Emilie Gonzalez | PantherNOW Staff When was the last time that you saw a play that had more than one twist? Intimate Apparel, a play put on by FIU’s Department of Theatre, had three twists within a two hour time frame. The Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center hosted the show Apr. 4 – […]
Kelly Ho | Staff Writer After a chaotic month of hurricanes, the school of music brings a refreshing taste of festival spirit to pave the way, featuring Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music, here’s a list of events to keep an eye out for. Coming up, on Oct. 19 at 3:00 p.m, the FIU […]
Gabriela Danger | Assistant Entertainment Director Even a place like a high school English classroom can be full of twists and turns. Or so that’s what you’ll learn when watching “John Proctor is the Villain”, a play by Kimberly Belflower being put on by FIU Theatre tonight. The play follows a group of high school […]
Ailish Fontanez // Staff Writer The Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts reopened revealing it’s new performing arts center earlier this month. This renovation was made after Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim donated ten million dollars- the largest gift ever given to a public university’s school of music. This gift will […]
Anna Radinsky/Entertainment Director Parents teaching their children the golden rule of treating others as they should be treated may or may not want to take them to see FIU Theatre’s newest play, “Measure for Measure.” Unless they don’t mind the sexual tension and dark comedy that comes with watching it. “This is a really weird, […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer A historic encounter between the second Aztec emperor Moctezuma and the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1519 has been turned into an opera. The performance will premiere at FIU’s Wertheim Performing Arts Center on Valentine’s Day. The Mexican Italian opera will perform music written by one of the greatest Baroque composers, Antonio […]
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer FIU’s School of Music will be hosting a piano recital to commemorate the 200th anniversary of accomplished 19th-century pianist and composer, Clara Schumann. “We especially wanted to include music by Schumann to showcase her music from an era that did not do justice to female performers, composers and creators,” said Jose Lopez, an […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer The Latin Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic ensemble whose versatility ranges from being a salsa band to a modern jazz ensemble, and from a big band to a small combo. The FIU School of Music’s Latin Jazz Ensemble is a group made up of eight students from FIU’s jazz program. On Wednesday, […]
Katherine Wong & Christopher Ramirez/PantherNOW The music scores of “Star Wars,” “Superman,” “Jaws,” “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park” and “Harry Potter” are coming to FIU. As a part of the 2019 FIU Music Festival, a tribute to John Williams will be performed by the FIU Festival Orchestra. John Williams is one of the most celebrated and […]
Brigitte Onorato/Staff Writer The “Liszt and His Circle” concert is open to all classical music enthusiasts, piano players or those looking to experience their first classical piano performance. FIU’s School of Music is hosting the concert on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center. Performers include FIU pianists Jose Lopez […]
Katherine Wong/Staff Writer In a world filled with “spilling the tea” and oversharing on social media nothing seems more fitting than an absurdist play about gossip, where nothing is hidden from anyone. Right You Are If You Think You Are concerns the conflicting versions of the truth told by the characters and gets right to […]
