When was the last time a piece of clothing made you feel something? If you’ve never shopped for a wedding dress or squeezed into ill-fitting pants, it’s possible you’ve never thought of dressing yourself as an emotional act. But for fashion artist Lisu Vega, textiles are a medium for catharsis.
After premiering in London’s West End, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime tied the record for most Olivier Awards received by a single play. For those unaware, the Oliver Awards are like the Tony Awards of London. For those who are further unaware, the Tony Awards are…
Paranormal Cirque brings a unique mix of horror, cabaret, and comedy to North Miami.
Today’s middle schoolers were years from being born when the ’90s TV game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? wrapped its five-year run in 1995. But judging from their deafening screams at the Arsht Center yesterday, they were ready for its reboot. Or maybe that’s just because Gina…
Thursday Hip-hop meets a musical. Talk about a powerful combo! Making Henry Box Brown that much more powerful is the Roots’ Karl “Dice Raw” Jenkins playing the lead role. Prepare for an emotional roller coaster as you track the enslaved Henry Box Brown’s amazing journey to escape bondage in Virginia…
Pretty much the whole film consists of phone exchanges between Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren), a police officer who has been temporarily demoted to working the phones, and others out in the field as he struggles to save a woman who is being abducted by her ex-husband
Miami doesn’t have the most family-friendly reputation, but parents know there’s plenty of fun to be had here in Vice City. Beyond the wild club nights and fancy cultural events, South Florida is home to a world of activities designed to keep kids and their caregivers entertained. Here’s what’s coming up this month.
Comedian Ryan Hamilton doesn’t mind his clean comic reputation. He thinks it probably has helped his comedy career. And besides, he knows there are worse things he could be called.
The National YoungArts Design Arts, Photography and Visual Arts finalists will be in the spotlight at both the YoungArts Gallery and in the Jewel Box at the National YoungArts Foundation building when their thought-provoking artwork is displayed for all to see at the Jan. 11 exhibition opening. The opening is…
A New Order after party, Chigozie Obioma at Books & Books, FilmGate Miami, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, January 7 through 13.
Last year, Ryan Murphy’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” captivated audiences with the grisly tale of Andrew Cunanan, whose 1997 killing spree ended with the shooting of the famous fashion designer on the steps of his South Beach mansion. Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association affirmed that…
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
Laser Fridays at the Frost Museum of Science, National YoungArts Week, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, January 4 through 6.
The Miami Jewish Film Festival returns this month with an exciting and progressive lineup, punctuated by spotlights on women and first-time filmmakers, live music performances, and other events. It’ll be impossible to catch all 80 films during the fest’s two-week run. So New Times film critics Juan Antonio Barquin and Hans Morgenstern have narrowed their picks to these four standouts.
It may not be in the same world-class league as Art Basel — at least, not yet — but the unspoken promise of what this celebration of cultural contribution could represent to a neighborhood brimming with diverse, undiscovered talent is equally important to the people of Broward County.
If you’ve been in Miami long enough, you know the Magic City runs on cafecito. Yemeni-American coffee entrepreneur Mokhtar Alkhanshali, the subject of Dave Eggers’ most recent book, “The Monk of Mokha,” will share his love of coffee and indulge in Miami’s own when he visits Books & Books…
Thursday A bunch of clowns and mimes down by a river? In most towns, that would sound like a horror movie. But all of this and more will happen at the beautiful Wharf Miami during the Riverside Circus. The waterside space will boast stilt-walkers, jugglers, acrobats, magicians, and other performers,…
Miami’s annual film review has returned. The tradition of polling a collection of local film experts, including critics and programmers who work for numerous publications, festivals, and cinemas in the city, was published on the website Dim the House Lights for 2015 and 2016, and the winners of the Miami…
Freedom is a short, seven letter word with immeasurable depth. For local artist Camilo Rojas, that one word has inspired some of his most meaningful pieces. His latest creation is on display not at an art gallery, but rather at the entrance of a new fast casual franchise of Sergio’s…
Maybe you’re convinced now that you’ll head home after the ball drops at midnight, but a little part of you knows that you’ll stay out until sunrise. It’s New Year’s Eve — going hard is on the agenda. And this is Miami, the magical city that never sleeps and parties…
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
Leder’s film mostly devotes itself to the future Supreme Court justice’s first world-shaking sex discrimination case, 1972’s Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Ginsburg and her husband … argued against a discriminatory statute before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
