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A Center of Excellence in the Visual and Performing Arts, at Miami Dade College - May 2010 |
THE MONTH OF MAY REPLETE WITH PERFORMANCES, HONORS, AND ACCOLADES
A most outstanding month for New World School of the Arts, along with Spring showers, May has brought a plethora of good
news for our renowned conservatory. From national awards including the Bill Gates Medallion Award, to the inspiring appointment of alum Robert Battle as the new Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, NWSA is leaving a definite imprint of quality and success throughout the nation.
Join us as we congratulate our accomplished students and alumni, and the outstanding faculty who helped them get to where they are today through dedication, passion and rigorous training.
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CONCERT CHOIR SPRING CONCERT
Entitled "The Street Where They Lived: The Music of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe," the concert choir spring concert will feature songs from their hit musicals, "Brigadoon," "Camelot," and "My Fair Lady. These will include such hits as "Almost Like Being In Love," "I Could Have Danced All Night," and "If Ever I Would Leave You." Unlike the standard choral concerts, the Spring Show presented by all 54 members of the vocal music program, includes costumes and staging.
May 13; 7:00 PM
Ransom Everglades Auditorium
3575 Main Hwy, Coconut Grove
General admission $10; students & seniors $5
Information at 305-237-7855
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THOUGHT-PROVOKING RENDITION OF THE EXONERATED
Under the direction of Matthew Glass, a cast of 19 high school students will present this thought-provoking production which will undoubtedly leave you reflecting on our nation's system of due process.Culled from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files, and the public record, The Exonerated tells the true stories of six people sent to Death Row for crimes they did not commit. Moving between first-person monologues and scenes set in courtrooms and prisons, the six interwoven stories paint a picture of an American criminal justice system gone horribly wrong and of six brave souls who persevered to survive it.
May 19, 20, 21, 22; 7:30 PM
May 23; 2:00 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2nd Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami
General admission $12; students & seniors $5
Information at 305-237-3541
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 INVIGORATING HIGH SCHOOL SPRING DANCE CONCERT
High school students from NWSA Dance program will present their spring concert featuring a vast number of stirring choreographies, including Battlefield, an intense piece set to music by Les Tambours du Bronx by NWSA alum and Alvin Ailey Dance Company Artistic Director Robert Battle. Other choreographies to be showcased are Lara Murphy's Away with Words, created especially for this year's graduating class, combines classical and contemporary movement to explore elements of grammar; Passengers, a fantasy on train travel choreographed by Gerard Ebitz, was designed for two casts of 22 dancers with costumes inspired by the Cynthia Dufault collection from the 2009 fashion show; Who Shall I Be Today, an original choreography and premiere by NWSA's Rebecca Cannan that highlights the concept of multitasking as illustrated through the use of a stage full of hats; and Peter London's Chirren of Guinea that explores ways in which to render, in a contemporary voice, the traditional movement vocabulary of the Orishas of Santeria and Candomble, and LOAS of Voodoo.
May 20, 21, 22; 7:30 PM
May 23; 2:00 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2nd Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami
General Admission $12; students and seniors $5
Information at 305-237-3582
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 VISUAL ARTIST RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Aurelia Javier, a senior in the New World School of the Arts high school visual arts program, who ranks 4th in the 2010 graduating class, was among the 1,000 students nationwide to receive the Gates Millennium Scholarship Award (GMS). Of Dominican descent, Aurelia has lived in Miami all her life and has been honing her craft since the young age of eight. "My Dad and my Grandmother have been my inspiration," asserts Javier, "My Grandma recently passed away, but my Dad and I say she's always blessing me because I've received so many things this year, including this scholarship." Between a scholarship offer from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art), which will cover half of the $45,000 annual cost, and the GMS award, Aurelia will be able to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional painter.
The nation's largest minority scholarship program, UNCF's GMS offers its scholars academic support, mentoring and leadership training, helping them graduate from higher education at a rate of almost 80% in five years. |
Dennis Edwards, NWSA Foundation Board Chair; Fred Snitzer, "Donor Next Door" honoree; Maggy Cuesta, NWSA Dean of Visual Arts; Jeffrey Hodgson, NWSA Interim Provost |
HIGHEST RECOGNITION FOR FRED SNITZER
Frederic Snitzer, renowned Miami gallerist, philanthropist, and NWSA visual arts faculty, was among the group of generous community suporters to be recognized during the 10th Annual Leave A Legacy awards luncheon and ceremony, receiving the Donor Next Door award. A long-time supporter of New World School of the Arts, Snitzer teaches sculpture to students from the college program and curates the highly regarded BFA exhibition; however his support for the school extends far beyond the classroom. Understanding the specific needs of visual arts students, Fred was instrumental in helping secure the venue which has become Artseen, a 15,000 square-foot studio and exhibition area located in the heart of the Wynwood Arts area. Along with past Director of the Rubell collection and NWSA Faculty, Mark Coetzee, Snitzer also created the NWSA Visual Arts Honors Program which is currently celebrating its second year of success, underwritten by the Aetna Foundation.
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 GRAPHIC DESIGN CRITIQUE AND WORKSHOP BY
DEAN OF VISUAL ARTS IN MADRID, SPAIN
Maggy Cuesta, Dean of Visual Arts at NWSA, will be conducting a graphic design workshop in collaboration with DIMAD (Asociación Diseñadores de Madrid / Madrid Association of Designers). In her role as invited professor and graphic designer, Cuesta will conduct portfolio reviews for a group of college seniors and professional artists in the region. During her four-day session, May 10 - May 13 at Central de Diseño in Matadero Madrid, Cuesta will also work with students and designers to develop a poster campaign which, through the use of typography and images, explores and illustrates the many faces of social tolerance.
Maggy Cuesta graduated from Texas Tech University with a BFA in Graphic Design. In 1985, she received her Masters Degree in Graphic Design from California Institute of the Arts and subsequently established a partnership in The Image Designers Group. She worked both professionally and as a Senior Associate Professor at New World School of the Arts until 2005 when she was named Dean of Visual Arts. Cuesta has served on the board and as President of the American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA]- Miami Chapter, in 2004, Maggy was given the AIGA Fellows Award. She has been very involved in the AIGA both locally and nationally on collaborative exhibitions such as ¡propaganda! Cuban Political and Film Posters, Power of Typography, and Sharing Dreams of Peace with the AIGA Cross Cultural Committee. Her work has been published in Communication Arts, Print, Print Casebooks, AIGA, Graphis and Hot Graphics USA.
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NWSA SWEEPS DOWNBEAT STUDENT MUSIC AWARDS
Regarded as the single most significant recognition that a student can earn, the Downbeat Student Music Awards was bestowed to five outstanding high school student soloists attending Arts Magnet Schools. Five students were awarded nationally with an Outstanding Soloist Award, and three of those students were from New World School of the Arts: Gilbert Paz, Thomas Dover, and Tony Madruga. David Leon also won an award for Most Outsdanding Jazz Composition - one of two awards given nationally.
The awards will be published in the June 2010 issue of Dowbeat Magazine.
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THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
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NWSA high school Theater students consider themselves GLEEKS!
In an exclusive interview with FOX, a group of young New World School of the Arts actors along with their fearless leader and mentor, theater faculty Jeff Hess, tell us how they really feel about the network's new hit series GLEE.
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