COLLEGE STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY
Ten new works choreographed and danced by the New World School of the Arts Dance Division will be presented to the public during a most exhilarating College Student Choreographic Performance. The dance department's opportunity to showcase the choreographic talent of its college students, this concert demonstrates the originality and individuality of these aspiring young choreographers. This exciting and varied evening of new works by NWSA College Dance students will include a range of styles, including hip-hop, contemporary ballet, and classic modern dance - all with the fresh perspective of these talented young choreographers. The program includes the witty duet, evoking the world of espionage, entitled Pressure?, created by junior Eric Boyd; the powerful ballet, Longing, by sophomore Andrea Jonusas; and the evocative and whimsical dance, Konnection, created by junior Hsia-Hua Liang. The evening will also include two works by hip-hop-influenced choreographer Jeffrey Docimo; a moving solo by junior Meredith Barton; a duet, Stage 1, by Jessie Kelly, and engaging group works by sophomore Rashidi Lewis and Rivkins Christopher.
December 7, 8; 7:30 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 N.E. 2nd Avenue, downtown Miami
General admission is $12 / Students and seniors is $5
Information at 305-237-3341
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 WONDERFUL TOWN, A WONDERFUL MUSICAL Presented by over 35 NWSA high school seniors and juniors from the music theater, under the direction of Stuart Meltzer, Wonderful Town is an old fashioned musical composed by one of America's most revered treasures, Leonard Bernstein. As with his other masterworks, West Side Story, On the Town and Candide, Bernstein recreated the true flavor of a place and a time period. Wonderful Town takes place in 1935 Manhattan when two sisters, Ruth and Eileen, move from Ohio to conquer the town through career and heart. All the while meeting the folk that make up New York's Greenwich Village at a time in when America was discovering a new kind of music- jazz and getting back on it's feet from the Great Depression. With live music by musicians from the NWSA Music Division, Wonderful Town, is sure to become one of the favorite performances of the year. Make sure you reserve your tickets today! December 7, 8, 14, 15; 7:30 PM December 9, 16: 2:00 PM Louise O. Gerrits Theater 25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami General admission $15 / Students and seniors $10 Information at 305-237-3541
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 CONVERSATIONS WITH ALANA ARENAS
New World School of the Arts' Make Art Work (MAW) lecture series launches it's fourth season with NWSA theater alumna and recognized actor Alana Arenas. In its fourth year, Make Art Work is designed to bring professionals in the art world together with students and the community for a dialogue on the business of art. The session, to be presented to 200 students, faculty and alumni focuses on providing tools, guidance and strategies for success to the next generation of artists by expanding understanding of what it takes to live as an artist in the twenty-first century.
Alana Arenas created and reprised the role of Pecola Breedlove in the Steppenwolf production of The Bluest Eye, which also played at the New Victory Theater Off-Broadway. Prior to her performance as Mary Warren in The Crucible, Alana appeared in Spare Change and The Sparrow Project, both for First Look Repertory of New Work. Other theater credits include Arabian Nights (Berkley Rep and Kansas City Rep), Hecuba (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Late Bus to Mecca (Eclipse), Black Diamond, Eyes, The Way We Were, WVON, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labour's Lost, SOST, Notes from the Bottletree and Final Angel. Alana is a graduate of New World School of the Arts High School and Theatre School at DePaul University.
December 11; 1:00 noon to 2:00 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami
Information at 305-237-3541
About Alana Aenas
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SAVE THE DATE FOR FIVE MIAMI DAY!
New World School of the Arts will participate in Give Miami Day, a special 24 hours fundraising event.This is a one day only opportunity where a percentage of your donation will be matched by the Miami Foundation.
Please help New World School of the Arts raise the curtain to another incredible year of performances and exhibitions! December 12
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 CONVERSATIONS WITH BOLCOM & MORRIS
New World School of the Arts' Make Art Work (MAW) lecture series continues with "Conversations with Bolcom and Morris" an unprecedented dialogue with the husband-and-wife team of William Bolcom and Joan Morris. Famed 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America and honored with multiple Grammy Awards for his ground-breaking setting of Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, William Bolcom is a composer of cabaret songs, concertos, sonatas, operas, symphonies, and much more. He was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his 12 New Etudes for piano. Born in Portland, Oregon, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris attended Gonzaga University in Spokane prior to her scholarship studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She continued speech and voice studies with Clifford Jackson and Frederica Schmitz-Svevo while appearing in off-Broadway and road productions and with harpist Jay Miller at the Cafe Carlyle, the Waldorf-Astoria's Peacock Alley, and other Manhattan venues.
December 14; 12:00 noon to 1:30 PM
First United Methodist Church of Miami
400 Biscayne Blvd, downtown Miami
Information at 305-237-7855
About Bolcom and Morris
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 THE ONE FESTIVAL Ten graduating seniors from New World School of the Arts' College Theater Program present One-Person Shows as their BFA Senior Project. Writing, acting and producing their own 20-30 minute piece requires "verve and an abundance of creativity and self-reliance" stated David Kwiat, coordinator of the project at NWSA. Among the presentations are Space Apes: Joseph was given a second chance at life, after being released from prison. Driven to educate inmates on repairing their lives, he must prove to the state that everyone has a fair shot at change To Bean, or Not to Bean: Jenna has the opportunity of a lifetime waiting for her at 2:30. Now, if only she can find someone to cover her shift! Time Steps: Through song and dance Donna McKechnie shares her life experiences and all that her theatrical journey encompasses. Final Statement: Eduardo Prieto has been on death row since he was 17 years old and after 15 years of waiting, his time is about to finally come to an end. In his final moments he confronts the people watching and most importantly, himself. Plastic Makes Perfect: Life isn't all about fashion and glamour for this Barbie. She may just be different from the rest of them and is the first to speak up about it to Mattel™. December 20, 21; 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM December 22; 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM Louise O. Gerrits Theater 25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami DECEMBER 20: Program A: 5:00 PM / Program B: 8:00 PM DECEMBER 21: Program C: 5:00 PM / Program A: 8:00 PM DECEMBER 22: Program B: 2:00 PM / Program C: 5:00 PM Free and open to the public Information at 305-237-3541
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 NWSA'S DAVID KWIAT - SO YOU THINK YOU'RE CREATIVE?
David Kwiat, professor of acting at NWSA was recently interviewed by Public Radio International for their weekly show "Studio 360" - and their most recent episode, So You Think You are Creative? Although his contribution is less than a minute long (starting 8:00 minutes into the hour long broadcast), the entire show is fascinating. David, who was asked to participate in a longitudinal study about creativity that started when he was in 4th grade says, "This particular episode, So You Think You are Creative? touched on the all-important question; can creativity be quantified? As a participant in a 50-year (and counting) longitudinal study on creativity, I was given a battery of tests at the elementary school on the campus of the University of Minnesota in order to quantify factors of creativity. Whether creative output in later life can be identified at an early age -- the jury is still out on that. But, as we all know, dedicated teachers make a huge difference in our lives." One of David's mentors came very early in his life - his 4th grade teacher, Mr. Myers, whom he credits with making a difference in the lives he touched with his teaching. "He, like so many of the faculty at New World School of the Arts, cultivate and nurture the creative spark in their students."
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 NWSA AND UF DANCERS' GLOBAL LINK THROUGH ICONS OF INNOVATIONS
ICONS of INNOVATION emerged as the performance outcome of the new course entitled "Movement, Media and Machines" co-taught online and in person by UF Professors James Oliverio and Kristin O'Neal for New World School of the Arts students in Miami and University of Florida students at the Digital Worlds Institute's Research, Education and Visualization Environment (REVE) in Gainesville. ICONS is a performing arts research project that received its World Premiere for the International Digital Media and Arts Association (IDMAA) Conference 2012 with performers in both Miami and Gainesville and remote audiences in Salt Lake City and Ecuador. It combined real-time motion capture transduced into a gaming engine and audiences across North and South America were able to use their Smartphones to text in a vote for various options related to the live performance that then unfolded before their eyes. This provided both the live studio audiences and participants in remote sites around the world with a truly interactive experience with the performance artists.
According to project director Oliverio, "ICONS is a continuation of the fruitful partnership that New World Dance and UF Digital Worlds have developed in pioneering distributed online performance, but this was the first time we created a semester-long course as a means of engaging students in the entire process of creating a new interactive media piece. By linking students in Miami and Gainesville online, we were able to take the first steps towards providing performing arts students with a deeper understanding and appreciation of interactive digital media and its potential to extend the reach of the arts in the 21st century."
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 NWSA YOUNGARTS WINNERS With a total of fourteen YoungArts recognitions this year, New World School of the Arts talent was well represented among the select group of young artists. The Finalists, who will be contenders for the Presidential Award, represent three of the four arts divisions - they are: Laura Lopez, dance; Nile Harris, theater; and Tamara Walker, visual arts. During YoungArts Week, January 6 though 12, the 150 finalists, including our students will enjoy a week of master classes, interdisciplinary workshops, performances and exhibitions right here in Miami. The Honorable Mention category will highlight these nine NWSA students: Natalia Sanchez, dance-Jazz; Katherine Garcia, dance-Jazz; Jennifer Rodriguez, theater-spoken musical; Ferginho Philippe-Auguste, theater; and May Erlinger, theater. Logan Rackear, Katrina Kauffman, Denzil Posada and Karla Torres were selected from their visual arts participation. Two Merit Awards include Edwin Unzalu, voice; and Gail Jacques, visual arts-photography. Congratulations to all our winning artists! More on YoungArts |
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