The New World Dance Ensemble, comprised of New World School of the Arts college dance alumni and college merit scholarship students, will present three performances of the work of British choreographer Darshan Singh Bhuller in Miami and in New York City. In an exclusive interview, Darshan reveals why he has been able to incorporate digital media in his choreography so successfully. He also tells us what to expect in this varied concert, which is a reflection of his own career.

Darshan Bhuller - New World Dance Ensemble concert MIAMI & NEW YORK

The dynamic program features The Virgin Queen, a choreography about romantic betrayal and palace intrigue in the court of Queen Elizabeth; Mapping #4, an abstract evocation about cultural dislocation and human connection, set to the music of Ravi Shankar, Laal, the powerful and virtuosic solo; and Stand and Stair, a duet originally choreographed on the Rambert Ballet Company based on the paintings of English painter L.S. Lowry. The passionate duet, Interlock, performed with live sitar accompaniment will round off the three presentations.

 

MIAMI PERFORMANCES 

June 7, 8; 7:30 PM

New World Dance Theater

25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami

General admission $12 / Students and seniors $5

Information at 305-237-3341  

 

NEW YORK PERFORMANCE 

June 11; 8:00 PM

New York City, New York 10019
General admission $20 / Students and seniors $15

NWSA alumni Kyaunnee Richardson, soprano and Alejandro Viera, tenor are coming together in a special recital featuring guest artist Fernando Gonzalez, baritone, for an unforgettable night of bel canto. Legend has it that when Gioacchino Rossini was asked to designate the requirements of an opera singer he replied, "Voce, voce, voce" ("voice, voice, voice"). This concert highlights the concept of la voce by featuring the three top bel canto composers of the late seventeenth century to the early eighteen hundreds; Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini.

"Music has always been a medicine for the human soul. Being around music has brought people from different races and all walks of life together and has moved people to shed tears of joy and sadness. I believe the importance of hosting this NWSA Alumni concert is not only to grant alumni the opportunity to perform but to show the school, and the community, what they have learned from their recent travels, success and experiences." - Kyaunnee Richardson  

 

The varied program features all-time favorites from opera masters, including Quel guardo il cavaliere...Son anch'io la virtù magica from "Don Pasqule" by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848); Prendi l'anel ti dono from "La Sonnambula" by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835); and l barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) among others.   

June 7;  7:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church of Miami

609 Brickell Avenue, Miami

Free admission 

Information at 305-237-7855
   

Vivian Gonzalez, NWSA high school and college music alumna, is among the 217 quarterfinalists of the first-ever Music Educator Award. Presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®  the award recognizes current educators (K-college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education. This honoror also and highlights the teacher's commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.
In the role of "Leigh," Katie Finneran, NWSA high school theater alumna, has just been cast to play the narcissistic younger sister of Michael J. Fox "Mike Burnaby," in the new NBC series The Hollywood Reporter. Slated to premiere this fall, the 22-episode series was inspired by Fox's real life health condition as he personifies a former lead anchor at a local station in New York City who decides to go back to work after Parkinson's forced him to take time off. The husband and father of three deals with family, career and challenges, including his own disease. Cherilyn Marrocco, NWSA BFA music theater alumna, was recently featured in Artburst.com for an initiative that is changing the lives of children in Miami's Little Haiti... and beyond. With after-school and evening classes, "MAD Dance", the performing arts program she created in 2011 along with her husband, services children 5-12 who are interested in the arts by offering training in ballet, hip-hop and salsa to lessons in singing and acting. With classes seven days a week, the program serves some 120 children -  about half of them on scholarship - Dade and Broward.




Joey Haro, NWSA high school theater alum, was recently cast in NBC's pilot Welcome to the Family Joey, who has also starred in Glee, Vegas, and Awkward, will assume the role of "Junior Hernandez," a young Latino man who quickly falls in love after the unplanned pregnancy of his white girlfriend.




In the role of a 1930's burlesque performer, along with award-winning Cady Huffman and Jenni Barber, Andrea Burns, NWSA high school music theater alumna, is in Douglas Carter Beane's new Broadway play The Nance, featuring Broadway star Nathan Lane. In the role of "Carmen," Burns highlights that this production is "hilarious, it's poignant, it's moving and it's powerful." Andrea also starred in the 2008 Tony-award winning Broadway musical "In the Heights" as "Daniela," alongside fellow alumni Nina Lafarga and Alex Lacamoire.




Charlie Sutton, NWSA high school music theater alum, is also taking Broadway by storm as he stars in Jerry Mitchell's new musical production Kinky Boots. The musical follows "Charlie Price," who is forced to save his family's shoe factory in Northern England after the sudden death of his father. Charlie finds inspiration in Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Sutton has appeared in nine Main Stem musicals, including "Wicked," "La Cage" and "How to Succeed in Business."


NWSA high school music alum, Wilkie Ferguson, stars as an ensemble member in the new Broadway musical Motown. Ferguson has also starred on Broadway in the 2012 Tony-award winner The Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess," and "Wonderland;" and off-Broadway in "Cotton Club Parade." Touring credits include "In The Heights," "Hairspray," and  "Dreamgirls."





NWSA BFA visual arts alum, Camilo Rojas, beautifully merges natural citiscape with spray paint on a concrete wall to create Get Out There, a site-specific typographic installation from the ongoing "Type Everything." Camilo uses nontraditional methods in place of the more classic screen-print-on-paper style. Syringes & needles, clothing tags, Swarovski crystals, ice, wine corks, condoms, and cigarettes are just some of the materials he uses to inspire, convey powerful statements, raise awareness and start a conversation. http://www.camilorojas.net/