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Artist Sean Cavanaugh revels in the mundane. Specifically, trees—which for so many of us are merely background noise— are a source of endless fasciation for the artist. Through his meticulously detailed work, Cavanaugh explores richly textured tapestries of bark, lichens, and fungus, each different but all embodying a universe unto themselves. He does so through subtle watercolors, which, while naturalistic, never lose … +

Artist Christie van der Haak is wrapping The Wolfsonian’s iconic facade and lobby with her signature tapestry and batik-inspired patterns, The Hague-based contemporary artist creates a striking encounter with contemporary Dutch design. Paired with nightly projections, van der Haak’s project brings the legacy of Dutch design pioneers into full public view for Miami Art Week 2016 and beyond Originally a painter, Van … +

Nina Johnson exhibits I Was Going to Call It Your Name But You Didn’t Let Me, Awol Erizku’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Presenting a group of 20 paintings alongside a conceptual sound collage of music and sonic ephemera. Accompanying these works is a mix of pop songs and sound bites from a variety of media. This shifting composition teases out … +

The Bass presents first solo exhibition of artist Ugo Rondinone in United States. Featuring monumental installations that span three decades of the artist’s practice, from the late 1990s to the present, these installations go around the sensation of circularity, entropy, passivity and dreaminess. Ugo Rondinone (b. 1964, Switzerland) is a mixed-media artist who lives and works in New York. Recent solo shows … +

As a self-described nomad, Tayou’s practice is keystoned by organic and collaboratively formed installations and interventions. His works are directly reliant on his immediate local and recent travels. In this occasion site-specific work called Welcome Wall, composed of 75 animated LED signs, reading “welcome” is a wide array of languages. For his exhibition, Tayou creates an organic and collaboratively formed intervention with … +

During the period 1890–1940, the Netherlands built a reputation—which it still holds today—as a center for innovative design. Modern Dutch Design draws from The Wolfsonian’s extensive collection of Dutch furniture, decorative arts, design drawings, posters and bookbindings, in order to examine the evolution of design in the Netherlands during these decades. The exhibition focuses on how Dutch designers, architects, and artists responded … +

Toda percepción. . . is a retrospective look from the viewpoint of contemporary issues of art, culture, politics and economics. Including 39 artists from Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection the show is curated by Eugenio Valdés Figueroa & Katrin Steffen. It seeks to reflect on the successive reconfigurations of the art map in the last few decades, from Paris to New York, from Venice … +

One Day on Success Street is the first American museum presentation dedicated to the renowned German artist Thomas Bayrle. It traces Bayrle’s exploration of the complex impact of technology on humans and their environments over the course of his nearly 50-year career and across a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, video, collage, and installation. Featuring some 75 works from 1960s through … +

In celebration of our 75th continuous year of bringing the finest opera to South Florida we have designed a season with something for everyone. Each of the operas will resonate with one our various communities. Before Night Falls, based on the autobiography of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, will be the fourth installment in our Made for Miami series. Composer Jorge Martín is … +

The Waterfront Playhouse Gala presents “Rock around the clock shock hop gala”. This is a one-night-only event to dance away the night. It will include a best costume contest where poodle skirts and leather jackets are more than welcome. The night also features food by the Key West Iron Chefs, open bar, great music, and a silent auction, plus an Art Bike … +

Directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (No, The Club), Jackie is a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman). Jackie places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity … +

Winter Magic Showdown 2016 hosts a special full-evening show of close-up and parlor magic featuring magicians from The House of Flying Cards blending their acts together into one unified jam-session of magic. Venue Gizzi’s Coffeehouse 2275 S. Federal Highway #380 Delray Beach, FL The House of Flying Cards 954.608.9144 www.thehouseofflyingcards.com

An American in Paris is the new Tony Award-winning musical about an American soldier, a mysterious French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war. Acclaimed director/choreographer and 2015 Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon brings the magic and romance of Paris into the perfect harmony with songs from George and Ira Gershwin in … +

Set in Madrid during the Bourbon Restoration, Luisa Fernanda contains some of the most inspired numbers of Spanish lyrical genre, with enormous popularity since its premiere at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid on March 26, 1932. The assembly has been co-produced with the Washington opera, and has a magnificent cast of performers led by Plácido Domingo. Recorded live at Teatro Real de … +

Narrated by Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley, The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. This documentary film by Otto … +

The Roots, the legendary Grammy Award-winning hip-hop crew and arguably the hardest working musicians in popular culture, continue to break the mold 25 years after the band was founded. The brainchild of childhood friends Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, The Roots began their career playing bucket drums and freestyling on the street. Their impressive career has now evolved to … +

Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert by The Strauss Symphony of America, includes a new program featuring Strauss waltzes and sweeping melodies from operettas that will be performed by a full orchestra, acclaimed European singers, and ballet and ballroom dancers. Co-produced by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Attila Glatz Concert Productions, it features Christoph Campestrini as conductor (Vienna); … +

Join in the tradition of millions worldwide with “Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert”! More celebratory than a glass of champagne, this elegant concert is a delight for the eyes and the ears. A stunning new program featuring Strauss waltzes and sweeping melodies from Die Fiedermaus and Merry Widow will be performed by a full orchestra, acclaimed European singers, ballet dancers, and … +

From the concert series Journey Through Sound this festive evening of klezmer will feature the Amernet Quartet and clarinetist, Alexander Fiterstein, founder of The Zimro Project, a unique ensemble dedicated to incorporating Jewish art music into chamber music programs. The Klassically Klezmer will feature members of the Amernet String Quartet (FIU’s Ensemble-In-Residence), Cantor David Muchnik of Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, FIU jazz … +

Ritmo Jondo is a flamenco-inspired classic created in 1953 by José Limón Dance Company. This piece sets up a counterpoint of masculinity and femininity that has had significant impact on modern dance and has powerful contemporary meaning. Along with Ritmo Jondo, two original pieces choreographed by Dance NOW! Co-Directors Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten will be on the program. Dance NOW! Miami, … +

The final work of legendary director Stanley Kubrick, who died within a week of completing the edit, stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, at the time Hollywood’s most bankable celebrity couple, and was shot on a open-ended schedule (finally totaling over 400 days), with closed sets in London standing in for New York City. Cruise and Kidman play William and Alice Harford, … +