Momentum Dance Company performs water ballet in the pools of the National Hotel in Miami Beach tonight. Florida has a rich history of water performances. Listen to Alicia Zuckerman's story here and see pictures and videos of aquatic spectacles from around Florida.
Ruth Greenfield is a former music teacher and still a maverick. In the segregated 1950s and 60s, she ran a Miami music school that included students and teachers from all racial backgrounds--even if she had to teach in a Masonic lodge or in a funeral home. Listen to her story here.
Alicia Zuckerman interviews Robert Battle, the new artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Battle grew up Liberty City and he remembers being inspired when he first saw the legendary dance company perform at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Listen to the interview here.
Here's a chance to win up to $500 in just 17 syllables. Submit a haiku about arts funding in Miami, and you could walk away with some funding yourself.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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