Arts & Culture

MAM’s “New Work Miami 2013” Showcases Local Talent

The Nutcracker has been a Christmas staple since before the term Christmas staple existed, predating hanging icicle lights, Santa’s in shopping malls, and eggnog. (Well, maybe not eggnog.) The beloved holiday jewel will get a contemporary spin in the House Theatre of Chicago’s The Nutcracker: A Magical New Play, which…

They say the holidays start earlier every year, with decorations going up and advertisements running on TV well in advance of Thanksgiving. But the lengthening of annual festivities doesn’t affect just Christmas. Miami’s annual wintertime art soiree, Art Basel Week, is also expanding. Case in point: the Heineken Mural Project,…

Way back in 1995, Everclear’s “Santa Monica” (off the album Sparkle and Fade) was one of the best songs on the radio. Although often unfairly accused of being Nirvana-lite, Art Alexakis and his revolving cast of backup musicians were capable of channeling a lot more than grunge into their clever…

Rennie Harris Puremovement is often called the “original hip-hop dance troupe.” And that’s an apt description. But the term is limiting, because Puremovement — now in its 20th year — is so much more. Anyone who still thinks that dance on the stage is a somewhat acquired taste for elites…

There are only about 37 cities around the world where outdoor tennis is an option in the middle of fall; it’s far too cold everywhere else. But there’s only one town where it’s acceptable to play said sport on a bright-white surface outlined by blood-red boundary lines and surrounded by…

If seeing Babe: Pig in the City stirred up cravings for pork rinds and bacon rather than compassion for its curly-tailed star, the Homestead Rock’n Rib Fest is right up your alley. Grillmasters from six eateries will battle for the title of “Best Rib.” The war games will be judged…

One full month into the NBA season, and what have we learned about the Miami Heat? LeBron James is still very, very good. He’s so good he’s averaging career highs in rebounds, three-point percentage, and giant receding-hairline-covering headbands. We’re just joking, LeBron, but seriously, you might want to consider switching…

Soul, clap and rhythm is what Human Nature will be bringing to the stage as they perform their Motown hits. The band, which has become Australia’s leading pop vocal group, has released nine albums, five of which made top of the charts in their native country. Human Nature has sold…

Forget Fashion Week and the Model Beach Volleyball Tournament and the dozens of nightlife scenes around South Beach that seem to attract good-looking people like exceptionally stunning moths to a flame. This Sunday, the sexiest people in Miami won’t be anywhere near the ocean. They’ll be at Sun Life Stadium…

Stomp is musical theater like you’ve never seen it, and it’s coming to Miami. The vivacious troupe uses anything and everything — except traditional instruments — to make a beat: garbage cans, Zippo lighters, washboards, hubcaps, wooden poles, you name it. The result is a beautifully choreographed percussion spectacle that…

Art Basel remains the most prestigious event taking place during Miami Art Week, running from December 6 through 9 this year. But that hasn’t stopped satellite fairs and other cultural happenings from popping up all over town to take advantage of Basel’s arts-minded attendees — and plenty of the events…