Flamenco Festival Miami’s Starry Opening Night at the Arsht Center
On stage through March 13
Flamenco Festival Miami 2016 opened last week at the Adrienne Arsht Center with one of the most expansive and exciting programs in its 8-year history. Grammy Award-winning musicians, actors and national television personalities flocked the red carpet for the world premiere of “Oh Vida!,” a flamenco-flavored tribute to Cuban bandmaster Beny Moré. Among the special guests were (include a few names).
Flamenco Festival Miami continues through March 13 with 4 spectacular dance shows by flamenco stars directly from Spain including the 16-member Ballet Flamenco Andalucía (March 9 and 10) directed by Rafaela Carrasco, young flamenco sensation Rocío Molina joined by her company (March 12) and, concluding the festival, gender-bending dancer/choreographer/director Manuel Liñan (March 13) with his extraordinary company.
For tickets and information, visit arshtcenter.org.
Manny Hernandez has been covering Miami’s social, lifestyle and art scenes for more than 30 years. Manny was born and raised in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood and is a proud alumnus of Miami-Dade College and Florida International University. His contributions are showcased weekly in The Miami Herald, Ocean Drive and Indulge magazines and his popular and much anticipated photo gallery, SOCIAL Manny, on SocialMiami.com. His images have also appeared in countless publications, including: Paper Magazine, Vanity Fair, People, Vogue and Rolling Stone.
In 2018, Manny was honored as one of the 12 Good Men by the Ronald McDonald House Charities and co-produced along with Broadway producer Richard Jay-Alexander, an exhibit in honor of famed press agent Charlie Cinnamon at the FIU Jewish Museum.
Manny recently authored his first book, CANDIDS Miami (Wynwood Books).
