This Week and Weekend's Musts
MUSIC
South Florida Symphony
Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite
7:30 p.m., Monday
New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach
Info and tickets at www.southfloridasymphony.org
Afro Roots Fest
Featuring Oumou Sangare with Seafoam Wallas
Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
7 p.m., Saturday, March 30
(786) 453-2897 or miamibeachbandshell.com and AfroRootsFest.com
Jazz at the Betsy
The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach.
DANCE
Forward Motion Festival
2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 23
Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler St., Miami
305-298-5878 or www.karenpetersondancers.org
THEATER
"The Museum Plays"
Miami New Drama goes inside the Rubell Museum.
Plays by Marco Ramirez, Aurin Squire, Carmen Pelaez, Hannah Benitez, Rogelio Martinez and Harley Elias
Previews 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, and Friday, Feb. 23; sold-out opening 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24; regular performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, through March 31
Tickets are $81.50 or $91.50 for premium seating, $45.50 for standing room
Rubell Museum galleries, 1100 NW 23rd St., Miami
Call 305-674-1040 or miaminewdrama.org
"Conjuring the King"
Juggernknot Theatre Company
Opens Friday, March 1 through Sunday, April 28.
Each performance limited to 15 people.
Get performance times and information at the miamiartzine.com story here.
The Lehman Trilogy
Gablestage in the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables
The Lehman Trilogy tracks the rise of an exceptionally successful Jewish business family from their arrival in Montgomery, Alabama, through their relocation to New York City. This is just one Jewish story, but thousands of other southern Jewish stories mirror aspects of the Lehmans’ experiences.
Opens 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16; 2 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (additional 7:30 p.m. performances Tuesdays beginning in April), through April 21.
Tickets are $45, $50, $55, $60, $65, all with additional $10 service fee (discounts for students, teachers, artists, military and groups)
Related Event: Josh Parshall, director of history at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life will speak about “The Jewish Diaspora in the American South: Southern Jews and the Cotton Economy” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at The Hub at Temple Beth Am, 5950 N. Kendall Dr., Pinecrest. Admission is free, but reservation required. Click here for RSVP.
Cabaret
Zoetic Stage Company
Opens Friday, March 15 through Sunday, April 7.
Adrienne Arsht Center, Carnival Studio Theatre, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
See the preview story here for more information.
Info at www.zoeticstage.org
PERFORMANCE
Cirque du Soleil "ECHO"
Opens Thursday, Feb. 22 runs through Sunday, April 7
Gulfstream Park, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach
Tickets $55 to $302
See the story at miamiartzine for more information.
ART
"Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance"
100 years after Harlem’s emergence as a global cultural capital—joins seminal books and periodicals with paintings, prints, and sculpture, including key loans, that together offer an evocative glimpse into the African American experience in the first half of the 20th century.
Through June 23, 2024.
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
See the miamiartzine.com story about "Silhouettes"
"Amidst Twin Suns: The Art of Alberto Checa"
Through Sunday, April 14
Alberto Checa is a multidisciplinary artist who immigrated to Miami from Cuba in 2008. This is his first solo exhibition and is curated by Jean Chung
Oolite Arts, 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
oolitearts.org or 305-674-8278
See Irene Sperber's story here.
ICA MIAMI
Charles Gaines: 1992-2023
Through March 17, 2024
61 NE 41 St., Miami, Florida 33137. For more information, visit www.icamiami.org.
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
"Bound/Unbound"
Alexandra Fields O’Neale presents "Bound//Unbound" as part of MOCA's Welcome To Paradise program. The immersive installation uses sonic narratives to depict the experience of transatlantic enslavement and the quest for freedom via the saltwater railroads to the Bahamas. Within the installation, visitors can journey between two structures symbolizing enslavement and freedom, experiencing atmospheric and sonic transformations.
Jamea Richmond-Edwards’ "Ancient Future"
On view through March 17. Spanning large-scale assemblages and immersive new installations, the exhibition will explore the realms of Afro-futurism and mythologies through the lens of the rising artist’s bespoke visual idiom.
“Juan Francisco Elso: Por América”
Juan Francisco Elso: Por América offers a captivating retrospective of the brief, yet significant career of the late Cuban artist. Por América presents the largest survey of Elso’s career to-date, showcasing the evolution of his practice, from his experimentation with new materials to incorporating Indigenous traditions, Afro-Caribbean beliefs, and post-colonial perspectives.
Through March 17
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami
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