100 Creatives: Marissa Alma Nick, Dancer Who Makes Miami Move

In honor of our “People” issue, which will hit newsstands November 17, New Times proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes. Have suggestions for future profiles? Let us know in the comments. #96: Marissa Alma Nick You can thank a shitty Tom Cruise film for bringing dancer…

100 Creatives: Stephanie Ansin, Theatrical Renaissance Woman

In honor of our “People” issue, which will hit newsstands November 17, New Times proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes. Have suggestions for future profiles? Let us know in the comments. #97: Stephanie Ansin Stephanie Ansin is a multitasker, at least in the theatrical sense. She…

Sandrell Rivers Theater, New Performing Arts Venue, to Open in Liberty City

The smell of greasepaint hovers over Liberty City’s new Audrey Edmonson Transit Village — and the crowds are already gathering in anticipation of the new Sandrell Rivers Theater’s official grand opening November 19. Two of Florida’s top professional theater companies are nearly finished moving into the space.

Dance Now, Think Later Wants Miami to Wake Up and Dance

For most of us, mornings mean waking up to ten alarms, checking for social media notifications, and downing a cup of cafecito for that early boost. But Liza Pitsirilos wants to change the way Miami wakes up. Specifically, she wants you to dance. In April, Pitsirilos attended a retreat concentrating on…

Miami City Ballet Premieres With Classic, Romantic Giselle

Grisi, the legendary ballerina who originated the role of Giselle in 19th-century Paris, must be smiling down on Lauren Fadeley from dance Heaven. Portraying the titular heroine of Giselle, the most celebrated French ballet, can well be considered the zenith of any career. And not only did Fadeley get to…

In The Way You Look (at Me) Tonight, Cunningham and Curtis Explore Perception Through Disability

One of the highlights of Tigertail’s fall season, The Way You Look (at me) Tonight, comes to the Miami stage this weekend. It runs Friday and Saturday, October 14-15 at the Miami Dade County Auditorium’s On.Stage Black Box. A collaboration between self-described disabled choreographer and performer Claire Cunningham and choreographer…

The 11 Greatest Moments in Arsht Center History

Ten years ago, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County opened its doors for the first time. This weekend, the venue will host a massive party to celebrate. To commemorate its tenth anniversary, the Arsht plans to show off why its has become a major home for…

Miami New Drama Takes Over Historic Colony Theatre in Miami Beach

The historic Colony Theatre will now be operated by Miami New Drama, the City of Miami Beach announced this week. Miami Beach, which owns the historic theater, says that the company assumed operations at the resident theater company on October 1. Miami New Drama Artistic Director Michel Hausmann and Managing…

Comedian Josh Wolf, Split From CMT, Moves on to South Florida

Florida is an easy punchline. Thanks to the, ahem, colorful characters that populate the Sunshine State, whether it’s a man robbing a Taco Bell after paying for his meal or a woman hiding her weed in her niece’s lunchbox, this place gives everyone the giggles. But although comedian Josh Wolf has…

Louis C.K. Announces Four November Shows at the Arsht Center

Louis CK’s love for Miami is no secret — he devoted an entire episode of his FX show Louie to the Magic City. So it’s no surprise that he’s booked himself a long weekend stay here in November, complete with four stand-up shows on back-to-back nights. The comedian announced his…

The Ten Best DWNTWN Art Days 2016 Events

If you can finagle a day off so soon after Labor Day, you might want to do so — DWNTWN Art Days kicks off Friday, bringing a three-day schedule of more than 70 events to Downtown Miami’s museums, studios, theaters, streets, and waterfront. With exhibitions, live performances, outsize installations, social-issues…

Multimedia Dance Presentation Possible Impossible Celebrates U.S. Premiere

Cuba and Sweden have seemingly tenuous ties. The 5,000-mile differential makes no difference for Havana’s Retazos Dance Theater Company and Malmö’s Memory Wax dance and theater company, though. Tomorrow night, Possible Impossible, the biggest collaboration between these two production companies, will take place at Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Miami’s Copperbridge Foundation presents…