Space Apes
Joshua Jean-Baptiste
Time:10:45 am
Place: A Florida State Prison
Advisor: James Randolph
Stage Manager: Anissa Comonte
The first breath of fresh air a prisoner takes after he/she has been released is a meaningful one. Their “re-entry” comes with great responsibility. They are faced with many obstacles, such as family members disassociating themselves, and employers turning a blind eye. The biggest challenge is enduring disaffection, staying focused, and staying away from getting detained again. From the moment they take a step back into the community they are faced with a broken life, and often have no tools to repair. But there are those who can supply the resources to fix a damaged life, with a mere second chance.
Growing up in a setting where being a hoodlum was promoted; I came very close to walking down the path of being another disappointing statistic. It was not until I earned the faith of a few people who in turn offered me another shot. I found what I wanted out of life. This show is dedicated to those who have given and gotten a second chance.
Special thanks to my Mommy, and my Auntie who are still supporting me for being in a field where playing dress up can one day get them a big house.
Super Special thanks to New World School of the Arts, Troupe 3206, James Randolph, Patrice Bailey, NWSA Class of ’13, Daphnie Sicre, Keisha Smith, JR Miller, Edson Jean, Jeano, Steve Della-Valentina, Jean Zephyr, Maximo Santana, Frank Hernandez, Atom Phly Media, Jayy Black, Marckenson Charles, Elliot Jones, Hotel Urbano, and all of the goons in North Miami Beach and North Miami for inspiring this piece.
*This show contains Adult Language/Content
What does the Wisconsin recall results mean and how might it affect Florida politics? Are public-sector unions losing their political strength?
[Air Date: 6/08/2012]
From the 2012 Carbonell Awards held on April 2, 2012 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Antonio Amadeo, The Cha-Cha of a Camel Spider, Florida Stage
Marckenson Charles, Superior Donuts, GableStage
Mark Della Ventura, Brothers Beckett, Alliance Theatre Lab
Ryan Didato, Red, GableStage
Todd Allen Durkin, Captiva, Zoetic Stage
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Barbara Bradshaw, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Renata Eastlick, Eclipsed, The Women’s Theatre Project
Elvire Emmanuelle, Eclipsed, The Women’s Theatre Project
Angie Radosh, Stuff, Caldwell Theatre Company
Laura Turnbull, Lombardi, Mosaic Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Clay Cartland, Song of the Living Dead, Promethean Theatre
Michael Brian Dunn, Crazy for You, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Avi Hoffman, Hairspray, Actors’ Playhouse
Bruce Rebold, The Light in the Piazza, Broward Stage Door Theatre
Ryan Williams, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Julie Kleiner, Hairspray, Actors’ Playhouse
Avery Sommers, Hairspray, Actors’ Playhouse
Lara Hayhurst, The Light in the Piazza, Broward Stage Door Theatre
Natalie Ramirez, The Light in the Piazza, Broward Stage Door Theatre
April Woodall, The Sound of Music, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
By focusing on representing the interests of tenants only, Cresa South Florida Managing Principal David Prevé finds that the firm can better address client needs without conflicts.
“We are singularly focused on representing the interests of the users of space, whether it’s industrial, office, retail,” he said. “We don’t represent landlords. We find it much better to work in [an] environment [that is] conflict free.”
Mr. Prevé began his career in banking and finance, working for Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse. He later joined Coldwell Banker before forming his own firm, Prevé Liberatore & Barton in 1988 with Barbara Liberatore Black and Charles Barton.
He aligned his firm with Cresa in 1993 to expand to both a national and international platform. He is one of six equal partners for the Miami office, handing the firm’s finances.
Since joining Cresa the firm has worked with many high profile clients, particularly representing financial institutions and law firms.
The firm currently represents Total Bank and Wells Fargo, as well as some major law firms in the marketplace today.
He was instrumental in Wells Fargo relocating a portion of their operations to about 90,000 square feet at Wells Fargo Center, located in downtown Miami.
As the vice chairman of the board of directors for Cresa nationally, Mr. Prevé plays a key role in determining the company’s strategic planning.
Recently he was instrumental in forming an allegiance between Cresa and Savills, a global real estate services provider. This allegiance will continue to strengthen Cresa’s international presence, particularly in Asia Pacific.
With an approach to work that is based on the collaborative effort of the Cresa team, Mr. Prevé has helped create a work environment in the Miami office that values team work, believing that every single person in the firm contributes to the company’s success.
“I don’t think success is accomplished individually,” he said. “The people supporting that person or providing even the most menial task is part of someone’s success. Without the team, without the collaboration that we do here, you’re not successful. You might [be] successful in one transaction, but you won’t maintain a relationship or partnership with your clients.”
Aside from his accomplishments in the commercial real estate market, Mr. Prevé has diligently worked to help Miami’s homeless population through his work as a former chairman of the homeless committee for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and a former president of Carrfour Corporation, a not-for-profit developer of supportive housing for the formerly homeless.
Mr. Prevé discussed Cresa’s South Florida success and the commercial market in Miami with Miami Today staff writer Patricia Hoyos at his Brickell Key office.
By focusing on representing the interests of tenants only, Cresa South Florida Managing Principal David Prevé finds that the firm can better address client needs without conflicts.
“We are singularly focused on representing the interests of the users of space, whether it’s industrial, office, retail,” he said. “We don’t represent landlords. We find it much better to work in [an] environment [that is] conflict free.”
Mr. Prevé began his career in banking and finance, working for Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse. He later joined Coldwell Banker before forming his own firm, Prevé Liberatore & Barton in 1988 with Barbara Liberatore Black and Charles Barton.
He aligned his firm with Cresa in 1993 to expand to both a national and international platform. He is one of six equal partners for the Miami office, handing the firm’s finances.
Since joining Cresa the firm has worked with many high profile clients, particularly representing financial institutions and law firms.
The firm currently represents Total Bank and Wells Fargo, as well as some major law firms in the marketplace today.
He was instrumental in Wells Fargo relocating a portion of their operations to about 90,000 square feet at Wells Fargo Center, located in downtown Miami.
As the vice chairman of the board of directors for Cresa nationally, Mr. Prevé plays a key role in determining the company’s strategic planning.
Recently he was instrumental in forming an allegiance between Cresa and Savills, a global real estate services provider. This allegiance will continue to strengthen Cresa’s international presence, particularly in Asia Pacific.
With an approach to work that is based on the collaborative effort of the Cresa team, Mr. Prevé has helped create a work environment in the Miami office that values team work, believing that every single person in the firm contributes to the company’s success.
“I don’t think success is accomplished individually,” he said. “The people supporting that person or providing even the most menial task is part of someone’s success. Without the team, without the collaboration that we do here, you’re not successful. You might [be] successful in one transaction, but you won’t maintain a relationship or partnership with your clients.”
Aside from his accomplishments in the commercial real estate market, Mr. Prevé has diligently worked to help Miami’s homeless population through his work as a former chairman of the homeless committee for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and a former president of Carrfour Corporation, a not-for-profit developer of supportive housing for the formerly homeless.
Mr. Prevé discussed Cresa’s South Florida success and the commercial market in Miami with Miami Today staff writer Patricia Hoyos at his Brickell Key office.
For many people, record covers have the capacity to trigger memories and convey emotion in the most personal way, making them significant not only as tangible connections to music, but for some, as a first encounter with visual art. Cover to Cover is an installation in The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl in which artists were commissioned to create an artwork by selecting twenty LP records based on cover visuals.
Miami Art Museum asked Miami-based collectors to choose four records from their own collections that are both personally meaningful and visually compelling. Hear their selections at MAM, during The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, on view March 18 – June 10, 2012.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is on view at MAM from March 18 – June 10, 2012.
For more information, visit miamiartmuseum.org.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl was organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and is curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Major support is provided by Marilyn M. Arthur, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Duke University's Council for the Arts, the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass, E. Blake Byrne, Barbra and Andrew Rothschild, Christen and Derek Wilson, and the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Duke University. This program is supported in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. Additional support is provided by Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Allen, Catherine Karmel, Peggy and John Murray, Francine and Benson Pilloff, Caroline and Arthur Rogers, Olympia Stone and Sims Preston, Angela O. Terry, Richard Tigner, Nancy Palmer Wardropper, Peter Lange and Lori Leachman, Lauren and Neill Goslin, and Merge Records.
The Miami presentation is supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Additional support is provided by DJ Le Spam, JW Marriott Marquis, Ocean Drive Magazine, Scratch Academy, Smirnoff, Société Perrier, Stanton, Winter Music Conference, The Workshop, WPBT Channel 2 and WVUM-FM. The official cultural partners for The Record are: Grand Central, Lester’s, Rhythm Foundation and Sweat Records.
For many people, record covers have the capacity to trigger memories and convey emotion in the most personal way, making them significant not only as tangible connections to music, but for some, as a first encounter with visual art. Cover to Cover is an installation in The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl in which artists were commissioned to create an artwork by selecting twenty LP records based on cover visuals.
Miami Art Museum asked Miami-based collectors to choose four records from their own collections that are both personally meaningful and visually compelling. Hear their selections at MAM, during The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, on view March 18 – June 10, 2012.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is on view at MAM from March 18 – June 10, 2012.
For more information, visit miamiartmuseum.org.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl was organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and is curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Major support is provided by Marilyn M. Arthur, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Duke University's Council for the Arts, the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass, E. Blake Byrne, Barbra and Andrew Rothschild, Christen and Derek Wilson, and the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Duke University. This program is supported in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. Additional support is provided by Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Allen, Catherine Karmel, Peggy and John Murray, Francine and Benson Pilloff, Caroline and Arthur Rogers, Olympia Stone and Sims Preston, Angela O. Terry, Richard Tigner, Nancy Palmer Wardropper, Peter Lange and Lori Leachman, Lauren and Neill Goslin, and Merge Records.
The Miami presentation is supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Additional support is provided by DJ Le Spam, JW Marriott Marquis, Ocean Drive Magazine, Scratch Academy, Smirnoff, Société Perrier, Stanton, Winter Music Conference, The Workshop, WPBT Channel 2 and WVUM-FM. The official cultural partners for The Record are: Grand Central, Lester’s, Rhythm Foundation and Sweat Records.
For many people, record covers have the capacity to trigger memories and convey emotion in the most personal way, making them significant not only as tangible connections to music, but for some, as a first encounter with visual art. Cover to Cover is an installation in The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl in which artists were commissioned to create an artwork by selecting twenty LP records based on cover visuals.
Miami Art Museum asked Miami-based collectors to choose four records from their own collections that are both personally meaningful and visually compelling. Hear their selections at MAM, during The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, on view March 18 – June 10, 2012.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is on view at MAM from March 18 – June 10, 2012.
For more information, visit miamiartmuseum.org.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl was organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and is curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Major support is provided by Marilyn M. Arthur, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Duke University's Council for the Arts, the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass, E. Blake Byrne, Barbra and Andrew Rothschild, Christen and Derek Wilson, and the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Duke University. This program is supported in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. Additional support is provided by Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Allen, Catherine Karmel, Peggy and John Murray, Francine and Benson Pilloff, Caroline and Arthur Rogers, Olympia Stone and Sims Preston, Angela O. Terry, Richard Tigner, Nancy Palmer Wardropper, Peter Lange and Lori Leachman, Lauren and Neill Goslin, and Merge Records.
The Miami presentation is supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Additional support is provided by DJ Le Spam, JW Marriott Marquis, Ocean Drive Magazine, Scratch Academy, Smirnoff, Société Perrier, Stanton, Winter Music Conference, The Workshop, WPBT Channel 2 and WVUM-FM. The official cultural partners for The Record are: Grand Central, Lester’s, Rhythm Foundation and Sweat Records.
On Wednesday, select websites went dark to call attention against congressional legislation that aims to curb copyright infringement by restricting some online freedoms. We discuss the future of these proposals and the challenge to make content affordable enough that users would pay for it legally.
[AIRDATE: 01/20/2012]
The paintings of the human figure by British artist Jenny Saville (b.1970) have been infrequently exhibited since first premiered in the early 1990s. Included in the 1997 exhibition of the collection of British marketing giant Charles Saatchi entitled Sensation, she did not earn the notoriety of her slightly older peers, “the young British artists” for unusual materials.
Instead, Saville masterfully painted with oil on canvas and concentrated on the human figure but still created provocative work. Her monumental compositions of the female form were unromantic and suggested the reality of weight, flesh and blood. Initially restricted to a feminist critique Saville’s skill and compositions have evolved. She continues to paint luscious canvases that reveal that her subject has always been the medium of painting itself. Taking on the challenge of the history of modern painting through the tradition of classical figure painting her contribution is the subject of this exhibition.
This selective exhibition of 28 canvases and drawings dating from 1992– 2011 will bring Saville’s mature work together for the first time. Included will be such recognizable works as Fulcrum (1999) and Reverse (2002-3) as well as examples showcasing Saville’s exceptional draughtsmanship in key works from the recent series Reproduction drawing (after the Leonardo cartoon),(2009-10) which references the iconic image found in the collection of London’s National Gallery. Works from the artist’s studio which have not been previously exhibited also will be included.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication.
Jenny Saville, is the first exhibition in the Norton’s RAW series --- Recognition of Art by Women, made possible by the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund/MLDauray Arts Initiative.
Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
SunPost Weekly columnist Charles Branham-Bailey joins us on the program to discuss why he feels the proposal to build destination casinos in South Florida has Miami Beach leaders worried.
[Air Date: 11/11/2011]
uVu met with Charles Kropke, co-author of South Beach: Stories of A Renaissance (Ausbert de Arce, $49.95), by Charles Kropke, Elanor Goldstein, and Joe Davis. The book is a trove of original photos, stories and legends, the culmination of dozens of personal interviews with influential leaders and personalities who tell the story of the Beach's transformation from one of the lowest-income communities in the country into a glittering success story. Kropke is the owner of Dragonfly Expeditions, the largest corporate tour company offering historical, cultural, ecological, and adventure tours in South Florida.
To meet Kropke, come to the Miami Intl Book fair on Sunday November 20th,
| 11:00 a.m. | Miami History: Dr. Paul George on Florida’s 11th Circuit Court, Irv Broughton on Lost Peninsula , and Charles Kropke on Stories of the South Beach Renaissance |
National tour of the musical comedy The Addams Family made its Miami premiere on October 24th, 2011 at the Adrienne Arsht Center. As part of the Broadway in Miami series, The Addams Family is the perfect fit for Halloween week. Based on the bizarre and beloved family of characterscreated by legendary cartoonistCharles Adams, the comedy will run until October 30th.
Douglas Sills, in the role of Gomez Addams, and Sara Gettelfinger, as Morticia Addams, sat with uVu.
uVu declared September to be Dance Month! Our first showcase is Swing dancing!
Get ready for the time of your life with Monday Nights Swing Dance.
"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, although the earliest of these dances predate swing jazz music.The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner dance that originated in Harlem and is still danced today. While the majority of swing dances began in African American communities as vernacular African American dancees, some swing dances, (Balboa, for example) developed in white communities.
Learn more about Swing Dancing in South Florida including classes, events and more: South Florida Swing Dance Blog: http://thepaintedpintail.wordpress.com/A group of South Florida swing dancers got together at Young Circle in Hollywood, Fl. on September 21, 2011 in support of World Peace Day, One Day One Dance. The event hosted by Humanity Road invited everyone to dance on Peace day and that is exactly what we did!
South Florida Swing Dance Blog:
http://thepaintedpintail.wordpress.com/
South Florida Swing Dancing Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/swingdancing-97/
South Florida Lindy Collective:https://www.facebook.com/groups/southfloridalindycollective/
South Florida swing dancers came out for a World Peace Day event at Hollywood's Young Circle. During the evening several dancers were invited on stage to perform the Shim Sham. The Shim Sham is a line dance performed by lindy hoppers during social dances or special events.
For information on swing dancing in South Florida check out the South Florida Swing Blog:
http://thepaintedpintail.wordpress.com/
South Florida Swing Dancing Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/swingdancing-97/
South Florida Lindy Collective Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/southfloridalindycollective/
NEWS RELEASE CONTACTS:
Susanne Pinedo, Communications Director
Jessica Torgas, Media Liaison
Tel: 305-226-0030
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MIAMI, FL (August 3, 2011) The Roxy Theatre Group (RTG), a non-profit arts organization for children, traveled to Nasa’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Over 100 middle school students learned about aeronautics at this monumental educational resource. The field trip was part of a two-week science component RTG conducted in their 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) summer program. RTG’s 21st Century program was created to help middle school students improve their academic grades and FCAT scores. The program is made possible through the Florida Department of Education.
For two weeks (July 18-July 29, 2011), RTG’s Theatre Arts Director, Charles Sothers, and Camp Counselor, Erik Rodriguez, administered lessons about the atmosphere, flight, density and space. To dynamically engage the students, Sothers and Rodriguez created a video in which they played two scientists, “Hans & Franz,” commentating through a History Channel documentary based on the technical elements of Star Wars. The lessons culminated with the trip to the Kennedy Space Center in which students had the opportunity to partake in a recreation of the Apollo 8 launch (December 21, 1968), touch a moon rock and see a Star Trek live-show.
“I was so proud to have been selected to perform in the Star Trek show at the Kennedy Space Center! It was so much fun to play a Lieutenant and act as if I had been transported to outer space onto an actual spaceship,” said Marah Sanchez, 11, an RTG and 21st Century student. Sanchez is in the 6th grade at Glades Middle School.
RTG’s21st CCLC program is open to students attending Glades Middle School and South Miami Middle School. Enrollment begins on Monday, August 8, 2011. The program offers homework assistance & academic enhancement activities with certified teachers and classes in drama, voice, dance and arts & crafts. The 21st CCLC is free thanks to the generosity from the Florida Department of Education and includes field trips and a daily snack. The Roxy Theatre Group (RTG), a non-profit organization, offers classes in drama, voice and dance to children ages 3-17, with year-round programs including two after school care programs & a performing arts summer camp. The Roxy Performing Arts Center, 1645 SW 107 Ave. Miami, FL 33165. For more information please call 305-226-0030, email SusannePinedo@gmail.com or JessicaTorgas@gmail.com or visit www.RoxyPAC.com. Photos attached: 8737.jpg Caption: Camp Counselor, Erik Rodriguez and Theatre Arts Director, Charles A. Sothers, as scientists, “Hanz & Franz.” Photo by: Nora Oñate. 8770. jpg Caption: The Roxy Theatre Group student Marah Sanchez, 11, at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Center. Photo by: Charles A. Sothers.
The Roxy Theatre Group (RTG) is a non-profit organization geared toward children ages 3 to 17 years old, yet catering to all ages. Their programs focus on the performing arts, offering classes in dance, drama and voice. These are provided through an educational format of teacher/student classroom environments culminating in on-stage productions.
Located in Miami, The Roxy Theatre Group opened their doors in 2002 with 250 students in various performing arts classes. Since then, The Roxy Group have produced numerous recitals and musicals, have implemented an after-school program, conduct an annual summer camp and have participated in numerous local, regional and national competitions and events.
As non-profit organization The Roxy Theatre Group Is relied on donation to keep their doors open. You can now share the passion of The Roxy Theatre Group by making a donation that will benefit the lives of countless future generations.
For more information about The Roxy Theatre Group please visit www.roxyperformingartscenter.com
Playwright Michael McKeever, Nick Richberg, Angie Radosh and Marckenson Charles star in "Stuff" making a World Premiere at the Caldwell Theatre from July 6 - 31, 2011
About Stuff: Born into a gilded world of opulence and breeding, the Collyer Brothers have it all. What they don’t realize is that their coddled world of privilege has left them completely unable to cope with the realities of the Twentieth Century. With great humor, insight and pathos, South Florida favorite Michael McKeever charts the comically twisted decline of New York’s most notorious hermits, from the height of their fortune in 1929 to their garbage laden deaths two decades later. With only each other to consol, support, love and loath, the Brothers Collyer shut themselves away from the disappointments of the ever changing world outside, only to find their greatest horrors lie within the walls of their own home.
Playwright Michael McKeever, Nick Richberg, Angie Radosh and Marckenson Charles star in "Stuff" making a World Premiere at the Caldwell Theatre from July 6 - 31, 2011
About Stuff: Born into a gilded world of opulence and breeding, the Collyer Brothers have it all. What they don’t realize is that their coddled world of privilege has left them completely unable to cope with the realities of the Twentieth Century. With great humor, insight and pathos, South Florida favorite Michael McKeever charts the comically twisted decline of New York’s most notorious hermits, from the height of their fortune in 1929 to their garbage laden deaths two decades later. With only each other to consol, support, love and loath, the Brothers Collyer shut themselves away from the disappointments of the ever changing world outside, only to find their greatest horrors lie within the walls of their own home.
