 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DANCE FESTIVAL
 New World School of the Arts, in conjunction with the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College, is proud to be hosting the 2014 National High School Dance Festival, which will bring 1,200 aspiring high school dancers and their teachers to downtown Miami for a stimulating weekend of auditions, classes, lectures and performances. NWSA's High School Seniors have been selected by an independent adjudication panel to perform on the Saturday evening gala, and will be dancing faculty member Lara Murphy's striking and beautiful contemporary ballet, Cortical Voyage. The Festival provides the opportunity for participants to audition for college scholarships and a time for these young artists and their teachers to experience a wide range of master classes and professional dance artists.
Now through April 6
New World School of the Arts
25 NE 2 Street, Downtown Miami
Information at 305-237-3341
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CELEBRATING H2O
Miami Water Music is a NWSA Music Division Composition concert featuring works by students from the studios of Dr. Susan Epstein Garcia and Dr. Ferdinando De Sena, culminating in a collaboration between NWSA's Music, Dance and Visual Arts divisions. It is the Music division's contribution to National Water Dance, Dale Andree's national water awareness initiative. NWSA Dance Professor Dale Andree, Music Professor Dr. Susan Epstein Garcia, and Visual Arts Professor Rosario Martinez-Cañas joined forces to bring water awareness to their students through a guided immersion in the Fall 2013. The students learned how through the building of canals, Miami's water changed from sweet to brackish, and that flora and fauna changed as well. The Music students created musical works that reflect their experiences during the immersion, which they will present at the Colony Theater.
April 7; 7:00 PM
The Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
Information at 305-237-7855
Meanwhile, the dancers created movements and specific gestures that they will present for National Water Dance at the Deering Estate performance. The NWSA Graphic Design students formulated some ideas about branding and logos for the concert and the National Water Dance event as well. The goal was to teach water consciousness and social activism through the arts. The Graphic Design students also created buttons for the events and there will be a low-flow showerhead exchange, courtesy of the City of Miami, at both events, sponsored by the MDC Earth Ethics Institute. Some pieces on the program include Waterless River, a film by Carla Cao who did both the video recording and the musical composition for the film, produced by student, Jon Shipp, Jr., a short musical theater production, Everything but Water, played by a NWSA pianist, Maria Elisabeta Zdralea, with music composed by Jasmine Thompson, and a three movement piece for Flute, Marimba, Viola and Bongos called ē.vō.cā.tion by Alberto Monnar.
April 12; 3:30 PM
Deering Estate
16701 SW 72 Avenue, Miami
Information at 305-237-7855
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A FLEA IN HER EAR
New World School of the Art's college theater students present the classic French farce, A Flea In Her Ear, by Georges Feydeau, translated by Barnett Shaw. This La Belle Époque play, written in 1907 and performed for the first time in the United States in 1967, is directed by Andrew Noble and features a cast comprised of college juniors and seniors. In his director's notes, Noble comments, "Feydeau wrote in the tradition of the "well made play" of Scribe and Labiche. The complexity of his plots has been likened to a "Chinese Box." Although originally set in the early years of the twentieth century, NWSA's production places the action firmly in the modern era.
The root of a seemingly conventional marriage, a bout of suspicion along with unexpected mistaken identity, leads the characters of this hilarious farce into a wild goose chase. Raymonde suspects her husband Victor of having an affair and, with the help of her friend Lucienne, decides to catch him in the act. Raymonde's plot backfires, however, as Victor is only suffering from an emotional ailment that has nothing to do with her absurd suspicions. Meanwhile, bad timing, seduction and misunderstanding sets off a series of unfortunate events reeling-in colorful characters who chase each other through slamming doors and fly off spinning beds in the seedy Hotel Coq d'Or. The misunderstood Camille, a young man with a speech impediment, sets out to straighten the confusion but only worsens the situation. An alcoholic, a silver palate, a gun and a doctor looking for love thicken the plot to a climatic state before the couple realizes the gravity of their mistaken suspicion and vow to go back to their most amorous basics.
April 9, 10, 11, 12; 7:30 PM
April 13; 2:00 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, Downtown Miami
General admission $12 / Students and seniors $5
Information at 305-237-3541
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 DON PASQUALE
Gaetano Donizettit's three-act comedic opera masterpiece, Don Pasquale, featuring Tony Dillon, as special guest artist singing the role of Don Pasquale. The cast of college students from the New World School of the Arts College Opera Theater Ensemble - directed by Rodney Miller - is comprised of seniors majoring in voice. The presentation offers them the opportunity to appear in a professional-level production staged by Albert Sherman, resident director at New York City Opera who has directed critically acclaimed productions all over America. The fully staged opera includes magnificent period costumes, scenery and props, and live music by the NWSA Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Alfred Gershfeld.
Don Pasquale is set in Rome during the early 19th Century. Ernesto is in love with the lovely Norina who does not have a dime to her name. He refuses to marry the woman chosen  for him by his rich uncle Don Pasquale. Meanwhile, Don Pasquale plans to wed and produce his own heirs, cutting Ernesto off from his inheritance. Dr. Malatesta, a close friend of the old man, asks Don Pasquale to let him choose the bride for him in order to avoid disaster in the family. He explains that his sister Sofronia (who is actually a nun) would be the perfect choice for him and Don Pasquale happily accepts the proposal. Disguised as Sofronia, Norina is presented to Don Pasquale, who is quick to sign a marriage contract - which just happens to be fake. When the sweet new wife suddenly turns into a vicious woman, Don Pasquale attempts to get rid of her claiming her unfaithfulness. The scheming plot is eventually exposed and the old man, who is only too happy to get out of his miserable "fake" marriage, happily consents to Ernesto and Norina's wedding.
April 12; 7:30 PM
April 13, 3:00 PM
William and Joan Lehman Theatre
Miami Dade College North Campus
11380 NW 27 Avenue, Miami
General admission $10 / Students and seniors $5
Information at 305-237-7855
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 COLLEGE SPRING DANCE CONCERT
The NWSA College Spring Dance Concert will present six dances in a variety of styles and moods, including the driving dance Rush Hour, choreographed by guest artist and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company (and NWSA Dance alum) Robert Battle; a contemporary hip-hop work, P-Funk, by renowned choreographer Rennie Harris; a moving new work created on NWSA dancers by British choreographer Darshan Singh Bhuller entitled 1914, which recently premiered during the Rising Stars showcase, commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I; guest choreographer Ana Gonzalez, formerly of the Stephen Petronio Dance Company, has created a new work entitled Crowd Dynamic; NWSA modern faculty member Peter London will present a new work entitled Butterfly Behind Wall Street; and NWSA ballet faculty member Gerard Ebitz will present the moving contemporary ballet, Away. April 24, 25, 26; 7:30 PM April 27; 2:00 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
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38TH ANNUAL CARBONELL AWARDS
NWSA was well represented again this year during the Carbonell Awards - a recognition which honors theater excellence in South Florida. Taking home the golden sculpture for "Best Actor in a Musical" was NWSA college music theater alumnus Nick Duckart - "Winning the Carbonell Award is a testament to how important it is to work hard, have a supportive family, and utilize your training. Thank you NWSA for making me the actor I am today!" he said.
New World School of the Arts Carbonell Award winners:
"Best New Work" - Fear Up Harsh, directed by Stuart Meltzer (college alumni) at the Zoetic Theatre Company
"Best Actor in a Musical" - Nick Duckart In In the Heights (college alumni)
"Ruth Foreman Award" - Tarell Alvin McCranney (high school alumni)
"Best Actor" - Michael McKeever, The Timekeeper (adjunct faculty)
"Best Ensemble" - All New People, directed by Stuart Meltzer (college alumni)
Zoetic Theater Company Cast members included: Betsy Graver (college alumi), Todd Durkin (former college student)
"Best Supporting Actor" - Todd Durkin, All New People (former college student)
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NWSA College alumnus LaMichael Leonard, a principal dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, returned to NWSA teach master classes for both the college and high school divisions. Leonard, originally from Tallahassee, began his professional dance career with the Martha Graham Dance Company, and joined the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in 2007 where he is a prominently featured dancer. It was exciting for the dancers to work with this accomplished professional dancer and experience the challenge of his approach to movement.
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THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
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Jeffrey Hodgson, D.M.A., Provost
Evonne S. Alvarez, H.S. Principal
Mary Lisa Burns, Dean of Dance
Milton R. Laufer, Dean of Music
Patrice Bailey, Dean of Theater
Maggy Cuesta, Dean of Visual Arts
Rita Fidalgo, Administrative Services
Maria M. Flores, Marketing and P.R.
Lourdes Werner, Student Services
Juan Piñera, Information Technology
Rafi Maldonado-Lopez, Development
Sandra Theard, Assistant to Provost
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