This Week and Weekend's Musts
DANCE
Brigid Baker Whole Project
Enjoy an evening of contemporary dance at Miami-Dade County Auditorium with the premiere of brigid baker wholeproject's latest sequel Cloud10, a transcendent dance performance that defies gravity and ignites the imagination.
Cloud10 honors those whose inner light shines brightly, beings who persistently illuminate the way, regardless of circumstances.
Dancers Isaiah Gonzalez, Amy Trieger, and Meredith Barton take center stage, with sound and video projection by Justin Trieger, lighting by Quanikqua Bryant and music by Simeon ten Holt and Hania Rani.
8 p.m. Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28
Miami Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler St., Miami
305 547-5414 or miamidadecountyauditorium.org
ART
Lamp Show
Ideated by Philip Lique and co-curated alongside Laura Novoa, LAMP SHOW features the work of seven Miami-based artists – Justyna Kisielewicz, Philip Lique, Claudio Marcotulli, Diana Paz, Lee Pivnick, Lauren Shapiro, and Andrea Spiridonakos – that explore the technical and visual elements of lamps and lighting.
Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 27 through Saturday, May 4.
Club Gallery at the Citadel, 8300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami.
Luis Edgar Mejicanos: timeout
A solo exhibition of new paintings by New York-based artist Luis Edgar Mejicanos through May 19, 2024.
Primary, 7410 NW Miami Court, Miami
Info at thisisprimary.com
"Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance"
100 years after Harlem’s emergence as a global cultural capital—joins seminal books and periodicals with paintings, prints, and sculpture, including key loans, that together offer an evocative glimpse into the African American experience in the first half of the 20th century.
Through June 23, 2024.
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
See the miamiartzine.com story about "Silhouettes"
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
"Bound/Unbound"
Alexandra Fields O’Neale presents "Bound//Unbound" as part of MOCA's Welcome To Paradise program. The immersive installation uses sonic narratives to depict the experience of transatlantic enslavement and the quest for freedom via the saltwater railroads to the Bahamas. Within the installation, visitors can journey between two structures symbolizing enslavement and freedom, experiencing atmospheric and sonic transformations.
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami
MUSIC
1st Fridays at the Lyric
8 p.m., Friday, May 3: Yvette Norwood-Tiger Quartet with Federico Britos
The Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave., Miami
Tickets are $30 and $40.
Information at www.sunshinejazz.org or (305) 710-2555.
Florida Grand Opera
La Boheme
See the original work that "Rent" was based on and so many others. If you've never seen an opera, this is the one.
7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 2 and Saturday, May 4.
Au Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale.
For information and tickets, go to www.fgo.org
Swedish singer-songwriter Jose González
Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
8 p.m., Wednesday, May 1
(786) 453-2897 or miamibeachbandshell.com
Jazz at the Betsy
The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach.
THEATER
Miami New Drama
World premiere of "Dangerous Days" by Nicholas Griffin
Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through April 28
Tickets are $46.50, $66.50, $69.50, $76.50, $83.50.
Call 305-674-1040 or miaminewdrama.org
"Conjuring the King"
Juggernknot Theatre Company
Through Sunday, April 28.
Each performance limited to 15 people.
Get performance times and information at the miamiartzine.com story here.
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