is Florida's premier center of excellence in the visual and performing arts.
As a conservatory, NWSA develops talented students in the areas of dance,
music, theater and visual arts from the ninth grade in high school through
a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Music college degree.
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NWSA COLLEGE JUNIOR WINS TOP PLACE IN NATIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH COACH | |
Emily Leon, New World School of the Arts college junior in the visual arts division, with emphasis in Art & Technology, was one of ten Finalists to participate in the prestigious WindowsWear Mentorship Program 2023 with world-recognized brands Coach and Kate Spade. Along with another student, Emily won 1st place in the Coach collection. “I was so proud that Emily, representing New World School of the Arts, was announced as the first-place winner for Coach!” expressed NWSA Art & Technology professor, Alisa Pitchenik Charles. Emily will be spending the summer working with the mentorship team in New York City while she will also be able to receive college internship credit for this life-changing opportunity.”
“My journey at New World School of the Arts has been one of evolution. Being an Art & Tech student has given me so many opportunities as an artist to experiment with different digital media, such as video, game art, typography, and even 3D computer graphics!” - Emily Leon, BFA 2024.
About Emily Leon's WindowsWear Mentorship Program Recognition
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NWSA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARDS | |
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New World School of the Arts music high school student, Andre Perlman, received multiple awards in the 46th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards this month under the guidance of NWSA Associate Professor Jazz Studies Jim Gasior. Andre, a senior at NWSA whose instrument of choice is the trombone, won in the categories of Jazz Soloist and Small Jazz Combo. Moreover, he is the only Jazz Soloist to win internationally on all instruments! In addition to this prestigious recognition, Andre has also been selected to be part of an all-star high school jazz quintet to visit Arkansas Public Schools as part the national peer-to-peer jazz education initiative later this month. Andre, along with his fellow musicians, were selected from around the nation to participate in the Arkansas week-long tour and hail from the states of Florida, California, New Jersey, and Maryland.
About Andre Perlman's Downbeat Student Music Awards
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365 DAYS / 365 PLAYS
May 11, 12, 13; 7:30 PM
May 14; 2 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, Miami
General admission $12; Students and seniors $5
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Eighteen NWSA high school theatre students take to the stage in the season’s final show 365 Days / 365 Plays, directed by NWSA alum Luis Roberto Herrera. The director curated a selection of a month's worth of the collection as a full-length evening of ensemble-based theatre. “This show is more than just a play, it’s something of an experience. Not only have I had to work as director, but also as playwright in piecing the performance together by working with the cast and creative team to build this evening of theatre. It’s been hard, and I think the ride can be worth it,” said Herrera.
On November 13, 2002, the incomparable Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play every day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The result is an extraordinary testament to artistic commitment. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power, is a complete work by an artist responding to her world, each day. Parks is one of the American theatre’s most wily and innovative writers, and her "stark but poetic language and fiercely idiosyncratic images transform her work into something haunting and marvelous." (Time Magazine).
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HIGH SCHOOL SPRING DANCE CONCERT
May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20; 7 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, Miami
General admission $15; Students and seniors $5
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The 2023 High School Spring Concert features NWSA's talented high school dancers performing new works by six professional choreographers. The program includes premieres of Gentry George's delightful and theatrical work, "Blue Skies," which is an homage to the life and work of Josephine Baker and features her timeless music and period costumes; Lara Murphy's powerful contemporary ballet, "BeMused" set for the dancers en pointe to the driving music of English rock artist Matt Bellamy (Muse); and Rebecca Sanchez's work, "DRENGR," set to the music of Drakkar by Amoebacrew and Cry of a Lady by the Kronos Quartet. Guest artist Marcus Jarrell Willis, former dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company and currently Resident Choreographer for Ballet Cymru in Newport, Wales UK, created a new work for a cast of twelve selected NWSA dancers entitled "23:59," which evokes the urgency of the eleventh hour, and is set to Recomposed by renowned composer Max Richter and is a remix of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (Spring 1). Peter London has created a new work, "Love Is What It Is," which centers a chorus of dancers around a lush central duet; and NWSA faculty member, Jeffrey Lloyd Smith premieres his new work, "Tear Away," for fourteen dancers. | |
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BRAZILIAN MUSIC INSTITUTE
May 19; 7:30 PM
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Auditorium
300 NE 2 Avenue, Room 1261, Miami
Free and open to the public
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The New World School of the Arts Wind Ensemble will present the closing concert as part of the five-day 2023 Brazilian Music Institute. The wind ensemble's performance will feature four transcriptions of traditional Brazilian music, featuring singers, trumpet soloists, and guitarists. The performance will conclude with the South Florida premiere of Michele Fernandez’s "Unidad en Ritmo," a brilliant homage to the collaborative efforts of Afro-Latin Jazz music and the unity of its rhythm. | |
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PRELUDE 3: SENIOR VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE
May 19 – June 2
Opening Reception: May 19; 5 PM – 7 PM
New World Gallery
25 NE 2 Street, Miami
Free and open to the public
| Featuring artwork by 28 senior high school students from New World School of the Arts, Prelude 3, curated by Pamela “Zee” Lopez Del Carmen, offers a range of explorations from social commentary to investigations of home, memory, and gender roles. Prelude 3 is the culminating exhibition of the 2023 cohort of artists and will include mixed media, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and performance. | |
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HIGH SCHOOL DANCE SENIOR SHOWCASE
May 25; 2 PM & 7 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, Miami
General admission $5 (for 7 PM performance only)
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This year's NWSA High School Senior Showcase presents works by the talented graduating Seniors, who will be performing a program of their own outstanding choreography, mentored by the NWSA dance faculty. These students have created a moving program showcasing their skilled dancing and fresh choreographic voices. Among the works to be presented are YoungArts Choreography finalist, Yuniel Betancourt's premieres, "Let Me In," for twelve dancers, and his new duet, "Embrasse Moi, Quand Tu Voudras," featuring the dancing of Miranda Carnase and Larissa Souki; Sophia Hernandez-Yaya and Jaziah Lumpkin's collaboratively-choreographed work, "Reflections," which they also perform; "Per Ora Il Sole Tramonta - For Now the Sun Sets," co-choreographed and performed by Stephanie Bell and Gabriela Guedes and set to Imagine by Yoko Ono and By Night by Hushed; as well as works by Aviva Harris, Jeanne Jimenez, Kristin Vital, John Mobley, Jazlyn Valdes, Ashley Moore, Leah Santamaria, and Sara Frontino. Punctuated by video reminiscences of their four years at NWSA, the program is one which culminates the year for these outstanding dancer/choreographers. | |
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HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES CONCERT
June 1; 7 PM
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Chapman Conference Center
245 NE 4 Street, Room 3210, Miami
General admission $10; Students and seniors $5
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The High School Instrumental Ensemble Concert will feature the Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Brent Mounger, as well as the Camerata String Ensemble and the High School Philharmonia, under the direction of Dr. Hyunjee Chung.
The program will feature Frank Ticheli’s "Angels in the Architecture;" David Gillingham’s "Concerto for Piano, Percussion and Wind Orchestra," featuring piano faculty, Ciro Fodere; and a South Florida premiere by composer Andrew Boss entitled, "Chloe." Also performed on the program will be Benjamin Britten’s "Simple Symphony," that was intended for a chamber orchestra and the inspiration for the piece came from his desire to write music that was simple and accessible to a wider audience, while still retaining artistic qualities. Written in four movements, each with its own unique character and mood, it is a delightful piece of music known for its simple yet elegant melodies. Witold Lutoslawski's "Little Suite," performed by the High School Philharmonia, is a charming and whimsical composition comprised of short movements that include dance movements and lullaby, each showcasing Lutoslawski's playful and innovative musical style.
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NWSA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023 GRADUATION!
June 6; 7 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Knight Concert Hall
1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
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THREE GREAT PARTNERS. ONE GREAT CONSERVATORY
New World School of the Arts was created by the Florida Legislature as a Center of Excellence in the visual and the performing arts. An educational partnership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College and the University of Florida.
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