco. It was created in 2007.
La casa del Flamenco is a place where Flamenco in it’s different forms is taught. These include el cante, la guitarra and el baile. Percussive instruments such as cajon and castanets are taught as well.

He also created Miguelangel and his flamenco Tribe years ago with the intention of exposing audiences to true, authentic Flamenco. They have performed locally in many different venues and events. these include private gatherings, Folkloric festivals, International Dance Conventions, multicultural events both at schools and the Broward Center or the Performing Arts.

Little Haiti Cultural Center Dance Intensive Student Showcase 6/26/10

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Summer Dance Intensive Showcase at the Little Haiti Cultural Center presented in collaboration with Dance Now!

Saturday, June 26, 2010
7:30 pm, FREE
Security and Free Parking on site

Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, Fl 33137

Presentation of works in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Haitian Folklore, West African and Afro- Brazilian Dance

Contact: Anita Darbonne
305-960-2697

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III Miami Experimental 6/12/10

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III: Miami Experimental
Next Miami-brewed event.
Come out and join. This is the gallery walk night: so there will be plenty to look at all around!
12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III: Miami Experimental
Featuring Fridamusiq and P-D-M-D
June 12, 2010 at 8PM
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org
Free

Reaching the Surface Evolution of AIDS 6/4-5/10

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June 4, 2010 @ 8pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Plaza, 770 NE 125 Street, North Miami, 33161. Reception follows at ALERT Health.

June 5, 2010 @ 8pm at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 260 NE 59 Terrace, Miami, 33137. Reception follows in the theatre lobby.
Join us for an evening of entertainment featuring dance, spoken word, and live music!

The project, Reaching the Surface, will present you with a fresh perspective on HIV/AIDS awareness through compelling stories told with performances by artists both infected and affected.
Remember, you don’t have to be infected to be affected.
Both performances are FREE admission; donations will be accepted.

alert health USES THE ARTS TO challenge STIGMA
ALERT’s newest project called “Reaching The Surface” is a blend of contemporary dance, spoken word and live music to increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS stigma. Artists both affected and infected by HIV will entertain and educate through compelling and relatable stories.

The performances are open to the public and free, targeting two of Miami-Dade’s highly-impacted neighborhoods.

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art at Harold Golen Gallery 5/22/10

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III:
From the Middle of the Earth to Carmen: Contemporary video by contemporary composers
Works by J. Cooper, I. Elezovic, D.H. Miller, C. Miyama and S. Pena Young
May 22, 2010 at 8PM
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org

Teatro Abanico Presentando Stories from the sidewalk Historias desde la acera 5/14-15/10

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Dance Ensemble In Concert
Dance Concert & Silent Auction
Date: May 13 – 15, 2010
Location: Abanico Theater
Academy of Arts & Minds
3138 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove
General admission is $10 for adults, $3 for students.
Wonderful services, gifts and gift certificates have been donated for the Silent Auction both evenings.
Admissions and all proceeds from the auction will directly benefit the Dance program.
Come enjoy the A&M dance students’ performance in the Abanico Theater on May 14 and 15, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Wonderful services, gifts and gift certificates have been donated for the Silent Auction both evenings. General admission is $10 for adults, $3 for students. Admissions and all proceeds from the auction will directly benefit the Dance program.

Anuncios del Teatro Abanico
Fecha: 5 / 14 y 15 /2010
Hora: 8:30 PM
Dirección: Karym Bejerano
Producción: Academy of Arts & Minds.
Actuan: Alumnos de Dansa del AA&M
Género: Danza
Los alumnos del programa de danza del AA&M tendran su presentación este próximo 14 y 15 de mayo en el teatro Abanico. Como directora de esta teatro les recomiendo este espectáculo, lleno frescura y modernidad. Serán solo dos funciones, por una suma módica de 10$ por persona y 3$ por joven, el viernes 14 tendremos también una subasta. Los esperamos.
Para más información entre la página web de A&M
Academy of Arts and Minds Website

Miami/Mumbai Evening Presented by the Miami Beach Dance Festival 5/6/10

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Miami/Mumbai Evening Presented by the Miami Beach Dance Festival FREE
Thursday, May 6, 6:30pm
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
305.858.7002 www.momentumdance.com
A feature event of the Miami Dance Festival, the Miami/Mumbai evening presents guest artists GeetaDias and NeSh Dance as two of the world’s most compelling young dance styles come together.

Miami/Mumbai evening with Guest Artists Geeta Dias and NeSh Dance
May 6 at 6:30 PM
Miami Beach Botanical Garden,
2000 Convention Center Drive.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Admission Free. Cash Bar.
Contact: 305-673-7256
For more info: www.momentumdance.com

Description: Two of the world’s most compelling young dance styles come together as Miami meets Mumbai! Miami/Mumbai Night at the beautiful Miami Beach Botanical Garden presents the latest in Bollywood and Semi-Classical Indian Dance with all of the flair, color and drama intrinsic to Mumbai, the home of Bollywood movies and dance. Under the direction of Geeta Dias, dance students from Momentum Dance Company’s Arts in Education Residency at Ferguson Senior High School and Miami Dade College perform original choreography. Plus the evening offers the premiere performance by the latest in Miami-style Hip-Hop with the newly-formed NeSh Dance, the most exciting new troupe on the local scene. NeSh is characterized by an extravagant array of cultural diversity with its international cast of dancers. The crew fuses diverse dance styles from modern to break dance, evolving a personal cultural style that is unique in the Miami hip hop scene. NeSh is committed to passionate creation that reflects a dream and a lifestyle with highly energized choreography in every performance!

Dance Now! and the Miami Dance Festival Present 10 years of Now 5/8-9/10

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Tickets available through ticketmaster.com or at the festival website: www.momentumdance.com

The Dance Now! Ensemble concludes its 10th Anniversary Season at the Miami Dance Festival

DNE Program II: TEN YEARS OF NOW! Dance Now! at the Miami Dance Festival
May 8, 2010: 8:00 pm
May 9, 2010: 7:00 pp
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
$30 general; $25 advance; $15 students/seniors; group rates available
Box Office: 305-867-4194, Ticketmaster For info call: 305-975-8489/305-858-7002
www.dancenowmiami.org
www.momentumdance.com
Description: The Dance Now! Ensemble concludes its 10th anniversary season at the Miami Dance Festival with highlights from ten years of audience favorites, and presenting Melody in Four Parts: Just Traveling, a collaboration with Seattle-based poet Janée J. Baugher and Ohio-based composer Jenny Bernard Merkowitz, and featuring Decade, a retrospective of Dance Now!’s choreography celebrating the ten-year partnership between Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten.

Free Dance Now Ensemble at the North Beach Bandshell 5/2/10

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DNE and the Miami Dance Festival Present:

An Afternoon at the Bandshell

Sunday May 2, 2010
5:00 pm
73rd St. and Collins Ave.
FREE

This afternoon of athletic and poignant dance will feature audience favorites from the company’s decade of critically acclaimed repertory, as well as a sneak preview of the world premiers in its upcoming 10th Anniversary Season Finale.

for more information visit
www.dancenowmiami.org
www.momentumdance.com

Dance Now!’s mission is to develop contemporary modern dance-theater that articulates the international cultural life of South Florida, and the ensemble reflects the region’s multi-ethnicity.  The Ensemble’s goals are to choreograph and perform high quality dance, build community, promote diversity, and through teaching and outreach, help audiences gain a deeper understanding of the creative process in dance.

Photographs of Temptation Cabaret at Passion Nightclub at Hard Rock on 4/24/10

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Temptation Cabaret at Passion Nightclub at Seminole Hard Rock on Saturday, April 24, 2010.  Temptation brings modern french-style cabaret to the South Florida stage, renowned choreographer Kalyn James, producer Rico James, executive producer Dean Kronacher and professional trained dancers from around the world.

The show awesome, when it was over, I still wanted to see more.  The choreography was great and the dancers where fantastic  and the staff was awesome.  They used  several different style of music from the classic cabaret to modern music.  It was so worth the trip up to the Seminole Hard Rock and I would go see it again.

{Additional comments from James: I have to say, this program was surprisingly good. Being at a casino in Hollywood, we did not really know what to expect. However, the show is excellent.The choreography is interesting and creative, as well as being much broader than one might anticipate. Many current cabaret shows are either just kind of classic in format or completely cheesy and over the top. The choreography here combined classic elements with modern styles. It is extremely sexy without being overtly tawdry.The dancers are stunning. Real beautiful girls, not the kind of plastic, ghetto-style that you see in some of these shows. Their skill and panache in the numbers shows a real dedication to the show. Combining the dance numbers with narration and tying it together with a loose storyline really takes it to the next level.This is not the kind of show you see in one of the over-the-top clubs, nor is it the kind of semi-amateur show you see at various events around town. Though they do not have the massive budget of the Vegas shows, the creativity and skill in this show could stand beside those. This is definitely the kind of show we need more of in south Florida.It may sound like I am overplaying this description, but honestly, we were very, very surprised by the quality of the show. The photos here do not begin to properly represent what you get. Highly recommended. Go see for yourself!}

YoungArts Miami A Community Kick off Celebration 5/15/10

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YoungArts Miami – A Community Kick-off Celebration
YoungArts Miami Kicks Off New Laboratory Program
Aimed at High School Juniors and Seniors, Teachers and Parents

Saturday, May 15, 2010
Noon: Registration opens and lunch served
1 p.m. YoungArts: what’s in it for you…as a student, parents, Performances by nationally-acclaimed YoungArtsAlumni
2 p.m. Talk Back: a dialogue about achieving excellence in the arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Dolores and Sanford Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida

TO RSVP: Students, parents and teachers must RSVP in advance. Please contact Lesli Cuenca, lcuenca@chasemiami.com or call 305-379-0007

YoungArts Miami is a special new regional program offered by YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). YoungArts Miami is designed to provide Miami’s diverse community of gifted high school juniors and seniors with the tools to embrace their aspirations for a meaningful career in the arts.

No audition required: open to all 2010-2011 high school juniors and seniors in the visual, literary and performing arts who want to become the next generation of excellence in the arts. Parents and teachers also are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to participate in YoungArts Miami or attend the kick-off celebration.

Through YoungArts Miami, participants will enjoy a year filled with informative monthly workshops; the opportunity to meet their artistic peers; access to resources and scholarships in the arts; career guidance; portfolio development; and other experiences including master classes, showcase performances and exhibitions.

During the kick-off celebration on Saturday, May 15, 2010, students will be encouraged to apply to the prestigious YoungArts program, which includes opportunities for national recognition as one of 150 YoungArts finalists, and a chance to be nominated to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars as one of 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Students will also enjoy a performance by YoungArts Alumni as well as a dialogue with arts educators and patrons about what it takes to achieve excellence in the arts.

The national YoungArts program reaches students in every state and contributes to the cultural vitality of the nation by investing in the artistic development of thousands of gifted high school seniors in nine disciplines in the visual, literary and performing arts.

YoungArts Miami is made possible through a generous challenge grant by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge, and with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and in part by The Children’s Trust.

For more information about YoungArts Miami and the national YoungArts program, please visit www.youngarts.org or call (305) 377-1140

FUNDarte and Miami Light Project Present Miami Hip Hop Project 5/1/10

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Miami Hip Hop Project featuring Rudi Goblen, Summer Hill Seven and Meshaun Lebrone Arnold
FUNDarte and Miami Light Project present a Miami On Stage
Miami Project Hip Hop

This evening will feature excerpts of work by three of the most provocative solo Hip Hop theater artists in Miami. Previously commissioned by Miami Light Project as part of Here & Now 2008, Rudi Goblen’s Insanity Isn’t is a dance and spoken word whirlwind of 9 to 5 mania. Marking the first performance in Florida, Audelco award winner Summer Hill Seven’s Shakespeare N. Haarlem is about a poet sentenced to death for the new crime of lyrical terrorism. Fresh off a successful London tour, Meshaun Lebrone’s award winning Right To Remain is a glimpse into late rapper Tupac Shakur’s internal struggle with race, power, fame and infamy.

5/1/2010 8:00 PM
Buy tickets now.
$20 General Admission, $15 students (under 25) and seniors (over 65), with I.D. Purchase through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com and by phone
(800) 745-3000 (service charges apply), or in-person (no service charges) at the Byron Carlyle day of show after 4PM and in advance at the Colony Theare box office, 1040 Lincoln Road, noon to 5PM.
A limited number of $15 discounted general admission tickets are available for 33141 zip code buyers with I.D. in-person at all theater box offices only

Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street
Miami Beach

Miami Dade Kendall Campus Middle Eastern Culture and Arts Program Students and Samay Performing Arts Belly Dance show 4/30/10

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Miami Dade Kendall Campus Middle Eastern Culture and Arts Program Students and Samay Performing Arts are putting on Belly Dance show 2010
Egyptian Nights
April 30, 2010, 8p
Manuel Artime Theater
900 SW First St
Tickets are available for $25 at Ticketweb
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1473535

Photographs of a Dance Performance at The Cando Arts Coop on 4/11/10

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A dance presentation inspired by the space and work of the CANDO Arts Co-op on Sunday, April 11, 2010.  It’s Happening… was a collage of experiences and interpretations, reflecting on the work of Miami artists: Deborah Weed, Dena & Stewart Stewart, Lucinda Linderman, Paula Turk, AnneFaye Poole, and James Broderick. 7 young international and local choreographers, all students and alumni of the New World School of the Arts dance program, came together to create a physical second look at art. They explore the textures, perceptions of, and reactions to the ideas and images presented at the CANDO Arts Co-op. For the better gallery, click here.

Dance Now! at Coco Plum Women’s Club 4/23/10

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DNE, the Miami Dance Festival and Dade Heritage Trust Present:

Dance Now! at Coco Plum Women’s Club
April 23, 2010: 8:00 pm

1375 Sunset Dr.
Coral Gables, Fl 33143

$20 general; $15 students/seniors;
Cash and Check only
All tickets available at the door
For info call: 305-975-8489
www.dancenowmiami.org

The Dance Now! Ensemble joins forces with the Dade Heritage Trust in a performance at the Historical Coco Plum Women’s Club in Coral Gables. The evening of athletic and poignant dance will feature audience favorites from the company’s decade of critically acclaimed repertory, as well as a sneak preview of the world premiers in its upcoming 10th Anniversary Season Finale.

It’s Happening at CANDO Arts Co-op 4/11/10

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It’s HAPPENING
April 11th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm
A FREE dance presentation inspired by the space and work of the
CANDO Arts Co-op
309 23rd Street
Miami Beach, FL
One block west of Collins Ave.
It’s Happening… is a collage of experiences and interpretations, reflecting on the work of Miami artists: Deborah Weed, Dena & Stewart Stewart, Lucinda Linderman, Paula Turk, AnneFaye Poole, and James Broderick. 7 young international and local choreographers, all students and alumni of the New World School of the Arts dance program, come together to create a physical second look at art. They explore the textures, perceptions of, and reactions to the ideas and images presented at the CANDO Arts Co-op. It is never enough to look at a picture or space without putting some thought into how it makes you react. Within each illustration or sculpture there is an energy, a history, and a reason. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, there is a lot more happening right before our eyes than we realize. And this is what we search for and try to translate for ourselves, that which is happening when we look at the world through the eyes and hands of another human being. In this intimate setting, the audience will experience the world created by the gallery’s work alongside the performers themselves. Both performer and patron will be challenged to react and adapt to what has been and is being created. Visual art, dance, literature, and music will all lend a hand in creating this experience, stimulating questions and conversations that will hopefully prompt new perspectives on how art can affect the response of individuals and communities.

Choreographers:
Andrea Ollarvide, Kristen Carcone, Liony Garcia, Sarah Matry-Guerre, Kristin Whiting, Kaitlyn Bishop, and Matthew Bailey

Special thanks to The Dade Community Foundation, Collins Park Neighborhood Association, MiamiArtZine .com, as well as Miami Dance Futures without whom this performance would not be possible. For more information call 786-366-9826.

Presentation of the Miami Dance Festival Awards 5/29/10

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Presentation of the Miami Dance Festival Awards
May 29 at 8:15 PM
Byron Carlyle Theater.
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
2010 Festival Awardees: Dr. Diane Brownholtz, Miami Dade College & Laura Bruney, Arts and Business Council
This evening will feature repertory from these two distinct dance companies as a way to celebrate aesthetic diversity and the coming together of singular approaches to the creation of dance. It will be a night of beautiful and moving poetics.

FOR TICKETING AND FESTIVAL INFORMATION: www.momentumdance.com or call 305-858-7002
The Miami Dance Festival is made possible with support from: The National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Board of County Commissioners, the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Arts Council, the City of Miami Beach and the Cultural Arts Council, WLRN Public Radio, and Anchor Arts Management.

Brazz Dance Theater and Moving Current Collective in Some Things Revealed 5/28-29/10

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Brazz Dance Theater and Moving Current Collective (Tampa) in Some Things Revealed in collaboration with Brazz Dance Theater
May 28 & 29 at 8:30 PM
Byron Carlyle Theater.
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
$23 general; $20 advance; $12 students/seniors; group rates available
Box Office: 305-867-4194
For info and ticketing call: 305-858-7002
Online ticketing: www.momentumdance.com

Momentum Dance Company and Shakespeare Miami Moving Shakespeare 5/27/10

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Momentum Dance Company & Shakespeare Miami: Moving Shakespeare
May 27 at 7:00 PM
Books and Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Free Admission
Phone: 305-424-4408
For information: www.momentumdance.com/www.booksandbooks.com

Momentum Dance Company joins Shakespeare Miami for an informal evening of poetry readings and improvisational dance based on sonnets and other poetry by William Shakespeare.

Momentum Dance Company Lecture/Performance Ballet and Modern Dance Understanding the Difference 5/20/10

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Momentum Dance Company
Lecture/Performance “Ballet and Modern Dance”
Understanding the Difference?
May 20 at 7:30 PM
Coral Gables Public Library
400 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33143
Free Admission
phone 305-460-5600
For info: www.momentumdance.com

Momentum dancers join Guest Artist and noted teacher Ruth Weisen of the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet to demonstrate the physical, stylistic and philosophical differences between ballet and modern dance. An audience discussion follows the presentation. This is a great opportunity for everyone who is confused by dance to have their questions answered.

Momentum Dance Company in Concert with Guest Artists Andrea Seidel and the Isadora Duncan Dancers 5/15-16/10

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Momentum Dance Company in Concert with Guest Artists Andrea Seidel and the Isadora Duncan Dancers
May 15 at 8:00 PM & May 16 at 2:00 PM
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
$22 general; $20 advance; $12 students/seniors; group rates available
Box Office: 305-867-4194
For info and ticketing call: 305-858-7002
Online ticketing: www.momentumdance.com

Momentum Dance Company celebrates the close of its Twenty-Eighth Season with the World Premiere of two new works by Artistic Director Delma Iles, Cobia and Just Barely. The program also includes the critically acclaimed Obamanomics, and Iles‚ exquisite 1994 work Requiem.
Momentum is joined by the Isadora Duncan Dancers in a rare return engagement of solo, duet and trio performances by Andrea Mantell-Seidel and members of the internationally acclaimed Miami-based Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble.

DNE Program II Ten Years Of Now! Dance Now! at the Miami Dance Festival 5/8-9/10

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DNE Program II: TEN YEARS OF NOW! Dance Now!
at the Miami Dance Festival
May 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM
May 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
$30 general; $25 advance; $15 students/seniors; group rates available
Box Office: 305-867-4194, Ticketmaster
For info call: 305-975-8489/305-858-7002
www.dancenowmiami.org / www.momentumdance.com

The Dance Now! Ensemble concludes its 10th anniversary season at the Miami Dance Festival with highlights from ten years of audience favorites, a collaboration with Seattle-Based poet Janée Baugher, and a world premiere collaboration between Directors Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten celebrating their ten-year partnership.

Miami/Mumbai evening with Guest Artists Geeta Dias and NeSh Dance 5/6/10

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Miami/Mumbai evening with Guest Artists Geeta Dias and NeSh Dance
May 6 at 6:30 PM
Miami Beach Botanical Garden,
2000 Convention Center Drive.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Admission Free. Cash Bar.
Contact: 305-673-7256
For more info: www.momentumdance.com

Two of the world‚s most compelling young dance styles come together as Miami meets Mumbai! Miami/Mumbai Night at the beautiful Miami Beach Botanical Garden presents the latest in Bollywood and Semi-Classical Indian Dance with all of the flair, color and drama intrinsic to Mumbai, the home of Bollywood movies and dance. Under the direction of Geeta Dias, dance students from Momentum Dance Company‚s Arts in Education Residency at Ferguson Senior High School and Miami Dade College perform original choreography. Plus the evening offers the premiere performance by the latest in Miami-style Hip-Hop with the newly-formed NeSh Dance, the most exciting new troupe on the local scene. NeSh is characterized by an extravagant array of cultural diversity with its international cast of dancers. The crew fuses diverse dance styles from modern to break dance, evolving a personal cultural style that is unique in the Miami hip hop scene. NeSh is committed to passionate creation that reflects a dream and a lifestyle with highly energized choreography in every performance!

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa in La Dama Macbeth 5/1/10

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Ballet Flamenco La Rosa in La Dama Macbeth, an original Flamenco ballet by Ilisa Rosal with Guest Artists from Spain: La Tati as Lady Macbeth and Miguel Cañas as Macbeth.
May 1 at 8:00 PM
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
101 East Flagler Street
Miami, Fl 33132
Tickets $20-$50 Students & Seniors $12
For info call 305-858-7002

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa continues its innovative juxtaposition of classical drama and Flamenco. La Dama Macbeth is a passionate Flamenco interpretation of one of Shakespeare‚s best-known works! It will feature international Flamenco stars La Tati as Lady Macbeth and Miguel Canas as Macbeth, along with an international cast of musician singers and dancers from Spain, the US and Latin America. Workshops and master classes with the guest artists will be announced soon.

DNE presents Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights 4/30/10

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DNE presents Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights
April 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM
212 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, Fl 33137

Contact: 305-975-8489/305-858-7002
for more info: info@dancenowmiami.org / www.momentumdance.com

Dance Now! presents an afternoon of dance featuring a sneak preview of the 10th season finale!

All Proceeds From This Performance Will Benefit Programming At The Little Haiti Cultural Center

DNE and Dade Heritage Trust Present Dance Now at Coco Plum Women’s Club 4/23/10

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DNE and Dade Heritage Trust Present Dance Now!
at Coco Plum Women’s Club
April 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM
1375 Sunset Dr.
Coral Gables, Fl 33143
$20 general; $15 students/seniors;
All tickets available at the door or at www.momentumdance.com
For info call: 305-975-8489/305-858-7002
www.dancenowmiami.org /  www.momentumdance.com

The Dance Now! Ensemble joins forces with the Dade Heritage Trust in a performance at the Historical Coco Plum Women‚s Club in Coral Gables. The evening of athletic and poignant dance will feature audience favorites from the company‚s decade of critically acclaimed repertory, as well as a sneak preview of the world premiers in its upcoming 10th Anniversary Season Finale.

Miami Dance Festival Opening Event Brazz Dance Theater in Ori 4/9-10/10

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Miami Dance Festival 2010
Festival Opening Event
Brazz Dance Theater in Ori
April 9 & 10 at 8:30 PM
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
$23 general; $20 advance; $12 students/seniors; group rates available
Box Office: 305-867-4194, Ticketmaster
For info call: 305-858-7002
www.momentumdance.com

Ori will bring to the Byron Carlyle an evening of contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance that is sure to please a variety of audience members. The Afro-Fusion style that is the signature work of Brazz Dance Theater, a Miami-based company, reflects and approach to dance that appeals to a broad group of patrons. The evening repertory is entertaining, fun, high energy, at the same time that it is beautiful and many times very moving. Ori will showcase the various aspects of Afro-Brazilian culture interpreted through the contemporary perspective of Brazilian choreographer Augusto Soledade.

Join as from April 9th to May 29th at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Byron Carlyle Theater, Colony Theater, Miami Beach Cinematheque, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Coral Gables Public Library, PAN & Books and Books, Cocoplum Women’s Club, North Beach Bandshell and other venues at the 2010 edition of the Miami Dance Festival.

Miami City Ballet Presents Program IV at Adrienne Arsht Center 4/9-11/10

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Choreography by Robbins
Music by Chopin
Dances at a Gathering premiered in 1969 with New York City Ballet. It is a work for ten dancers set to piano pieces by Chopin. Robbins began choreographing the ballet as a pas de deux for Edward Villella and Patricia McBride but was so inspired by the music that he continued to expand the piece. He ended with eighteen pieces in all and with five female dancers and five male dancers set apart by the colors of their costumes. Although the ballet has no specific plot, the tone of the piece is uplifting and is tinged with Slavic feeling reminiscent of mazurkas and waltzes.
More Info and Tickets

Tigertail presents dance from Barcelona 4/9-10/10

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Gripping, physically intense and genuinely lyrical, this award-winning extended evening-length duet Ölelés for two men marks the first collaboration between acclaimed Catalán choreographers and performers Jordi Cortés and Damián Muñoz – two of Spain’s most innovative young dance artists. Based on writer Sándor Márai’s 1942 masterpiece Embers, this high-velocity, nearly violent piece dramatizes the bitter reunion of two long-estranged friends, who look back to the fateful betrayal that shattered their bond 40 years earlier. Ölelés has received the Ciudad de Barcelona Award and the Premio de la Feria Internacional de Huesca.

Cortés has performed with DV8 Physical Theatre in London, among others and Muñoz, who formed his own company in 1995 and is dubbed the Almodóvar of dance in Spain. This simmering physical theatre work is guaranteed to draw the audience through an intense and furious male bonding.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, April 9 & 10, 8:30PM
COLONY THEATRE, 1040 LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH
(305) 545-8546 | tigertail.org | Tickets
$35 general admission | $50 VIP (priority entrance + seating)

Free Family Fest and the Step Afrika Dance Troupe 3/6/10

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FREE OUTDOOR EVENT!
Saturday, March 6 @ 11:30 a.m.
Thomson Plaza for the Arts
The Adrienne Arsht Center presents Family Fest, a free series featuring family-friendly out-of-doors activities and performances! Your entire family will have a blast at this fun-filled day full of music, dancing, hands-on demonstrations, and mini-workshops. The activities will provide engaging opportunities for parents to share with their children, while introducing “up-close” involvement in the performing arts.
No tickets are needed for this portion of the event.

Step Afrika!
Saturday, March 6 @ 2:00 p.m.
John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall
This Family Fest features a free performance by Step Afrika! at 2:00 p.m., the only professional dance company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. This critically acclaimed dance troupe presents a high energy show that entertains while promoting an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the traditions of this movement style.
RESERVE YOUR FREE* TICKETS NOW
or call our box office at 305.949.6722.
This is a free event, but tickets must be reserved for attendance.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, 33132

Miami Light Project Here and Now 3/5-7/10

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TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
Buy your tickets before March 1, and receive complimentary introductory Miami Light Project membership!
HERE & NOW 2010

“Here & Now gives the audience a visual workout!”- The Miami Herald
Rudi Goblen, Juraj Kojs and Jillian Mayer will present three exciting world premiere performances in Miami Light Project’s ground-breaking commissioning/presenting partnership with the Adrienne Arsht Center, Here & Now. Here & Now yields an annual bounty of innovative, eye-opening new works; these up-close-and-personal world premieres feature some of Miami’s most promising emerging performing artists creating new theater, dance, music and multi-media performances.
Program A:
Juraj Kojs’ Neraissance explodes with kinetic energy, aural sensations, and creative movement in a new music technological renaissance!
Rudi Goblen’s Fair Welling is an autobiographical, interactive dance theater piece what allows the audience to travel alongside a man on his journey back from the afterlife.

Program B:
Jillian Mayer’s Mrs. Ms, is an unconventional 21st century love story combining humor, music, dance and a Chihuahua.
Guest artist Rosie Herrera will present a work in progress showing of sections of her new work, Dining Alone. Dining Alone was commissioned by American Dance Festival and the Adrienne Arsht Center and will premiere at the American Dance Festival in July 2011.
Friday, March 5, 2010: Program A 7:00pm/Program B: 9:00pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010: Program A: 7:00pm/Program B: 9:00pm
Sunday, March 7, 2010: Program A: 2:00pm/Program B: 4:00pm
Carnival Studio Theater
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132
Single Tickets: $25
Weekend Package: $40
Single tickets are available online at: www.arshtcenter.org, in-person at the box office window, or by phone: (305) 949-6722. Weekend Package tickets are available at the box office window or by phone.
BUY TICKETS
Here & Now is co-presented with The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Bailar Miami Dance Competition at Magic City Casino 2/12/10

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Bailar Miami
At Magic City Casino
The Ultimate Dance Competition Featuring
Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes
Every Friday night starting January 8 @ 9pm – 10pm
The best dancers from South Florida compete head to head in a weekly dance off
1st Place – $150
2nd Place – $100
3rd Place – $50
First place winners automatically advance to the BAILAR MIAMI finals – April 30
1st Place – $2,500
2nd Place – $1,000
3rd Place – $500

Miami City Ballet Presents The Neighborhood Ballroom 2/5-7/10

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Adrienne Arsht Center
Ziff Ballet Opera House
February 5-7, 2010
Friday, Feb. 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 NE Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL
Theater: 305.949.6722
Tickets: 877.929.7010
More info and buy tickets

Choreography by Villella
As his life unfolds, a man strives to master the complexities of the human Dance of Life. When we first encounter him, he is a gifted, 17 year old aspiring Poet. We follow the Poet through the stages of his life, with its ever-changing rhythms, until he reaches his sixties – a time when he must look back and reflect upon the life he has made for himself.

At each stage of his life, while confronting some very human temptations, the Poet must choose: between love and sexual desire, intoxication and lucidity, and his art and material success. Following in the long, romanticized tradition of artists and their self-destructive attraction to alcohol and drugs, the Poet, seduced by both throughout his life, loses the muse of his art and the possibility of genuine love. The Poet’s destiny and own Dance of Life are set in motion in the Prologue, when we hear the French poet Charles Baudelaire’s exhortation about life: “One must be intoxicated always … With wine, poetry, or with virtue, your choice. But intoxicate yourself.” In the end, it is the Poet’s character, as manifested by a lifetime’s accumulation of choices, that determines his destiny.

Set in a neighborhood ballroom in New York, the ballet begins in the late Belle Epoque with the Boston Waltz and continues through the Jazz Age with the Quick Step, Charleston, Castle Walk and Maxixe, the 1940s war years with their Fox Trot and Lindy Hop and the 1950s with its Mambo.

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III 1/23/10

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12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art III: featuring works of 60 composers and videos by Zlatko Cosic

Saturday, January 23, 8pm
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL, 33127
434-284-2985
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Season3/season3.html

60×60 (2007/International Mix) video collaboration with Zlatko Ćosić is an audio-visual project containing 60 compositions from 60 different composers, each composition 60 seconds or less in duration. The project was currated by Robert Voisey. The visuals for each composition are produced, filmed and edited by multimedia artist Zlatko Cosic.

Factory 4 Haiti at Factory Milonga 1/20/10

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Factory 4 Haiti at Factory Milonga
Tango Night with Dinner & Dance

Guest DJ Lorena Arrestia
VJ Kingo
Dinner
Surprises
$ 15

Food, Water, shelter & medical supplies are some of the basic needs for the people in Haiti. With today’s economy everybody is in a budget, but while we decide to stay home for dinner, other people do not have dinner.

Come to the Factory, enjoy a delightful tango night and at the same time help Haiti, since the funds will go to the Red Cross towards this cause.

For Info. contact Sofia @ 727.678.2247
Facebook Event Page
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 9:00pm
Factory Milonga
174 NW 25 Street

Share the Love with Dance Now! 2/14/10

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FALL IN LOVE WITH DANCE NOW!
DANCE NOW! PERFORMANCE
AND BENEFIT FOR HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
FEBRUARY 14 AT THE LITTLE HAITI CULTURAL CENTER
WHO: The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Little Haiti Cultural Center
WHAT: Valentine’s Day Performance and Benefit

Dance Now! heralds the Season of Love this February 14 with a cocktail reception at 4:00 pm followed by a performance at 5:00 pm.
Celebrating the company’s 10th Anniversary and its new residency at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.

Suggested donation: $35 ($25 for students)
all contributions are tax deductible

DNE is contributing 20% of all proceeds to the Haitian Earthquake Relief and donations can be made on site to go directly to that cause.

WHERE: Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, Fl 33137
WHEN: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4:00 PM
RSVP: rsvp@dancenowmiami.org
for more info: 305-975-8489 or www.dancenowmiami.org

Gala Flamenca Todo Cambia 2/13/10

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Gala Flamenca: Todo Cambia
KNIGHT CONCERT HALL
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 8pm

Introducing Flamenco’s most important and daring young stars: The unforgettable Rocio Molina; the sensuous Pastora Galván, equally breathtaking in classic and modern flamenco; Manuel Liñán, a master of dazzling technique and dramatic choreography; the passionate Belén López, a sensationally beautiful and riveting performer.

Click here to subscribe to the whole Flamenco Festival Miami 2010 series.

Dance Now! Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini present EKPHRASIS: Art from Art at the Bass Museum 2/20/10

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Celebrating their 10th anniversary of performances and education, Dance Now! Artistic Directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini present EKPHRASIS: Art from Art at the Bass Museum on February 20. Site-specific to the unique features of the facility, the presentation will correlate directly to the three exhibitions on view at the museum. Each performance will include several separate and complete dance works, migrating through the museum, and will run approximately 60 minutes. Performances will begin at 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM and are free with museum admission.

Young Arts Week 2010 presents YoungArts Young Benefactor Night 1/14/10

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Young Arts Week 2010 presents YoungArts Young Benefactor Night
Thursday, January 14, 8pm
Free to MAM Contemporaries with RSVP
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 East Flagler Street
YoungArts invites MAM Contemporaries and other young benefactors for an evening of culture and cocktails. Dance performance and cinematic arts screening begins at 8pm. Dancing, socializing and cocktails continue at ECCO at 10pm. RSVP required. To register, email gala@youngarts.org or call: 305.377.6992.
YoungArts invites Miami’s young benefactors for an evening of culture and cocktails!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Young Benefactor ticket: FREE
8:00 p.m. Dance Performance and Cinematic Arts Screening at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
10:00 p.m. Dancing, socializing and cocktails at ECCO
174 East Flagler Street, Miami, Florida
Downtown chic
Street or garage parking
For more information and to register for this event, please visit www.youngarts.org/Gala, or call 305.377.6992 or email gala@youngarts.org.
We would like to thank Friends of NWS, MCB’s Upper Room, MOCA Shakers, MAM Contemporaries and the Viscayans for joining us in supporting America’s most talented emerging artists.

AXIS Dance Company at the Colony Theatre 1/3/10

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FLORIDA PREMIERE OF A NEW WORK BY DAVID DORFMAN

Presented by Florida Dance Association and Tigertail,
as part of the 10th Annual danceAble in FDF WinterFest

AXIS Dance Company returns to Miami in a new work for stage, Light Shelter by sensational New York-based choreographer David Dorfman, which includes segments performed by community members.

This Dorfman project is part of a multi-site commissioning project. In addition to this new work, AXIS will perform Vessel by Alex Ketley. The January 3, 2010 program also includes a duet performed and choreographed by Wally Cardona and Rahel VonMoos.

Sunday, January 3, 2010, 7:00 pm

TICKETS
$25 General Admission
$18 Seniors (65+) w/ id
$18 Students w/ id

Post-concert discussion

To purchase tickets, call 305 547 1117,
go to the Florida Dance Association website, or the Colony Theatre box office

LOCATION
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art: University of Miami Electronic Music Ensemble 11/20/09

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Phased By Time
Please, join us for yet another electronic music event in Miami.
Best,
Juraj

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art: Phased By Time
featuring University of Miami’s Electronic Music Ensemble
(Lawrence W. Moore, Jim McDavitt and Mutaal Green)

November 20, 8PM
Sweat Records
5505 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33137
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Night10.html

This month we are featuring an ensemble of young musicians from University of Miami at one of the city’s most progressive electronic music venues: The Sweat Records. Performance by Lawrence W. Moore, Jim McDavitt and Mutaal Green promises to blend experimental, hip-hop, acid jazz and space electronica in real-time.
Admission free!

Nutcracker A Sweet Treat For The Whole Family by Miami City Ballet 12/18-23/09

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NUTCRACKER: A SWEET TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Miami City Ballet performs George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ™
Dec 11th through 13th in Fort Lauderdale and Dec 18th through 23rd in Miami
Miami City Ballet. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ™
Fort Lauderdale Dates: Dec 11th through 13th, 2009
Location: Broward Center for the Performing Arts. 201 SW Fifth Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
Miami Dates: Dec 18th through 23rd, 2009
Location: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132

A Nutcracker doll will come alive, a Sugar Plum Fairy will dance, snowflakes will fall and smiles from children of all ages will rain down as Miami City Ballet (MCB) presents its enchanting holiday production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ™ at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts December 11th through 13th and Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, December 18th through 23rd.
Based on the story The Nutcracker and The Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker is a captivating tale of a little girl’s Christmas Eve dream about a handsome prince, a mouse king, toy soldiers and dancers from faraway lands set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky. Brought to life by more than 100 dancers, the performance includes the participation of talented children from Miami City Ballet School who will dance alongside this New York Times critically acclaimed Company.
Nothing short of a Broadway spectacular, the production features glorious sets, arresting costumes like the ones worn by the Arabian and Chinese dancers, magical special effects, such as a Christmas tree that soars from twelve to thirty feet tall, and fanciful choreography that takes the spectator into a magical journey to the Land of Sweets.
With its sumptuous décor and dazzling character dance numbers, MCB’s Nutcracker is a can’t-miss holiday extravaganza.
Show schedule:
Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW Fifth Ave., Ft. Lauderdale)
Friday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12th at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13th at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami)
Friday, December 18th at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 20th at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the shows are available at Miami City Ballet Box Office, 2200 Liberty Avenue, Miami Beach, or online at www.miamicityballet.org. The Box Office toll free phone number is 1.877.929.7010. Tickets range from $19.75 – $65. Tickets are also available at the theater box offices or through Ticketmaster.
Miami City Ballet performs in the Tri-County South Florida area: in Broward at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, in Miami-Dade at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and in Palm Beach at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. MCB is presented as the resident ballet company at the Naples Philharmonic Center in Naples, Florida. The Company also tours extensively.
The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®, Service Standards established and provided by The Trust.
Miami City Ballet
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Ph: 305.929.7010
www.miamicityballet.org
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

World Dance Celebration 11/20-22/09

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World Dance Celebration
Originally the African Dance Celebration, the World Dance Celebration goes one step further adding dance from around the world. This popular performance is the culmination of a joint residency project with guest artists Robert Battle, Peter London, Michael Uthoff, Darshan Bhuller and Mohamed DaCosta and students from the University of Florida and New World performing with live drummers. General Admission, $10.00 students and senior citizens are $5.00. Reservations are highly recommended. Call (305) 237-3341 or Buy your tickets online at http://www.mdc.edu/nwsa
World Dance Celebration

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Nov 20/09—Nov 22/09 Originally the African Dance Celebration, the World Dance Celebration goes one step further adding dance from around the world. This popular performance is the culmination of a joint residency project with guest artists Robert Battle, Peter London, Michael Uthoff, Darshan Bhuller and Mohamed DaCosta and students from the University of Florida and New World performing with live drummers.
25 NE 2nd Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami

Dance Now! 10th Anniversary Season Opener 11/5/09

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the Dance Now! Ensemble invites you to the 10th Anniversary Kickoff!
Dance Now! Sleepless Night Sneak Preview at Little Haiti Cultural Center
November 5, 2009: 7:00 pm

Little Haiti Cultural Center
250 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, Fl 33137
(305) 960-2967
Contact: Anita Darbonne

Dance Now! previews its newest work slated for premier at Sleepless Night at the Little Haiti Cultural Center open house. Join the company to kick off its 10th Anniversary Season!

This program is presented with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council, and the AT&T Foundation. DNE is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

12 Nights / 2 Different Computer Music Events this Friday and Saturday 10/23-24/09

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2 Different Computer Music Events this Friday and Saturday

( Concert number 1 )
12 NIGHTS Electronic Music and Art:
Elliott Sharp and FLEA
October 23, 2009 at 8PM

Join us for an evening of experimental music featuring renowned composer, performer and improviser Elliott Sharp. Sharp has been for years a star of the New York experimental scene with his unique interplay between guitar, saxophone, and live electronics. Sharp’s work defies definition, exploring the boundaries of rhythm, groove, noise and tone. FLEA (FIU Laptop & Electronic Arts) Ensemble joins Elliott Sharp in the performance of his landmark Hammer Anvil Stirrup.

( Location of concert number 1 )
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24th Street
Wynwood District Miami, FL 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Night8.html
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( Concert number 2 )
12 NIGHTS Electronic Music and Art:
Bolts, screws, pipes and electronics
Featuring Kasia Glowicka, Henry Vega, Mirjana Petrovic, David Dean Mendoza, The UOM and Juraj Kojs
October 24, 2009 at 8PM

Hardware store items such as screws, bolts, chains and pipes will star as musical instruments tonight. International troupe of composers and performers will engage you in a neo-futurist spectacle. In a series of sets, live electronics and physical labor will conjure up ambient soundscapes and polyrhythmic beats full of musical colors.

( Location of concert number 2 )
University of Miami’s CAS Art Gallery
1210 Stanford Drive
(Wesley Building across from the Lowe Art Museum)
Coral Gables, FL
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org/Night9.html

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Juraj Kojs, Ph.D.
Director of Music and Multimedia Programs
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 North West 2nd Avenue
Wynwood Art District
Miami FL 33127
http://www.12nights.org
info@12nights.org

Gems Great Belly Dance Show at FIU Performing Arts Center 10/17/09

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Show is October 17th @7pm
FIU Performing Arts Center
info@gemsmiamishow.com
Website
About “Gems” the show…the story…
Petruska is a beautiful Ballerina that was sent from a magical land to deliver the most precious “Gems” to all of us: Ruby, Sapphire, Onyx, and Diamond. Each with special powers that will reveal the most cherished of all secrets on earth…find out October 17th, 2009 what lies beneath these “Gems” the mystery behind each woman.

More than a show it is about creating awareness…
October 17th GEMS, The show
@ FIU Performing Arts Center
(some proceeds will go to the Women’s Study Center)

“GEMS” is the production of Adriana Echeverri in association with Moondance Productions and Belly2Abs, a wellness Studio.

“GEMS” is Adriana’s 4th production since 2004, but the first one in the United States. With great amount of success in Curacao, N.A and in Ireland. Adriana is now producing an event not to be missed and we will tell you why…

Adriana’s passion for helping and using her dance as a gateway to help battered women and abused children gives her the opportinity to reach out to the dance community to put a great event for this cause.

Proceeds of this event will go to The Women’s Study Center at FIU and Kristi’s House, an organization that helps abused children.

Adriana with the help of some of the best nationally /interationally acclaimed dancers will put an amazing night of Colorful dances from all over the Orient. Flamenco, Bellydance, Tribal Fusion, ATS, Classical, and much more will be the bits of Gems that the audience will then fall in love with.

Gems is a show dedicated to all the women in the world.
join us and discover the “Gem” within you.

Karen Peterson & Dancers Celebrates 20th Anniversary 10/3/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble would like you to know about the upcoming concert by our friends at Karen Peterson & Dancers.
WHAT: Karen Peterson and Dancers Spring Concerts
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 4:00 & 8:00 pm
WHERE: Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 71st Street, Miami Beach
TICKETS: $20 general admission, $15 students (under 25) & seniors (over 65) with I.D.
Tickets in advance through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00430E8E90376D and by phone (305) 358-5885 and (954) 523-3309 (service charges apply) or in-person at the Byron Carlyle day of show and in advance at the Colony Theatre box office (1040 Lincoln Road), Tuesday through Saturday, Noon to 5:00 pm
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Factory Milonga With A Touch Of Swing 9/23/09

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 9:00pm
Parafernalia Studio
174 NW 25 Street
Miami, FL
Connect yourself with the most passionate dance in the universe: TANGO!…and have fun at the same time @ Factory Milonga!
Come and join us this Wednesday to enjoy Music, Dance and Art in a unique environment!
Facebook Event Page
Beginner’s Tango class: 9:00pm
Tango Party: 10:00pm
Performance: 11:00 p.m
*COME EARLY TO THE PARTY AND GET FREE TICKETS FOR THE MOVIE RELEASE “FAME” with your entrance!!!!!
*Class, Party & Performance: $10
Sodas & delicious Home Made empanadas for just $1-2.
*Everybody can bring their favorite wine, beer, champagne, etc for more passion!!!
Let’s Move our Souls, enjoy Art and feel ALIVE!

Save $10 on tickets to see The Harder They Come at the Adrienne Arsht Center 9/6/09

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Save $10 on tickets to see The Harder They Come-LIVE! A jammin’ reggae musical based on the 70’s Jimmy Cliff Film on Sunday, September 6 at 2pm OR 8pm.
The Harder They Come
Ziff Ballet Opera House
A hard-driving, irresistible musical celebration! Young singer Ivan Martin heads to Kingston with dreams of becoming a reggae star, but a corrupt and drug-fueled music industry drives him into a fast and furious life as Jamaica’s most-wanted outlaw and most-celebrated underground star. Accompanied by a killer band of outstanding reggae musicians, the cast performs all the classic songs from the film soundtrack, including “By The Rivers of Babylon,” the title song, and the unforgettable global phenomenon, “You Can Get It If You Really Want.”
To redeem this offer, visit http://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/account/login.aspx
and log in using the following discount code to receive the discount for the performance listed above: DANCEHALL
This special offer is only available online for the shows listed and is not available at the box office window or through the box office call center. If you have trouble accessing the online discount, please call Group Sales at 786-468-2358.

Factory Milonga Tango class and party at Parafernalia Studio 8/19/09

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FACTORY MILONGA
Wednesday Night’s Classic
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 9:30pm
Parafernalia Studio
174 NW 25th Street, Miami, FL
Facebook RSVP
Wanna learn the most passionate dance in the world and at the same time have fun at an eccentric environment? Factory Milonga is the answer.
Beginner’s class: 9:30pm
Tango Party: 10:30pm
Everybody can bring their favorite drinks: wine, champagne, beer, etc.
Sodas & Home Made empanadas are for sale: just $1-2.
Let’s Get The Party Started!

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art: Electric Cello, K-Bow, and Computers at Harold Golen Gallery 7/10/09

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This Friday, July 10th, 8pm
Please, join us for another experimental electronic music night in Miami followed by the inaugural open-ended art soiree by the Miami Art Collective. Bring and share your art of any form and genre with us!
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Juraj
12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art: Electric cello, K-bow, and computers
Featuring Margaret Schedel and Sarah O’Halloran
July 10, 2009 at 8PM
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
info@12nights.org
http://www.12nights.org
This event will feature two up-and-coming musicians: Margaret Schedel from Stony Brook, NY and Sarah O’Halloran from Cork, Ireland. In a melange of intimate interactions between the electrically powered cello and computers, this event promises to expose a fantasy sonic world residing on the border of the analog and digital. Margaret will use K. McMillen K-bow controller.
Juraj Kojs, Ph.D.
Director of Music and Multimedia Programs
Web: www.kojs.net

Re-visit, Re-vision, Re-verb at Miami Art Museum Summer Nights 7/9/09

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MAM Summer Nights
Come to MAM every second Thursday during the Summer months to enjoy a late night at the Museum under the stars. Experience the convergence of creativity as the visual & performing arts come together in new & exciting ways!

This month features Re-visit, Re-vision, Re-verb, a series of world premiere dance works created especially for this one night! Come see pieces in MAM’s current exhibitions come to life through movement!

MAM Members $5; Non-members $10
Date/Time: 07/09/09 06:30PM – 09:00PM
Location: Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Webpage
305.375.1704

Flamenco Gipsy Fusion with Chico Castillo at Knight Concert Hall 7/10-12/09

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Flamenco “Gipsy Fusion”
July 10 – 12, 2009
Knight Concert Hall
Flamenco “Gipsy Fusion” has finally arrived in Miami for its United States premiere! After a successful worldwide tour with the musical show Don Juan, Chico Castillo, one of the creators of Gipsy Fusion Music, brings us an unforgettable music and dance show. It will whisk you around the world with flamenco, eastern, and gypsy rhythms!
The show contains more than 20 world renowned musicians and dancers, including Chico Castillo, who will perform his hits “Sarah,” “Djovi Djova,” and “Un Amor” among many others.
BUY TICKETS NOW
or call our box office at 305.949.6722.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132

Ladies Night: Video Dance & Pole Fitness 5/14/09

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VIDEO DANCE & POLE FITNESS
This Thursday at the Shuichi Take Fitness Club we will be offering a preview of two new classes catered exclusively for women, by women.
At 11:30am and 6:00pm we will be showcasing VIDEO DANCE. If you have ever wanted to learn the sexy moves you’ve seen from the hottest music videos then this is the class for you. Veteran Miami Heat dancer, Dawn Price, will teach you how to strut your stuff to a signature choreographed movement sequence while moving to upbeat and sexy tunes. The class will combine original moves along with steps from your favorite music videos! This class is free to members of the Shuichi Take Fitne ss Club and only $10 per class for non-members.
The other new addition to the Shuichi Take Fitness Club is POLE FITNESS starting at 8:00pm. Due to the incredible turnout we received from our first preview class two weeks ago, we will be offering another preview for those of you who missed it. There is no time like now to rediscover the healing pleasure of moving your body to music! This women only, full body workout is inspired by Yoga, Pilates, Striptease and Pole Dancing. Pole Fitness emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility and the awareness to support graceful movement. Treat this time like a meditation session in which you agree to allow yourself to fully inhabit your amazing body and get fit at the same time! Members receive discounted pricing for the eight week program.
For more information about the VIDEO DANCE and POLE FITNESS classes and pricing please call or email the Shuichi Take Fitness Club.

Shuichi Take Fitness Club
3250 NE 1st Ave #504
Miami, FL 33137
Club: 305.856.4588
Fax: 786.472.2963
info@shuichitakefitness.com
www.shuichitakefitness.com

Goldilocks And The Three Bears Momentum Dance Company 5/9/09

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
The company’s final children’s program of the season
Saturday, May 9th. 11:00 AM
Coral Gables Public Library
3443 Segovia Avenue
For Information, telephone: 305-442-8706
Free & Open to the Public.Seating is Limited so Arrive Early
This fun-filled children’s classic tells the story of spoiled Goldilocks who learns a lesson from the three bears after she disrupts their charming home. Featuring colorful costumes and upbeat, character-oriented dance movement, the story is told through dance, music and narration. Goldilocks transforms from a spoiled brat into a delightful young lady after her encounter with the three bears.

Miami Dance Festival Finale 5/9-10/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present
Best of Now!
May 9-10, 2009
Byron Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach
The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present an exciting season finale in Best of Now! Through its signature contemporary dance movement, eclectic music selection and diverse themes, DNE presents two world premiers from directors, Salterini and Baumgarten and highlights from its repertory. DNE also presents the premiere performance of Josée Garant Dance, Miami’s newest contemporary dance company and winner of the 2008 Miami Dance Fellowship.
Tickets: $25 general; $20 advance; $15 students/seniors; group rates available
Tickets available at: Box Office 305-674-1040, Ticketmaster or www.momentumdance.com
For more information:
www.dancenowmiami.org
info@dancenowmiami.org
305-975-8489

Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present Best of Now 5/9-10/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present Best of Now!
May 9-10, 2009
Byron Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach

FREE Preview Performances
May 2-4, 2009
Throughout Greater Miami

The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present an exciting season finale in Best of Now! Through its signature contemporary dance movement, eclectic music selection and diverse themes, DNE presents two world premiers from directors, Salterini and Baumgarten and highlights from its repertory. DNE also presents the premiere performance of Josée Garant Dance, Miami’s newest contemporary dance company and winner of the 2008 Miami Dance Fellowship.

Leading up to the season finale, catch free preview performances May 2nd at PAN, May 3rd at Arts in the Park, and May 4th at Coral Gables Branch Library.

www.momentumdance.com
www.dancenowmiami.org
info@dancenowmiami.org
305-975-8489

Ros Warby’s Monumental Dance at the Arsht Center 4/24-25/09

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MONUMENTAL is Ros Warby’s latest award-winning solo dance work, developed in collaboration with her long standing artistic team, designer Margie Medlin and composer Helen Mountfort. MONUMENTAL is a richly layered movement piece, continuing to refine Warby’s integration of the solo dance form with 35mm film projection and solo cello. It draws from the iconic symbols of classical ballet, the swan and the soldier, bringing focus to our own sense of strength and dissolution, amidst the often irreconcilable tragedies and the sustaining power of beauty in the world today. The audience is invited to engage, through the solo dancer, with the innocent bird, and the brave, sometimes tainted soldier embedded within us all.
MONUMENTAL, received the Age Critics Commendation Award, the Robert Helpmann Award for Best Female Dancer, the Greenroom Award for Best Female Performer and the Greenroom Award for Best Composition. It also received Greenroom nominations for Best design, Best Choreography and Original Concept and Realisation, and a Helpmann nomination for Best New Dance Work.

Dance Now Ensemble May Premiere 5/9-10/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present Best of Now!
May 9-10, 2009
Byron Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach
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The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present an exciting season finale in Best of Now! Through its signature contemporary dance movement, eclectic music selection and diverse themes, DNE presents two world premiers from directors, Salterini and Baumgarten and highlights from its repertory. DNE also presents the premiere performance of Josée Garant Dance, Miami’s newest contemporary dance company and winner of the 2008 Miami Dance Fellowship.
Tickets: $25 general; $20 advance; $15 students/seniors; group rates available
Tickets available at: Box Office 305-674-1040, Ticketmaster or www.momentumdance.com
For more information:
www.dancenowmiami.org
info@dancenowmiami.org
305-975-8489

Be Dazzled by Tomorrow’s Dance Stars at Miami City Ballet School’s Student Showcase 5/15-17/09

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MCB School Student Showcase
May 15-17, 2009
See our advanced students perform challenging and exciting works as these young dancers display their talents at our Student Showcase.

Performances are at our intimate studio theater — act now, seating is limited!

Tickets are only $25.

Lynn & Louis Wolfson, II Theatre
Friday, May 15 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 pm

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 4/16-19/09

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
April 16 – 19
Ziff Ballet Opera House

Join the celebration as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America’s cultural ambassador to the world, marks its 50th anniversary tour while debuting on Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center stage! Only five performances so get your tickets today!

View the complete performance schedule here.

All performances include Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations.

Miami audiences can also enjoy the South Florida premiere of Mauro Bigonzetti’s Festa Barocca, one of this season’s most celebrated new works. It’s “a major addition to the Company’s repertoire that offers a perfect vehicle for its many-faceted talents to gleam anew.” – Los Angeles Times

Otis Redding’s soulful music sets the stage for George Faison’s playful battle of the sexes in Suite Otis. The yearning sensuality of such timeless songs as “Satisfaction,” “Try a Little Tenderness,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” and other favorites bursts through this sexy, charming and witty suite.

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Get a Sneak Peek of Miami City Ballet’s Next Season 4/17-18/09

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The Third Open Barre in the Series:
Get an up-close glimpse of Miami City Ballet’s 2009-2010 season with Edward Villella’s jazzy “The Quick Step”, one of the acts from The Neighborhood Ballroom to be featured on Program III and George Balanchine’s enchanting Serenade, slated for our summer tour to the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado, August 1-3, 2009.

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Before Art Opening 12 Nights Modern Dance and Electronica Performance 3/14/09

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March 14, 6PM: 12 Nights II: Modern Dance and Electronica.

Featuring Bistoury Contemporary Dance Ensemble and dancer/choreographer Heather
Maloney.
Music: F. Wow, Vulvavalvula, M. Morales and J.C. Espinosa.
Pre-concert talk: 5PM
$5

Celebrated Miami dancers, choreographers and musicians present a night sparkling with performance action. Featuring ERE Bistoury Dance Ensemble, H. Maloney, J. Beauregard and J. C. Espinosa.

Lombardi Properties (previous Harold Golen Gallery)
314 NW 24 Street, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
434-284-2985
http://www.12nights.org
info@12nights.org

Followed by the reception and exhibit opening of
“ELECTRO-WONDERS”
New Paintings by RYAN HESHKA
Opening: March 14th, 7-11pm
!!!!!!NEW LOCATION!!!!!
Note a different location for the art show (walking distance):
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, Florida 33127
http://www.haroldgolengallery.com/