Archive for May, 2011
Ayikodans at the Arsht
The Haiti-based contemporary dance company Ayikodans did more than sell out three performances at the Adrienne Arsht center, they moved people to exultation, standing ovations, and deep pocketed donations. What was meant to be a single fundraiser performance catalyzed our …
Beyond Movement: Metamoto at the New World Symphony
Metamoto, the collaborative dance and music event held recently at the New World Symphony space, takes its name from the collision of two words: “meta,” meaning beyond, and
Delou: Uniting Africa and the Diaspora
African culture -- in all its diversity -- has influenced many communities and cultures that are represented in Miami. Just last month, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas exhibited Afro-Cuban
8 Dance Groups Among Finalists in This Year’s Knight Arts Challenge!
Eight dance projects are among the 56 finalists in this year's Knight Arts Challenge. We're proud that we've been covering 7 out of the 8 groups
Six Weeks of Dance: The Miami Dance Festival
On April 2, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa opened this year’s Miami Dance Festival with an original theatrical flamenco performance at the Colony Theater featuring a large ensemble of
Miami’s Cuban Ballet Stages Classics
Cuban-flavored classical ballet takes the stage at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater May 14 and 15. Led by guest stars of international repute hailing
Dance Now! Ensemble: Decade II
How refreshing to see unabashed beauty on stage this past weekend. Dance Now! Ensemble’s recent performance at the Byron Carlyle theater, Decade II, was not edgy, or challenging,
Doug Varone and Dancers Connect with the Locals
One of the first shows to grace the new South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center will be coming soon: a night of dance performance by the New York based
A Bellydance Workshop for Body and Soul
Hanan, one of Miami’s most respected belly dance performers and teachers, is leaving Miami. Before she goes, she will be offering one last workshop, a peek into the
Dance Forum: A Profile of Metamoto
Materializing the ticking, rustling, gear-shifting of Jerome Begin’s musical composition, Yara Travieso creates an organic machine in a play of physics, where one dancer is connected to a
