300 N.E. Second Ave. Miami, Florida 33132-2296 The Center @ MDC promotes reading, writing and theatre in Spanish throughout the year by consistently presenting high-quality activities open to all in South Florida.
Supporters of The Center @ MDC include:
With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees Helen Aguirre Ferré, Chair Armando J. Bucelo Jr. • Marielena A. Villamil • Benjamín León III Robert H. Fernández • Mariana “Marili” L. Cancio • Jose K. Fuentes Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College Madeline Pumariega, Campus President, Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, disability, national origin, marital status, religion, age or veteran’s status. Contact the office of equal opportunity programs/ADA coordinator at 305-237.0269 for more information.
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Fall Winter
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Dear Friends, With great excitement I welcome you to our season. We have theatrical performances in Spanish and workshops for writers, visiting authors and storytimes for kids… and so much more! As I read through our fall and winter brochure I am struck by the variety of programs and events, and our relentless focus on our goals: celebrate reading, increase literacy, support writers, promote theatre — make art! Yes, at the heart of what we do at the Center is joy, and our desire to help you live joyfully through literary undertakings. We just want to share the joy that reading a good book, helping children learn to read or watching a good play can kindle in all of our lives. We are just shy of celebrating our tenth year of programming. Just a couple of months more and we will reach this important milestone. And I as I take stock of all we have done for you and with you, I can't help but feel joyful. The Center’s fall will deliver on our promise to you, made ten years ago — quality literary programs that promote cultural engagement. Reading, taking part in theatre, writing… all are wonderful fun because the act of creation is so satisfying, so much a part of what it means to be human. We are working on big celebrations to happen in 2012, but right now, with this brochure, I unveil our first big bang — new name! The hopes and dreams we've nurtured into programs over the past ten years have helped us become the place South Floridians look to when they want to bring the joy of literature into their lives. And we heard it again and again: the Center, the Center … and so we've officially adopted it as our new name—
Keeping it simple, keeping it focused on your wants and needs, making sure that at The Center you always find the kind of programming that nourishes, that helps you feel fulfilled, and above all, joyful. With my best wishes,
Alina Interián Executive Director The Center @ MDC
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Reading Current Voices in Literature
Year-round reading campaign in partnership with MDC faculty. The Center distributes thousands of free books to MDC students.
One Book One Community
Fall semester reading campaign encouraging literacy in first and second graders. The Center distributes thousands of free books to schoolchildren.
The Big Read
Month-long reading campaign enticing reluctant readers. Powered by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
StoryTime!
A literacy project for children that bridges art-making and reading and takes place in public libraries. The Center distributes free books to participants.
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Teatro Prometeo Performances
Full productions and dramatic readings performed year-round by Prometeo students.
Professional Training Program in Theatre Arts A conservatory-style program that features a rigorous, well-rounded curriculum of study. The actor’s unique potential is cultivated and encouraged.
Acting Classes
Continuing education courses on various aspects of the craft taught once a week over twelve weeks. Three sessions scheduled per year.
Los PrometeĂtos
The youngest members of Teatro Prometeo explore the world of dance, acting and singing, participating in fun activities that develop creativity.
Promoting reading, writing and theatre in Spanish throughout the year by consistently presenting high-quality activities open to all in South Florida.
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Festival of Authors
Creative Writing Program
From newbies to Nobel winners and in half a dozen languages, these readings and discussions are the heart of the Fair.
Continuing education creative writing courses and workshops scheduled during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
Street Fair
Three days, a million books, two hundred thousand readers, plus music and delicious food — a celebration unequaled.
Children's Alley
Stories come to life in children's hands during this Street Fair reading adventure featuring authors and storytellers, plus theatre, dance and puppeteers.
Miami Writers Institute
Twice yearly creative writing conference featuring workshops with bestselling and award-winning authors and publishing professionals.
Visiting Authors
Comics at the Fair
Readings, lectures and signings open to the public, plus residencies and workshops in MDC classrooms and public schools.
Featured Country
Miami: City of Refuge
Shazam!! Book Fair goers are comics fans! Creator panels, comics-making workshops, and the School of Comics and Graphic Novels for teachers.
Miami Book Fair honors its home city — one of the most international places in the world — by featuring one country each year and showcasing its literature and culture.
Provides a safe haven for writers who have been persecuted in their countries and forced into exile.
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
September 2011
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Thursday
One Picture Book, One Community begins This year, The Pet Dragon: A Story About Adventure, Friendship and Chinese Characters and Orange Peel’s Pocket, form the centerpiece of One Picture Book, One Community.
Lin learns how to write Chinese words as she travels throughout a magical China in search of her dragon, while Orange Peel’s neighborhood adventures yield treasures, and knowledge about the land of her birth. Both books encourage understanding of Chinese culture and language, the theme of many Center programs this fall.
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Thursday
This program introduces new authors and books to students, This fall, The Center features the following titles: • To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story by Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg • Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua • Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See • Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben.
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Thursday, 8 p.m.
Additional performances on September 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus. Tickets: $15
Mujeres de Shakespeare / Women of Shakespeare
¡Regresando a la escena! Escrita y dirigida por Neher Jacqueline Briceño. (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas)
(In Spanish with English supertitles) Inspired by the inexhaustible Elizabethan universe of female characters, this dramatic piece is based on six of the plays of the most-often staged author of all time. / Inspirada en el inagotable universo femenino isabelino, este juego dramático se hilvana a partir de seis obras del dramaturgo más escenificado de todos los tiempos.
One Picture Book, One Communty, Orange Peel's Pocket
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One of the Current Voices in Literature titles, Eaarth
Miami Book Fair International
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Los Prometeítos: Acting for Children
Los Prometeítos disfrutan de la danza, la actuación y el canto, desarrollando y mejorando su coordinación, musicalidad y creatividad. (Edades de 6 a 12.)
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Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Not Inside This House! by Kevin Lewis
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Saturday
Comienzo
Event in Spanish
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 10 de septiembre al 19 de noviembre; inscripción $240
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Writing
de las clases trimestrales para adultos en Teatro Prometeo Vea la página 13 para más información. Monday
Comienzo de las clases del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas (admisión por audiciones previas)
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A Reflection on the Heartbreak of Banned Books Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove, discusses his personal history with banned books and the effects censorship has on literature and culture.
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Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Dade Public Library System, Main Branch, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami
Monday
The Center’s fall creative writing courses begin See page 12 for more information. Saturday, 2 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Not Inside This House! by Kevin Lewis
Scene from Mujeres de Shakespeare
Story Time! Not InsideThis House by Kevin Lewis
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
October 2011
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Monday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Roya Hakakian
on Assassins of the Turquoise Palace, co-presented with Books & Books
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Thursday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Stacey Schiff
on Cleopatra: A Life, co-presented with Books & Books
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Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library System, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Brontorina by James Howe
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Monday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Memoirist and essayist Peter Trachtenberg discusses The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning. In partnership with the Florida Literary Arts Coalition.
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Thursday, 4 p.m.
Miami Dade Public Library System, West Kendall Branch, 10201 Hammocks Boulevard, Miami
Teen Read Week! The Poetry of Social and Civic Engagement
Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove, discusses the power of poetry and how it can reveal social injustice. Students are encouraged to bring their own poetry and share in the discussion.
Story Time! Brontorina by James Howe
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Stacey Schiff at Books & Books
Miami Book Fair International
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Writing
Event in Spanish
Saturday, 7 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg The authors of To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story have set up camp all over the world — from China to Mali to Morocco. Learn more by visiting them at www.allthewaytotimbuktu.com then attend this reading and discussion!
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Saturday, 2 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library System, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
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Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Brontorina by James Howe Tuesday, 4 p.m. Miami Dade Public Library System, West Kendall Branch, 10201 Hammocks Boulevard, Miami
The Impact of Colonization and Apartheid in Southern Africa
Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove, presents a personal history of colonization and apartheid, and the effects it had on him and the people of his homeland, Zimbabwe.
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Thursday, 8 p.m.
Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus. ¡Entrada gratis!
Compañía de Eduardo Rovner
Lectura Dramatizada. Dirigida por Beatriz Rizk. (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas)
Compañía trata del miedo a la soledad, de la falta de comunicación que se va estableciendo rutinariamente entre la pareja y sobre todo de la fragilidad del ser humano ante lo improvisto.
One of the Current Voices in Literature titles, To Timbuktu
Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
November 2011
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Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Orange Peel's Pocket by Rose Lewis
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Buscando Prometeo
Street theatre on stilts! Look out for impromptu performances by students in Teatro Prometeo's Professional Program / Teatro callejero sobre zancos por los estudiantes del Programa profesional de Entrenamiento en Artes Escénicas de Teatro Prometeo. Directed by the Carpetbag Brigade Company.
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Thursday, 8 p.m.
Saturday at sunset to Sunday, November 6 at sunrise
Sleepless Night, Miami Beach
Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Tom Brokaw
on The Time of Our Lives, co-presented with Books & Books
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Sunday (through Sunday, November 20) MDC Wolfson Campus
Miami Book Fair International
Eight days of literary superstars in the heart of downtown Miami, including singer, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte; TV personality, Jaime Bayly; singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash; graphic novelist Dan Clowes; NPR Radio host Bob Edwards; anthropologist and physician, Dr. Paul Farmer; Senator Robert Graham; journalist and former PBS Television news anchor, Jim Lehrer; Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series for children; critically acclaimed debut novelist, Tea’ Obreht; Booker Prize-winning novelist Michael Ondaatje; former U.S. poet laureate, Robert Pinsky; Esmeralda Santiago with her latest novel set in Puerto Rico; filmmaker John Sayles; bestselling Spanish novelist, Javier Sierra; Leslie Marmon Silko, key figure in the Native American Renaissance; and many more! For more information, visit www.miamibookfair.com.
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Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Ana Istarú (Costa Rica) hablará sobre sus obras teatrales y presentará su libro de teatro Baby Boom en el Paraíso y Hombres en escambeche.
Buscando Prometeo: Street theatre on stilts
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Tom Brokaw at Books & Books
Miami Book Fair International
Event in Spanish
Writing
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See pages 14-15 for information.
Thursday, 8 p.m.
Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus ¡Entrada gratis!
La marquesa de Larkspur Lotion de Tennessee Williams
Lectura Dramatizada. Dirigida por Beatriz Rizk. (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas) Una charla sobre la obra de Tennessee Williams en conmemoración al centenario de su nacimiento. Esta obra es considerada por la crítica como el antecedente de Un tranvía llamado deseo, obra cumbre del dramaturgo. En La marquesa de Larkspur Lotion la protagonista sureña, nos recuerda a Blanche Dubois de, ambas debatiéndose entre la decepción, el fracaso y el derecho a soñar una vida mejor.
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Thursday MDC Wolfson Campus. FREE. Registration required (Registration opens in October.)
School of Comics at Miami Book Fair International
Educational sessions for teachers, librarians, parents and comics and graphic novel creators. Educators are invited to learn how to expand academic curricula using graphic novels. For more information and to register, visit www.miamibookfair.com.
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Saturday, 2 p.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Orange Peel's Pocket by Rose Lewis
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Saturday
Additional performances on Sunday, November 20
Street Fair at Miami Book Fair International
Buscando Prometeo
Street theatre on stilts! Look out for impromptu performances by students in Teatro Prometeo's Professional Program. / Teatro callejero sobre zancos por los estudiantes del Programa profesional de Entrenamiento en Artes Escénicas de Teatro Prometeo. Directed by the Carpetbag Brigade Company.
Miami Book Fair International
Costa Rican poet and playwright, Ana Istarú
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
December 2011
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Thursday, 8 p.m.
Additional performances on December 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus. Tickets: $15
Cuarteto de Eduardo Rovner
(con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas)
Parodia sobre unos músicos quienes ensayan un concierto de Beethoven en el que tratan de emular, no solo la ideología del nazismo, sino los “procedimientos” prestados y llevados a cabo durante la guerra sucia que sufrió el país (1976-83).
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Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Meow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd
Saturday, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 7 p.m. Miami Dade Public Library, Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22 Street, Miami Beach
The Evolution of African Dialects
Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove, discusses the evolution of languages in his native Zimbabwe, what he believes is his country's future, and his hope to one day return. Saturday, 2 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library System, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Meow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd
Story Time! Meow said the Cow by Emma Dodd
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Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence, Chenjerai Hove
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Event in Spanish
January 2012
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Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman
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Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Los Prometeítos disfrutan de la danza, la actuación y el canto, desarrollando y mejorando su coordinación, musicalidad y creatividad. (Edades de 6 a 12.)
21 de enero al 7 de abril, Inscripción $240
Los Prometeítos: Acting for Children
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Saturday, 2 p.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman
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Monday
Comienzo
de las clases trimestrales para adultos en Teatro Prometeo
Visita www.prometeotheatre.com para más información.
February 2012
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Monday
The Center's fall creative writing courses begin Visit www.flcenterlitarts.com for more information.
Los Prometeítos: Acting Classes for Children
Story Time! Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Fall 2011 Creative Writing Courses Registration information: www.flcenterlitarts.com Mondays, September 19 - November 7 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Writing the World with Tom Swick Learn the three steps in writing a travel story: research before the trip, legwork while on site, and writing when back home. This course will cover how to use personal voice, point of view, humor and insight to create an evocative travel story. Registration $170
Tuesdays, September 20 - November 8 6:30-8:30 p.m.
What’s Your Story? Writing Memoir with Andrea Askowitz If a memory has lingered, there is a story behind it. Each week we will excavate these stories with in-class writing exercises. Registration $170
Tuesdays, September 20 - November 8 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Introduction to Fiction Writing with George Tucker Topics will cover common writing mistakes, the secrets of compelling storytelling, and how to develop great ideas for your stories. Registration $170
Wednesdays, September 21 - November 9 6:30-8:30 p.m.
KidLit: The World of Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult Fiction with Marjetta Guerling Explore the multi-layered, multi-genre world of children's literature through a mix of discussion, writing activities, and writing workshop. Registration $170
Thursdays, September 22 - November 10 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Talking Plot: Structuring Fiction and Nonfiction with David Beaty This course will take a close look at plot and narrative, with the goal of organizing your story into a satisfying shape. Registration $170
Sábados, 24 de septiembre al 12 de noviembre 12:30-2:30 p.m.
La Ventana Infinita: Taller de Literatura Infantil con Andres Pi Este taller ofrece la oportunidad de aprender las técnicas necesarias para la escribir textos infantiles y juveniles. Inscripción $170
Sábados, 24 de septiembre al 12 de noviembre 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Construcción de Personajes Inolvidables: Taller Especializado de Narrativa con Chely Lima Un taller teórico y práctico que enseña, paso a paso, cómo crear personajes memorables dentro del marco de la literatura de ficción. Inscripción $170
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Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Event in Spanish
Clases del Teatro Prometeo, Otoño 2011 Información sobre inscripción: www.prometeotheatre.com Sábados, 10 de septiembre al 19 de noviembre 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Los Prometeítos: Teatro, danza y canto Los Prometeítos disfrutan de la danza, la actuación y el canto, desarrollando y mejorando su coordinación, musicalidad y creatividad. (edades de 6 a 12). Inscripción $240
Sábados, 10 de septiembre al 10 de diciembre 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Actuando para las cámaras
Esta clase demuestra varias técnicas y prácticas para entender cómo se prepara al actor para actuar ante el lente de la cámara. Instructor: Vivian Ruiz. Inscripción $260
Sábados, 10 de septiembre al 10 de diciembre 2-5 p.m.
Laboratorio de cámara
Una clase que continúa el trabajo de "Actuando para las Cámaras" en un nivel mas avanzado. Instructor: Vivian Ruiz. Inscripción $260
Lunes, 12 de septiembre al 5 de diciembre 7-9 p.m.
Canto
Clase de técnica vocal que enseña métodos de canto, aprendizaje de respiración y emisión de la voz. Instructor: Jorge Hernández. Inscripción $180
Miércoles, 14 de septiembre al 7 de diciembre 7-9 p.m.
Preparando al actor
Esta clase enseña al estudiante distintos aspectos del trabajo del actor e incluye técnicas en improvisación y comprensión del texto. Instructor: Joann María Yarrow. Inscripción $160
Jueves, 15 de septiembre al 8 de diciembre 7-9 p.m.
Voz y dicción
Esta clases mejora la dicción del actor, encontrando su nivel de voz, como proyectar, respirar y hablar con claridad. Instructor: Vivian Ruiz. Inscripción $160 Creative Writing Courses
Clases del Teatro Prometeo
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Teatro Prometeo
Fall 2011 Miami Writers Institute 3-day workshop: Wednesday, November 16 - Friday, November 18, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Oulipo Tricks for Beginning Writers with Ana Menendez Still waiting for the Muse? Think you need to be “inspired” to write? Wasting precious writing time waiting for the mood to strike? The only way to be a writer is to write. A lot. And that’s what we’ll be doing in this workshop. Not the Muse, not Inspiration, YOU, the writer, will be in control of your own writing. Following an Oulipo-inspired course of constrained writing, we will write every day and learn by doing. We’ll do a series of exercises designed to get your imagination working and your fingers typing and by the end of the three days, everyone will have developed a few tricks for continuing the writing habit on their own.
3-day workshop: Wednesday, November 16 - Friday, November 18, 10 a.m. -12 p.m.
Secrets of Publishing with Amy Rennert
Literary Agent Amy Rennert demystifies the publishing process for fiction and nonfiction writers. She discusses what to do before approaching agents, how to write query letters and proposals that will get prompt attention, how to develop strong relationships with appropriate agents and editors, and how to make sure books reach the widest audience possible. The session will also cover agency agreements and contracts as well as selfpublishing and e-book options. Throughout the course there will be time for specific questions from students and Amy will offer inspiration and practical suggestions. All attendees will have a much better sense for their own next steps when the session concludes.
3-day workshop: Wednesday, November 16 - Friday, November 18, 2 - 5 p.m.
Keeping Fiction Wild with Pablo Medina
The primary way in which stories are shaped these days is via the workshop method, with its emphasis on craft and technique (elements of balance) without sufficient (if any) attention to urgency and necessity, to mention two elements that define wildness. The result is an enormous number of prim, proper, but dull stories. How do we recognize wildness in our fiction, how do we sustain it? We will try to answer these questions through examples drawn from Denis Johnson, Jorge Luis Borges, Virginia Woolf, and others and work to enhance and sustain wildness in fiction through a series of exercises. Ana Menendez
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Li-Young Lee
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Event in Spanish
3-day workshop: Miércoles, 16 de noviembre - Viernes, 18 de noviembre, 2-5 p.m.
Justificación y Objetivo con José Ignacio Valenzuela Frente a una página en blanco, hay dos alternativas: o paralizarse de miedo, o lanzarse al vacío y bucear hasta dar con un buen resultado. Este taller es para gente que opta por tomar un lápiz para dejar salir, por medio de palabras, todos sus sueños, juegos, miedos y fantasmas. Existen maneras de estimular la imaginación, hay formas de invocar a "la musa", se puede jugar con las palabras al tiempo que se profundiza en uno mismo. Nada más terapéutico y sanador que mirarse a uno mismo, para a partir de ahí crear cuentos, poemas, semblanzas y mundos distintos pero que, sin embargo, todos podemos reconocer. Al final del taller los alumnos habrán escrito pequeños textos literarios que ilustrarán sus diferentes intereses y capacidades narrativas.
Just Confirmed!
Workshops with Robert Pinsky, Campbell McGrath, Li-Young Lee, Roy Peter Clark and others. Visit www.flcenterlitarts.com for more information.
Fall 2011 Miami Writers Institute Online registration opens September 1, 2011 Register at www.flcenterlitarts.com as soon as possible to secure your space. Payment must be received at time of registration and must have cleared at least five business days prior to the first day of class. Please note registration deadlines for each course. Please speak to a member of our registration staff if you require clarification.
Deadlines:
October 15: Last day to submit a manuscript for consultation November 1: Registration deadline
Registration Fees:
Three-day, nine hour workshop: $225 (each) Secrets of Publishing (three day, six hour): $175 Manuscript consultation: $80* *Manuscript consultation fees are not reading fees and do not go to the agent; rather they support the programs and initiatives of The Center @ MDC.
José Ignacio Valenzuela
Robert Pinsky
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Frequently Asked Questions How to...
Register for a creative writing course? Visit www.flcenterlitarts.com and click on Creative Writing Courses. Select the course(s) you are interested in and follow the instructions to download our registration form. You may submit the form by mail or fax (if paying by credit card).
Register for a Miami Writers Institute workshop? VIsit www.flcenterlitarts.com and click on Writers Insitute. Select the course(s) you are interested in and follow the instructions to register online.
Register for a Teatro Prometeo class? Visit www.prometeotheatre.com and click on Register for Classes. Select the course(s) you are interested in and follow the instructions to download our registration form. You may submit the form by mail or fax (if paying by credit card).
Purchase tickets for a Teatro Prometeo performance? Visit www.prometeotheatre.com and click on Purchase Tickets. You may purchase your tickets online or at the Teatro Prometeo box office on the day of the show.
See the complete 2011 Miami Book Fair schedule of events? The Fairgoer’s Guide will be available on October 24, 2011. Please visit www.miamibookfair.com.
Purchase tickets for Book Fair ticketed events? Tickets will be on sale to the general public November 9 at 10 a.m.. Visiting www.miamibookfair.com and click on Purchase Tickets. (Friends of the Fair can purchase tickets starting November 4 at 10 a.m.)
Become a friend of Miami Book Fair International? Visit www.miamibookfair.com and click on Support the Fair. Membership benefits vary with your level of support.
Become a corporate sponsor? The Center @ MDC depends on funding from individuals, private foundations, and corporate supporters to meet the significant costs of sustaining its year-round programming schedule, including Miami Book Fair International, its most visible program. Your contribution — regardless of its size — helps the Center maintain high quality literary and educational programming. For more information please contact Elaine Parker, eparker@mdc.edu.
Contact The Center? The Center @ MDC MDC Wolfson Campus 300 N.E. Second Avenue, Suite 4102 (Building 4, 1st floor) Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 305.237.3940 / Fax: 305.237.3978 / E-mail: fcla@mdc.edu
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300 N.E. Second Ave. Miami, Florida 33132-2296 The Center @ MDC promotes reading, writing and theatre in Spanish throughout the year by consistently presenting high-quality activities open to all in South Florida.
Supporters of The Center @ MDC include:
With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees Helen Aguirre Ferré, Chair Armando J. Bucelo Jr. • Marielena A. Villamil • Benjamín León III Robert H. Fernández • Mariana “Marili” L. Cancio • Jose K. Fuentes Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College Madeline Pumariega, Campus President, Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, disability, national origin, marital status, religion, age or veteran’s status. Contact the office of equal opportunity programs/ADA coordinator at 305-237.0269 for more information.
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Fall Winter
2011-12