|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Celebrating 25 years of artistic and academic excellence.
A Center of Excellence in the Visual and Performing Arts, at Miami Dade College - November 2011
|
|
EVERYWHERE ALUMNI!
College and high school alumni from all arts divisions of New World School of the Arts can be found throughout the city taking their passion to the next level as professional artists. To witness and enjoy the talent that is fostered in this magnificent conservatory, catch any of these shows this weekend and look out for these graduates.
- HAIRSPRAY - Actor's Playhouse at the Miracle Theater [November 3 - 6]: Ronald Duncan, Cecilia Gonzalez and Renata Eastlick
- CAPTIVA - Zoetic Stage at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts [November 3 - 20]: Todd Durkin and Stuart Meltzer
- RED - GableStage [November 5 - December 4]: Ryan Didato and Gregg Weiner
- GARTH FAGAN DANCE - South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center [November 5]: Vitolio Jeune and Amshell Padilla
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IS FERTILE SKETCHING GROUND
Using their medium of choice, NWSA college visual artists, in collaboration with South Florida Art Center and Sketchy Miami, join the cultural fanfare of Sleepless Nights this weekend as they become coveted street sketchers. The talented students will offer their masterfully created drawings to passers-by while introducing them to the talent that is fostered in downtown Miami's celebrated art school. Sketches can be purchased for only $20, or if money is an object, a $5 bill will be sufficient for a sitting and sketching session just for fun!
Sleepless Nights
November 5; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
South Florida Art Center
924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
|
 | |
Vitolio Jeune
|
GARTH FAGAN MASTER CLASS AT NWSA
Two dance alumni from New World School of the Arts' college program came back to the light-filled studios on the 8th floor of NWSA to share their passion for dance and professional expertise with their younger peers. Vitolio Jeune (BFA 2009) and Amshell Padilla (BFA 2010), now dancers with the world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance company, offered a master class led by award winning dancer Norwood Pennewell, Rehearsal Director and Assistant to Garth Fagan. "I had a wonderful time at the master class at New World School of the Arts," mentioned Pennewell as he shook endless hands of students who had the honor of rehearsing some of Garth Fagans' techniques - "These students are very driven and enthusiastic and they had a great time during this class." Indeed, the almost two-hour class was not only challenging due to the intensity of the movements, but it was also invigorating and inspiring for the group of forty students that ranged from college freshman to 2012 BFA candidates. "Garth Fagan Dance Company presented phenomenal technique and breathtaking choreographic skill that quintessentially validates their artistic genius," mentioned Keyasha Williams-Bailey, junior college dancer and SGA Special Committee Chairperson and Treasurer "I've gained range within syncopated rhythmic style and maximized my movement through music." Other Garth Fagan dancers who graciously joined the master class were Nicolette Depass, Khama Phillips, and Shanon Castle.
 | |
Amshell Padilla
|
|
|
 HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE ENTERS "BATTLE OF THE BANDS"
Two of the top high school jazz band in the United States will be performing a joint concert - The Dillard Center for the Arts High School, under the direction of Chris Dorsey and New World School of the Arts High School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Peter Francis. This is "round two" of an old fashioned "Battle of the Bands." The first was held in Miami in October, this Sunday's concert will be in Broward.The Dillard Center for the Arts in Ft. Lauderdale was awarded the 1st place honors at the Essentially Ellington in May of 2011, with New World bringing home the fourth place honors. The music of Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, and John Clayton will be performed, by both bands - some of South Florida's most talented young musicians.
November 6; 5:00 PM
Bienes Center for the Arts at Thomas Aquinas
2801 SW 12 Street, Ft. Lauderdale
General admission $20
|
|
THE SAGAMORE HOTEL
CELEBRATES NWSA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH "80 INCHES OF ART"
Cricket Taplin, co-owner of the Sagamore, the acclaimed boutique hotel in Miami Beach, has announced that she and her husband Martin Taplin will be hosting a New World School of the Arts Alumni Art Auction in celebration of the school's 25 year anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Taplin will donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the visual arts division. With seventy-five participating artists, among which are Hernan Bas, Bert Rodriguez, and Mike Vasquez, the one-day exclusive exhibition is representative of the diverse and distinct artistic styles that define New World School of the Arts. Sponsored by the Cricket Taplin Collection, the Sagamore Hotel and Bacardi, admittance to the show is by RSVP invitation.
November 8; 6:30 PM
The Sagamore Hotel
1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
By invitation only
|
 WORLD DANCE APPLAUDS DIVERSITY Together with dancers from the University of Florida, the NWSA dancers will offers the exhilarating 3-day World Dance Celebration showcase, where NWSA College and high school dancers perform to the beat of live drums and recorded music and features choreographic works from contemporary world modern dance to traditional African dance. Among the work that will be presented this year is Peter London's THE WOMEN OF PICASSO (2011) a dramatic and deeply moving work of haunting beauty and lament. Conceived in collaboration with the NWSA visual arts division it is a choreographic interpretation of key moments in the lives of the women who influenced the work of Pablo Picasso and their often tumultuous and intriguing relationship with him. CELIA (2011), also choreographed by London, renders the high-energy and spiciness of rhumba and salsa while invoking the tremendous musicianship and creativity of the great Cuban singer, the late Celia Cruz - one of the most beloved and popular Hispanic artists of our time. November 18 & 19; 7:30 PM November 20; 2:00 PM New World Dance Theater 25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown, Miami General admission, students and seniors $10 Information at 305-237-3341
|
|
WORKS BY 8
NWSA's November visual arts exhibition hands over the NWSA Gallery to participating artists as a completely blank canvas on which to express their ideas. During the following two weeks, eight high school and college visual artists will each take ownership of one wall in the expanse in-house gallery and use it to conceptualize their artistic thought process through a myriad of mediums. Curated by the visual arts faculty, among other equally cutting-edge works the proposed pieces range from video installations to gargantuan cloth-draped running-art that extends beyond the wall to become one with the floor.
November 18 - December 16
Opening Reception: November 18; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
New World Gallery
25 NE 2 Street, downtown Miami
Free and open to the public
Information at 305-237-3620
|
 | |
Michael Vasquez 'The Lay of the Land'
|
THREE CUTTING-EDGE EXHIBITIONS DURING ART BASEL
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, New World School of the Arts' visual arts division has leaped into Art Basel mode with three ground-braking cutting-edge exhibitions.
In collaboration with WET HEAT, NWSA will present two shows simultaneously. HOTBED MIAMI 2011, this is a performance-based installation show where each of four participating artists must install their work overnight, present their piece to actively engage the crowds of viewers the following show day, and strike their piece immediately afterward to make room for the next artist's work. A PIECE OF ME is an annual multi-modal exhibition of visual conversations between established artists and art students in which students choose one of the four significant artworks of their predecessors in a one-to-one engagement of ideas and forms, but with a very specific modal challenge: their creative response must be in the form of a video art piece / installation. The prescribed electronic format of this challenge emphasizes the student's idea and its manifestation through distinct contrast to the established original. Showcased alumni include Hernan Bas, Jen Stark, Loriel Beltran, and Michael Vasquez.
 As in years past, NWSA will also partner with CASALIN to present RAPTURE: THE DAY AFTER in the luscious gardens of The Yard at Casalin, the recognized urban garden exhibition site that has become one of the first stops for arts enthusiasts during the Art Basel. A series of installations are slated to illustrate what the end of the world might look like after the Rapture. With a wide range of works from ten NWSA faculty and alumni, the show illustrates this theme through creature-like animals reminiscent of what the world might be after this unimaginable event.
HOTBED MIAMI 2011 and A PIECE OF ME
December 1-4
Artseen Gallery
2215 NW 2 Avenue, Wynwood
RAPTURE: THE DAY AFTER
Opening Reception, December 1, 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Yard at Casalin
55 NW 30 Street, Miami, Wynwood
Three shows are free and open to the public
Information at 305-237-3649
|
 THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
|
|
|
|
ABOUT NWSA
 | |
NWSA VIEWBOOK
|
 | |
2009-2010 MAGAZINE
|
 | |
2008-2009 MAGAZINE
|
 | |
2007-2008 MAGAZINE
|
 | |
2006-2007 MAGAZINE
|
|
|
|
|
THREE GREAT PARTNERS. ONE GREAT CONSERVATORY
New World School of the Arts was created by the Florida Legislature as a Center of Excellence in the visual and the performing arts. An educational partnership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College and the University of Florida.
|
|
Written, edited and produced by the NWSA Marketing and Communications Department |
|
Maria M. Flores Director of Marketing and Communications mflores1@mdc.edu
| |
|
