Events: March 29, 2024
The Secret Comedy of Women
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM - English
The Secret Comedy of Women, By Barbara Gehring & Linda Klein
From boys to bras and pantyhose to menopause, this two-woman show explores the universal female experience through a rollicking spectacle of comedy, songs, dances, stories, and spontaneous moments of discovery that all women share. Inspired by authors BarbaraGehring and Linda Klein's earnest and sweetly absurd writings in their girlhood diaries, The Secret Comedy of Women is a mix of sketch comedy, improvisation, audience participation, witty songs, and clever videos.
The show reminds audiences of the very funny and very charming similarities between all women. "It's really like a girlhood reunion," says Klein. "Our show is something highly universal, made personal. It is definitely for women of all ages," says Gehring. "However," she adds, make no mistake, the men in our audiences love the show just as much!"
Location
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 West Atlantic Blvd,
Pompano Beach,
FL
33060
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Battle Court Jai-Alai
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM - English
Come experience the World’s Fastest Ball Sport LIVE at the Magic City Fronton!
Highlights:
- FREE ADMISSION
- FREE-TO-PLAY WAGERING
- FREE PARKING
- FUN FOR ALL AGES
- DJ LU ENTERTAINMENT
Wagering Rewards:
- 1st Place: $250 cash prize for the night's top bettor!
- 2nd to 20th Place: Win $50 each! It's a win-win for the top 20 players.
Get ready for a night filled with fast-paced action, incredible skill, and a celebration of a century of Jai-Alai in Miami. See you there!
Location
Magic City Fronton
450 NW 37th Ave,
Miami,
FL
33125
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Stravinsky, Ravel, Bernstein & Zwilich
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM - English
Music lovers rejoice! South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO), led by Sebrina Maria Alfonso, presents an enthralling March Masterworks program that will take audiences on an epic journey through a Russian fairytale to a sensuous Spanish tavern to the streets of 1940s Times Square all the way up to a modern stirring elegy for 9/11. The region's foremost symphony will premiere two first-time performances of Bernstein's "Three Dance Episodes" and modern composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich'sClarinet Concerto featuring David Shifrin plus popular favorites Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite and Ravel's Bolero at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, at the Tennessee Williams Theatre at the College of the Florida Keys.
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Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's (1882 - 1971) The Firebird Suite, based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird and the blessing and curse it possesses for its owner, was first performed at the Opera de Paris in 1910 and was an instant success, catapulting him to international fame.The memorable neo-classical work embodying good and evil has been described as a work of genius. Maurice Ravel's (1875 - 1937)Bolero was commissioned by dancer Ida Rubinstein in 1922, and was a raving success when it premiered at the Paris Opera in 1928, Instantly recognizable, the popular, Spanish-influenced rhythmic earworm remains one of the most romantic and well-known classical pieces in his canon. Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), America's famed composer and conductor, takes his concert suite"Three Dance Episodes" from the hit musical On the Town, a wartime romantic comedy about three sailors with 24 hours' shore leave in New York City. Composed in 1944, this popular, jazzy piece was Bernstein's first composition for Broadway. This work is a South Florida Symphony premiere. Another South Florida Symphony premiere is Pompano Beach-based Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Clarinet Concerto featuring the equally award-winning talents of clarinetist David Shifrin (original performer of the piece). Zwilich had already begun her Concerto for Clarinet (commissioned by the Arlene and Milton D. Berkman Philanthropic Fund) by the time the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks occurred.
In his review of the 2003 world premiere performance of the piece in 2003, Peter G. Davis of New York Magazine observed: "Like everyone else, composers were badly shaken by 9/11, and their musical responses are beginning to be heard. (This work) would surely have turned out to be quite a different piece had not the fatal date arrived just as she was about to start work on the second movement. That inevitably became an elegy, and the subsequent two movements grew from there." Winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize, David Shifrin has long been one of the most highly respected American clarinetists for his work as orchestral soloist, recitalist, chamber music collaborator and educator. He has appeared with the nation's foremost symphonies and internationally with orchestras in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. A much sought after chamber musician, he has collaborated with such distinguished ensembles and artists as the Guarneri, Tokyo, Emerson, Orion, Dover and Miro String Quartets, trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, and pianists Emanuel Ax, Andre Previn and Andre Watts. He has served as principal clarinetist with the Cleveland Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra (under Stokowski), the Honolulu, Dallas and New Haven symphonies, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the New York Chamber Symphony.
Shifrin joined the faculty at the Yale School of Music in 1987, and since 2008, has been artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Yale and Yale's annual concert series at Carnegie Hall. In January 2022, he was named the Samuel S. Sanford Professor in the Practice of Clarinet. He has also served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Hawaii. He has received three Grammy nominations, is the recipient of a Solo Recitalists' Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Concert Artist Guild Virtuoso Award, among many other prestigious honors. Following its highly acclaimed 25th anniversary season, including sold-out shows and a celebrated performance accompanying award-winning alt-rock indie vocalist Natalie Merchant, South Florida's largest symphonic orchestra is continuing its musical journey of excellence inspiring audiences of all ages. Single tickets begin at $25 for this program at the Tennessee Williams Theatre at The College of the Florida Keys and are on sale now.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting website or by calling 305-295-7676. For tickets and additional information, visit website, call or email.
Location
Tennessee Williams Theatre
5901 College Rd,
Key West,
FL
33040
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CCEMiami presenta "La Casa de Bernarda Alba"
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM - Spanish
In an emotional tribute to the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, director Miguel Sahid presents a version of "La Casa de Bernarda Alba". While staying faithful to the original text, Sahid incorporates flamenco elements of cante and cajon as part of the setting to complement the powerful and passionate performances of a group of international actors.
"The House of Bernarda Alba" invites you to explore the fight for freedom and expression in a rigid society. Join us for this unique theatrical experience, produced by Sociedad Actoral Hispanoamericana, where tradition meets innovation in an exciting setting. Take advantage of this opportunity to witness one of the most moving works of Spanish literature.
Presented in Spanish with English supertitles/translations.
Location
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
2901 West Flagler St,
Miami,
FL
33135
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Thinking Cap Theatre: Taming of The Shrew
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM - English
Thinking Cap’ Theatre’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s great tragedy King Lear was named one of the top ten plays of 2018 by Boca Magazine. Now, TCT turns to one of Shakespeare's most controversial works, The Taming of the Shrew, a play that has left audiences divided on whether the playwright was a misogynist or a proto-feminist. Made famous in a mid-twentieth century revival that starred real life sparring lovers Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, this comedy epitomizes the age-old battle of the sexes in the tumultuous courtship of the characters Katherina and Petruchio. Thinking Cap's innovative new revival will allow performers and audiences alike to experience and judge different casting and directorial choices in real time to explore our shifting perceptions of what’s playable, offensive, or funny. This main stage production is part of The People vs. Shakespeare’s Shrew, a multifaceted project that invites audiences to engage deeply with this problem play through complementary programming that includes staged readings of Shakespeare's first folio script and John Fletcher’s 1611 response play entitled The Woman’s Prize or the Tamer Tamed; Sunday Talkbacks with the cast and creative team; and 'Shakespeare Was Here,' a 6-episode podcast series with Shakespeare practitioners and scholars.
Support has been provided by the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward:
- John O. and Victoria C. Kirby Fund
- Frederick W. Jaqua Fund
- The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund
Location
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33312
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Death of a Salesman
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM - English
This Pulitzer Prize-winning, groundbreaking play changed American theatre in the person of its everyman tragic hero, Willy Loman, a dime a dozen, disappointed, disillusioned, and delusional traveling salesman with a skewed vision of the American Dream. All he wanted, the playwright wrote in his memoir, was "to count" Or as Willy's wife, Linda, implores, "Attention must be paid"
Location
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street,
West Palm Beach,
FL
33401
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Caroline, or Change
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM - English
Set in one of the most pivotal times in America's history, the Tony-nominated Caroline, or Change is riveting, moving and awe-inspiring. Featuring a virtuosic score by Jeanine Tesori (Shrek The Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie), it blends blues, gospel and traditional Jewish melodies, creating a breathtaking medium for Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner’s (Angels in America) provocative and personal story. Caroline, or Change, produces a valuable theatrical experience that continues to thrill audiences the world over. It is a story that must be shared, will open minds, and change theatergoers for the better.
Location
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Cabaret
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM - English
- Book by Joe Masteroff
- Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
- Music by John Kander
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
- Directed by Stuart Meltzer
As the 1920s draw to a close in Berlin, a garish master of ceremonies assures his audience that they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include "Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Don't Tell Mama" and "Two Ladies."
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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The Affections of May
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM - English
'The Affections of May' is a charming account of a woman who suddenly finds herself the center of attention after being deserted by her husband of 29 years and left to fend for herself - and manage a struggling business - in a new town. This delightful feel-good comedy by Canadian playwright Norm Foster will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heartstrings.
Directed by Mariah Reed and starring Deborah Kondelik, William Mahone, Brian James McCormack, and Ben Prayz. Produced by Pigs Do Fly Productions.
Location
Empire Stage
1140 N. Flagler Drive,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33304
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Germane Barnes: Ukhamba
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 12:00 AM to 11:45 PM - English
Named after a type of African woven-wood basket, Ukhamba is a ten-foot-tall circular structure with four arched entrances, built of curved wooden elements stacked in horizontal layers. Its construction invites visitors to walk inside and congregate but allows the surrounding plaza and urban landscape to remain visible through the structure. Inspired by Barnes's time working abroad in South Africa, as well as in Miami, Ukhamba not only responds to Miami's sub-tropical climate but also unites architectural elements typical of diasporic communities of African and Caribbean origin. It comprises a pavilion that appears part basket, part traditional breeze wall.
Ukhamba is a space for reflection on our relationship to the built environment, urban design, its histories, and cultural memories. Barnes's pavilion continues the artists' exploration of themes of spatial identity, migration, the cultural influences of the African diaspora, and its contributions to classical architecture. Primarily using materials found in South Florida, the artist has focused on sustainability and has designed a structure in dialogue with the history and natural environment that surrounds it.
Location
MDC's North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue,
Miami,
FL
33167
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Media Under Dystopia WISPer edition
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 various times - English
The MUD Foundation announces Media Under Dystopia WISPer edition, an extended reality exhibition featuring projects by artists that delves into the relationship between the internet, extended reality (XR), and the democratization of art creation.
The exhibition will open with an opening reception, on November 29th at 7pm, (RSVP) which will kick off the Miami Art Week, when Miami becomes the center of the art world with over 20 art fairs, 1,200 galleries and thousands of artists and art lovers in town. The show will run online for six months until June 30, 2024.
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A hybrid exhibition with 25 local and international artistsThe WISPer edition combines physical and internet based artworks by 25 artists, exploring the internet as extension of their current practices. Visitors can experience and engage with artworks both in person and in a virtual realm, becoming active participants in the artworks themselves. This concept lies at the heart of the MUD Foundation's mission, to facilitate educational and artistic projects that foster awareness of contemporary digital culture and its impact on society.
The exhibition will run virtually on the MUD Foundation metaverse (MUD Verse) and on Loop.Onland.io, two XR platforms developed by the organization to host exhibitions and educational programs over the internet. These platforms feature real-time interaction and XR interfaces, utilizing augmented and virtual reality through a web browser. Since its launch in 2018, the MUD Foundation XR (XRCamp) programs have been featured by the Perez Art Museum Miami, De La Cruz Collection and Bakehouse Art Complex, among other institutions. In 2022, MUD Foundation received the Knight Foundation New Work Award for the development of the exhibition program Media Under Dystopia.
The participating artists in the exhibition include Gretchen Andrew, Connie Bakshi, Martin Carrillo, Leo Castaneda, Dhiren Dasu, Laurence de Valmy, Richard Garet, Jose Hernandez, Lans King, Rodolfo Peraza, Amelie Schlaeffer and Ariel Baron-Robbins, alongside LOOP artists in residence: Angie Amaro, BBraio, cha, Wenjun Chen, AdrienneRose Gionta, Inbar Hagai, Ibuki Kuramochi, Joelle McTigue, Zhou Peng, Denis Rovinskiy, David Sainte, Ryan Seslow and Match Zimmerman.
The WISPer edition unfolds as a co-creative lab, featuring progressive activities such as hands-on workshops, eTalks, and the XRCamp program. MUD aspires to evolve into a dynamic hub for art-tech-centered collaboration, both online and in-person.
Location
MUD Foundation
350 Northeast 75th Street,,
Miami,
FL
33138
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Works from the FIU Student Photography Archive 1975 to the Present
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 various times - English
Discover some of the treasures of FIU's photographic archives in Works from the FIU Student Photography Archive 1975 to the Present. From exceptional examples to little-known gems, approximately three to four hundred photographs have been carefully selected for display, offering a unique glimpse into the past of FIU Photography. Join us as we celebrate the rich legacy of FIU's photographic archives and the talented individuals from the Department of Art + Art HIstory who captured these moments. Mark your calendars for the opening reception on March 21, 2024. Free and open to the public.
Location
Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery
1602A Washington Ave,
Miami Beach,
FL
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Because You Lived: Installation by Karla Kantorovich
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 various times - English
Step into the profound and poignant world of "Because You Lived," an exhibition by Karla Kantorovich, MFA '19 and MBUS LEADS 2018 Cohort, that serves as a heartfelt commemoration of the remarkable life of Fanny Waseman, the sole survivor of the Holocaust in Waseman's family and Karla's grandmother. This touching exhibition is a tribute to Fanny's resilience and the enduring impact of her survival, inviting visitors to reflect on the indomitable human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. Join the opening reception on March 21, 2024. Free and open to the public.
Location
SoA Miami Beach Urban Studios, Washington Gallery
1618 Washington Ave,
Miami Beach,
FL
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Living With Water: Ancient Knowledge, Designing Our Future Exhibition
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 various times - English
Stop by FIU CARTA | Mana Wynwood to witness the creative exploration of bodies of water through the lens of Simone Stark's Tropical Landscapes students in the exhibition Living With Water. The exhibition promises a unique perspective, utilizing captivating cyanotypes to convey the profound relationship between nature, landscape architecture, and art. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the artistic interpretation of water in all its forms.
Location
FIU CARTA | Mana Wynwood
318 NW 23rd St,
Miami,
FL
33127
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Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 various times - English
The flourishing of literary, visual, and musical arts between the 1920s and '40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement, paying special attention to collaboration between artists and writers on illustrated books—works that reached a broad audience with stories and images that challenged demeaning stereotypes and asserted African Americans' capacity for self-determination.
Curated by Christopher Norwood, founder of Hampton Art Lovers, in consultation with Shawn Christian, professor of English at Florida International University, and Wolfsonian staff. Sponsored by Cowles Charitable Trust, Tamara L. Harris Foundation, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Art of Black Miami.
Location
The Wolfsonian-FIU
1001 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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Gary Simmons: Public Enemy
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM - English
Gary Simmons: Public Enemy is the first comprehensive career survey of the work of multidisciplinary artist Gary Simmons (b. 1964, New York; lives in Los Angeles). The most in-depth presentation of Simmons’s work to date, the exhibition covers thirty years of the artist’s career, encompassing approximately seventy works.
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Since the late 1980s Simmons has played a key role in situating questions of race, class, and gender identity at the center of contemporary art discourse. Notable for his early application of conceptual artistic strategies, Simmons exposes and analyzes histories of racism inscribed in US visual culture. Over the course of his career, Simmons has revealed traces of these histories in the fields of sports, cinema, literature, music, and architecture and urbanism, while drawing heavily on popular genres such as hip-hop, horror, and science fiction. Guided by an internal logic, his approach is cool, analytical, and unflinching in its interrogation of intense historical narratives, yet the results consistently deliver a strong emotional charge.
In this timely exhibition accompanied by a major exhibition catalogue and slate of related programs visitors will gain a holistic understanding of the complex and profoundly moving work of this groundbreaking and influential artist.
Location
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Curator Talk: From Darkness Comes Color
Friday, Mar 29, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM - English
Join The Contemporary Art Modern Project for an exclusive all-day event on Saturday March 23rd, where we will be giving a private tour and talk by the curator of the exhibition, Gabe Torres. The event opens at noon and will run until 5:00 pm, where you will get the chance to peruse the exhibition and listen to Dominik Schmitt's interview, specially made for this exhibition. The talk begins at 3:00 pm.
From Darkness Comes Color is available for viewing in our North Miami gallery at 791-793 NE 125th St. from March 8 to March 29 2024.
The CAMP Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 5 PM.
The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery)
The Contemporary Art Modern Project Gallery specializes in art advisory and contemporary art with a focus on emerging and mid-career artists working in: installation, painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, and video art with a specific direction of both self and worldly reflection. Looking at art, as a whole, through a reactionary and interdisciplinary approach, the gallery covers the ever-populating notion of society and life in general through art and curation, offering a creative space both in the gallery and out - where creativity and reality co-exist.
Location
The Contemporary Art Modern Project
791-793 NE 125th St,
Miami,
FL
33161
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