Rising Stars Showcase, a professionally staged, energy packed, one-of-a-kind performance, presents the extraordinary talent of high school and college students from New World School of the Arts, Florida's premier arts institution. The showcase begins at the New World Gallery with a juried visual arts exhibition featuring impressive student artworks. The show, as diverse as the school population, includes painting, drawing, design, sculpture, digital media and installations.
The evening continues just a few blocks away at the historic Gusman Center for the Performing Arts with a VIP Reception to welcome guests to this artistic landmark. Following the reception, the performance showcases excerpts from works performed by the high school and the college students during the school year.
Among the works to be presented is A Weekend in the Country from the Tony Award winning musical A Little Night Music, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The Theater division will also delight the audience with Tradition, from the Tony Award winning musical Fiddler on the Roof, Book by Joseph Stein and Music by Jerry Block. Led by maestro Alfred Gershfeld, the NWSA Symphony Orchestra will present a symphonic favorite in Shostakovich's Festival Overture, while the famed NWSA Jazz Band, under the direction of Jim Gasior, will dazzle the crowd once again with a tribute to Artie Shaw. Asuka, choreographed for the New York City-based company Ballet Hispanico, will highlightthe NWSA college dancers. This particular work is homage to salsa legend Celia Cruz, set to her music and interlaced with other references to Vilaro's native Cuba. The high school dancers will present Earth a stirring work by NWSA alumnus Uri Sands. The piece "teeters on the edge of overwhelming in its pounding percussion and violent movements... conveying a daunting danger that left me breathless and audience on its feet" (Ron Hubbard, TwinCities.com).
Rising Stars Visual Arts Exhibition
March 19, 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
New World Gallery
25 NE 2nd Street, Miami, FL
Exhibition is Free and open to the public
Rising Stars Pre-Performance VIP Reception
March 19, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 E. Flagler Street, downtown Miami
Tickets: $125 - $250 - For VIP tickets email [email protected]
Rising Stars Performing Arts Showcase
March 19, 7:30 pm
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 E. Flagler Street, downtown Miami
Tickets: $20 - $50 - Performance tickets