Music

Frost School of Music presents MISTER MAESTRO: Leonard Bernstein at ARSHT
Fri Nov 9, 2018

Frost School’s Henry Mancini Orchestra and JAZZ ROOTS present MISTER MAESTRO—Leonard Bernstein, the Renaissance Man of American Music. With Ann Hampton Callaway (voice); Kirk Whalum in saxophone; Shelly Berg in piano and Scott Flavin as Conductor. To rediscover Leonard Bernstein’s powerful scores for iconic American dramas, including West Side Story and On the Waterfront, in new arrangements by Frost students and faculty. … +

Cinema

Miami Beach Cinematheque: CHILDREN OF PARADISE by Marcel Carné

MBC Interactive Archive Retro and FILMS ON THE BEACH presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy: CHILDREN OF PARADISE by Marcel Carné. Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Les Enfants du Paradis), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques … +

Visual Arts

Larry Bell: Time Machines Special Exhibitionat ICA Miami
Sun Mar 10, 2019 - Sun Mar 10, 2019

“Larry Bell: Time Machines” is the first comprehensive American museum survey of the artist’s work in nearly two decades. The exhibition features major bodies of Bell’s work, from the his early Cube series to his large-scale color-glass installations. At ICA Miami, “Larry Bell: Time Machines” focuses attention on Bell’s innovative explorations of experiences generated by architectural space, as well as his little-known … +

Cinema

ALMODOVAR II, brought by popular demand, at Coral Gables Art Cinema
Fri Sep 14, 2018 - Thu Sep 20, 2018

Back by popular demand and following the success of the recent retrospective of Spain’s revered filmmaker, Coral Gables Art Cinema was deluged by requests for additional gems from Almodóvar’s middle period – some say his finest – which they were hastening to oblige. As in the original program, all titles have been painstakingly restored to their original splendor. Launching this limited one-week series … +

Cinema

Miami Fashion Film Festival 2018
Thu Sep 20, 2018 - Sat Sep 22, 2018

Bringing attention to the historical interdependence between art and fashion and its influences, the Miami Fashion Film Festival adds to the “fashion is art” narrative with local and international films that highlight fashion design through storytelling, graphics, sound, and motion, in real and digitally imagined environments. The MFFF will bring Screenings, Workshops, Panels also parties! 2018 Filmmakers are:  Laia Gil, Adriana Naranjo, … +

Events

The Secret Life of Cities by Carlos Estévez at CCE
Thu Sep 6, 2018 - Thu Oct 18, 2018

An experiment with different kinds of handmade paper that Carlos found in local art supply stores. The city as a source of inspiration. The view consists of six installations of drawings on paper and an installation of objects that were found converted into masks. A result of the daily experiences of the artist –a conversation between the city’s stories and his own … +

Music

Florida Grand Opera Announces its 78th Season
Sat Nov 3, 2018 - Sat May 11, 2019

The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring four productions. The 78th Season includes eight Miami debuts featuring the US debut of tenor Alessandro Scotto di Luzio and the US regional premiere of “Frida” based on the legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. La bohème by GIACOMO PUCCINI Experience Giacomo Puccini’s lyrical romantic tragedy of young lovers in the Latin Quarter … +

Cinema

NICO, 1988! at Miami Beach Cinémathèque
Fri Aug 31, 2018 - Thu Sep 6, 2018

NICO, 1988 features a tour de force performance from Trine Dyrholm’s as the aging Nico (aka Christa Päffgen), interpreting rather than impersonating the famed singer-songwriter as she approaches 50. Leading a solitary existence in Manchester Nico’s life and career are on the ropes, a far cry from her glamorous days as a Warhol superstar and celebrated vocalist for The Velvet Underground. Nico’s … +

Museums

A Documentary Exhibition of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’ Surrounded Islands at PAMM
Fri Oct 5, 2018 - Sun Feb 17, 2019

Pérez Art Museum Miami presents Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83: A Documentary Exhibition, featuring archival materials and artworks around the renowned artists’ site-specific 1983 installation, Surrounded Islands, in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. The exhibition commemorates the 35th anniversary of Surrounded Islands—an anniversary that also coincides with the founding of PAMM’s predecessor institution, Center for Fine Arts. In … +

Performing Arts

“Piaf, Voice and Delirium” at Colony Theatre
Through Sun Sep 2, 2018

“Piaf, Voice and Delirium” combines the theatrical experience with the musical assembly, to tell the tumultuous life of French singer Edith Piaf through the common thread of her songs. It is a biographical work of high evocative power and invites the viewer to let himself be carried away by the emotions generated by each stroke of his life (sadness, lack of love, defeat, triumph, … +

Music

Janelle Monae’ Dirty Computer Tour at The Fillmore
Fri Jul 27, 2018

St.Beauty is a duo made up of Alex Belle: lead vocals, and Isis Valentino: background vocals, guitar and bass player. Both originally from Atlanta, GA. Alex Belle, played lead roles in musicals in high school, “Once On This island” and “Speak, I’m listening.” Alex brings honest and personal lyrics dealing with relationship issues. Her melodies are haunting and linger in the melodic minor. … +

Visual Arts

Dot Fiftyone Gallery exhibits “Instants” by Consuelo Castañeda
Thu Jul 12, 2018 - Wed Sep 12, 2018

Instants is a solo exhibition featuring recents works by Consuelo Castañeda. Occupying both of the gallery’s spaces, the exhibition features new paintings, photography and a video animation work created by the artist specially for the exhibition. Consuelo Castañeda, (Havana, Cuba, 1958), is a multi-disciplinary artist, professor and art critic based in Miami and Havana. Her work includes painting, installations, photography, among others. She … +

Music

The Symphony of the Americas’ Annual Summerfest continues at Amaturo Theater
Sat Jul 21, 2018

The Symphony’s 27th Anniversary Summerfest & Maestro Brooks-Bruzzese features soloists from famous European orchestras representing 10  countries joined in cultural exchange by musicians of the Symphony. The Symphony of the Americas’ celebration continues, with its acclaimed summer music festival presenting one month of performances throughout Florida and the Americas. Refreshing cool waters and the Oscar-winning movie Shape of Water, are all inspirations … +

Performing Arts

33rd International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami
Thu Jul 12, 2018 - Sun Jul 29, 2018

Avante Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center and Miami Dade County Auditorium present the 33rd Miami International Hispanic Theater Festival. The Festival will consist of 9 shows from six countries: Argentina, Spain, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. The works will be performed in Spanish and some with supertitles in English. Performances and Venues: Jul 12, 2018, 8: 30 PM Carnival Studio Theater at … +

Visual Arts

ICA Exhibitions / Walter Darby Bannard: 1959–1962
Through Sat Sep 22, 2018

“Walter Darby Bannard: 1959-1962” is a focused presentation of a series of breakthrough paintings the artist produced over a period of several years, during which he abandoned gestural brushwork and developed a pared-down geometric vocabulary. The early works presented have rarely and only recently been exhibited. As was the case for other artists of his generation who aspired to advance abstraction, the … +

Cinema

2001: A Space Odyssey in 50th Anniversary at Coral Gables Cinema
Fri Jul 6, 2018 - Thu Jul 12, 2018

CGAC presents a brand new 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film. Overseen by Christopher Nolan, “this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. This is a true photochemical film recreation. There are no digital tricks, remastered effects, or revisionist edits. This is the unrestored … +

Museums

Artist Karen Rifas exhibits at The Bass Museum of Art
Through Sun Oct 21, 2018

For more than thirty years, Miami-based artist Karen Rifas has amassed a body of work that endeavors to understand and re-imagine space. Well known for her minimal cord and leaf installations, and precise, methodical line drawings, in 2016, Rifas began a focused exploration into the constructive possibilities of color. Employing densely hued shapes and irregular lines, Rifas creates spaces that oscillate between … +

Museums

Lowe Art Museum exhibits Tennessee Williams Playwright and Painter
Through Sun Oct 7, 2018

This exhibit features 9 of Tennessee Williams’s paintings dating from the 1970s. The paintings are on loan from David Wolkowsky, one of Williams’ closest friends and long-standing Key West resident. Wolkowsky hosted Williams at his private island on Ballast Key, 9 miles off of Key West and at his Pier House Resort. Williams was one of the most admired playwrights of the … +

Visual Arts

Sondra Perry: Typhoon Coming On at ICA Miami
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Sun Nov 4, 2018

Featuring work recently shown at Serpentine Gallery in London in a completely new exhibition design for ICA Miami, Typhoon Coming On explores Perry’s use of video, media, installation and performance to create powerful narratives that explore the intersection of black identity, digital culture and power. The exhibition is set to open this summer at ICA Miami on July 13. Perry creates work … +

Events

Miami Music Festival 2018
Wed Jun 6, 2018 - Mon Jul 30, 2018

Miami Music Festival (MMF), an intensive training program for the next generation of classical musicians, announces the lineup for the 2018 season from June 6 through July 30, 2018 at various venues in Miami. Young classical musicians gain world class experience and bring enchanting and passionate performances to Miami’s summer season, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ghosts of Versailles; an entertaining … +

Visual Arts

Tom Scicluna’ 6319 NW 2nd Avenue at Nina Johnson
Through Jun 2, 2018

Nina Johnson exhibits  6319 NW 2nd Avenue, Tom Scicluna’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Scicluna continues his practice of sourcing nearby found material and composing it in such a way as to trace new connections between the gallery and surrounding social contexts. The title of the show—a phantom address next to the gallery refers to the continuing effacement of Miami’s urban landscape, and the … +