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Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused with the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished the race. Ivan Fernandez, (Spanish speaking) was right behind him and, realizing what was going on, started shouting to the Kenyan to keep running, Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand. Realizing what was going on, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory. A reporter asked Ivan, “Why did you do this?” Ivan replied, “My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and also others to win.” The reporter insisted “But why did you let the Kenyan win?” Ivan replied, “I didn’t let him win; he was going to win. The race was his.” The reporter insisted and asked again, “But you could have won!” Ivan looked at him and replied: “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of this medal? What would my mother think of it?” The values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values do we teach our children and how much do you inspire others? Most of us take advantage of people’s weaknesses instead of helping to strengthen them.

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He’s performing Monday, Mar 6, 7pm at the Cutting Room. He’ll be accompanied by several beautiful modern dancers, moving in synchronicity with his throbbing guitar rhythm and his plucky complex Latin melodies.

Come join us for a wonderful evening of music and networking with high level Wall Street friends. Vidak’s a seasoned Wall Street Trader & family office advisor who’s often featured in Bloomberg news.

What’s more interesting is he was a soldier in Serbia prior to getting his MBA from Columbia Univ. What I really like about him is like me he’s also a highly trained martial artist who likes to spar at the gym regularly.

Here’s the details:

Monday, March 6th 7pm-10pm
The Cutting Room
44 E. 32nd St.

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Esther was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Her first contact with dancing was at the age of 8 when she joined a competition figure skating team. She competed and performed all around Spain in shows such as Mamma Mia on ice with Champions on ice, and Aladdin with Circo Americano en Las Ventas (Madrid). At the age of 16, Esther decided to focus solely on dance. She joined Acro Dance Company based in Madrid and kept dacing with Circo Americano. She moved to New York city to keep improving herself. Esther began working for different
choreographers and shows as a freelance dancer performing all over
the tri-state area and Pensilvannia in theatres and venues such as the Cutting Room, Broad Street Ballroom, Melrose Ballroom, Dixon Place, the Warsaw Theatre and the Trocadero Theatre. She joined the Vanessa Long Dance Company in 2014 as a dancer and has since been promoted to Rehearsal Director in 2016. She has also choreographed 2 pieces for Vanessa Long Dance company that have been performed in plenty of venues in Manhattan and PA. Her last piece called: “All that Glitters is not gold” is about social class, power, wealth and poverty and how these issues can define who we are and our future without having a choice.

Choreographing is her passion. She believes that a strong ballet technique combined with movement quality from other styles plus drawing with their bodies every note of the music will make an outstanding piece, without neglecting the performer expressivity which is as important as technique. “We, dancers, are storytellers, our face is as important”

Esther has been trained in several disciplines making her a versatile dancer so when it comes to choreographing, she fuses different styles such as ballet – flamenco, contemporary – hip hop, adding notes of salsa, wacking, locking… Her latest projects include choreographing the Off-off Broadway show “Woof Woof” with Director Leonard Peters and music by Bob Goldstone, co-choreographing a stage piece for A World Without Rape and . She is also currently the Co- Artistic Director for Long 2, a pre-professional company run by the Vanessa Long Dance Company. She is choreographing “GO” the new Ty Blue’s single music video that will be released in June and working on a documental movie called “Sole Survivor” directed by Celia Novis, a very well known Spanish Scriptwriter, filmmaker and journalist, that works in Spain, Mexico and EEUU.

Her most recent performance was at the cutting Room, a beautiful evening of live Spanish music played by Vidak Radonjic and Bilgehan Turcer. She is focusing on more projects with the two guitarist s and she is also creating a new piece for Next season for Vanessa Long dance company that will be about women’s right and cultural aspects that surround the women world.

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Buddhism became the first large-scale missionary movement in the history of world religion. Brought from India, it expanded with the establishment of monasteries along the Silk Road. These monasteries afforded merchants and travelers places to stay as they traversed from place to place. Other religions also spread along the trade route including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Manichaeism, and Zoroastrianism.

China’s search for a breed of large, strong horses – replacing their pony-like horses – capable of carrying armor-clad men into battle was instrumental in the formal establishment of the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty. The success of the trade routes led to the necessity of policing it to thwart the bandits who came to plunder the caravans of goods traversing it. This was partially overcome by building forts and defensive walls, including sections of the Great Wall, along part of the route. Settlements were established as well though mostly in the oasis areas. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, which was known for its internal stability, the use of the horse had expanded beyond the military to that of commerce, entertainment, and sport, including polo, which though referred to as the “emperor of games” and the “sport of kings,” was played not only by royalty but by officials and the upper classes, by men and women alike. After the Tang Dynasty, the traffic on the road subsided as neighboring states again plundered the caravans.

The demise of the Silk Road owes much, too, to the development of the silk route by sea. It was becoming easier and safer to transport goods by water rather than overland. Ships had become stronger and more reliable, and the route passed promising new markets in Southern Asia. Storage jars made in China and Vietnam such as the sampling here of 8 of the 570 found on the wreck of the San Diego, a Spanish galleon converted to a cargo ship, contained preserved food, grain, and fresh water.

Such was the Silk Road and such is Bismuth’s painting of its history and culture.

The head of the Bodhisattva with her beautiful expression and the remaining fragment of her sumptuously ornamented diadem was found in the ruins of Longxingsi, “The Temple of the Dragon Awakening,” in the Shandong province. It is from the Northern Qi dynasty (550 C.E. to 577 C.E.).

The horse is made of terracotta and is from the Tang Dynasty. It was during this dynasty that China reached its apex.

Thus, united herein in Henry Bismuth’s Silk Road are unique segments of its history. While each of the images represents the then, together the whole they create renders an assemblage linking centuries and cultures into the present tense. This is what Bismuth intends. This is his goal. . . to revitalize, to transform, to make us go beyond our conventional thinking, to explore, to see. . . to “link world’s neighborhoods.”

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ArtCenter’s 30th Anniversary Year: Pioneer Legacy Shaped Miami’s Art Evolution 

ArtCenter/South Florida, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors per year to its Lincoln Road location, launches its 30th anniversary initiatives during Art Basel in Miami Beach by debuting a new international visiting artist/curator program that begins with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), dedicated to the promotion of Spanish heritage and culture around the world.

Madrid artist Juan López is the first of five artists from Spain invited to create and present work in Miami Beach, alongside two Spanish curators. “Between Walls” is on view at the Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Road through January 12 (including the week of Art Basel in Miami Beach).

Concurrently, López will also exhibit new work as part of Temporary Contemporary in collaboration with the Bass Museum, on view at ArtCenter’s windows located at Lincoln Road and Meridian Avenue.

López is a featured artist this year at Art Basel’s “Positions” via a one-person show with Nogueras Blanchard Gallery.  

Throughout ArtCenter’s 30th anniversary year of 2014, the organization will continue to invite artists from other cities and countries for residencies in Miami Beach, and plans to send ArtCenter resident artists abroad.

ArtCenter’s Executive Director María del Valle says: “This is a bold exchange of art across borders. We have traveled nationally and internationally and conducted extensive studio visits to develop our Visiting Artists Program.”

“These international artists bring fresh new perspectives to the art communities in Miami and the United States. We hope that by sending our artists from Miami to work and exhibit in other countries they can also impact artistic landscapes abroad,” adds del Valle.

“Spain is thrilled to select ArtCenter/South Florida for this new cultural exchange with the United States,” said the President of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Teresa Lizaranzu.

“ArtCenter/South Florida helped pioneer Miami Beach’s evolution into a global art destination, and continues to shape its future with innovative programming. The unparalleled visibility of its landmark location on Lincoln Road makes ArtCenter the perfect place to launch Spain’s new international partnership with the U.S. during Art Basel in Miami Beach,” adds Lizaranzu.

López’s site-specific work is known for playing with spaces and exploring urban environments via designs of complex iconic buildings, mixing video projections and installation, and even drawing directly on the surface of walls to alter perceptions of space and architecture.

In his work lies a deep interest in direct contact to the language developed in the street with different artistic codes – within the scope of both the private and the institutional.

His productions are filled with elements that reference urban space, including the use of tape, waste, graffiti, placards, posters, stickers, photocopies and fanzines. His work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries including La Casa Encendida (Madrid); Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona); Centrum Linz (Austria); National Museum of the Republic (Brasilia); Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan); and Liste Art Fair (Basel).

ArtCenter opened its doors in 1984 and has provided more than 1,000 artists with space to create and exhibit work on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. 

In its first 30 years, ArtCenter has provided residencies to artists from throughout the U.S. and abroad, and alumni include such artists as Carlos Betancourt, William Cordova, Luis Gispert, Beatriz Monteavaro and Jen Stark.

The Richard Shack Gallery, located at 800 Lincoln Road, is free and open to the public.

Hours during Art Basel Miami Beach:

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 10:00 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Sunday-Monday: 10:00 a.m. –  9:00 p.m.

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About ArtCenter/South Florida

The cultural epicenter of South Beach’s Lincoln Road, ArtCenter/South Florida welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014. The mission of ArtCenter/South Florida is to support the artists and advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary arts and culture in South Florida. ArtCenter creates opportunities for experimentation and innovation, and encourages the exchange of ideas across cultures through residencies, exhibitions, outreach and education. Since its founding in 1984, ArtCenter has been home to more than 1,000 resident artists. ArtCenter also offers over 100 studio and artist development classes per year at its South Beach location and satellite venues. More information is available at 305/674-8278 and artcentersf.org.

About Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is a public institution whose purpose is to further and promote Spain’s culture and heritage within and beyond Spain’s borders through a wide-ranging program of activities including exhibitions, conferences, cycles of lectures, cinema, theatre, music, audio-visual productions and initiatives designed to encourage the mobility of professionals and artists.

Boosting the internationalization of Spanish creators and artists is one of the strategic courses of action of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E). As Spanish culture is a thriving sector—not only in the traditional areas of culture but also in the new modes of production and distribution—AC/E should foster its internationalization. For this purpose AC/E has devised the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) featuring different tools for enabling it to travel abroad, acting as facilitators.

The PICE is based on two pillars, a Visitors Program that enables influencers and planners from different artistic disciplines to learn about the situation of their sector in Spain in order to incorporate Spanish creators into their program; and a Mobility Program that makes it possible for benchmark public or private cultural institutions interested in including a Spanish artist or creator in their programs to receive an economic incentive to encourage them to do so. Both tools are thus complementary and need to be coordinated. More information www.accioncultural.es

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