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Brévo Theatre Builds a Holiday Tradition With Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity’

Written By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on The Miami Herald

When Brévo Theatre staged “Black Nativity” at the Sandrell Rivers Theater in 2024, the company discovered there was a strong community appetite for its newest holiday production. “Langston Hughes created a work that is joyful, spiritual and deeply connected to the African American experience and yet it had rarely been produced in this region at the scale it deserves,” says Zaylin Yates, founding managing director of Brévo Theatre, who directs the production.

‘Joined at the Roots’ an Exhibition to Change the Haitian and Black American Narrative

By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on The Miami Herald, the Miami Times, and MSN

Haitians and Black Americans have lived side by side in South Florida for decades. While the relationship between the two communities has not always been smooth, they have managed to coexist, “building families, businesses, churches, and communities that defied the odds,” according to Bart Mervil, CEO of My Urban Contemporary Experience (MUCE) and organizer of the “Joined at the Roots” exhibit, currently on view at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex through Saturday, Aug. 30.

‘Revelations in Rhythm’ honors the African roots of the art of tap dance

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

The Marshall L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s (AHCAC) Winds of Heritage Dance Company presents “Revelations in Rhythm,” a live performance celebrating African rhythms and American tap dance, will be performed Saturday, May 24 at Florida Memorial University’s Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Gardens.

Piano Slam: Sounds of the Future, Music of the Present and Past

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on WLRN and The Miami Herald

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” The music-poetry mashup is at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 23.

J’ai vengé la race

Par Maurice Sixto

Voici “J’ai vengé la race”, l’une des œuvres les plus populaires de Maurice Sixto en langue française. Une œuvre rare qui a fait l’objet de diverses études, et à laquelle au moins un ouvrage et des articles ont été consacrés. La voici retranscrite pour votre délectation.

Haitian Art from the Heartland to Miami’s Little Haiti

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on the Miami Herald

Haitian art has journeyed from Iowa to the walls of Miami’s Little Haiti. Titled “Global Borderless Caribbean XVI: Haiti in the Heartland,” the public art exhibition, is a collaboration of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, the Waterloo Center for the Arts in Waterloo, Iowa, and the “Haitian Arts: A Digital Crossroads” (HADC) project.

Paradox Experience Miami’s Zero Gravity Exhibit Draws Crowds and Curiosity

By Jonel Juste

MIAMI — Located in the Wynwood neighborhood, Paradox Experience Miami has become a notable destination for visitors seeking interactive and unconventional exhibits. In October, the museum added its latest attraction, the Zero Gravity Room, which has quickly gained popularity among the 70-plus installations spread across its 11,000-square-foot facility.

Let’s put some Haiti in “Haitian” stuff

From 2 to 7 of December 2014, Miami was the world’s capital of Art. Art Basel was the place to be and many people were there just for the Art. I must say that Miami, which is more of a Latin than an American city, is the right place for such an event.

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