Aventura Arts & Cultural Center’s Season to Kick Off

The center's season begins with performances by Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, the Miami International Piano Festival, and more in October

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Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida will launch the season with a classical and neoclassical program October 12. Photo courtesy of Arts Ballet Theater of Florida
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida will launch the season with a classical and neoclassical program October 12. Photo courtesy of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida

The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center will kick-off a packed season with performances by Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, the Miami International Piano Festival, and more in October.

On October 12 at 7:30 p.m., Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida and artistic director Vladimir Issaev will launch the season with a classical and neoclassical program that includes Una Danza Para Ti by Vicente Nebrada; Issaev’s Vuelo, performed to Anton Arensky’s “Nocturne”; Alberto Méndez’s contemporary ballet Eros’ Game, a pas de troisissetto set to the timeless music of George Frideric Handel and Joseph Haydn; and excerpts from the beloved classical ballet Paquita.
Zisl Slepovitch Klezmer Trio will present "The Wheel: Songs From The Road" October 17. Photo courtesy of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Zisl Slepovitch Klezmer Trio will present “The Wheel: Songs From The Road” October 17. Photo courtesy of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

Next on the agenda, the City of Aventura and YI Love Jewish will partner to present “The Wheel: Songs from the Road” featuring the Zisl Slepovitch Klezmer Trio October 17 at 8 p.m. Musicologist and singer D. Zisl Slepovitch will present a collection of rare songs and instrumental pieces that he discovered in the archives in Eastern Europe with his mentor Dr. Nina Stepanskaya. On October 19, catch “Yiddish Tangos” featuring Aaron Kula, his Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra, and Avi Hoffman. “Yiddish Tangos” fuses Yiddish melodies with tango rhythms, producing a unique and sensuous sound embracing two distinct cultures.

Miami International Piano Festival presents Concerto Night October 20. Photo courtesy of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Miami International Piano Festival presents Concerto Night October 20. Photo courtesy of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

Miami International Piano Festival will round out the month’s offerings with Concerto Night, featuring three acclaimed pianists and conducted by Igor Gruppman, October 20 at 5 p.m. The program features Vyacheslav Gryasnov performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Concerto No. 12 in A major, Florian Noack performing Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto No. 2 in D minor, and Dmitry Ablogin performing Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Concerto No. 2 in A minor.

Tickets are available online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222, or at the box office Wednesday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m., and 90 minutes prior to each performance.

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