Jay Jorge Alvarez fled Cuba by boat with his entire family in 1964. He was four and a half years old. Alvarez plays various family members, most movingly the role of his mother who was terrified of venturing into the shark-infested waters of the Florida Straight. A moving and humorously human story, acclaimed by critics as the “very best of solo performances”, Alvarez returns to our community for this commemorative occasion.
September 25 and 26 – Morning performance for schools at 11:00 am
September 26 and 27 – 8:00 pm
September 28 – 3:00 pm
Koubek Center Theater of MDC
2705 SW 3rd Street Miami, FL 33135
General Admission: $25
Students & Seniors: $20
Reservations and information: 305-529-5400 and 305-764-0599.
Also, at the Koubek Center ArtSpace:
Sergio Lastres: Crónicas del agua, a solo exhibition of paintings, inspired by the artist’s balsero experience and the implications for survival, memory and freedom. Lastres and his wife Elsa de Lara were among the 30,000 rafters that fled Cuba in 1994 and intercepted by the US Coast Guard at sea to be re-routed to the Guantánamo Naval Base for processing. Arriving in Miami finally in early 1995, he bought a set of paint brushes and hasn’t stopped painting since.
Opening reception: Friday, September 19 at 5:00 pm
Music in honor of the artist at the Opening, courtesy of Luyanó Band musicians
Exhibition runs through September 28th 2014.
Cuban Museum at the Koubek Center Theater of MDC
2705 SW 3rd Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.529.5400
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