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MDC Live Arts To Showcase Black Queen

September 14, 2018 Sophia Cruz-Peraza Wolfson Campus, MDC Live Arts, Theater, Play

MDC Live Arts will open its 2018-19 season with Black Queen in the Live Arts Lab in building 1 at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. Black Queen tells the story of medieval queen Barbora of Celje through medieval melodies,… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Amir ElSaffer playing the trumpet.

Briefing

MDC Live Arts Presents Iraqi-American Trumpet Player Amir ElSaffar

February 23, 2018 Paola Fernandez Music, MDC Live Arts, Jazz, Muslim

MDC Live Arts along with the Rhythm Foundation will host trumpet player Amir ElSaffar and jazz ensemble Two Rivers at North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., on March 3 at 8 p.m. ElSaffar’s work combines Middle Eastern and American jazz. He has also been awarded the Doris Duke Performing… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Living Together Series To Present Teatro Ojo

February 23, 2018 Alexandra Vargas Wolfson Campus, MOAD, MDC Live Arts, Theater

MDC Live Arts Lab will present Disorganizing Mimesis by Teatro Ojo, a Mexican performance company, on March 10 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., in the MDC Live Arts Lab. During the performance, Teatro Ojo will use historical events to showcase Mexican… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Live Arts Presents What the Day Owes To The Night

January 26, 2018 Alexandra Vargas Dance, MDC Live Arts, Olympia Theater

MDC Live Arts will showcase What the Day Owes To The Night at the Olympia Theater, 174 E Flagler St, on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. The production is an all-male dance performance showcasing the choreographer Herve Koubi’s Algerian roots. It combines capoeira, martial arts, urban and contemporary dances.… Read the rest at our website.

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Sahba Motallebi To Perform For MDC Live Arts

January 12, 2018 Julie OHare MDC Live Arts, culture, Muslim

Iranian musician and songwriter Sahba Motallebi will perform on Jan 27 at 8 p.m. at the North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave. She will be accompanied by Persian percussionist Nagmeh Farahmand. Motallebi plays the tar and sitar. She has been selected as Best Tar Player at the Iranian Music… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Live Arts To Present Interactive Performances By Tania El Khoury

November 24, 2017 Claudia Hernandez MDC Live Arts, performance

MDC Live Arts is hosting several performances by artist Tania El Khoury: Gardens Speak will take place at the Gleason Room at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., and As Far As My Fingertips Take Me will be at the Clinton Room at New World Symphony, 500 17… Read the rest at our website.

The National Arab Orchestra performing on stage.

News

Free Performing Arts Tickets Waiting For You

November 10, 2017 Justin Marcano MDC Live Arts

MDC Live Arts is offering free admission to Miami Dade College students for their 2017-2018 season. This will be the first time MDC Live Arts is offering free tickets to MDC students; previously, student tickets were available at a discount rate of $10. “We have always strived to make… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Live Arts Starts Season With Pakistani Jazz Group Sachal Ensemble

October 27, 2017 Justin Marcano Olympia Theater, Music, MDC Live Arts

Miami Dade College Live Arts will open its 2017-18 season with The Sachal Ensemble: Song of Lahore on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m at Olympia Theater, 174 E. Flagler St. The Pakistani ensemble performs self-reorchestrated iconic jazz standards and folk music using traditional instruments. Founded in the 1970s, The… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

MDC Live Arts Awarded Grant To Promote Muslim Understanding

April 13, 2017 Justin Marcano MDC Live Arts, grant

On March 29 MDC Live Arts was awarded the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts (DDFIA)’s Building Bridges Grant, which supports national efforts to advance relationships, increase understanding and reduce bias between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. MDC Live Arts will receive $160,000 for Ojalá/Inshallah: Wishes from the Muslim World,… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Live Arts Looks For Student Actors

March 17, 2017 Alexandra Santiesteban MDC Live Arts

The Live Arts Lab is accepting video auditions for its original production, Trigger. Open to all students regardless of previous experience, to submit an audition, applicants must film themselves singing an eight-bar maximum accapella or rap song of their choosing and send it to mdclivearts@mdc.edu before April 1. Trigger… Read the rest at our website.

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