Can Cakmur, Turkish Piano player will perform as part of the Miami International Piano Festival Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Wolfsonian-FIU. (Photo courtesy of the artist)
This Week and Weekend's Musts
MUSIC
Miami International Piano Festival
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25
The Wolfsonian- FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
Luis Urbina, USA-Venezuela, performs as part of the Miami International Piano Festival, and will perform works from Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Rachmaninoff. His appearance in a solo recital at the 2026 Discovery Series marks his official debut at the Miami International Piano Festival.
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Can Cakmur, a Turkish pianist, performs as part of the Miami International Piano Festival, and will be playing works from Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, and other.
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New World Symphony
Chamber Music with Claire Chase, flute, and Fellows of the New World Symphony.
2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25
New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach.
Passionately dedicated to the creation of new ecosystems for the music of our time, Claire Chase has given the world premieres of hundreds of new works by a new generation of artists, and in 2013 launched the 24-year commissioning project Density 2036. Now in its 10th year, Density 2036 reimagines the solo flute literature over a quarter-century through commissions, performances, recordings, education, and an archive.
Ocean Drive Promenade Series
Saxophonist Rodrigo Padrón Vila and pianist Alfredo Oyagüez Montero
5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25
This dynamic pairing will present a captivating program featuring works by Hua-Ting Kwan, Manuel de Falla, George Gershwin, Astor Piazzolla, John Williams, Dmitri Shostakovich, and more. From soulful tangos and jazz-infused classics to cinematic masterpieces and contemporary gems, this recital promises a vibrant journey through diverse musical landscapes—and a rare chance to Experience two exceptional musicians at the height of their craft.
These events (every Sunday) are free and open to the public,
This concert will be held at Lummus Park between 14th Street and14th Place.
Florida Grand Opera "Die Fledermaus"
Johann Strauss’s 1890s comedy of errors about love and hidden identities has been given a distinctly local twist in Florida Grand Opera’s production of “Die Fledermaus,”
6:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25, and 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27,
Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
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THEATER
Sotto Voce
Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics), Sotto Voce is a lyrical meditation on memory, longing, and the legacy of the Holocaust. When a young Jewish-Cuban researcher’s obsession with the MS St. Louis leads him to an 80-year-old novelist who is still haunted by the love she lost aboard the doomed voyage, the line between memory and desire blurs. This is a haunting story of love, loss, and the voices that refuse to be forgotten.
Opens Saturday, Jan. 24
$60 to $95
Information: (305) 445-1119 or www.gablestage.org
"The Inheritance"
Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Through Sunday, Jan. 25
A masterful story of love, loss and the generations that shape us.The most honored American play in a generation won “Best Play” awards in London and New York, including Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League awards. The play reimagines E. M. Forster’s Howards End as “a wry portrait of New York’s gay community,” with gay men from different generations standing in for Forster’s straight people from different classes.
Tickets and information at arshtcenter.org
DANCE
Miami Light Project: Screendance Miami
ScreenDance Miami is an international dance on film festival featuring choreographers and directors who are working with emerging and new concepts with movement and dance on film and dance on camera.
Thursday, Jan. 22, Friday, Jan. 23, noon and 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
Locations vary: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; The Light Box Studio at Miami Theater Center, 9816 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores; New World Center’s Wallcast at Soundscape Park, 400 17th St., Miami Beach; and Pérez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
Tickets and informations, click here.
Miami International Ballet Competition
The Miami International Ballet Competition, under the artistic direction of Maestro Vladimir Issaev, celebrates its 9th edition from January 21–25, 2026, bringing exceptional young dancers from around the world to the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater for four days of world-class competition, masterclasses, and cultural exchange.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 through Sunday, 25
Arts Ballet Theatre Studios, 15939 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach
ART
Locust Projects
LA ESQUINITA (Little Corner) by Tara Long (Taralong.overdraft.fee). A large-scale installation juxtaposing Florida’s “Big Sugar” era with today’s Big Tech boom through confectionery and decaying materials, exploring how both industries reshape local culture. Curated by Lorie Mertes.
297 NE 67th St., Miami
Mindy Solomon Gallery
New Exhibition Openings
Through Feb. 28,
Ornella Pocetti and Marcelo Canevari: X Marks the Spot
Zoe Schweiger: Sun-Kissed
Lanise Howard: In Aludria
Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22 St., Miami
The Wolfsonian-FIU
"World's Fair Visions of Tomorrow"
Through Feb. 22
The wonders of 19th- and 20th-century world's fairs—towering architecture and dazzling displays of the latest in technology, science, industry, and art—promised fairgoers a bright and modern future. Featuring Wolfsonian collection works such as posters, books, souvenirs, and one of the first consumer TVs, World's Fairs: "Visions of Tomorrow" spotlights the centerpiece pavilions, spellbinding attractions, and uplifting themes that drew millions to cities from Paris to Spokane, often during times of crisis and change. The exhibition leads up to contemporary artist Marco Brambilla's new video installation, After Utopia (opening fall 2025), which imagines a virtual expo of iconic structures from fairs held across time and around the globe.
Information and ticket prices here.
God Made Bob, Bob Made Rock
Primary Gallery
Solo installation by Miami-based artist Robert Lorie in response to Primary's outdoor sculpture garden. God Made Bob. Bob Made Rock., explores the intricate interplay between the natural and the manufactured. Using concrete, mortar, grout, and pigment, Lorie reconstructs the visual and tactile language of mineral formations, blurring the lines between geological phenomena and human intervention.
Primary, 7410 NW Miami Court, Miami
Info at thisisprimary.com
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