A rare opportunity to hear from pioneering glass artist Tom Patti as he traces more than five decades of creative evolution, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the curiosity that has shaped his groundbreaking career.
Titanic welcomes the Anthony Invino Big Band, an 18-piece ensemble of students and professors from the UM Frost School of Music for a special live recorded performance you don't want to miss.
A virtual discussion from the Cuban Heritage Collection explores Afro-Cuban history through new research by María Elena Díaz and Raquel Alicia Otheguy.
Five Senses of Guatemala is a one-evening cultural program featuring live marimba, Guatemalan food and drink tastings, visual projections, and a focus on the country's Holy Week traditions. The event connects to the Museum's current exhibition on the sawdust carpet tradition from La Antigua Guatemala, one of Coral Gables' Sister Cities.
The Frost Jazz Orchestra performs original centennial compositions at Gusman Hall in its fourth annual live album recording, directed by Dr. John Daversa. The program features works written by ensemble members in honor of the University of Miami and Frost School of Music's 100th anniversary.
A Life Illuminated is a documentary following marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder as she descends 3,300 feet into the ocean to document deep-sea bioluminescence. Directed by Tasha Van Zandt and an official Toronto International Film Festival selection, the screening includes a conversation moderated by documentary programmer Thom Powers.
When 19-year-old Zac Brettler fell from the balcony of a London luxury apartment into the Thames, police were quick to call it a suicide. His parents were not so sure. In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe traces what Zac was really doing in the months before his death, a secret life built around a false identity as the son of a Russian billionaire, and what that story reveals about a city swimming in money that few want to look at too closely.
Ensemble Ibis, conducted by Shawn Crouch, presents the world premiere of When Wood and Metal Become Alive, a concerto for Sinfonietta by composer Mark Winges, alongside a program of contemporary works.
Seraphic Fire brings Venice to you. Modeled on the polychoral performances that echoed through the Basilica of San Marco, this season-closing concert surrounds the audience with voices and period instruments from every direction. Conductor Patrick Dupre Quigley and the full forces of Seraphic Fire perform Monteverdi and more in an experience that is as immersive as it is rare.
TheyDream is an autobiographical documentary by William D. Caballero blending 2D and 3D animation, vérité footage, and archival material to trace his family's history in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The screening is followed by a conversation with the filmmakers moderated by documentary programmer Thom Powers.