 CHAMBER MUSIC & PIANO RECITAL
New World School of the Arts' Chamber Music and Piano Recital will feature students of the NWSA College Music Division coming together to collaborate in one of music's most revered genres, chamber music. The skill required to perform chamber works ultimately leads to communicating musical intention without words to interpret timeless works by beloved composers. In this performance, the young artists will be featuring works by Turina from Spain, Villa Lobos from Brazil and from Hungary, Bartok's Contrast for violin, clarinet and piano, among many more. Students from the piano studio of adjunct professor Ciro Fodere, will round off the performance.
April 6; 6:00 PM
First United Methodist Church of Miami
400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Free and open to the public
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MACBETH - A TIMELESS TRAGEDY
NWSA College Theater Division presents Macbeth, William Shakespeare's shortest and bloodiest tragedy, which has been hailed as one of his most transcendental works. Directed by James Randolph, the production showcases theater students who are about to receive their BFA degree this year. A timeless play, Randolph notes the relevance to society stating that, "There is a bit of Macbeth in all of us - What makes us humane vs. merely being human is when we do what's right instead of what's possible."
Macbeth , the central figure in Shakespeare's play, is portrayed as a heroic Scottish general turned tyrannical king. Fulfilling the prophesy of three macabre witches, who announced that he would hold the highest rank in his kingdom, Macbeth is eventually driven to murder, manipulation and madness during his reign. Consumed by guilt and fear, and fueled by his wife's relentless thirst for power, Macbeth reigns with an iron fist in order to keep his throne, and rather than justice and honesty, slaughter and fear become the religion by which he controls his subjects.
April 8, 9, 10, 11; 7:30 PM
April 12; 2:00 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission $12 / Students and seniors $5
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COMPOSITION PROGRAM PREMIERES WORK
The College Composition Recital, under the direction of Professor Dr. Susan Epstein and Dr. Fred DeSena, will feature multiple world premieres of composers in the NWSA College Composition Program. Some of these works include Ximena Rivas's Timelapse in Stopmotion for flute, piano & cello; Robert Briele's Sun movement from his work, Creation, for flute, piano & viola, Harvey Davis' Preludes for piano, and Daniel McGee's Ripple Effect, which expresses the need to care for our water, are just a few of the new works which will be heard for the first time.
April 9; 7:00 PM
First United Methodist Church of Miami
400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Free and open to the public
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D3 CONFERENCE - A COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR
Empowering the Next Generation Designer, MDC's Idea Center and School of Entertainment & Design Technology in collaboration with New World School of the Arts host D3 Conference + Expo this month. D3 is an interdisciplinary design conference & expo, focused on developing creative talent. D3 is specifically for the next generation of creative minds to learn the art and business of design, explore cutting edge creative tools and learn the latest industry techniques from top professionals. D3 is an opportunity for designers at all levels to empower each other on a peer-to-peer basis through workshops and panel discussions
"This is a great opportunity for the various facets of the design community to come together, share knowledge, meet and mentor each other; together we are creating a stronghold for design in Miami," Alisa Pitchenik Charles, NWSA professor of Art+Technology and Co-Chair of the D3 Conference and Expo.
CO-LOCATED NWSA / D3 EVENTS:
NWSA alumni Mario DeArmas, of Wolfgang Pictures, and the Creative Influence will lecture at NWSA's off-campus gallery, ARTSEEN Downtown, where he will screen the Making of: 40 Days of Dating and present a world premiere screening of the documentary at the D3 conference. The lecture will coincide with a group exhibition curated by NWSA student Richard Spit entitled I Wanna Life, IRL, which explores community, technology, human experience, globalization and the presence of the Internet.
D3 Preview - SEDT Career & Advisement Day / Portfolio Review
April 16; 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
SEDT Screening Room 2147
Miami Dade College, North Campus
11380 NW 27 Avenue, Miami
I Wanna Life, IRL Exhibition
April 16; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Making of: 40 Days of Dating
April 16; 7:00 PM
ARTSEEN Downtown
48 East Flagler Street, 2nd floor, Miami
D3 Conference & Expo
April 17; 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM
The Idea Center
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Bldg. 8, 5th floor
315 NE 2 Avenue, Miami
Registration - NWSA / MDC Students & Faculty FREE
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NEW PLAYWRIGHTS' FESTIVAL
The 2015 New Playwrights' Festival features eight original short plays written by current New World School of the Arts High School and College Students. This year there will be one student-directed and seven faculty-directed productions. The festival allows young student playwrights from both the high school and college the unique opportunity to experience what is like to workshop an original play.
"The students gain a deeper understanding of the challenges of rewrites and other adjustments that must be made when producing original work. They learn that playwriting begins as a solitary endeavor, and then develops into a collaborative art form once the director, designers and actors become involved. Each artist contributes to the shape of the final, produced play," said 2015 Festival Coordinator, Pamela Roza Hayes.
April 17; 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM
April 18; 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theatre
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission $5
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C OLLEGE SPRING DANCE CONCERT... ASUKA!
The College Spring Dance Concert will be an exciting and varied program, featuring the work of respected faculty choreographers as well as other world-renowned choreographers including Eduardo Vilaro (Artistic Director of the New York City-based company, Ballet Hispanico) and Bill T. Jones among others.
The program showcases Asuka, Vilaro's moving work set to the music of the iconic Cuban singer Celia Cruz, and serving as his tribute and celebration of her life and career; Bill T. Jones' powerfully lyrical work, D-Man in the Waters, which is set to the soaring Mendelssohn Octet for Strings, played live by NWSA musicians; and Darshan Singh Bhuller's witty and engaging new work, Follies. NWSA Ballet faculty member Gerard Ebitz will present a contemporary ballet work entitled Frost, set to the renowned poem by Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. Modern faculty members Dale Andree and Peter London (Artistic Director of the Miami-based dance company Peter London Global Dance Theater) will also present engaging and powerful new works.
April 23, 24, 25; 7:30 PM
April 26; 2:00 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission $15 / Students and seniors $5
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 Photo by Gemma Branham
ANOTHER BANNER YEAR FOR NWSA
NWSA's presence at the 39th Carbonell Awards was palpable as alumni and faculty were called up to the podium to receive their coveted statue. "It was so incredibly exciting to see our alumni and faculty winning Carbonell awards in major categories," said Patrice Bailey, Dean of Theater at NWSA. "I am especially proud of all of our alumni who are truly a testament to the acting and music theater training they received from the faculty during their four years in the theater division at New World School of the Arts."
New World School of the Arts Carbonell Award winners:
Best Actress: Natalia Coego (college alumna 2013) GableStage: Bad Jews
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Della Ventura (college alum 2009) GableStage: Bad Jews
Best Actress in a Musical: Ann Marie Olson (college alumna 2010) Slow Burn Theatre Company: Parade
Best Production of a Musical: Stuart Meltzer (college alum 1996 & current faculty member) Zoetic Stage: Assassins
Best Director of a Play: Stuart Meltzer (college alum 1996 & current faculty member) Zoetic Stage: Clark Gable Slept Here
Best New Work: Michael McKeever (adjunct faculty member) Zoetic Stage: Clark Gable Slept Here
Carbonell Scholarship: Gina Sims (high school class of 2015)
Congratulations are also in order for all our nominees, for receiving that important distinction!
Alumni Nominated
Best Ensemble: Betsy Graver, Detroit
Best Actress in a Musical: Anne Chamberlain, Carrie
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Elise, Clark Gable Slept Here
Faculty Nominated
Zoetic Stage: Stuart Meltzer, Artistic Director: 16 nominations
Best New Work: Michael McKeever, Clark Gable Slept Here
Best Production of a Play: Stuart Meltzer, Director Clark Gable Slept Here
Best Scenic Design: Michael McKeever, Detroit
Best Sound Design: Stuart Meltzer, Assassins
Best Production of a Musical: Stuart Meltzer, Director, Assassins
Best Director of a Musical: Stuart Meltzer, Assassins
Best Actress in a Play Makeba Pace (Henry), Sunset Baby, Primal Forces
Best Chorography of a Musical: Kelly Shook, Swing, The Wick
Best Lighting Design: Jeff Quinn, The Mountaintop
Full list of 39th Carbonell Award winners
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THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
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