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Luiz Silva at Miami City Ballet

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LUIZ SILVA grew up in a small town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started dancing at age 15 at Escola de Dança Fundação Porto Real under the direction of Maria Angélica Costa. He officially joined Miami City Ballet as a corps de ballet dancer in 2016.

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Michel Hausmann: Founding Artistic Director, Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre

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MICHEL HAUSMANN is a Venezuelan-born theater director, producer, and writer. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of MIAMI NEW DRAMA, the resident company and operator of the historic COLONY THEATRE on Miami Beach. Hausmann is the book writer and director of “The Golem Of Havana.”

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Silvia Karman Cubiñá
It’s All About The Bass.

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In 2009, The Bass experienced another wave of institutional growth as it consolidated its governance in a 501c3 non-profit corporation, hired a new director, Silvia Karman Cubiñá, and developed a new board. The museum re-focused its mission and programming to reflect the new development of Miami Beach as an art destination, catering to the evolving and diverse nature of Miami Beach residents and tourists.

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Artist Romero Britto: A Miami Success Story

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ROMERO BRITTO was born in Recife, Brazil in 1963. Growing up with his seven siblings in a poor community, he painted images on scraps of cardboard and newspaper. In 1988, Britto moved to Miami and emerged as an international artist. His work ranges from portraits of the British Royal Family to images on bottles of Absolut vodka. He dedicates a lot of his time and talent to international organizations such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the American Red Cross, and Best Buddies International.

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Michele Oka Doner: A Woman of Nature

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MICHELE OKA DONER is an internationally renowned artist whose career spans four decades.  The breadth of her artistic production encompasses sculpture, furniture, jewelry, public art, functional objects, video, as well as costume and set design.  Whether large scale architectural objects or intimately scaled objects, Oka Doner’s work is fueled by a lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world, from which she derives her formal vocabulary.

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