Events: July 12, 2025
La Travesia de Josep Maria Miro
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM - Spanish
ARCA Images and Miami-Dade County Auditorium, in partnership with Roxy Theater Group, presents "La Travesia" on Friday, July 11 - Sunday, July 20 at Westchester Cultural Arts Center.
A young girl dies in the arms of Sister Cecilia. This incident triggers alarms for the nun about the functioning of the humanitarian project in the village where she works, an area devastated by violence and multiple needs for assistance to children and refugees. The event becomes the starting point of an intense emotional journey about her ethical principles and faith. This powerful and thought-provoking play explores themes such as the search for truth. The rich character development and evocative narrative create a compelling theatrical experience that invites audiences to reflect on their own beliefs and values.
Presented in Spanish with simultaneous audio translation in English.
This show is part of Miami-Dade County Auditorium's Away From Home Series, a program that consists of off-site events at alternative venues with community partners while MDCA is temporarily closed for renovations.
Location
Westchester Cultural Arts Center
7930 SW 40th St,
Miami,
FL
33155
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Shrek The Musical TYA
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM - English
Get ready for a fairy tale adventure like no other! Based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animation film that started it all, Shrek The Musical TYA brings everyone's favorite ogre to dazzling new life on stage. Featuring all-new songs by Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline, or Change) and a hilarious book by David Lindsay-Abaire, this Tony Award-winning musical turns a faraway kingdom upside down when a grumpy green hero sets out to rescue a feisty princess. Along the way, he's joined by a wisecracking Donkey, a dozen fairy tale misfits, and a whole lot of heart. Shrek proves there's more to the story than meets the ears and it's laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family!
Location
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Philip Smith: Magnetic Fields
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM - English
Philip Smith: Magnetic Fields is a career survey and solo institutional debut for Miami artist Philip Smith. Curated by art historian Robin Clark, Magnetic Fields presents over 50 works spanning five decades of Smith’s expansive artistic career.
The exhibition unfolds across six gallery spaces at MOCA, with thematically organized environments that revolve entirely around Smith’s multifaceted pictographic language. Extending beyond conventional artistic practices, Smith explores metaphysical and spiritual themes through large-scale, vibrantly chromatic paintings.
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Smith’s work traverses a spectrum of influences—from a childhood imbued with mystical and spiritual healing to ancient pictographs—creating a tapestry of personal and collective memory. Iconography derived from biology texts, diagrams, and Cold War spy manuals coexist in his compositions, offering not only a visual feast but also an energetic, intellectual dialogue.
At MOCA, the exhibition traces Smith’s artistic evolution. Early works from the Pictures era showcase his ambitiously-scaled drawings based on found images forming enigmatic, puzzle-like compositions. Another section, “Black Paintings,” draws from his studies of ancient cultures and mystery schools, and then into “Modern Paintings,” which overlay linear patterns with abstract geometries inspired by mid-century painters like Barnett Newman, Mark Tobey, and Jasper Johns.
The latter half of Smith’s career is represented through“ Color Paintings”, which feature crisp graphic imagery carved into bold, monochromatic fields, and “White Paintings” works, where erasures evoke both disappearance and emergence.
The exhibition culminates in Smith’s newest series, “Energy Paintings,” in which monumental canvases are uniquely activated with gestural and chromatic energy. These works synthesize elements from earlier series, radiating a fresh dynamism. Much like the earth’s magnetic field—generated by molten iron at its core and shielding the planet from harmful solar radiation—Smith’s “Energy Paintings” emit their own magnetism. Vibrant lines and cosmological symbols pulse across the canvases, drawing viewers into their powerful, protective embrace.
Philip Smith: Magnetic Fields will remain on view through October 5, 2025.
Location
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami,
FL
33161
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