Koubek Center

Picnic de Libros - Feb 5
2022-02-05 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Little Havana Social Club
2022-01-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Little Havana Social Club 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. This edition of LHSC is a journey through Latin American and African cultures as seen through percussion, and more specifically the influence of the African drum on the variety of rhythms found in the American continent. A musical journey through Uruguay with its Candombe, Cuba with its Bata, Haiti with its Rara, Venezuela with its Culo e’ Puya and Africa with its Doum Doum and Djembe.
Live performances by:
TOCANDO CANDOMBE a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves, and that features three different drums: chico, repique, and piano drums
SON MANDINGA features brothers Andrés and Guillermo Schloeter who highlight the Afro-Venezuelan sounds from the coasts of their birthplace Aragua in Venezuela.
YORUBA ROOTS will play a selection of Afro-Cuban batá rhythms and chants featuring Rene Pedroso: iyá, Manuel Clua: itótele, Michael Gil: okónkolo, Demian El Buddha: voice, and guest artists: Eduardo Rodriguez and Arsenio Diaz.
DJIAN TIÉ percussion and dance from the West Coast of Africa led by internationally acclaimed choreographer and drummer Djian Tié and his group.
DJAWENTO Haitian drumming group that highlight the influence of West African drumming traditions within traditional Haitian rhythms.

Baila Little Havana Con Marisol Blanco - Intermediate
2022-01-18 19:00 - 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).
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).

Picnic de Libros
2021-12-18 14:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States

Koubek Mural Painting Project
2021-12-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Mural Painting Project is a collaborative project between an established local muralist, Nicaraguan-born, Miami-raised artists Luis Valle, aka “El Chan Guri” whose recognizable style blends influences from indigenous cultures and visual art students from NWSA. The nature of public art is often site-specific, created in response to the place and community in which it resides. To this end and through this process, we will explore the collaboration between established and emerging artists, working side by side to highlight the positive impact public art can have on a community.

Eduardo Padron Campus Honors College Colloquiums @ Koubek Center
2021-12-02 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
It is a pleasure for the Koubek Center to host some of the colloquia with students of Eduardo Padron Campus’s Honors College. Part of the mission of the Honors College is to inspire students to be well-rounded citizens of the world. Fittingly, the series at Koubek began with a stirring conversation on October 21st led by choreographer and dancer Irene Lozano, director of the Flamenco Dance Institute, the official school in the United States of the Escuela de Flamenco de Andalucía (Andalusia Flamenco School). The next encounter featured Miami’s own Haitian American multi-disciplinary artist and educator Inez Barlatier. It was an opportunity for students to learn about and explore, hands -on, the music, culture and history of Haiti with an extraordinary performer. The final encounter this year will feature Cuban multi-instrumentalist and composer Michael Gil on December 2 who will take students on a musical journey featuring ancestral instruments of different global indigenous cultures.

Little Havana Social Club (Leslie Cartaya + Celia Cruz All Stars)
2021-10-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Establecido en 2015, el Little Havana Social Club es una serie de conciertos y fiestas bailables creados en el espíritu de las fiestas de barrio, una tradición en América Latina y el Caribe, que incluye actuaciones musicales, baile, juegos al aire libre, muestras de arte visual, comidas, y actividades para toda la familia. Cada evento ofrece muestras de la enorme diversidad de sonidos, sabores, y costumbres de nuestras raíces latinas con un toque del Miami cosmopolita de hoy.
La cantante cubana Leslie Cartaya lleva en su sangre los ritmos de su tierra, pero a la vez, la influencia del jazz y el funk americano han moldeado su personalidad artística hasta alcanzar un estilo musical propio y muy original. Leslie, la princesa del Son, se presentó como solista en el 2013 con su primera producción discográfica denominada “No pares”. Los ritmos de la música caribeña, Afroamericana, Afrocubana y Latinoamericana se fusionaron de forma armónica en este álbum que contiene 19 temas, de los cuales 18 son escritos por Leslie. Leslie también es co-fundadora de la agrupación musical PALO! cuyo disco titulado “This is Afrocuban Funk”, ha recibido múltiples reconocimientos e incluso fue catalogado por el New York Post como “la música cubana de la nueva generación”. PALO! crea un estilo de música único fusionando el Funk Americano con ritmos Afrocubanos introduciendo elementos del Jazz y la improvisación catalogado por el Miami New Times como Best Latin Band 2014. Leslie nos presentó su segundo disco como solista “Llévame Contigo” en el 2015. Este disco propuso al igual que No Pares una variedad de géneros donde se mantuvieron el son, la salsa y el pop del primer disco pero también la cantautora incursiono en nuevos géneros como el reggae, el vallenato y la bachata. Leslie también continua produciendo para su disquera No Pares Records logrando productos como SonLokos’s debut album “Locos por El Son” nominado a un Latin Grammy 2015 como Mejor Album Tropical Tradicional mientras también continúa componiendo, un arte que ha tenido la dicha de compartir con compositores de la talla de Jorge Luis Piloto, Descemer Bueno, Elain, Ángel Arce, Steve Roitstein, Philbert Armenteros, Alexis Valdes, Mr. Haka, Michel Fragoso, El Chino Dreadlion, Raymer Olalde, Adriana Foster, Pavel Núñez, Latin Fresh, Marisela Verena, Pedrito Martinez, Roman Diaz y sus primos Pepin y Roly Rivero.
Por más de medio siglo, la irrepetible Celia Cruz nos deleitó con su talento, su alegría y su inconfundible voz. Su música sigue inspirando y complaciendo a sus admiradores quienes extrañan sus talentos únicos. Con esa idea nace Celia Cruz All Stars, una banda integrada por músicos jóvenes de primera línea que se reúnen para homenajear la música que inmortalizó la Guarachera de Cuba. Celia Cruz All Stars revive parte del repertorio de la Reina de la Salsa con temas como “La Negra Tiene Tumbao”, “Quimbara”, “Usted Abusó”, “La Vida Es un Carnaval”, “Guantanamera”, “Bemba Colorá”, entre muchos otros. Celia Cruz All Stars mantendrá su legado vivo para que pueda ser disfrutado por sus admiradores y para que sea conocido y difundido a generaciones futuras. Celia Cruz All Stars, bajo la dirección de Braily Ramos, ha ofrecido conciertos y participado en festivales de música a nivel nacional e internacional en Mexico, USA, Peru y Colombia.
Little Havana Social Club contará nuevamente como presentador y DJ a Mr. Pauer, cuyo original sonido Electrópico es una mezcla de estilos de raíces caribeñas y ritmos bailables electrónicos. Nacido en Venezuela y residente en Miami desde hace mucho tiempo, el trabajo del Mr. Pauer enfatiza uno de los lemas de Little Havana Social Club y como la tradición y la tecnología se unen en Miami.
The safety of our patrons, students, and staff is our priority. Measures to prevent transmission of Covid-19 will be enforced at the event in accordance with federal, state and local health agency guidance. Facial coverings will be strongly encouraged. We appreciate your collaboration.

Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona
2021-08-22 | Virtual Event, FL
The Koubek Center and the Spanish Cultural Center of Miami present, for the second year in a row, a selection of films from the Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona. The event, featuring films from Spain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Argentina, and the Netherlands, will take place next August 20 and 21st at the Koubek Center’s theater, and August 22nd online.
Now in its 17th season, the mission of the Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona is “To disseminate cinema that makes us reflect, awakens consciences, denounces injustices and reflects the social and cultural diversity of humanity. In the collective search for a sustainable humanity.”
This year’s festival addresses issues of global reach such as migration, gender violence, or the control of food by multinational corporations but then, it also explores more personal matters, such as bullying, or the fight for respect and the right to a good life by those some states and institutions judge as “different.” The selection features films ranging in length from one to 37 minutes, include both documentaries and works of fiction. Thematically, the films range broadly, including Brazil’s Contramare, which focuses on the moving of a youth orchestra bringing music and hope to a violent shanty town in Rio de Janeiro; and Burkinabe Bounty, documenting the local resistance in Burkina Faso for food sovereignty; but also the absurdist, darkly comical Una Cabrita Sin Cuernos, from Argentina, based on actual events, in which a children’s book sparks the paranoid fears of the military ruling the country. Some are sharply drawn vignettes, illuminating the hidden drama of poverty (Spain’s Macaroni) or slyly commenting on world destruction (Spain’s Broken Dreams) while others, such as Spain’s Diversity and Lands, offers testimony of members of the LGBTQ, from places as disparate as Honduras, Bulgaria and Morocco, persecuted by the state for being “different.”
All films are in Spanish with English subtitles.

Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona
2021-08-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States

Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona
2021-08-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Koubek Center and the Spanish Cultural Center of Miami present, for the second year in a row, a selection of films from the Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona. The event, featuring films from Spain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Argentina, and the Netherlands, will take place next August 20 and 21st at the Koubek Center’s theater, and August 22nd online.
Now in its 17th season, the mission of the Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona is “To disseminate cinema that makes us reflect, awakens consciences, denounces injustices and reflects the social and cultural diversity of humanity. In the collective search for a sustainable humanity.”
This year’s festival addresses issues of global reach such as migration, gender violence, or the control of food by multinational corporations but then, it also explores more personal matters, such as bullying, or the fight for respect and the right to a good life by those some states and institutions judge as “different.” The selection features films ranging in length from one to 37 minutes, include both documentaries and works of fiction. Thematically, the films range broadly, including Brazil’s Contramare, which focuses on the moving of a youth orchestra bringing music and hope to a violent shanty town in Rio de Janeiro; and Burkinabe Bounty, documenting the local resistance in Burkina Faso for food sovereignty; but also the absurdist, darkly comical Una Cabrita Sin Cuernos, from Argentina, based on actual events, in which a children’s book sparks the paranoid fears of the military ruling the country. Some are sharply drawn vignettes, illuminating the hidden drama of poverty (Spain’s Macaroni) or slyly commenting on world destruction (Spain’s Broken Dreams) while others, such as Spain’s Diversity and Lands, offers testimony of members of the LGBTQ, from places as disparate as Honduras, Bulgaria and Morocco, persecuted by the state for being “different.”
All films are in Spanish with English subtitles.
The safety of our patrons, students, and staff is our priority. Measures to prevent transmission of Covid-19 will be enforced at the event in accordance with federal, state and local health agency guidance. Facial coverings will be strongly encouraged. We appreciate your collaboration.

Virtual Storybook Picnic / Picnic de Libro En Casa.
2021-08-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL
Along with the Fundación Cuatrogatos and Miami Book Fair, the Koubek Center has re-imagined our Storybook Picnics as virtual events, encouraging kids to create their personal version of the picnics at home while joining us on our virtual picnic. The 30-minute bilingual Storybook Picnics at Home take place twice a month, and feature story time, mime and circus performances, children’s theatre, music, percussion and arts and crafts demos. Kids can invite their favorite stuffed animals, GI Joes, dolls, and toys to join them on a blanket; or have their BFF connect at the same time. Some might like to create a video or reading from their favorite book to share with their friends online.
En colaboración con la Fundación Cuatrogatos y la Feria del Libro de Miami, estamos re-imaginando nuestros Picnics de Libros como encuentros virtuales bilingues de 30 minutos que contarán con cuentacuentos, actuaciones de mimo y de circo, teatro de niños, música, percusión y más. Para estos Picnics de Libros ¡en casa!, queremos animar a los más pequeños a que se inventen su propio picnic en casa al mismo tiempo que se unan a nosotros en nuestro picnic virtual. Los niños pueden invitar a sus animalitos de peluche favoritos, sacar sus GI Joes, muñecas y juguetes, y traerlos a su manta de picnic. También pueden invitar a sus mejores amigos a que conecten al mismo tiempo para poder jugar virtualmente juntos.

Point of Convergence
2021-07-31 20:00 - 21:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Point of Convergence – A Musical and Dance Voyage developed by Arsenio Diaz – is a program that recognizes and respects cultural differences by promoting the understanding of ethnic heritage through music and dance. The main purpose of this program is to bring awareness about the need to preserve heritage, traditions, and culture.
The performance features the use of ethnic instruments such as the Sitar, Tabla drums, Bata drums, and Suona horn (to name a few) to highlight the mesmerizing and skillful Afro-Cuban and Indian dances. This multi-disciplinary show is a journey through music and dance that starts with traditional and ceremonial pieces of each of these differing cultures, eventually joining one another on stage to show us the points of similarities these two seemingly differing cultures actually hold. We therefore hope to present an original, didactic, and exceptional performance that will be fascinating, educational, and accessible to our community. The approach to this project is rooted on the conversion of ethnicities and the celebration of multiculturalism and will be performed by artists from our local community – artists with an Indo-American and Afro-Latin heritage. The skills, experience, and expertise of the performers, along with the ravishing sonorities and dances, will delight and awe the audience with a performance that embodies the heritage, traditions, and culture of many of our communities in the South Florida area.
Featured Artists – Arsenio Diaz, Michael Gil, Marisol Blanco, Aparna Matange, Manuel Clua, Sudhir Limaye, Eduardo Rodriguez.

Virtual Storybook Picnic / Picnic de Libro En Casa..
2021-07-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL

Women of the Caribbean Concert
2021-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Three dynamic, powerful performers — singers, musicians, and songwriters Yusa, Inez Barlatier, and Keba— headline the concert Women of the Caribbean, a musical celebration staged outdoors, in the Koubek’s Gardens, marking the re-opening of the Koubek for limited-capacity audiences following COVID-19 guidelines.
Yusa is a Cuban a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger, and composer powerhouse. Her work suggests a deep knowledge of Cuban musical traditions such as son and trova, but updated with elements of jazz, pop, and R&B. A classical guitarist by training, Yusa specialized early on in the tres, a small six-string guitar-like instrument that is the defining sound of Cuban son, and later incorporated in her music an electric bass, keyboards, and percussion instruments. She was a founding member of Interactivo — an adventurous collective that blended elements of hip-hop, rock, jazz, and blues with Cuban son, timba, rumba, and boleros — before embarking on a solo career that has included collaborations with Brazilian singer and songwriter Lenine, Omara Portuondo, Raly Barrionuevo, Veronica Condomí, Liliana Vitale, Nu Deco and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Miami’s own Inez Barlatier is a Haitian-American multi-disciplinary artist and educator. She learned to play guitar from her father, Jan Sebon, himself a multi-disciplinary artist and educator and a mainstay of the group Kazak International. Barlatier started performing at the age of 12 and, in time, organized her own band, Kazoots. She has appeared as a solo performer, accompanying herself on guitar, her rich, expressive voice, storytelling lyrics, and on-stage presence evoking the work of folk music-based artists such as Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading.
The sound of Trinidad-born singer and songwriter Keba is an organic blend of classic soul, R&B, and pop (she mentions artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin as references) mixed with her distinct rhythmic sense. Her lyrics have been described as a mix of “raw vulnerability with a playful exploration of love, femininity, and identity as a first-generation immigrant and millennial.” She performs both as a solo artist and a front woman of the funk, soul, and R&B band, Keba & The Usual Suspects. She launched her solo career in 2013 with the release of Wildfire, and in 2018, she followed it up with the release of the EP, Filmstrip.

Virtual Storybook Picnic / Picnic de Libro En Casa
2021-06-26 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-05-15 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-04-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-03-20 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-02-20 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-01-16 11:00 - 11:30, 2020-12-12 11:00 - 11:30, 2020-11-21 11:00 - 11:30 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL

Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa!
2021-04-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL
The Koubek Center presents the next edition of our virtual concert series Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! on Friday, April 16th at 8 p.m. on our Facebook Page: @KoubekCenterMDC.
Latin Grammy nominee DJ and producer Mr. Pauer will set the tone of the program with his signature Electrópico sound, mixing electronic dance music with several standard music styles from the Caribbean, blending tradition with a contemporary Miami flavor.
The program will showcase the unstoppable Miami duo Afrobeta who has been tearing up the dance floors with their unexpectedly colorful explosion of feel-good lyrics, electronic beats and psychedelic mischief. Joining Afrobeta will be a special performance of breakdancing, popping, and freestyling from Developing Dreams choreographed by Pablo Malco and an enigmatic performance by Venezonix, a group that creates a magical fusion of Afro Venezuelan rhythms with electronic music and technology led by Andres Ponce, producer and founding member of Elastic Bond.
The performances will be filmed and edited by audiovisual director and producer Juan Enis who has worked with top Spanish and Latin American Artists including Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose, David Bisbal, Enrique Bunbury, and La Oreja de Van Gogh, as well as has directed documentaries for Spanish Television(TVE) and ARTE, the European Television Channel (French and German). Nicaraguan-born and Miami- raised artist Luis Valle, aka El Chan Guri,whose easily recognizable style blends influences from indigenous cultures, and shamanism, will contribute to the visual vocabulary of the series. An internationally recognized artist, his work can be seen throughout South Florida as he has created commissioned murals, and paintings for public art projects, corporate clients, and neighborhood initiatives.
Join in on the fun, Friday April 16th, starting at 8 p.m., through Koubek’s Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/events/2803054859934917/

Daniela Padrón + Henry Linarez
2021-03-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event, FL
A journey into the different musical traditions of Venezuela featuring Daniela Padrón, Venezuelan-American violinist nominated to the Latin Grammy (2013), who adapts some of the most well know pieces of J.S. Bach into different Venezuelan Folkloric Rhythms including joropo, gaita, merengue, among others. She has appeared at some of Venezuela’s most prestigious halls, including Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, Central University of Venezuela, and Lia Bermudez Arts Center. Daniela is a proud Orchestra Conductor of one of the Miami Music Project’s children orchestras. Daniela will be joined by Henry Linarez, considered one of the great exponents of Venezuelan cuatro blending in his work Venezuelan folkloric traditions with jazz and classical music elements. A special presentation for Eduardo Padrón Campus Honor’s College Colloquium.
Un recorrido por las diferentes tradiciones musicales de Venezuela con Daniela Padrón, violinista venezolana-estadounidense nominada al Grammy Latino (2013), quien adapta algunas de las piezas más conocidas de J.S.Bach a diferentes ritmos folclóricos venezolanos como el joropo, gaita, merengue, entre otros.Daniela ha tocado en algunas de las salas más prestigiosas de Venezuela, como en el Complejo Cultural Teresa Carreño, la Universidad Central de Venezuela y el Centro de Artes Lia Bermudez.Actualmente,Daniela es directora de orquesta de una de las orquestas infantiles del Miami Music Project. Acompañando a Daniela estará Henry Linarez, considerado uno de los grandes exponentes del cuatro venezolano fusionando en su obra las tradiciones folclóricas venezolanas con elementos del jazz y la música clásica.Una presentacion especial para el Coloquio Universitario del Departamento de Honores del Eduardo Padrón Campus.

MiND Theatre Workshop at the Koubek Center
2021-03-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Event, FL
Si estás interesado en actuar, bailar, escribir y desarrollar tu creatividad al máximo este programa de Miami New Drama en colaboración con el Koubek Center y Limitless Health Institute es para ti.
Una experiencia educativa innovadora enfocada en la escritura creativa, la voz, la danza, el movimiento y la actuación. Es completamente gratuita y pueden aplicar jóvenes entre 13 y 17 años – con o sin experiencia – interesados en formarse como actores con el poder de expresar su visión única.
Durante 9 semanas los participantes explorarán nuevas herramientas de expresión que les permitan abrir un diálogo desde la reflexión crítica y la propuesta artística con su comunidad.
El taller culminará con la presentación de una obra de teatro creada por ellos mismos en los espacios abiertos del Koubek Center y cuidando toda las medidas de bioseguridad. (CDC guidelines)
Para aplicar solo debes enviar antes del 25 de febrero un VIDEO de 60 segundos donde te presentes. ¡Mientras antes apliques más chance tienes de asegurar tu cupo!
Para más información visita www.miaminewdrama.org o escribe a education@miaminewdrama.org.

100 Years of Astor Piazzolla
2021-03-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL
An extraordinary musician, composer, and bandleader Astor Piazzolla, the creator of New Tango, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this March 11.
While listening to his music today, it’s hard to understand how controversial he once was and the violent reactions he inspired. But for his New Tango, Piazzolla looked past tradition, the dancers’ needs, and the postcard clichés of tango, and drew instead from European classical music, jazz, and Klezmer, a distant echo perhaps of his growing up in the Lower East Side in New York City. His New Tango included soaring melodies, Bachian fugues, urgent Bartok-inspired rhythms, walking basses, and the sound of the electric guitar. It was a blast of fresh air.
And just like that, the man so many traditionalists accused of killing tango might have saved it — most notably from itself.
His New Tango stirred and re-energized the genre at home and reached a new, global audience. It brought Piazzolla — who, as a student of classical music by day and a tango musician by night, once dreamed of becoming a classical composer — to classical music temples. His admirers and collaborators came to New Tango from unexpected places in the music universe, including classical masters such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Gidon Kremer, and Yo-Yo Ma; jazz luminaries such as Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, Al DiMeola, and Gary Burton, and dance music diva Grace Jones.
Astor Piazzolla died in July 1992. He was 71.
His brand of tango, his New Tango, is now played by symphonic orchestras, chamber groups, and string quartets worldwide.
The Koubek Center is proud to commemorate Astor Piazzolla with images, voices, and some of the New Tangos that helped turn a local, popular dance music into a global art.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Pablo Aslan‘s Mash-ish

“Balada Para mi Muerte” (1970) Part of the collaboration with Horacio Ferrer that also yielded “Balada Para un Loco”
“Libertango” (1974) Recorded in Italy. This piece, one of the most popular in Piazzolla´s repertoire, was turned into a dance hit by pop diva Grace Jones
“Oblivion” (1984) Recorded in Italy. Music for the film Enrico IV by Marco Bellochio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luana Mallet, vocals, guitar
José Arimatéa, trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
Roberto Rutigliano, drums, percussion arrangements
Zero Telles, percussion
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eleonora Ferreyra, bandoneon
Eva Wolff, bandoneon
Ayelén Pais, bandoneon
Natsuki Nishihara, bandoneon
Vinalhaven, ME
Pablo Aslan, electric and acoustic bass, arrangements, music director, producer
Miguel Arrabal
Bandoneon
Remembering Piazzolla
David Alsina & Fellows of New World Symphony String Quartet

“Adios Nonino” Written in October 1959, after the death of Piazzolla’s father, nicknamed “Nonino”)
“L’Amour” (1975) Music for the film “Lumiere” by Jeanne Moreau

David Alsina, bandoneon
Ka-Yeon Lee, violin
Yanki Karatas, violin
Stephanie Block, viola
Clare Bradford, cello
Daniel Rosenfeld
Film Director
Clip of Documentary “The Years of the Shark”
Quinteto Astor Piazzolla
Fundación Astor Piazzolla

“Camorra II” (1989) The second of the three movements of his late masterpiece, the title work of the last studio recording by Piazzolla’s quintet. La Camorra was the last of the so called “American Trilogy”
“Biyuya” (1979) The title track of the first album by Piazzolla’s second (and final) quintet

Pablo Mainetti, bandoneon
Nicolás Guerschberg, piano
Serdar Geldymuradov, violin
Daniel Falasca, bass
Armando de la Vega, guitar
Julian Vat, Music Director

V Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Madrid
2021-01-26 - 2021-01-30 | Virtual Event, FL
For the second consecutive year, Miami Dade College’s Koubek Center and the Spanish Cultural Center of Miami will present a selection of films from the Human Rights Film Festival of Madrid. The Festival, in its fifth edition, focuses on the diffusion of films with themes that are included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “from a pluralistic vision, based on reconciliation and the culture of peace.” The selection criteria for the Madrid Festival is, in part, a response to the threat to human rights posed by the rise of authoritarian political trends in the world and the pandemic.
The selection of films to be presented by the Koubek Center and the Spanish Cultural Center includes documentaries and works of fiction. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles.
To access the film presentations, those interested must RSVP and register using the link below the festival announcements. Then, by email, they will receive a link and password the day of the films. Each day requires a different link which will only be available for two days.
Tuesday, January 26th – Saturday, January 30th
For the full program and to RSVP – https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5023283
Por segundo año consecutivo el Koubek Center del Miami Dade College y el Centro Cultural Español de Miami, presentarán una selección de películas del Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Madrid. El Festival, en su quinta edición, esta enfocado a la difusión de cine con temáticas que estén incluidas en la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, “desde una visión pluralista, basados en la reconciliación y la cultura de la paz”. El criterio de selección del Festival de Madrid es, en parte, una respuesta a la amenaza a los derechos humanos que representa el aumento de las tendencias políticas autoritarias en el mundo y la pandemia.
La selección de películas que será presentada por el Koubek Center y el Centro Cultural Español incluye documentales y obras de ficción. Todas las películas son en castellano con subtítulos en inglés.
Para acceder a los films, los interesados deberán inscribirse usando el link. Luego, por correo electrónico, recibirán la dirección y contraseña del día para el Festival. Cada día requiere una contraseña diferente y cada película estará disponible dos días.
Martes 26 de enero – Sábado 30 de enero
Para la programación y RSVP – https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5023283

Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa!
2020-12-17 21:00 - 22:00 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL
Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! will bring home the sounds and spirit of the fiesta de barrio with a contemporary Miami touch. Rooted in tradition but also electric and cosmopolitan, the new monthly concert series Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! will feature established artists such as Jahfe, Leslie Cartaya, and The Wizzards. Beginning Thursday, October 29, and continuing on November 19, and December 17, Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! will weave the sweet swing of son into the rich history of Miami soul and R&B; surpise the audience with the unique atmosphere of Teatro Salvaje; mix ancient Afro-Venezuelan grooves and electronica; and tell us stories through the soul-flavored vocals of Keba or in the powerful poetry of Lyrical G from Guitars Over Guns. With the original artwork of Luis Valle aka El Chan Guri and hosted by the one-and only Latin Grammy nominated DJ and Producer Mr. Pauer, the Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! series will air on Facebook @KoubekCenterMDC.
Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! te trae a casa los sonidos y el espíritu de nuestras fiestas de barrio — pero con un toque del Miami de hoy. La nueva serie mensual de conciertos Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! presentará artistas como Jahfe, Leslie Cartaya, y Los Wizzards. Comenzando el jueves 29 de octubre, y continuando con conciertos el 19 de noviembre y el 17 de diciembre, Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! conectará el dulce balanceo del son con la rica historia del soul y el R&B de Miami; sorprendera al público con el trabajo de Teatro Salvaje; mezclará antiguos ritmos afro-venezolanos y electrónica; y nos contará historias a través de las melodías de soul de Keba y de la potente poesía de Lyrical G de Guitars Over Guns. Contando con el arte original de Luis Valle aka El Chan Guri y con nuestro anfitrión, el productor y DJ nominado a los Latin Grammys Mr. Pauer, la serie de Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! se presentará por el FB @KoubekCenterMDC.

Virtual Storybook Picnic / Picnic de Libro en Casa
2020-12-05 11:00 - 11:30 | Facebook Live @KoubekCenterMDC, FL
En colaboración con la Fundación Cuatrogatos y la Feria del Libro de Miami, estamos re-imaginando nuestros Picnics de Libros como encuentros virtuales bilingues de 30 minutos que contarán con cuentacuentos, actuaciones de mimo y de circo, teatro de niños, música, percusión y más. Para estos Picnics de Libros ¡en casa!, queremos animar a los más pequeños a que se inventen su propio picnic en casa al mismo tiempo que se unan a nosotros en nuestro picnic virtual. Los niños pueden invitar a sus animalitos de peluche favoritos, sacar sus GI Joes, muñecas y juguetes, y traerlos a su manta de picnic. También pueden invitar a sus mejores amigos a que conecten al mismo tiempo para poder jugar virtualmente juntos.
Along with the Fundación Cuatrogatos and Miami Book Fair, the Koubek Center has re-imagined our Storybook Picnics as virtual events, encouraging kids to create their personal version of the picnics at home while joining us on our virtual picnic. The 30-minute bilingual Storybook Picnics at Home take place twice a month, and feature story time, mime and circus performances, children’s theatre, music, percussion and arts and crafts demos. Kids can invite their favorite stuffed animals, GI Joes, dolls, and toys to join them on a blanket; or have their BFF connect at the same time. Some might like to create a video or reading from their favorite book to share with their friends online.
