Flamenco Dynasties, Then and Now.

16 Saturday May 2015

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Working in a traditional genre like flamenco and creating a personal path while dealing with history is hard enough for any artist. But if you are José Enrique Morente, 25, and are a budding cantaor, son of the late, great flamenco singer Enrique Morente and the younger brother of flamenco superstar singer Estrella Morente; or you are guitarist Juan Habichuela Nieto, 25, and you happen to be the grandson of master flamenco guitarist Juan Carmona, better know as Juan Habichuela — then the weight of expectations can easily become unbearable.

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Shakespeare, outside the box and under the stars

15 Friday May 2015

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As much a block party on a mild May evening in Miami as a reinterpretation of classic Shakespeare, the performance of “Romeo & Juliet Outside the Box” on the plaza of the YoungArts’ Biscayne Boulevard campus Friday delivered what its creators, playwright, actor and director Tarell Alvin McCraney and filmmaker Andrew Hevia had promised: an experience.

Theater purists may scoff at the idea at their own peril.

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Omar Sosa and the sound of home

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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In a career spanning more than 20 years and two dozen recordings, Cuban pianist and composer Omar Sosa has methodically constructed a distinctive style. It draws from many sources, including Impressionist composers such as Ravel and Debussy, Cuban pianist Rubén González — an old master who found international fame late in life with the Buena Vista Social Club — and jazz icon Thelonious Monk.

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