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The Seeds and Sounds of the Subtropics Festival

Since its launch in 1989, the Subtropics festival has offered South Florida a multi-day event focused squarely on experimental music and sound art. This year the two-week Miami Beach festival starts with a symposium on sound and architecture, then relaxes …

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Evolutions at Miami Made

Never assume that because an artist performs in his or her city’s premier arts venue that they’ve reached their pinnacle. Sometimes, performing there is just the beginning of bigger

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Review: Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s performance at the Arsht Center Friday night began and ended with a prayer, or rather with an electrifying, raging, shimmering, sassy, full-bodied reminder of

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Subtropics XXII

Over 27 performances, sound art, experimental musical events by an international roster of artists takes place over two weeks, produced by isaw + subtropics, poster art by William

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Peter London Global Dance Showcase

The Spring showcase features three new ballets from Peter London; two dancers from Martha Graham in the duet "Conversation of Lovers;" and a premiere from PLGD artistic associate

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Kodo One Earth

The thunderous Japanese taiko drum group returns for a second

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MCB Program III: The Masters

Miami City Ballet's spring program is pretty classic, staying true to its own founding roots and focusing on Balanchine. Program III includes "La Valse," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier,"

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Tatsuya Nakatani, Gongs, and the Essence of Sound

[This preview can also be viewed on the WLRN website.] A gong hangs suspended from its stand, light dancing across its bronzed surface, each hammered dent hinting

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Tatsuya Nakatani and the Gong Orchestra

Nakatani's percussive sound comes from drums, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls and metal objects, not easy to categorize.  Presented by Tigertail Productions, the orchestra is joined by musicians

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Martyr of Miami

Outdoor, site-specific performance created by dancer/choreographers Carlota Pradera and Galen Alexis Teuer, featuring Jenna Balfe, Nicole Martinez and Minneapolis-based Mad King