Though it’s not uncommon to hear a work of art be described as one that “sheds light” on a particular subject, playwright Vanessa Garcia is taking the metaphor to a new level with the upcoming world premiere of 1000 Miles, a unique piece that will see its world premiere this weekend as a pioneering co-production by New City Players and Abre Camino Collective.
Miami, FL – South Florida is gearing up for the much-anticipated Fifth Annual Forward Motion Dance Festival and Conference of Physically Integrated Dance (FM5). This unique event on March 23 and 24, 2024 is a celebration of physically integrated dance, featuring a dynamic mix of performances, workshops, and community engagement. Produced by Karen Peterson Dancers (KPD) annually, Forward Motion is one of the first festivals and conferences anywhere in the world showcasing physically integrated dance companies and choreography.
At 71, comedienne Rita Rudner could easily settle into retirement, especially because she has been headlining over 2,000 shows in Las Vegas at The Venetian for a record twelve plus years to over one million fans. However, Rudner decided that, despite all the fame and wealth she has accumulated by performing in Vegas, there was a need to come to Boca Raton and try her hand on new jokes and stories at the Boca Black Box Center for the Arts, where she performs in one shows on Friday, February 9 and two more on Saturday, February 10.
She’s the first female to lead the 73-year-old Knight Foundation, she has deep roots in journalism, and she’s coming back to Miami.
The daughter of Cuban immigrants, a Miami native, graduate of Coral Gables High School and the University of Miami’s School of Communication, Maribel Perez Wadsworth will become the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s president and CEO effective January 2024.
Actors/singers Natalie Cordone and Shawn Kilgore team to perform in the cabaret show “Vegas Baby: Hits of the Headliners” on Saturday, August 5 at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center in Aventura.
As I’ve been hearing since before this season even started as the company’s blogger-in-residence, all the New City Players’ ensemble members set to reprise their roles from our 2020 podcast adaptation of Stephen Brown’s Little Montgomery have expressed nothing but enthusiasm at the prospect of revisiting their larger-than-life characters IRL in our upcoming production.
In 1994, 22-year-old actress Jodie Langel was a wannabe Broadway star, receiving positive reviews for her performances on The Great White Way in a stellar production of “Les Miserables,” followed by national Broadway in America touring productions of “Cats” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” among other musicals.
For 32 years, Karen Peterson & Dancers (KPD) have been conducting stage performances aimed at focusing public attention on physically integrated dance presentations. Her ensemble will celebrate that multi-decade milestone with a very special production of “Repertory Favorites,” a multidisciplinary dance concert, May 27 and May 28 at The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center’s Lab Theatre in South Florida.
The Deborah & Larry D. Silver Center for Jewish Engagement, a program of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, will host a concert, called “Echoes of Hope,” featuring the music of composers who survived/endured the Holocaust.