28 OctOber 5-11, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | coNteNts | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | for launching a new direction in classical ballet, veering away from storytelling to impassioned, plotless movement. Also part of the program are Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room and the world premiere of Jamar Roberts’ Sea Change. Further down the pipeline, MCB will do its annual performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (December 8-30), followed by “Winter Mix” (February 3-18) and “Spring Mix” (March 8-24). The season concludes with the most famous ballet of them all, Swan Lake (April 18-May 12), praised by the New York Times when the company performed it during the 2021-22 season. 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21; and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 22; at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts; 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 7 p.m. Saturday, October 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 29, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; miamicityballet.org. Tickets cost $40 to $234. “Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Ancient Future.” Detroit native Jamea Richmond-Edwards’ work explores Afro-futurism and Black my- thologies, which will be highlighted in the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Mi- ami’s exhibition “Ancient Future.” The show spotlights her signature vibrant paints, film explorations, and immersive installations. The museum is also set to showcase “Juan Francisco Elso: Por América” (November 1-March 17, 2024), highlighting the late Cu- ban artist’s work; “Light Play” (April 1, 2024), which will see curator Adeze Wilford pull from the museum’s permanent collection pieces that engage with light; and a solo exhi- bition of the work of Haitian artist Manuel Mathieu (April 1, 2024). Wednesday, October 25, through March 17, 2024, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami; 305-893-6122; mocanomi. org. Tickets cost $5 to $10; free for members, children under 12, and North Miami residents. NOVEMBER 2023 Miami Film Festival Gems. Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival in March gets all the glory, but you’d be a fool not to pay attention to its mini film festival, Gems, which takes place every November. This year, the festival has scored a big name in Hayao Miyazaki, the famed Studio Ghibli director and animator. What perhaps will be his final film — Miyazaki is 82 — The Boy and the Heron will screen alongside new films from Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) and Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Beyond Japan, expect films like Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Jus- tine Triet, and the Juliette Binoche-led The Taste of Things. Thursday, November 2, through Sunday, November 5, multiple loca- tions; miamifilmfestival.com. Clyde’s. The award-winning company Zo- etic Stage puts on the South Florida premiere of Clyde’s by Lynn Cottage at the Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center November 2-19. The play zeros in on a truck- stop sandwich shop offering its formerly in- carcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Zoetic’s season continues with the world premiere of David Rosenberg’s Wicked Child; arguably one of the best musicals ever made, Cabaret; and the world premiere of Cuban Chicken Soup When There’s No More Café by Elena Maria Garcia and Stuart Meltzer. Thursday, November 2, through Sunday, No- vember 19, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Mi- ami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org. Tickets cost $55 to $60. Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Returning for its 38th year, the Fort Lauder- dale International Film Festival will show- case nearly 200 films from 40 countries November 3-16. The opening night film will be The Good Half, directed by Robert Schwartzman and starring Nick Jonas, Brit- tany Snow, David Arquette, Matt Walsh, and Alexandra Shipp. Other highlights include The Senior, based on the true story of Mike Flynt, directed by Rod Lurie; the Cannes hit Robot Dreams; Turkish drama 4 Seasons; and indie comedy Drugstore June. Friday, Novem- ber 3, through Thursday, November 16, at vari- ous locations; fliff.com. Fall for Dance Now! The Miami Beach Bandshell’s resident dance company, Dance Now! Miami, returns with its annual eve- ning of dance under the skies with a pre- view of its coming season. The company will present excerpts of the autumn classics “Random Patterns of Falling Photo by Simon Soong >> p30 Dance Now! Miami Plan Ahead! from p24
