Filmmakers Create “Local Love Letters” to Miami Beach Through Oolite Arts, City Funding

by Artburst Miami in Art & Galleries, Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

A father and son run along the beach in one of three chapters of a Haitian couple’s life intertwined at the shore of North Miami…

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Brigid Baker wholeproject Conjures Good Vibrations with ‘Abracadabra’

by Brett Graff in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

Dancers Meredith Barton, Amy Trieger and Isaiah Gonzalez, in brigid baker wholeproject’s “Abracadabra.” (Photo courtesy of Julien Hyvrard) A noisy wet greeting from pitbull chihuahua,…

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Guitarist JOSÉ ALMARCHA’S Music Comes from the Heart

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Features, Members Only

The song “Alejandra” by José Almarcha grew into the album that was eventually shaped into a full-length concert. (Photo courtesy of Alberto Romo) José Almarcha’s…

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Miami New Drama’s ‘ELIÁN’ Ready to Revisit Flashpoint in Cuban Exile History

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

The cast of Miami New Drama’s “‘Elián,” from left are: Mike Iveson, Gaby-Tortoledo, Daniel Capote, Rene Granado, Caleb Scott, Carmen Pelaez, Jonathan Nichols-Navarro, Cristina Ortega,…

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Karen Peterson Dancers to Premiere Commission at Forward Motion Dance Festival

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features, Members Only

Karen Peterson Dancers in “Time Being” by Victoria Marks are, from left, Adam Eckstat, Sun Young Park, Marjorie Burnett, Karen Peterson, and Shawn Buller (Photo…

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Miami’s Regional Theaters Are Digging Into New (And Newer) Works

by Artburst Miami in Art & Galleries, Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

Since ancient times, theater has enlightened and entertained us, helped us make sense of the world, mankind, ourselves. In 21st century Miami, it still does. South…

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Miami Creators of SIEMPRE FESTIVAL at Arsht Center Say Song and Flamenco Go Hand-In-Hand

by Brett Graff in Artburst Miami, Features

Siempre Flamenco’s 16th Festival de Cante Miami is packed with luminaries including guitarist Paco Fernandez. (Photo by Zizi Zabaneh courtesy of Siempre Flamenco) The rhythms…

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Sound Artist Gustavo Matamoros Curates Collaborative “Experiments” at Deering Estate

by Artburst Miami in Art & Galleries, Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

"Paranormal’s" Lizard Queen character by Pat Oleszko, part of “And Sometimes . . .The Space is Full of a Previous Space” by Gustavo Matamoras at…

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REVIEW: “FADE”at GABLESTAGE Follows Unusual Friendship Multilayered in Culture, Bias, and Gender

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Features, Theatre & Opera

Alexandra Acosta's Lucia listens as Alex Alvarez's Abel argues in Tanya Saracho's "Fade" at GableStage. (Photo by MAGNUS STARK) In many a fairy tale or…

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INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL OF MIAMI RETURNS WITH ÉTOILES CLASSICAL GALA AT THE ARSHT

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

Katherine Barkman and Gian Carlo Pérez (Washington Ballet) in “Diana y Acteón” during IBFM 2021. The 2022 edition begins on Saturday, July 23. (Photo courtesy…

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REVIEW: Ruben Rabasa Contemplates his Funny, Rich Long Life in ‘RUBENOLOGY’ at GABLESTAGE

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

Ruben Rabasa turns serious as he talks about the loss of his mother in the world premiere of “Rubenology” at GableStage. (Photo courtesy of Magnus…

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In a Time of Loss and Grief, Gables Stage Brings Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking” to Life

by Artburst Miami in Artburst Miami, Arts & Culture, Features

Sara Morsey as Joan Didion, by Nick Adams, courtesy of Florida Repertory TheatreCelebrated writers Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne were married for four decades,…

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