Koubek Center

Miami Film Festival
2023-11-03 19:30 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Centerpiece: Society of the Snow
Based on a True Story

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes. The few passengers who survive the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments.
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J. A. Bayona is a Spanish film director best know for The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), A Monster Calls (2016), and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
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Miami Film Festival
2023-11-02 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Opening Night: Radical + Party
Based on a True Story

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius. Based on a true story.
After the screening, celebrate the Day of the Dead the GEMS way with an array of delicacies and libations to the lively sounds of mariachi.
Tickets include complimentary beer, wine and bites at the Koubek Mansion and Garden.
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Christopher Zalla is an American film writer and director. Mr. Zalla previously directed the television movie BEAUTIFUL & TWISTED, a Sony/Lifetime production starring Rob Lowe, Paz Vega, and Candice Bergen. Mr. Zalla’s television directing credits include LAW AND ORDER, LAW AND ORDER: SVU, and LAW AND ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT.
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Kanay - Apuntes Americanos
2023-10-28 20:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
In her new work Apuntes Americanos-Kanay, Roxana Barba investigates the ancestral Peruvian cosmovision, the cyclical character of time, and the European campaigns of cultural extraction in Peru. To reinterpret an archaeological excavation, the performers travel through time cleaning the material remains of an ancient civilization. This multi-sensory performance suggests a ritual of decolonization and transformation, comparing journeys to virtual landscapes, narrated in Quechua, with digitized travel books by 19th-century French explorers.
Apuntes Americanos-Kanay es el nuevo trabajo de Roxana Barba, donde investiga la cosmovisión ancestral Peruana y el tiempo cíclico, así como las campañas europeas de extracción cultural en el Perú. A modo de reinterpretar una excavación arqueológica, los performers viajan a través del tiempo para limpiar de arena los restos materiales de una civilización ancestral.
Este performance multi-sensorial emerge como un ritual de decolonización y transformación, contrastando viajes a través de paisajes virtuales narrados en Quechua, con libros de viajes digitalizados de exploradores franceses del siglo XIX.

Kanay - Apuntes Americanos
2023-10-27 20:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
In her new work Apuntes Americanos-Kanay, Roxana Barba investigates the ancestral Peruvian cosmovision, the cyclical character of time, and the European campaigns of cultural extraction in Peru. To reinterpret an archaeological excavation, the performers travel through time cleaning the material remains of an ancient civilization. This multi-sensory performance suggests a ritual of decolonization and transformation, comparing journeys to virtual landscapes, narrated in Quechua, with digitized travel books by 19th-century French explorers.
“Dr. Carol Damian, Curator of MDC’s Kislak Center, introduces the performance with a brief talk about the pre-Hispanic context, illustrated by some of the compelling objects in the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation.”
Apuntes Americanos-Kanay es el nuevo trabajo de Roxana Barba, donde investiga la cosmovisión ancestral Peruana y el tiempo cíclico, así como las campañas europeas de extracción cultural en el Perú. A modo de reinterpretar una excavación arqueológica, los performers viajan a través del tiempo para limpiar de arena los restos materiales de una civilización ancestral.
Este performance multi-sensorial emerge como un ritual de decolonización y transformación, contrastando viajes a través de paisajes virtuales narrados en Quechua, con libros de viajes digitalizados de exploradores franceses del siglo XIX.
“La Dra. Carol Damian, Curadora del Centro Kislak de MDC, introduce la actuación con una breve charla sobre el contexto prehispánico, ilustrado por algunos de los objetos fascinantes en la Colección Jay I. Kislak de las Américas Antiguas, Exploración y Navegación.”

Baila Little Havana Con Marisol Blanco - Intermediate -
2023-09-01 19:00 - 2023-12-31 20:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Dancer and Master Instructor Marisol Blanco offers a weekly Afro-Cuban dance class that spans the history, songs, steps, beats, passion, mysticism, and intensity of Cuban folklore and culture. The course includes traditional ballroom dances such as the danzón, mambo, cha cha chá, pilón, mozambique, son and the casino. Marisol will also teach dances of the Afro-Cuban heritage such as rumba (in its various expressions: yambú, guaguancó and columbia); and of various ethnicities and African traditions including Yoruba (from the Orichas), Aará (Fodunes), Bantú (Mpungos) and also Haitian (Loaces).

SUPERPASITO - (Careless Whispers)
2023-07-21 20:30 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El aclamado Festival Internacional de Teatro Hispano (FITH) de Miami, presentado por Teatro Avante, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami-Dade County Auditorium y Koubek Center, celebrará su trigésima séptima edición con la participación de distinguidas compañías de teatro de América Latina, España y Estados Unidos.
ESPACIO ESCÉNICA, Bogotá DC, COLOMBIA
SUPERPASITO – (Careless Whispers)
Escrita y dirigida por / Written & Directed by Julio Escallón
Fri. & Sat. July 21 & 22 – 8:30 PM / Sun. July 23 – 5:00 PM
Una pareja habita en un lugar donde el susurro es la norma. Existe un peligro inminente y fatal al subir la voz. ¿Podrán coexistir bajo ese pasito régimen? ¿Se atreverán a romper con las reglas de su entorno? ¿Qué puede revelar cada riesgo y cada transgresión? Se enfrentarán a esas preguntas entre la vida y la muerte, entre el amor y el hastío, entre el silencio y la voz.
A couple lives in a place where whispering is the norm. There is an imminent and lethal danger of raising one’s voice. Will the couple coexist under the rule of the whisper regime? Will they dare to break the laws of their environment? What will each risk and each transgression reveal? The couple will face those questions between life and death, between love and boredom, between their silence and voice.

UNA - (One)
2023-07-14 20:30 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El aclamado Festival Internacional de Teatro Hispano (FITH) de Miami, presentado por Teatro Avante, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami-Dade County Auditorium y Koubek Center, celebrará su trigésima séptima edición con la participación de distinguidas compañías de teatro de América Latina, España y Estados Unidos.
PERBACCO, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
UNA – (One)
de / by Miriam Odorico & Giampaolo Samà
Dirigida por / Directed by Giampaolo Samà
Fri. July 14 – 8:30 PM / Sat. July 15 – 6:00 PM
Versión libre de “Uno, ninguno y cien mil”, novela sobre la descomposición de la personalidad. La constatación de un detalle físico insignificante se transforma en un evento único y perturbador para analizar las dudas de la existencia. ¿Quién soy? ¿Cómo nos ven los demás? ¿Cuántos personajes somos? Abandonar las cien mil máscaras para ponerse UNA.
The free version of “One, None and One Hundred Thousand” is a novel about personality breakdown. The corroboration of an insignificant physical detail transforms into a unique and disturbing event to analyze our doubts about existence. Who am I? How do others see us? How many characters are we? Abandoning one hundred thousand masks to wear just ONE.

OH, UH, AH, EI! Tierra – Aire – Fuego – Agua - (OH, UH, AH, EI! Earth – Air – Fire – Water)
2023-07-08 11:00 - 12:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El aclamado Festival Internacional de Teatro Hispano (FITH) de Miami, presentado por Teatro Avante, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami-Dade County Auditorium y Koubek Center, celebrará su trigésima séptima edición con la participación de distinguidas compañías de teatro de América Latina, España y Estados Unidos.
LʼAUTENTICA, Barcelona, ESPAÑA
OH, UH, AH, EI! Tierra – Aire – Fuego – Agua – (OH, UH, AH, EI! Earth – Air – Fire – Water)
Escrita y dirigida por / Written & Directed by Verónica Pallini
Sat. & Sun. July 8 & 9 – 11:00 AM
Instalación audiovisual recomendada para niños de 1 a 5 años. Es un viaje lúdico por los elementos de la naturaleza, de la mano de dos personajes curiosos, que exploran, hacen preguntas, se sorprenden e invitan a interactuar, adivinar y jugar hasta llevarnos a un espacio lleno de música, luces y sombras.
Audiovisual installation recommended for children 1 to 5 years of age. This is a ludic journey through the elements of nature, as children are guided by two curious characters who explore, ask questions, are surprised, and invite their audience to interact, guess and play until we get to a space filled with music, lights, and shadows.

Brooklyn-Cumaná
2023-06-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
American composer and accordionist Sam Reider and Venezuelan cuatro player Jorge Glem were born to different creative traditions, but each has found fertile common ground in the hothouse of cross-cultural collaboration. Glem, a founding member of the Latin Grammy Award-winning C4 Trio, first bonded with Reider over shared musical virtuosity and curiosity, leading the way to a unique repertoire of songs that fuses enduring South-American forms like merengue and joropo with U.S. folk roots and traditional jazz. The title of the duo’s LP, Brooklyn Cumaná, pays tribute to both of the players’ respective hometowns. The complex and beautiful fusion music of Glem and Reider’s ever-expanding vision takes center stage for this live performance premiere at the Atrium.
WHAT: Brooklyn-Cumaná in concert
WHEN: Saturday June 17 – 8 PM
WHERE: Koubek Center Theatre (2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, Fl 33135)
TICKETS: $20 online – $25 at the Door
Free Parking

El dia que cambió la vida del Sr Odio
2023-05-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El Sr. Odio es un personaje solitario, huraño y de muy mal carácter que, muy temprano en la mañana, se entera de que al apartamento que está justo al lado del suyo se mudará una nueva vecina. Esto lo altera tanto que decide oponerse a esa mudanza. Lo que no sabe es que la nueva vecina es la Sra Amor, un personaje completamente opuesto a él, lo cual lo empeora todo. Así, el Sr. Odio emprende un plan para atacar a su nueva vecina e impedir que se instale en ese apartamento. Lo que nuestro odioso personaje no sabe, es que todo lo que intentará hacer en contra de su vecina, retornará a él para cambiar su vida.
Una obra de teatro infantil en español.
Una producción de Hand2HandTeam & Open Door Productions

Jazz @ Koubek
2023-05-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Koubek Center at Miami Dade College presents Jazz @ Koubek, a three-day event featuring resident jazz creators and performers exploring some of the many accents of jazz in Miami. Brilliant musicianship and stories told in post-bop and Afro-Caribbean grooves, roots music, and funk. There is a world of jazz to discover at the Koubek Center, May 11-13.
Thursday 11th May 8pm Tal Cohen Trio
Brandon Goldberg Trio

Friday 12th May 8pm LaVie Trio
Ed Calle Quartet

Saturday 13th 8pm Lemon City Trio
Aaron Lebos Quartet

Baila Little Havana con Marisol Blanco - May 3
2023-05-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Dancer and Master Instructor Marisol Blanco offers a weekly Afro-Cuban dance class that spans the history, songs, steps, beats, passion, mysticism, and intensity of Cuban folklore and culture. The course includes traditional ballroom dances such as the danzón, mambo, cha cha chá, pilón, mozambique, son and the casino. Marisol will also teach dances of the Afro-Cuban heritage such as rumba (in its various expressions: yambú, guaguancó and columbia); and of various ethnicities and African traditions including Yoruba (from the Orichas), Aará (Fodunes), Bantú (Mpungos) and also Haitian (Loaces).
La bailarina y profesora de baile Marisol Blanco ofrece sus clases semanales de danza afrocubana que abarcan la historia, las canciones, los pasos, y la intensidad y la mística de la cultura y el folklore cubano. En su curso ella incluye danzas tradicionales de salón tales como el danzón, el mambo, el chá chá chá, el pilón, el mozambique, el son y el casino; pero también el baile típico del carnaval de la Habana: la conga. Marisol también enseña bailes de la herencia afrocubana tales como la rumba (en sus varias expresiones: yambú, guaguancó y columbia), y de varias etnias y tradiciones africanas incluyendo Yoruba (de los Orichas), Arará (Fodunes), Bantú (Mpungos) y también haitiana (Loaces).

The Inheritants Project - Afro Roots 2023
2023-04-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Spend Sunday afternoon breakdancing, building percussion instruments and learning how to play Afro Influenced music on Sekere, Ukulele, and Agogo. Then participate in a Community Jam Session, with your newfound skills and friends. The Inheritants Project is an ongoing Miami-based youth Afro-Indigenous music and dance program with community interactive stage events. Together, students and their teachers, proteges and their mentors, and children and their parents, perform together on a professional platform.
SCHEDULE:

2pm – 4 pm: Learn to build a Sekere by Pan African Arts
3pm – 4 pm: Learn to play the Ukulele by Afro-Mexican Fandango with Ameyal.
3pm – 4 pm: Learn to break dance with Luis “junior” Vitale.
4pm: Jam Session

ALL SUPPLIES AND INSTRUMENTS ARE PROVIDED
FAMILIES, FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR DRUMS AND PERCUSSIVE INSTRUMENTS FROM HOME FOR THIS JAM SESSION COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
*EACH CHILD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT * NO DROP-OFF SERVICE

Picnic de Libros - April 8, 2023
2023-04-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Picnic de Libros is a bilingual, family day program featuring storytelling, theatre, music, arts and crafts, dance, and picnic baskets full of books, for families to enjoy together. The event is free, and its main goal is to expose kids to the richness and variety of the cultural traditions in our diverse community. These gatherings will tickle children’s curiosity while using the power of stories to bring people together, promoting literacy, and nurturing the next generation of engaged world citizens. We want to encourage kids to read and develop a passion for books and literature. Culminating each day, we will serve a special picnic with blankets on the lawn and baskets full of books, in both Spanish and English. Picnic de Libros is produced by the Koubek Center and Fundacion Cuatrogatos.
Next Picnic will have the following activities:

A very special presentation of Haitian music performed by Inez Barlatier.
Creative Stage Productions returns with their amusing characters.
Bilingual stories with storytellers Marilyn Romero and Geraldine Townson.
An entertaining Spanish-language mini children’s theatre play performed by Teatro Doble.
Píntame, an interactive game with colors and brushes, by Venezuelan performers Lismar Marcano and Hanny Rivera from Books and Play.

Saturday April 8th from 2 to 5 PM
Koubek Center Garden (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, Fl, 33135)
Phone: 305-237-7750
Free Entrance and Parking

Frenesies
2023-03-20 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
L’Alliance Française and Koubek Center present Frénésies, a theatrical production of La Compagnie Tilawcis
Turned towards an organic incarnation whose common thread is the departure-return report from the native island, the territory of origin, Frénésies starts slowly with a misguided character “I had the ocean as far as the eye could see but I was without horizon”, sometimes candid: Thomas (twin in Aramaic). He meets his inverted double, free and without attachment, real or not, to the public to decide, Bilal (the name of the Patron saint of the muezzins, the one who sublimates reality by sacralizing it. It also represents water in Arab culture, the elusive, the intangible, the one who overflows, who flies, who engulfs), who will do it juggling disturbing and ecstatic situations during the course an unforgettable trip on American roads. Everything contributes to tighten the room towards a philosophical, mystical climax, an intimate ritual to reconnect with oneself, with one’s roots, thus becoming a new genre: an initiatory road-theatre.
In French with Spanish subtitles
March 20th @ 8PM
FREE TICKETS with RSVP
FREE PARKING

Tributo a Fania
2023-03-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Get ready to dance and sing along with the hits at the Tribute to Fania, presented by Koubek Center in its Little Havana Social Club program with Mimy Succar and the Mixtura Orchestra under the direction of two-time Latin GRAMMY Award-winning percussionist, producer, composer, and arranger Tony Succar, with the participation of musician, producer and DJ Mr. Pauer.

Koubek Center presenta FLAMENCO EN DOS ORILLAS
2023-03-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Koubek Center will bring an intimate and experimental Flamenco performance featuring the new generation of artists who are paving the way for a new way of understanding and seeing Flamenco. We present artists from Spain who can experiment in an intimate space and offer our audiences the same experience of an authentic tablao. Flamenco En Dos Orillas is an artistic residency featuring the unique collaboration between artists from Spain and local artists from Miami who will work together for a week to create a new work to be presented to the community as a public event. Internationally recognized award-winning Antonio Rey, one of the most representative figures of the current flamenco guitar scene will be joined by multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Munir Hossn and his rich mix between Brazil, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; one of the most sought out Cuban percussionist Vizcaino Jr; and Afro-Cuban lead vocalist of Celia Cruz All Stars Lenia Diaz to develop a new work that fuses the musical traditions of these three talented artists.
WHAT: FLAMENCO EN DOS ORILLAS
WHEN: Friday March 10th @ 8PM – Antonio Rey, Munir Hossn, Lenia Diaz and Vizcaino Jr
WHERE: Koubek Center’s Theatre 2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, Fl, 33135
TICKETS: $20 presale / $25 at the door
LINK TICKETS: https://www.squadup.com/events/flamenco-en-dos-orillas-koubek-center-antonio-rey-munir-hossn-lenia-diaz?legacy=0
FREE PARKING

As Miamense as Possible
2023-02-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
La iniciativa As Miamense as Possible fue ganadora del Knight Arts Challenge 2021 con el propósito de apoyar a dramaturgos LatinX menores de 40 años.
El programa se llevara a cabo durante el 17, 18, 24 y 25 de febrero e incluye un programa de tres estrenos teatrales y un simposio teórico co-presentado en parte con el Observatorio Teatral Hispano
CUÁNDO: Viernes 24 y sábado 25 de febrero a las 8:00 PM
QUÉ: “Al Amanecer”, de Vianca Collazo (en español e inglés con sobretítulos en ambos idiomas) Con la dirección de Vianca Collazo y la actuación de Chaveli Ponce y Phillip Santiago
Sinopsis: El vínculo que crece entre dos seres a través de la lenta pérdida de una matriarca. La historia dolorosa de ciertas heridas y su necesario perdón.
“Lo Siento mi Español es Tremendo Mal”, de Brandon Urrutia (en español e inglés con sobretítulos en ambos idiomas) Dirigido por Israel García y con la actuación de Brandon Urrutia

Sinopsis: Fe, familia y flan, tres elementos distintivos de la cultura hispana; pero, ¿puedes participar de ella si ni siquiera hablas la lengua? Descubre cómo Brandon, autor y actor de la pieza, desafía y resuelve la gran pregunta desde su español roto y su amor por los orígenes de su familia tras la muerte de la abuela.
Estas obras son breves — “Al Amanecer” dura 45 minutes; “Lo siento mi español es tremendo mal”, es de 20 minutos – y serán presentadas continuadamente con un breve entreacto de 10 minutos.

As Miamense as Possible
2023-02-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
La iniciativa As Miamense as Possible fue ganadora del Knight Arts Challenge 2021 con el propósito de apoyar a dramaturgos LatinX menores de 40 años.
El programa se llevara a cabo durante el 17, 18, 24 y 25 de febrero e incluye un programa de tres estrenos teatrales y un simposio teórico co-presentado en parte con el Observatorio Teatral Hispano
CUÁNDO: Viernes 17 y sábado 18 de febrero a las 8:00 PM
QUÉ: “Zizek en el Pantano”, de Lilianne Lugo con dirección de Boris Villar y la participación de Maribel Barrios, Gabriela Griffith, Jorge Hernández Lizaso y Orestes Pérez Estanquero.
Sinopsis: Alicia no sabe qué hacer con su madre, Pablo no sabe qué hacer para encontrar papeles, Elsa e Ismael no saben cómo envejecer en el exilio. Para todos ellos, Miami, el amor y la muerte son el gran pantano.
Sinopsis: Alicia no sabe qué hacer con su madre, Pablo no sabe qué hacer para encontrar papeles, Elsa e Ismael no saben cómo envejecer en el exilio. Para todos ellos, Miami, el amor y la muerte son el gran pantano.

Picnic de Libros - February 18, 2023
2023-02-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Picnic de Libros is a bilingual, family day program featuring storytelling, theatre, music, arts and crafts, dance, and picnic baskets full of books, free to keep. The event is free and its main goal is to expose kids to the richness and variety of the cultural traditions in our diverse community. These gatherings will tickle children’s curiosity while using the power of stories to bring people together, promoting literacy, and nurturing the next generation of engaged world citizens. We want to encourage kids to read and develop a passion for books and literature. Culminating each day, we will serve a special picnic with blankets on the lawn and baskets full of books, in both Spanish and English, to take home. Picnic de Libros is produced by the Koubek Center and Fundacion Cuatrogatos.

Little Havana Social Club – Tambores II
2023-01-28 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center presents the next Little Havana Social Club event, Tambores II. The second edition of the popular Tambores’s event that takes the audience on a journey through the Americas celebrating its African-rooted music and dance traditions, from the Caribbean to the birthplace of samba and capoeira. Featuring groups from Perú, Colombia, Bahamas, Brazil and Africa. Tambores celebrates the drumming tradition present in the Americas and the Caribbean, from one of its African sources through the different variants, shaped by geography, economics, religious beliefs and colonial history. Drums are the beating heart of music created to dance, celebrate, and speak to the heavens.
Hosted by multi-disciplinary puertorican artist, Bri La Pelúa as DJ and MC with her unique an infectious Caribbean energy. Koubek’s Little Havana Social Club signature program channels the spirit of a fiesta de barrio (neighborhood party), informed by the many sounds and flavors of Latin American and Caribbean traditions but with a twist of contemporary Miami.

FUGAZ
2023-01-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Oscar y Leticia tienen una cita a la que no pueden faltar. Ambos, expertos en la comedia improvisada, hacen lo que mejor saben hacer: se juntan a inventar delirantes historias en el momento. Una cita breve pero intensa, como la receta de lo inolvidable. Relatos únicos e irrepetibles a partir de sugerencias del público y del azar. Un encuentro fugaz, imposible de atrapar en las redes del tiempo. Libre por divertido, y siempre nuevo.
Se estrenó en el Teatro Timbre 4, y fue parte del Festival Argentino de Artes Escenicas y del Festival Late
Osqui Guzman es egresado del Conservatorio Nacional de Arte Dramático. Sus trabajos más destacados en teatro son:“El Bululú. Antología endiablada”, “Los Bonobos” y “Toc Toc” de Laurent Baffie, “La Tempestad” y “Sueño de una Noche de Verano” de W. Shakespeare, “Salomé de chacra” y “El Niño Argentino” de Mauricio Kartun, “El Arlequino” y “El Pelele” de La Banda de La Risa, entre otras. En teatro infantil hizo “Derechos Torcidos” y “Locos Recuerdos” de Hugo Midon, “Mi Bello Dragon” de Enrique Pinti y “Robin Hood” de Hector Presa; y dirigió durante cuatro años a “Topa en Junior Express” . Dirigió y actuó en la obra “Enobarbo” en el Teatro Nacional Cervantes y como director y dramaturgo realizó “El Centésimo Mono”, “A La Obra!” y “La Amiga Invisible”. Considerado un referente del teatro de improvisación, su último espectáculo fue ¨Fugaz ¨. En televisión trabajó en “Maradona. Sueño Bendito”, “Apache”, “El Marginal 3”, “Emocionario” “Hermanos y Detectives”, “Derechos Torcidos”, “Media Falta”, “Mar de Fondo”, “Mi amor, Mi amor”, “La Liga”, “Horizontes matemática”, “De cuento en cuento” y “Peor es Nada”. En cine protagonizó “El Torcan” y “QTH” y participó en “Tiempo de Valientes”, “Pájaros Volando”, “El Karma de Carmen”, “Topos” y “La Puta y la Ballena”. Obtuvo los premios Trinidad Guevara, Florencio Sánchez, Estrella de Mar, Teatro del Mundo, Ace, Clarín, Vilches y Konex. En el 2009 fue declarado Personalidad destacada de la Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Leticia González de Lellis se formó en el Conservatorio Nacional de Arte Dramático. También estudió con Fernando Piernas y Gabriel Chame. En el exterior se formó con el Teatro de los Andes, el Theatre Organic y con Ariane Mnouckine. Especialista en el teatro de improvisación donde se destaca como actriz y docente. Junto a Osqui Guzman formó parte del grupo QR! en los espectáculos: “Somos Nosotros” , “Jugadores” y “Sorpresa”. Dirigió “Mono”, unipersonal de impro de Osqui Guzman y “No sé qué decir” junto a Carlos Gianni. Actualmente forma parte de “Fugaz” y del espectáculo infantil “Noticiero Puro Cuento”. Co autora de “El Bululú. Antología endiablada” por la que ganó el premio Teatro del Mundo. Actuó en “Enobarbo” en el Teatro Nacional Cervantes, “Toc Toc” en gira por Argentina, “Identicos” para Teatro x la Identidad, “La Amiga Invisible” en Teatro Bombon, “Verde Esperanza y no pierde” en el Teatro Beckett, “Clowns no Perecederos” en el Rojas. Junto a Osqui Guzman escriben y actúan en el programa infantil “Emocionario” del Canal Paka Paka.

ON EDGE
2022-12-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center is proud to continue their annual partnership with New World School of the Arts (NWSA) with a new collaboration that will transform the Center and its gardens into an outdoor sculptural group exhibition developed and curated by New World School of the Arts Visual Arts Students.
On Edge examines the consequences to our domestic landscape as place becomes space. Miami artists from New World School of the Arts capture cultural and domestic narratives facing constant change. On Edge discusses displacement and what makes home, home in the face of fast-paced change in Miami. On Edge poses the question: how much of what we know as place can be removed before it becomes an unfamiliar space?
Exhibiting Artists: Virmari Garcia-Davila, Fransheka Guerra, Alejandra Jimenez, Anthony Moreno, Squid, Tiffany Tompkins, and Ana Vergara.
What: Outdoor sculpture exhibition On Edge developed by NWSA Students, and curated by NWSA student Ana Vergara
When: Friday December 2nd from 6-9PM
Free Parking and Entrance

Germán López
2022-11-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Germán López is a master of the timple, the small five-stringed guitar native to the Canary Islands, a cousin in a family of instruments that includes the Venezuelan cuatro, the cavaquinho, the ukulele, and the charango. What has distinguished López’s career since its beginnings has been his approach, aiming at putting the timple on the global stage and exploring its possibilities in fusions beyond traditional music.
López, accompanied by his quintet and special guests, including Cuban singer Aymeé Nuviola, fresh from her performance at the Latin GRAMMYs, and legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa, will perform at Miami Dade College’s Koubek Center on Friday, November 18. This evening, López will present his new album, Alma (Virgin Music), his fifth under his own name but the first on an international label. This release on a global platform marks a new stage in López’s career and in his idea of continuing to expand the projection of the instrument.

BODY PERCUSSION WORKSHOP
2022-11-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Body percussion converts our body into a moving instrument. It is a discipline that integrates movement with the great variety of sounds we can produce with our body. During class we will use some theory-based notions and exercises of rhythms that will help to improve our coordination and our capacity to listen to ourselves and the group. Gradually, you will obtain choreography in which you will move through the rhythm and the music of your own body. Body Percussion is a discipline recommended for adults and kids, for dancers, actors, musicians, or just people that like rhythm. Instructors:Dario Vaccaro and Valeria Cossu
What happens in a Body Percussion Class?

Specific workshops for dance and/or acting companies help to improve communication in the group and empower creativity through teamwork
Through basic notions we’ll work the coordination and you will discover the own sound of your body
We’ll learn how to listen each other through different kind of rhythms
We’ll work on improvisation and choreography

This class is designed for students who like to move, take risks and be expressive. Each class begins with a simple warm up to improve alignment, build strength and flexibility. Followed by a series of combinations across the floor and center phrase mixing Dario’s unique and eclectic style with contact and improvisation exercises, encouraging students to find confidence and joy in their own creative and physical potential.

Picnic de Libros - November 12
2022-11-12 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Picnic de Libros is a bilingual, family day program featuring storytelling, theatre, music, arts and crafts, dance, and picnic baskets full of books, free to keep. The event is free and its main goal is to expose kids to the richness and variety of the cultural traditions in our diverse community. These gatherings will tickle children’s curiosity while using the power of stories to bring people together, promoting literacy, and nurturing the next generation of engaged world citizens. We want to encourage kids to read and develop a passion for books and literature. Culminating each day, we will serve a special picnic with blankets on the lawn and baskets full of books, in both Spanish and English, to take home. Picnic de Libros is produced by the Koubek Center and Fundacion Cuatrogatos, with the support of Miami Book Fair.

Picnic de Libros - October 15
2022-10-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States

Outlet Festival, Art for everyone 2022
2022-10-14 09:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
A bilingual Festival for all audiences especially designed to celebrate and empower all-abilities individuals to explore their creativity through the arts.
Un Festival bilingüe para todos los públicos especialmente diseñado para celebrar y empoderar a las personas de todas las discapacidades a explorar su creatividad a través de las artes.

About the Festival

Brings programs to invite all audiences, including people with all-abilities to enrich their lives by participating in the arts.
Encourages participants to prepare and showcase their talents, leadership, ideas, and opinions.
Inspires people with all-abilities to bring their ideas to life.
Implements art, theater, theatrical improvisation, visual arts, and more to reach all audiences.
Puts a spotlight on non-verbal communication, visual arts, visual language, and non-verbal performances to celebrate and empower neurodiverse people.
Engages established artists to serve the community by sharing their experiences and artistic skills.
Focuses on honoring artists, audiences, allies, and those who dedicate their lives serving in the community.

Acerca del Festival

Trae programas para invitar a todos los públicos, incluidas las personas con todas las discapacidades a enriquecer sus vidas participando en las artes.
Anima a los participantes a preparar y mostrar sus talentos, liderazgo, ideas y opiniones.
Inspira a las personas con todas las discapacidades a dar vida a sus ideas.
Implementa arte, teatro, improvisación teatral, artes visuales y otros medios para llegar a todos los públicos.
Pone de relieve la comunicación no verbal, las artes visuales, el lenguaje visual y las actuaciones no verbales para celebrar y empoderar a las personas neurodiversas.
Involucra a artistas establecidos para que sirvan a la comunidad compartiendo sus experiencias y habilidades artísticas.
Se centra en honrar a los artistas, al público, a los aliados y a los que dedican su vida a servir a la comunidad.

Schedule OUTLET FESTIVAL/ Programa OUTLET FESTIVAL
WORKSHOPS / TALLERES:
1.- From Imagination to Poetry. Physical Impro by FELIPE ORTIZ from Bogotá, Colombia
Explore the possibilities of physical improvisation through spontaneous games, exercises, and specific movement techniques. You will find how to discover and create imaginary objects and spaces and connect your imagination with your body, taking advantage of the possibilities your body can give.
1.- De la imaginación a la poesía. Improvisación física por FELIPE ORTIZ de Bogotá, Colombia
Explora las posibilidades de la improvisación física a través de juegos espontáneos, ejercicios y técnicas específicas de movimiento. Encontrarás cómo descubrir y crear objetos y espacios imaginarios y conectar tu imaginación con tu cuerpo, aprovechando las posibilidades que tu cuerpo puede dar.

Friday, October 14, 9 am to 1 pm – Workshop in Spanish
Saturday, October 15, 9 am to 1 pm – Workshop in English
Cost: $ 100
Viernes, 14 de octubre, de 9 am 1 pm – Taller en español
Sábado, 15 de octubre, de 9 am a 1 pm – Taller en inglés
COSTO: $100

2.- Workshop: Introduction to Physical Theater and character creation by local artist Cote Fernandez
This workshop aims to investigate and create theatrical content using body language and techniques from Jacques Lecoq’s methodology. The content of the workshop will be carried out through theatrical dynamics, playful and expressive play through body movement, and observation skills.
2.- Taller: Introducción al Teatro Físico y creación de personajes por la artista local Cote Fernández
Este taller tiene como objetivo investigar y crear contenidos teatrales utilizando el lenguaje corporal y las técnicas de la metodología de Jacques Lecoq. El contenido del taller se llevará a cabo a través de dinámicas teatrales, juego lúdico y expresivo a través del movimiento corporal, y habilidades de observación.

Friday, October 14, 2 pm to 6 pm – Workshop in Spanish
Viernes 14 de octubre, de 2pm a 6pm – Taller en español
COST/ COSTO: $100

3.- Workshop Body and Emotion of an Improv Artist – The Improv Machine by Ron Chavez from USA / Venezuela
This workshop invites you to discover what the body tells us when improvising, to deepen the work of telling believable stories, to use the impulses of the body to take advantage and enjoy the silence on stage, to connect with different emotions and expand our spectrum of characters.
3.- Taller Cuerpo y Emoción de un Artista de la Improvisación – La Máquina de la Improvisación por Ron Chávez de USA / Venezuela
Este taller te invita a descubrir lo que nos dice el cuerpo al improvisar, a profundizar en el trabajo de contar historias creíbles, a utilizar los impulsos del cuerpo para aprovechar y disfrutar del silencio en el escenario, a conectar con diferentes emociones y a ampliar nuestro espectro de personajes.

Sunday, October 16, 9 am – 1 pm – Workshop in Spanish
Domingo 16 de octubre, de 9 am a 1pm – Taller en español
COST / COSTO: $100

PERFORMANCES – ACTUACIONES:
1.- “The Box” Improv solo show by Felipe Ortiz, Bogotá, Colombia (ASL Interpretation Available)
It’s a show based on the different kinds of things that we store and keep safe. These are things from our past that are full of meaning or have the power to make us travel in time and take us to those special moments or the people in them.
1.- “La Caja” Espectáculo de Improvisación de Felipe Ortiz, Bogotá, Colombia (Interpretación ASL disponible)
Es un espectáculo basado en los diferentes tipos de cosas que almacenamos y guardamos. Son cosas de nuestro pasado que están llenas de significado o tienen el poder de hacernos viajar en el tiempo y llevarnos a esos momentos especiales o a las personas en ellos.

Friday, October 14, 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Viernes 14 de octubre, de 7:30pm a 9 pm
Saturday, October 15, 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Sábado, 15 de octubre, de 7:30 pm a 9 pm
COST / COSTO: $20

2.- “IMPROVISTO USA” (Spanish)
It is an improvisational play that has had a successful 15-year run in Venezuela.
Directed by Ron Chavez, every performance is one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable. Improvisto USA integrates the multicultural attributes of Miami to engage different communities.
It’s an interactive, beautiful performance for the whole family.
2.- “IMPROVISTO USA” (español)
Es una obra de teatro de improvisación que lleva 15 años de éxito en Venezuela.
Dirigida por Ron Chávez, cada representación es única e irrepetible. Improvisto USA integra los atributos multiculturales de Miami para involucrar a diferentes comunidades.
Es un espectáculo interactivo y hermoso para toda la familia.

Sunday, October 16, 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Domingo 16 de octubre, de 5 pm a 7:30 pm
COST/ COSTO: $20

3.– Screening documentary: Sonia Soberats en El Laberinto de lo Posible by Wanadi Siso with Q&A with the Director of Photography Mauricio Siso

Sunday, October 16, 2 pm to 3:30 pm – Film in Spanish with English subtitles
Free event with RSVP
