Koubek Center

VERA AND THE PLEASURE OF OTHERS
2024-04-06 18:00 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Jordan Ressler First Feature
Director Romina Tamburello and Producer Santiago King will be in attendance to participate in a post-screening Q&A.
17-year-old Vera divides her days between volleyball, school, and a secret hobby: she rents out an empty apartment to teenagers looking for a place to have sex. She steals the keys from her distracted mother, who manages different properties, and organises everything. The teenagers come and go, using the apartment for a few uninterrupted hours. Playing invisible, Vera stays behind the closed door; her own sexual desires unfolding as she listens to other people’s pleasure.
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Federico Actis is known for Historias Breves VI (2010), Vera and the Pleasure of Others (2023) and Todo de ti (2001).
Romina Tamburello is known for Vera and the Pleasure of Others (2023), La tabla de los sueños (2012) and La Redonda (2015).
Sponsored by Jordan Ressler Foundation, FlixLatino, and AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
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SEGURIDAD
2024-04-06 15:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Jordan Ressler First Feature Award
Director Tamara Segura will be in attendance to participate in a post-screening Q&A.
This screening is a part of the Spotlight on Cuba at Miami Film Festival, made possible with support of ArtesMiami.
In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s youngest soldier” in a militia publicity stunt—portrays her troubled relationship with her father in the context of the Cuban Revolution. When Segura accepts a scholarship to study film in Canada, the move offers crucial distance from her alcoholic father. After four years, she returns to Cuba hoping to make amends. But her father’s sudden death just days after her arrival forces Segura to explore his troubled past and the role Cuba’s highly militarized system played in his downfall. Through a series of deeply personal on-camera interviews with her immediate family, Segura unearths long-held secrets that ultimately tell a story of resilience and profound love between family members.
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Tamara Segura is a Cuban Canadian filmmaker who graduated from the International Film School of San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba, an acclaimed institution founded by Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez to help diversify the globe’s cinematic landscape. Segura’s films have been awarded film prizes in Spain, Cuban Canana and Mexico. Recently, Tamara has co-directed Becoming Labrador (2019), a feature-length documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada that screened at the Closing Night of the Reelworld Festival 2019. Her short film C Sharp and D Suspended (2018), one of the finalists of the CBC Short Film Face Off contest, premiered at the East Coast Reel Gala of the FIN Festival 2018 and is available in CBC Gem.
Sponsored by ArtesMiami, FlixLatino, and Jordan Ressler Foundation.
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COPA 71
2024-04-06 12:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Special Presentation
It is August 1971. Football teams from England, Argentina, Mexico, France, Denmark and Italy are gathering at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. The scale of the tournament is monumental: lavish sponsorship, extensive TV coverage, and crowds of over 100,000 hollering fans turn this historic stadium into ‘a cauldron of noise and heat’ match after match. The atmosphere is reminiscent of the greatest moments in international footballing history.
But this is a tournament unlike anything that’s happened before. The players on the pitch are all women. And it’s likely you’ve never even heard of it. This is Copa 71, the unofficial Women’s World Cup. This event has been entirely written out of history. Until now.
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James Erskine is a British screenwriter, film director and producer. The Human Face, which he co-directed, was nominated for the Outstanding Non-Fiction Special Emmy Award in 2002. Rachel Ramsay multilingual filmmaker with strong journalistic experience and specialism in cross-cultural broadcasting for feature documentary, current affairs and factual TV. known for Copa 71 (2023), Le Mans: 3D (2017) and The End of the Storm (2020).
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Miami Dade College’s 41st Miami Film Festival!
2024-04-05 - 2024-04-14
Welcome to the Miami Dade College’s 41st Miami Film Festival! Explore the more than 180 films from more than 30 countries that are in this year’s official selection.
The Festival will take place from Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Tickets on sale to members on Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Tickets on sale to general public on Thursday, March 7, 2024

Picnic de Libros - March 30, 2024
2024-03-30 14:00 - 17:00
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.
The next picnic will feature:

Art & Craft workshop presented by Museum of Art and Design MOAD

Storytelling with Leo Van Schermbeek.
Percussion workshop by South Florida Center Percussive Arts
Creative Stage Productions returns with its entertaining characters.

Presented by Fundación Cuatrogatos and Koubek Center.
El picnic de libros es un evento multidisciplinario, bilingüe y gratuito, que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, manualidades, trabalenguas, adivinanzas, música y además, habrá cestas de picnic llenas de libros, para leer y disfrutar.
El próximo Picnic contará con:

Taller de Manualidades presentado por el Museo de Arte y Diseño MOAD
Cuentacuentos por Leo Van Schermbeek

Taller de Percusión conducido por South Florida Center For The Percussive Arts
Creative Stage Productions regresa con sus divertidos personajes.

Presentado por Fundación Cuatrogatos y el Koubek Center.

World Day Event
2024-03-26 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El próximo martes 26 de Marzo, en el marco de la celebración de III WORLD THEATER DAY MIAMI 2024, el Koubek Center será el escenario de un evento imperdible para la comunidad teatral local.
“El Teatro y el marketing digital” es el conversatorio que se llevará a cabo a las 7pm, donde el especialista Jorge Pérez, CEO de la agencia ON POINT PRODUCTION, abordará el giro que están dando las redes sociales y el marketing digital en la promoción de eventos teatrales, dicho conversatorio tendra como moderador a nuestro Director, Manuel Mendoza.
Hablaremos de la publicidad digital enfocada en teatro y eventos, diseñada especialmente para quienes se encuentran organizando eventos teatrales locales.

En Residencia | Applications
2024-03-18 - 2024-04-30
The Koubek Center will be accepting applications for its annual artist residency program, En Residencia, from March 18 through April 30. Local creators are eligible regardless of their discipline or stage of their career. The selected artists will be notified by June, at which time they can begin their residencies. The membership fee for En Residencia is $200 and is valid for a year. During that time, artists can use the classrooms and limited studio space, which ranges between 400 and 750 square feet. The spaces will be available Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 8 pm. Artists may block spaces for up to 2 months per project, with a maximum of two projects per year. The Koubek Center will consider flexibility regarding the length of individual residencies on a case-by-case basis.
El Koubek Center estará aceptando solicitudes para su programa anual de residencias artísticas, En Residencia, a partir del 18 de marzo hasta el 30 de abril. Los artistas y creadores locales son elegibles independientemente de su disciplina o en que etapa de su carrera se encuentran. Los artistas seleccionados serán notificados enjunio, momento en el que podrán comenzar sus residencias. El costo para participar de En Residencia es de $ 200 y es por un año. Durante ese tiempo, los artistas pueden utilizar las aulas y el espacio limitado de estudio, que oscila entre 400 y 750 pies cuadrados. Los espacios estarán disponibles de lunes a viernes, de 9 de la mañana a 8 de la tarde. Los artistas podrán bloquear los espacios durante un máximo de dos meses por proyecto, con un máximo de dos proyectos al año. El Koubek Center considerará la flexibilidad en cuanto a la duración de las residencias individuales caso por caso.

Women in Theatre Miami
2024-03-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Simbios Art and Koubek Center presents the third edition of WOMEN IN THEATRE celebrating the international women’s month.
Women in Theatre March 12 panel:

Renee Pesci, from Arts & Business Council
Liz Wallace, from Arsht Center
Victoria Collado, Director
Victoria Row-Traster, from Miami Theatre Center
Rosalinda Rodriguez, actress

We hope to have you all at Koubek Center for coffee and breakfast.
Register Fee $7 – Includes breakfast
FREE PARKING

Pink+Jam=Jam!
2024-03-07 20:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Koubek Center is proud to host a Pink+Magic=Jam! on March 7 featuring bassist drummer Julian Babou (from the island of Reunion), Sonny Troupe (Guadaloupe), and trumpeter Etienne Charles, a Miami resident born in Trinidad. The event is open to the public and invites Miami musicians to come and join the jam!
As Creole artists dedicated to upholding and developing the music of their native lands, Babou and Troupe have set out to explore a musical history rooted in colonization and slavery and how immigrant communities develop their cultures outside the homeland. Pink+Magic=Jam! is part of a Villa Albertine residency that will take Babou and Troupe to Puerto Rico and New Orleans.
Villa Albertine is a French institution for arts and ideas in the United States that will host Pink+Magic=Jam! at Jass Kitchen on March 6 and at WDNA on March 8.
To participate as an artist, please contact 786.587.8386

Open House Miami
2024-03-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
For over five decades, Miami Dade College has stood as a cultural beacon in Miami. On Friday, March 1, immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of MDC’s Cultural Affairs programs like never before. Witness a fusion of music, dance, film, and visual arts all under one roof. This event offers the perfect opportunity to savor it all, as we showcase an evening celebrating architecture while embodying the multicultural essence and diverse offerings we’re renowned for.

Experience a captivating short film courtesy of the Miami Film Festival. Step into the vibrant world of the Miami Book Fair, where you’ll encounter a “literary astrologer,” request a personalized poem, and depart with a complimentary Big Read book and tote bag. Extend your journey with a guided tour of the historic Koubek Mansion, a architectural gem steeped in history, led by Miami historian Casey Piket and presented by the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD).

But the night is far from over! The Koubek Center invites you to observe an Afro-Cuban dance class, while for those seeking a lively atmosphere, Live Arts Miami will host Indian Bhangra-themed dance pop ups where you can fully engage and join in the festivities!

FREE COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING

Film Festival 2024
2024-02-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The successful Cuban Cinema Series, founded and directed by film critic Alejandro Ríos since 1993 at Miami Dade College, continues its performances at the Koubek Center with the film 8 – A by cuban director Orlando Jimenez Leal on Thursday February 29th at the Koubek Center.
The Kafkaesque world of Cuba under Castro’s rule is brought to light in this reconstruction of the 1989 trial and execution of General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez, the highest-ranking general and hero of the revolution, and commander of the Angolan and Ethiopian campaigns.

Little Havana Social Club – Tambores III
2024-02-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El Koubek Center presenta el próximo evento del Little Havana Social Club, Tambores, a las 8 p.m. el sábado 24 de febrero. Tambores es un viaje por las Américas celebrando sus tradiciones musicales y un saludo a los orígenes africanos, así como las diferentes variantes de sus ritmos, moldeados por la geografía, la economía, las creencias religiosas y la historia colonial de cada lugar del extenso continente. Los tambores son el corazón que da vida a los ritmos creados para bailar, celebrar y hablar a los espíritus.
Artists will be announced soon!

Picnic de Libros - February 10, 2024
2024-02-10 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.
The next picnic will feature:

Puppet workshop by Colombian actress Danly Arango.
Creative Stage Productions returns with its entertaining characters.
The Spanish children’s play “ En El País de la Cocina” by the theatrical group Artefactus.
Percussion workshop led by Mexican-American artist Nabedi Osorio.

Presented by Fundación Cuatrogatos and Koubek Center.
El picnic de libros es un evento multidisciplinario, bilingüe y gratuito, que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, manualidades, trabalenguas, adivinanzas, música y además, habrá cestas de picnic llenas de libros, para leer y disfrutar.
El próximo Picnic contará con:

Taller de títeres por la actriz colombiana Danly Arango.
Creative Stage Productions regresa con sus divertidos personajes.
La obra infantil de Teatro “En El País de la Cocina” del grupo teatral Artefactus
Taller de Percusión conducido por la artista Mexicana-Americana Nabedi Osorio.

Presentado por Fundación Cuatrogatos y Koubek Center.

Miami Film Festival 2024
2024-01-26 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Miami Dade College’s Cuban Cinema Series resume, presented by Miami Film Festival at the Koubek Center
Series launches with a tribute to León Ichaso and Orlando Jiménez Leal with screenings of:

El Super screening on January 26th at 7:30 PM

Un Homenaje a Dulce Maria Loynaz
2023-12-10 15:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
YO DEJO MI PALABRA
10 de diciembre, 1902 – 27 de abril, 1997
“Yo dejo mi palabra en el aire, sin llaves y sin velos.
Porque ella no es un arca de codicia, ni una mujer coqueta que
trata de parecer más hermosa de lo que es.
Yo dejo mi palabra en el aire, para que todos la vean,
la palpen, la estrujen o la expriman.
Nada hay en ella que no sea yo misma; pero en ceñirla como
cilicio y no como manto pudiera estar toda mi ciencia”.
Poema II, Poemas sin nombre (1953)
DULCE MARIA LOYNAZ

Este evento se realizará en español.

El Koubek Center del Miami Dade College se complace en presentar “Un homenaje a Dulce María Loynaz”, nueva y fascinante producción en honor a una colosal figura de la literatura cubana, que combinará brillantemente su poesía con la música de dos de los principales compositores cubanos: Ernesto Lecuona y José White Laffitte. La presentación se llevará a cabo el domingo 10 de diciembre a las 3:00 p.m., en colaboración con la Feria del Libro de Miami.
Loynaz, considerada como una de las principales luminarias de la literatura cubana, fue galardonada con más de quince distinciones literarias, incluyendo el Premio Miguel de Cervantes en 1992, otorgado anualmente para honrar la trayectoria de un destacado escritor de la lengua española, y considerado como uno de los más prestigiosos de la literatura española. El tributo hará corresponder la música de Lecuona, conocido como “El Gershwin cubano”; y la de White Lafitte, el famoso violinista afrocubano, con el lirismo de la poesía de Loynaz (interpretada como palabra hablada), creando una unión perfecta y una interpretación fascinante.
El público disfrutará de la composición de Lecuona Dame tus rosas, inspirada en el poema Rosas de Loynaz; así como de La Bella Cubana de White Lafitte y del Poema CXXIV a la Isla de Cuba de la escritora, por solo nombrar algunas de las piezas simbióticas de poesía y música que se interpretarán en la velada.
Mónica Santibáñez, la productora ejecutiva de la presentación, ha admirado desde hace tiempo a Loynaz, desde que su madre, a quien está dedicada la producción, le diera a conocer la obra de la escritora. La locutora y narradora Viviám María López guiará al público a través del programa. La célebre actriz Grettel Trujillo tendrá a su cargo la lectura de poesía, y las interpretaciones musicales estarán a cargo de Voices of Miami Choir, bajo la dirección de Greisel Domínguez, con la soprano Laura de Mare y el tenor Carlos Silva. Estarán acompañados al piano por Evita Garrucho. La actuación es supervisada por el renombrado director artístico Marcos Casanova.
Ilustración: Grizelle Paz
YO DEJO MI PALABRA
Dec. 10, 1902 – April 27, 1997
“Yo dejo mi palabra en el aire, sin llaves y sin velos.
Porque ella no es un arca de codicia, ni una mujer coqueta que
trata de parecer mas hermosa de lo que es.
Yo dejo mi palabra en el aire, para que todos la vean,
la palpen, la estrujen o la expriman.
Nada hay en ella que no sea yo misma; pero en ceñirla como
cilicio y no como manto pudiera estar toda mi ciencia.”
DULCE MARIA LOYNAZ
This event is in Spanish
Miami Dade College’s Koubek Center is pleased to present An Homage to Dulce María Loynaz, an exciting new production honoring a titan of Cuban literature, which brilliantly pairs her poetry with the music of two of Cuba’s greatest composers, Ernesto Lecuona and José White Lafitte. The performance will take place on Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. and is presented in partnership with Miami Book Fair.
Loynaz, considered one of the principal figures of Cuban literature, was the recipient of more than 15 literary awards, including the 1992 Miguel de Cervantes Prize. The Prize is bestowed annually to honor the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer of the Spanish language and is considered the most prestigious prize one can receive for Spanish literature. The tribute will pair her poetry with the music of Lecuona, known as “The Cuban Gershwin,” and White Lafitte, the famed Afro-Cuban violinist. Together, the lyricism of Loynaz’s poetry (performed as spoken word) and music of Lecuona and White Lafitte create a perfect union and mesmerizing performance.
The audience will enjoy Lecuona’s composition Dame tus rosas (Give Me Your Roses), which was inspired by her poem, Rosas, as they will White Lafitte’s composition, La Bella Cubana (The Beautiful Cuban Woman), and her poem CXXIV a la Isla de Cuba (CXXIV to the Cuban Island), to name a few of the symbiotic poetry and music pieces that will be performed.
Executive Producer Mónica Santibanez is a longtime admirer of Loynaz and was introduced to her work by her mother, to whom she dedicates this production. Narrator Viviam Maria López will guide the audience through the program. Celebrated actress Grettel Trujillo will perform the poetry reading, and musical interpretations are by Voices of Miami Choir, under the direction of Greisel Domínguez, featuring soprano Laura de Mare and tenor Carlos Silva. They are accompanied on piano by Evita Garrucho. The performance is overseen by renowned artistic director Marcos Casanova.
Illustration: Grizelle Paz

DISC-COVER@Koubek
2023-12-08 19:56 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center is excited to announce DISC-COVER @ Koubek, a new program that spotlights new musical releases by homegrown artists. The Koubek will partner with local artists throughout the year by hosting concerts highlighting the exciting new music being released in our Magic City!
Postcards is a rocking, symphonic sophomore album from Miami-based Lemon City Trio. Nick Tannura (guitar), Brian Robertson (synth/keys), and Aaron Glueckauf (drums) bring a lot to the table.
Tannura plays lead lines with the presence of a vocalist. Robertson arranges with the touch of a film composer — he is one — broadening the instrumentation while always keeping the song laser focused on melody. Glueckauf, meanwhile, is a human beat machine, the tasty backbone of everything else happening in the music.
Progressive rock, jazz fusion, contemporary Saharan music, the aforementioned hip hop and funk — the name Postcards is a reference to visiting all these musical destinations, stopping for a spell in each and sending something back home. What makes LCT cool is their ability to go to all these disparate places and always sound like themselves in the process.
The album release concert will feature Brian Potts (founder Miamibloco).
FREE PARKING

Visual Arts Exhibition with New World School of Arts Students
2023-12-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
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Koubek Center is proud to continue its annual partnership with New World School of the Arts (NWSA) in a collaboration that will transform the Center and its gardens into an outdoor sculpture exhibit developed and curated by New World School of the Arts Visual Arts Students.

Visual Arts Exhibition with New World School of Arts Students
2023-12-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center is proud to continue its annual partnership with New World School of the Arts (NWSA) in a collaboration that will transform the Center and its gardens into an outdoor sculptural or performative exhibit developed and curated by New World School of the Arts Visual Arts Students. As the students produce their work, they will become visual/artist alchemist and create something new by reinterpreting, reimaging, or remixing the artwork at the exhibition at the New World, linking the two exhibitions. By contrasting the two, one in a white cube and one centered in the site-specific/experimental approach the students will look at the past and the future of artmaking, the collection and its legacy. The students will be led by NWSA faculty and alumni.
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Picnic de Libros - December 2, 2023
2023-12-02 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
The upcoming Picnic will feature:

Puppet-making workshop is back! with Colombian artist Danly Arango
Creative Stage Productions returns with their amusing array of characters.
Storytelling with Argentinian actors Leticia Gonzalez and Osqui Guzmán from Noticiero Puro Cuento
Hip-hop class for kids with Suriname dancer Christian Olmtak

FREE PARKING AND ADMISSION WITH RSVP

Miami Film Festival
2023-11-05 15:45 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Delinquents

Moran works as a clerk in a bank in Buenos Aires. He is as good as invisible to his colleagues. Over dinner with his colleague Roman, Moran tells him that he stole $650k, double what he would have made until his retirement. He plans to turn himself in, but not before offering Roman to split the money if he agrees to hide it for the duration of his incarceration.
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Rodrigo Moreno is an Argentine film director and screenwriter, born and based in Buenos Aires. Rodrigo Moreno was awarded the Alfred Bauer’s Prize for the most innovative film at Berlinale 2006 for El Custodio.
Sponsored by FlixLatino
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Miami Film Festival
2023-11-05 13:30 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Tótem
TÓTEM is a choral film about life. Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping her aunts Nuri and Alejandra with the preparations for a surprise party they are throwing for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, a strange and chaotic atmosphere takes over, shattering the bonds that hold a family together. Sol will come to understand that her world is about to change dramatically, embracing the essence of letting go and cherishing the breath of life.

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Lila Avilés is a Mexican independent film director, screenwriter and producer of award-winning films “The Chambermaid” (2018) and “Tótem” (2023).
Sponsored by FlixLatino
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Miami Film Festival
2023-11-04 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Memory

Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
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Michel Franco is a Mexican director, producer, and writer best known for After Lucia (2012), Chronic (2015), and New Order (2020).
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Miami Film Festival
2023-11-04 14:30 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Culinary Pairing: The Taste of Things
Film Screening: Saturday, November 4 at 2:30PM at the Theater at Koubek Center
Dinner Seating: Saturday, November 4 at 6:00PM
Undisclosed Miami
2207 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
For a dining experience that transcends a mere meal to resonate with the very essence of the film it’s inspired by, the Miami Film Festival has partnered with Undisclosed Miami (a Meat N’ Bone company) and Chef Chucho Rojas. Each act is designed to evoke the magic and emotion of the cinematic experience, paired with high-end and unique French wines. Chef Rojas trained and later worked under the tutelage of Chef Pierre Gagnair, who is featured in the film and served as Culinary Director for it.
Act 1: ‘La Cuillère’
A nod to the film’s exploration of the transformative power of a spoon, we begin unconventionally with dessert. Savor caramelized onions, slow-cooked to perfection in beef fat.
Act 2: ‘Le Jardin’
A garden-fresh appetizer featuring vegetables sautéed in herb-infused butter.
Act 3: ‘Le Poulette’
A petite chicken skewer, cooked in a unique and special manner, serves as a tantalizing teaser.

Act 4: ‘Le Bouillon’
A soul-warming broth that mirrors the film’s comforting essence.
Act 5: ‘Le Bœuf’
Indulge in beef sourced from Meat N’ Bone, slow-cooked and prepared in the grand tradition of French cuisine.
Act 6: ‘Le Cocotte’
A sumptuous cocotte featuring a morsel of foie gras, accompanied by a hint of broth.
Act 7: ‘L’Ensemble’
A harmonious blend of all the preceding acts, united in a single Pot au Feu.
Act 8: ‘Crêpe Croustillon’
For the finale, a delectable crêpe—akin to the one in the film—filled with pear and crowned with a crisp crust.”
Chef Chucho Rojas was born in the scenic delta of the Orinoco River in Tucupita, Venezuela. He is a culinary virtuoso with over three decades of experience. His culinary journey began at Alejandro Dumas’ culinary school and was further honed at the esteemed Grégoire Ferrandi School in Paris. Chef Rojas has graced the kitchens of Michelin-starred establishments like Au Cocodrille, La Vieille Enseigne, and Serge & Co. before diving into the world of molecular gastronomy under the mentorship of Hervé This at the French Academy of Sciences.
Meat N’ Bone stands as one of America’s premier butcheries, committed to sourcing the world’s most exceptional proteins for exclusive dining experiences like this one. Their extensive range spans over 350 top-tier cuts, from Angus and Wagyu beef to a diverse array of poultry, pork, game, and seafood. They also boast an exquisite selection of cheeses and charcuterie to complete any gourmet meal. In 2020, Meat N’ Bone elegantly transitioned into the realm of bespoke catering, establishing esteemed partnerships with culinary luminaries such as Chucho Rojas to orchestrate unparalleled gastronomic experiences such as this dinner.

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Eugenie, an esteemed cook, has been working for over the last 20 years for Dodin, a fine gourmet. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her.
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Trần Anh Hùng is a Vietnamese-born French film director and screenwriter who has received international acclaim for films like The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Camera d’Or winner at Cannes, Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foriegn Language Film), Cyclo (1995, Golden Lion winner at Venice), and was selected as Best Director at Cannes for The Taste of Things (The Pot-au-Feu).
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Yankee Bajan
2023-11-03 20:00 | LEHMAN THEATRE-MDC North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave Room 1315, Miami, 33167, United States
Yankee Bajan by Linda Parris-Bailey
Koubek Center -Co-production with DVCAI & Parris-Bailey Arts Theatre
Linda Parris-Bailey’s Yankee Bajan is a play with music that explores the experience of African-American expatriates in Barbados, the land of their family origins. “Bajan” is a term for Barbadian. Can one return home to a place that has never been home? Will the young ones in the family flourish coming of age as Bajans, or will their “Yankee” culture hurt friends and family? What cultural and colonial baggage does one bring to such an experience? In the process, Yankee Bajan examines the circumstances in the United States that would drive a family to consider becoming expatriates. Through live performance and musical references from Brooklyn to Barbados, Yankee Bajan takes the audience back to the wisdom of the Barbadian Heroes, a select group including freedom fighters, trade union pioneers, and defenders of human rights. It takes us through the expatriate experience, and ultimately, the return to an independent Caribbean island.
Yankee Bajan, de Linda Parris-Bailey, es una obra con música que explora la experiencia de unos expatriados afroamericanos en Barbados, la tierra de sus orígenes familiares. “Bajan” es un término usado para referirse a los nativos o habitantes de Barbados. ¿Puede uno volver a casa a un lugar que nunca ha sido su hogar? ¿Florecerán los jóvenes de la familia al alcanzar la mayoría de edad como “bajanes”, o su cultura “yanqui” será un problema con amigos y familiares? ¿Qué bagaje cultural y colonial se lleva a una experiencia así? En el proceso, Yankee Bajan examina las circunstancias en Estados Unidos que llevarían a una familia a considerar la posibilidad de convertirse en expatriados. A través de actuaciones en directo y referencias musicales de Brooklyn a Barbados, Yankee Bajan transporta al público a la sabiduría de los Héroes de Barbados, un selecto grupo que incluye a luchadores por la libertad, pioneros sindicales y defensores de los derechos humanos, la experiencia de expatriados y, finalmente, al retorno a una isla caribeña independiente.

Miami Film Festival
2023-11-03 19:30 | 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.
