Events: August 7, 2026
Vida Festival
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM - English
VIDA FEST An immersive four-day festival celebrating movement, music, and artistic exchange through classes, seminars, choreographic labs, performances, and jam sessions in the heart of Miami.Festival Passes include access to all events from August 6-9 and one ticket to NOCHE DE VIDA on August 9 at 6:30 PM.
VIDA Fest Choreographic Lab (Ages 18+)
Designed for emerging and established artists, the Choreographic Lab offers a collaborative space to create, experiment, and develop original work alongside CVDT. Participants will explore choreography and performance-making in a supportive environment, culminating in a public performance during VIDA FEST. Prior choreographic experience is welcome but not required.
Festival Pass Pricing:
- Through July 30: $225
- Starting July 31: $250
Location
Sandrell Rivers Theater
6101 NW 7th Ave Suite 79,
Miami,
FL
33127
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Banyan Dance Festival
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 various times - English
Banyan Dance Festival (happening August 3-8 in West Palm Beach) brings together professional artists, aspiring dancers, choreographers, and community members through performances, training opportunities, creative development, and public engagement experiences.
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Natural Movers Foundation in partnership with Grounded West Palm Beach will present the Banyan Dance Festival, developed as a new model for dance presentation in The Palm Beaches. Designed to strengthen South Florida's dance ecosystem, the week-long festival brings together professional artists, aspiring dancers, choreographers, and community members through performances, training opportunities, creative development, and public engagement experiences.
Festival faculty and featured artists include internationally recognized choreographers and educators Sean Aaron Carmon, Babatunji, and Loni Landon, alongside other local, national, and international artists participating throughout the week.
Throughout the week, Banyan Dance Festival will offer programming designed to engage artists, dancers, students, and the broader community, including:
- Young Artist Program (YAP) for dancers ages 9-15
- Banyan Dance Intensive (Pre-Professional Track) for dancers ages 16-25
- Banyan Community Class sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority
- Banyan Silent Disco hosted by Nora District
- Banyan Company class and rehearsal observations, artist talkbacks, and behind-the-scenes opportunities for the community to engage with the creative process
- The Banyan Gala, celebrating the artists, supporters, and creative work developed throughout the week. The Gala kick-offs with a cocktail hour that leads into an intimate performance preview and concludes with a courtyard reception featuring light bites and a social gathering
- The Banyan Dance Festival Concert, a dynamic evening featuring world premieres, newly commissioned works, and performances by acclaimed local, national, and international artists
The Banyan Dance Festival is funded in part by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County through its Bright Ideas Sponsorship.
For more details and schedules, visit website.
Location
Throughout West Palm Beach
Various locations throughout West Palm Beach,
West Palm Beach,
FL
33401
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Abstraction as Legacy
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - English
Part document, part subjective storytelling, visual art illustrates and offers nuance to significant moments in U.S. history. From portraits of well-known leaders to history paintings that speak to the sacrifice and strength of the American people, the power of paint to render subjects remains unquestionable.
The act of painting can also make history. Through hard edges and expressive forms, American artists re-imagined painting and used abstraction as a mechanism to consider the human body, natural environs, architecture, emotion, and an economy of line.
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This exhibition is not meant to be exhaustive but intended to highlight the breadth of painterly abstraction in the United States. Following the 1950s, it became clear that the art world turned to the U.S. for ingenuity and boundary-breaking abstract art forms. From trends that arose in Havana and made it to the U.S. through exile to experiments developed in New York and Los Angeles, the legacy of American abstraction evolves as rich and varied. The featured artists include Young-Il Ahn, Sam Gilliam, Carmen Herrera, Hans Hofmann, Virginia Jaramillo, Lloyd Kiva New, William de Kooning, George Morrison, Noemi Ruiz, Zilia Sanchez, and Vaughn Spann.
On July 4, 2026, the U.S. commemorates and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This historic milestone offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on this nation's past, honor the contributions of Americans, and to look ahead toward the future we aspire to create for the next generation and beyond. The legacy of painterly abstraction in the U.S. offers a distinctive way to celebrate the creativity and innovation that defines the American spirit.
Location
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM - English
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the Coral Gables Museum presents the world premiere of Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras is a landmark exhibition exploring how diverse communities across the United States have shaped, and continue to shape, the American story.
Developed by the Allapattah Collaborative CDC in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and Florida Humanities, the exhibition weaves together Smithsonian-curated content with local historical photographs, art, artifacts, video testimonials, and oral histories. Visitors will encounter narratives of expansion, freedom, inclusion, equality, migration, and cultural negotiation drawing particular attention to the voices of Caribbean and Latin American immigrants whose stories are woven into the fabric of South Florida and the nation.
As the country marks 250 years of nationhood, this exhibition invites all Americans to reflect on what unity means when it is built from many languages, many origins, and many lived experiences.
Location
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables,
AK
33134
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ArtServe’s The Art of Language Exhibit
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM - English
This summer exhibition explores the rich intersection between visual art and language, highlighting the expressive beauty of the written word, storytelling, poetry, and other literary forms. A free opening reception will be held June 26 at 6 p.m.
Location
ArtServe, Inc.
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33304
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