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Celebrating 25 years of artistic and academic excellence.
A Center of Excellence in the Visual and Performing Arts, at Miami Dade College - June 2012
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NWSA ALUMNI - YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO PARTICIPATE!
JUST...TELL ME ABOUT IT
NWSA graduates, you still have time to get your quote in the upcoming New World School of the Art's 25th Anniversary Celebration Magazine! Just participate in dímelo, [tell me about it] and in fifteen words or less answer this question - What did coming to NWSA mean to ME? Only 20 more quotes remaining to complete the pages of this this keepsake commemorative edition. Don't be left out - you're an integral part of this school's history and deserve to be featured in this issue. Along with your thoughts, please tell us the year you graduated and from which program and art division. Submit your quote directly to the NWSA Marketing Department by clicking on this link.
Marketing Department - dimelo
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TOM WYROBA HONORED AS PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR
Tom Wyroba, painting and drawing faculty at NWSA, was named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Teacher, an exceptional honor recognizing his outstanding work through the years. Selected from thousands of applicants nationwide, "Mr. Wy," as his students lovingly call him, was chosen because of his proven commitment to academic study, artistic accomplishments, and civic contribution. Wyroba, who has been nominated five times for this award, received this recognition, one of the highest honors a high school arts teacher can attain, directly from President Obama during National Recognition Weekend in Washington D.C. Through his years at NWSA, Wyroba's classroom has produced nine visual arts U.S. Presidential Scholars and this year is no different. Jessica Suhr, one of his students, also traveled to D.C. with him last week to receive her U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts award.
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 MILTON RUBEN LAUFER, DMA, TO LEAD NWSA MUSIC PROGRAM New World School of the Arts has selected a new dean to lead its award-winning music program. Milton Rubén Laufer, DMA, an internationally acclaimed teacher, performer and scholar, will begin in his new post this August when classes resume at the renowned arts conservatory. Dr. Laufer brings a wealth of artistic, academic and administrative experience to NWSA, having held similar positions across the nation. As the Dean of Music, Dr. Laufer will serve as the chief academic and artistic officer for the Music Division of New World School of the Arts, overseeing administration of both the high school and college programs in Music. A pianist since the age of three, Milton Rubén Laufer made his musical debut at the age of twelve in Chicago, where he was born of Cuban and Puerto Rican parents. Dr. Laufer's training includes studies at the Music Institute of Chicago, the Moscow Conservatory, the Gnessin Institute, the Eastman School of Music, the University of Michigan, and Rice University. Top prizes in the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, Young Keyboard Artists International Piano Competition, Union League Civic Arts Foundation competition, the Nena Wideman Piano Competition, and the National Federation of Music Clubs' Stillman-Kelley Award highlight some of Dr. Laufer's competitive accomplishments. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Laufer has conducted extensive research in Spanish piano music. He is recognized internationally as a leading performer and scholar in this area, and his recent editions of Isaac Albéniz's 3 Improvisations for Piano and La Vega are published by G. Henle Verlag of Munich and available worldwide. |
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  FLAMENCO DANCE INVIGORATES NWSA
Seven NWSA Dance Division Juniors and Seniors participated in a three-week elective, Spanish Dance, taught by international principal dancer and renowned choreographer, Rosa Mercedes. Rosa, who has trained generations of dancers throughout Spain, the U.S. and Mexico, is a dancer equally proficient and dynamic in all of the styles of Spanish dance. She has been featured in flamenco, classical Spanish dance, and bolero school in numerous companies, including Maria Benitz Teatro Flamenco, Ballet Espańol de Madrid, and Segovia Ballet Espańol. Students were introduced to principles and phrases from these beautiful techniques.
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 NWSA TO PERFORM WITH DRAMA DANZA IN PUERTO RICO
Eight NWSA college dancers, accompanied by Dean of Dance Mary Lisa Burns, will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 27 - 30, 2012 at the invitation of the DRAMA DANZA /Semana Internacional del Baile festival. The invitation and the funding for the trip were provided by the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture which is organizing this 2012 International Dance Week. The NWSA students will perform on two evening performances as p art of the festival which features cultural exchange through dance. The presentations features a dynamic new work created for NWSA by guest choreographer Darshan Singh Bhuller this year entitled Mapping #1, as well as an engaging solo by NWSA Alumna, Andrea Ollarvide, entitled Flowers on the Wall, with music by the Statler Brothers. In addition to Ollarvide, college seniors Johan Rivera, Stephanie Fuentes, Jasmine Howell, and Ricardo Dume, and college juniors Melanie Martel, Jessie Kelly, and Annellyse Munroe will also be performing.
This will be the fourth consecutive summer that NWSA dancers will be performing in the international festival. Johan Rivera has helped facilitate this connection to his native Puerto Rico and it is always an exciting trip and a wonderful opportunity to share what the NWSA Dance Division does with our Caribbean neighbors.
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 CLASS OF 2002 TO REUNITE AFTER 10 YEARS! NWSA alumni now have yet another opportunity to reconnect as the New World School of the Arts High School Class of 2002 elebrates its 10-Year Reunion. In the decade that passed since these artists graduated, each of them has charted a unique path. Many have pursued the artistic passions they developed as they strolled down the checkered hallways, while others have channeled their talents in different fields. Their accomplishments are impressive - from performing at the Tony Awards to being nominated for a Grammy; from founding a dance company to working at the White House; from becoming a physician to becoming a parent - the diversity of success is only equaled by the diversity of talent.  Reunions are a time to come together, celebrate friendships, and reflect on the milestones that made us who we are today. Catch up with old friends with a stroll down the legendary third floor hallways, stepping into the classrooms that were the backdrop to countless memories. Then, the memories will continue upstairs on the eighth floor, with a full dinner buffet and an open bar. The evening will feature a special collaborative performance from the alumni, video montages, and much more.
NWSA High School Class of 2002 - Ten Year Reunion July 7; 7:30 PM New World School of the Arts 25 NE 2nd Street, downtown Miami CLICK HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS  |
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 NWSA ALUMNUS VITOLIO JEUNE OFFERS HOPE THROUGH DANCE WITH HUMANISSIMUS
Created by NWSA dance alumnus Vitolio Jeune (2009) and Francesca Lalanne Jeune, HUMANISSIMUS is an art project that highlights various creative art projects such as exhibits, dance performances, teachings, collaborations, video concepts and combinations of the above. The objective of these artistic mediums, is to present art that conveys dialogue amongst various audiences with a focus on the human condition.
In collaboration with Dance Barefoot, Humanissimus will orchestrate a 15-days summer dance in Haiti during the month of August. By incorporating a dance mentoring project with visits to the orphanage where he grew up (Our Little Brothers and Sisters of St Helen) Vitolio seeks to encourage groups of young adults to use dance as a form of self-expression. The program will include master classes, creative improvisation and a new choreography as well as lectures and an end-of-program performance.
Vitolio Jeune joined Dance Barefoot when he was 17 years old. He went on to continue his dance education on a full scholarship at New World School of the Arts in Miami Florida. In 2009 he finished top 14 on So You Think You Can Dance season 5 and now he is a senior dancer with the world renowned Garth Fagan Dance in Rochester New York.
More about HUMANISSIMUS from Vitolio Jeune
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 THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
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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.
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Maria M. Flores Director of Marketing and Communications mflores1@mdc.edu
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