With the world premiere of Dissonancea work by Cuban Abel Gonzalez Melo, resident playwright of Teatro Avante, concludes the 38th edition of the International Hispanic Theater Festival of MiamiThe promotional note indicates that the piece is presented under the direction of Mario Ernesto Sanchez: takes place between two periods and places, with the central theme being the mark that dictatorships, often arising under the guise of democratic revolutions, leave on societies and human beings. Using the tools offered by theater, thought and art, we analyze how totalitarian regimes develop mechanisms of violence, often hidden and subtle, that violate and test the integrity of people. The cast includes actors Julio Rodriguez, Marilyn Romero, Claudia Thomas and Daniel Romero. Performances Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3, at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, at 5 p.m., at the Carnival Studio Theater of the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, 33132. Tickets at (305) 949-6722.
Ballet Festival
The 29th edition of the Miami International Ballet Festival (IBFM) continues with the first of three contemporary dance galas. On Friday, August 2, at 8 pm, the Contemporary Dance I show will be presented at the Lehman Theater at Miami Dade College, Campo Norte, 11380 NW 27 Ave, Miami, 33167, with figures from Colombia, France, Italy and the United States. The artistic director of the festival, Eriberto Jimenez, highlights that these galas are elegant, beautiful and full of virtuosity. International artists, special guests and local dancers will fill the venue. scene dance with their performances. More details and tickets on the page www.internationalballetfestival.com
Photography exhibition
Cuban poet and photographer Juan Carlos Mirabal inaugurates his photography exhibition Trench: the vertigo in which reality and memory coincideof which digital creator Julio Fowler points out: From the devastating silence of the ruins to the desolate vestiges of abandonment, Juan Carlos does nothing more than peer into the vertigo of his own memory, into the abyss of a past with the perspective of someone who captures ideological mirages, historical phantasmagoria, remnants of a forgotten daily life and an urbanism more prone to archaeology of which only one symbol of republican architecture survives: the Capitol. The artist of the lens will have a conversation with the painter Carlos Artime. The exhibition begins on Friday, August 2, at 8:30 pm, at the Artefactus cultural center, 12302 SW 133 Ct., Miami, 33186. Free admission. More information at (786) 704-5715.
Papier-mch
The theater company ARCA Images, chaired by Alexa Kuve, announces a new premiere, Paper walka work by playwright Carlos Celdrín, about the life and work of the painter Antonia Eiriz (1929-1995), one of the most outstanding Cuban visual artists: Antonia achieved her greatest recognition as a painter in revolutionary Cuba in the 1960s. At the height of her career, after suffering attacks and criticism from some commissioners and representatives of the country’s cultural institutions, who accused her of creating pessimistic and defeatist work that was far from the new social reality, she chose to retire and remain silent on the art scene for more than twenty-five years. In the text, a theater director tries to sell a project about Antonia to producers, biennials and theaters in Europe. The misunderstanding and ideological, cultural and commercial doubts that her idea generates are part of the plot of the work, along with the research that must be carried out to reconstruct the events and causes surrounding the artist’s alleged censorship and self-exile. Starring Zulema Clares, Ariel Texid, Rosalinda Rodriguez, Andy Barbosa and Guillermo Cabr. Direction, Carlos Celdrn. Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3, at 8:30 pm. Sunday, August 4, at 3 pm, at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center, 7930 SW 40 Street, Miami, 33155. Reservations at (305) 226-0030.
The jackpot
The presentations of the work have been successful The jackpotat the Trail Theatre, 3715 SW 8 St., Miami, 33134. With a script by Flavia Coste and a cast of outstanding actors, Susana Perez, Rachel Cruz, Yaniel Castillo and Yusnel Surez, under the direction of Yusnel Surez and Alberto Pujol, the comedy is surprising and very funny. The central theme is the role of money in our society. 100% of people who win the lottery collect their prize, but Richard is having doubts. How do you think his family will react? And what would you do if you won the Big Prize? Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3, at 8 pm. Reservations at (305) 443-1009.
In the same Artefactus
As a complement to the exhibition of Juan Carlos Mirabal’s photographs, musician Michael Gil Arango will join the evening to offer an intimate concert and share with the audience in an interactive dialogue. A multi-instrumentalist and composer, he has developed a career related to music for documentaries, theater, dance and multidisciplinary audiovisual projects. The musician has received notable recognition throughout his career. Friday, August 2, at 8:30 pm, at the Artefactus Cultural Center, 12302 SW 133 Ct., Miami, 33186. Free admission. More information at (786) 704-5715.
Circus in Miami
A blue circus tent stands on the former grounds of the Miami Herald at 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, 33132, in downtown Miami. This is the Vazquez brothers’ circus, which performs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. Saturdays, three shows, 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sundays at 12, 3 and 6 p.m. The circus is always an adventure, an opportunity for entertainment, fun and watching professionals defy gravity and face danger. More information at CircusVazquez.com. Performances through August 11.
Convention of Cubanness
On Saturday, August 3, the seventh edition of the Cubanness Convention will take place, convened by the Kaska Ego Foundation and its director, the writer Angel Velasquez Callejas. This time, the event will feature presentations, interventions and analysis by prominent figures in the cultural, political and social life of Miami, including Armando de Armas, Jose Prats Sariol, Agustin Laje, Denis Fortun, Ariel Perez Lazo, Ahmel Echevarra, Waldo Gonzalez and Manuel Sosa. It is worth noting that each of them will share their intellectual experience and present books from Exodus Editions. The meeting will be moderated by Erwin Dorado. The convention will have as its central theme a debate on the subject of Cubanness. Totalitarianism, cultural Castroism and post-communism in CubaThe meeting is held in the conference room at the ALOFT hotel in Coral Gables, 2524 South Le Jeune Road, Coral Gables, 33134.
Alicia Lives in Miami
A version of the famous novel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, has been performed by Adyel Quintero and Lilliam Vega, to give way to Alicia Lives in Miami?, a bilingual theater show focused on children. Starring Rachel Cruz, Kirenia Vega, Luis Nalerio, Yusan Mulet and Fanny Tachin. Performances Saturday 3 and Sunday 4, at 11 am, at the Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3 Street, Miami, 33135. Tickets at Eventbrite.com.
Contemporary Gala
The second contemporary gala of the Miami International Ballet Festival (IBFM), founded by choreographer Pedro Pablo Pea and with Eriberto Jimenez as artistic director, will be held on Saturday, August 3, at 8 p.m., at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St., Cutler Bay, 33189. Once again, a series of dancers from Colombia, France, Italy, and the world will perform contemporary pieces full of color, light, and elegance. Tickets on the website www.internationalballetfestival.com
Book presentation
The Cuatrogatos Foundation and Artefactus Cultural Center invite you to the presentation of the book of detective stories Cadaverinaby Cuban writer Nelson Llanes, published in Spain by the publishing house Crculo Rojo. Conceived as a musical piece, the stories included in this title are the pretext for a group of criminals to expose their particular vision of crime. The concatenation of the stories and their operatic structure make it an experimental book. Presentation words by the writer Rolando Jorge. Saturday, August 3, at 8:30 pm, at the Artefactus Theater, 12302 SW 133 Ct., Miami, 33186. Free admission. More information at (786) 704-5715.
Woman of all
Written, acted and directed by Reina Ivis Canosa, the play is presented at the Trail Theater, 3715 SW 8 St., Miami, 33134. Sorrow or the woman of all: Van Gogh and Sien, love and madness. A feminist text inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings and dedicated to his partner Sien Hoornik. The work explores the complex life of a woman in an oppressive social context, says the note that adds: Sien, a woman without rights or autonomy, is forced to navigate between survival and morality. Her escape with the writer Emile Sola and her eventual return home confront her with her guilt, reproaches and the longed-for reconciliation. Saturday, August 3, at 8 pm. Reservations at (305) 443-1009.
Ballet weekend
To conclude the weekend of contemporary dance at the 29th edition of IBFM, Miami’s most important dance event during the summer, local and international dancers will take the stage in the third and final day dedicated to the most modern and daring choreographies, on Sunday 4th, at 5 pm, at the Amaturo Theater Broward Center, 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, 33312, taking the festival beyond the Miami metropolitan area. Details and tickets on the website www.internationalballetfestival.com
In Alfaros
The singer Sonia Corp will be celebrating her birthday with the concert Celebrating lifewhich will be held at the Alfaros Center, in the heart of Little Havana. The concert and personal party will feature the musical direction of composer, arranger and singer Lázaro Horta. Sunday, August 4, at 7 pm. Alfaros,
1604 SW 8 Street, Miami, 33135. Reservations at (305) 643-2151.
Intimate enemies
The work continues Intimate enemiesby Sergio Marcos and Martin Guerra, starring Beatriz Valdes, Irela Bravo, Marisol Correa and Susana Perez, and directed by Yusnel Surez. The meeting between four lifelong friends will become a roller coaster of emotions when incredible secrets that they keep begin to be revealed. A game of discovery in which love, sex, friendship, family, loyalty and betrayal will be discussed and where humor, irony, drama, suspense and nostalgia for youth will make the spectator emotional at all times. An exquisitely funny comedy, masterfully performed by four of the greatest actresses of the Miami theater scene. These attractive words promote this piece that will be presented on Sunday, August 4, at 5 pm. Trail Theater, 3715 SW 8 St., Miami, 33134. Reservations at (305) 443-1009.
Movie The Truce
The Miami Book Fair, the North American Academy of the Spanish Language and the consulates of Argentina and Uruguay in Miami invite the public to the screening of the film Truce The film is directed by Sergio Renn, based on the film of the same name by Mario Benedetti. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film and at one point was recognized as the eighth best Argentine film of all time. The promotional note states: Martin Santom, a widower with three children, begins to record in a personal diary the daily and dull life of the office where he works and the tensions of his family life. One day, on the verge of retirement, young Laura Avellaneda bursts into his life, and Martin discovers that he is still alive. The screening will take place on Thursday, August 8, at 7 pm, at the Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, 33135. Welcome remarks by actress and journalist Adriana Bianco.