Photos of Deep Surface. Photos credit to Douglas Voisin (http://www.douglasvoisin.com)
On November 7th, insomniacs and sleepwalkers gathered in Miami Beach for an all-night event known as Sleepless Night. The most amazing and vital detail of Sleepless is the fact that everything about it is free. There is no other time in Miami where you can experience such a wide variety of art and culture without spending a single penny. Modeled after the Nuit Blanche series in Rome and Montreal, Sleepless Night promised 150 free events that spanned from Lincoln Road to Ocean Drive to the Bass and Wolfsonian museums.
Sleepless Night Flash Mob Rueda at Spam Allstars
England does it. France does it. Most major cities around the globe do it.
Cultural capitals around the world have all-night festivals celebrating their culture, and Miami is no different.
From 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, until 7 a.m. Sunday morning, Miami will be cultural royalty as Sleepless Night commences for its second run in the Magic City. The highly anticipated event is already drawing attention from citizens, tourists, and the corporate world alike, and it promises to be bigger and better than before.
“Wonderful” (Jacob Groten) performed by Jacob Jeffries Band (4.08) Courtesy of Picks & Hammers Records and Sing It Out Boy Music, Inc. c/o Warner Chappell (BMI)
“Blue Crescent” (Dr Michael White) performed by Dr. Michael White Quartet (4.20) Courtesy of KCC Productions
“So Quem Ama” (Bruno Chaboudet & Leo Farias) performed by Grupo Embalo (3.16) Courtesy of Grupo Embalo
“This Can’t Be Love” (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers) performed by South Florida Jazz Orchestra (4.01) Courtesy of Chappell & Co Inc (ASCAP) / Williamson Music and South Florida Jazz Orchestra - All Rights Reserved
“Charanga E350” (Abal & Yeomanson) performed by The Spam All Stars (6.37) Courtesy of Spamusica Records from Electrodomesticos and Spamoramic Publishing Produced by DJ Le Spam
“Italian Polka” (Sergei Rachmaninoff) performed by Miami International Piano Festival (2.24) Courtesy of Miami International Piano Festival
“Minuetto (Agitato)” (Felix Mendelssohn) performed by South Beach Chamber Ensemble (2.41) Courtesy of South Beach Chamber Ensemble
“La donna è mobile” (Giuseppe Verdi) performed by Miami Lyric Opera (4.55) Courtesy of Miami Lyric Opera
“Violet Ether” written and performed by MASS Ensemble (5.35) Courtesy of MASS Ensemble
“Deep Surface” composed, performed, and recorded by Gabriel E. Pulido (ASCAP) (5.40) © 2009, The Ocean Foundation. Courtesy of Gabriel E. Pulido
“Hudsonic” (Ben Neill) performed by Ben Neill and LEMUR (4.45) Courtesy of Thirsty Ear and LEMUR
“Kissing You” (Amy Ziff, Alyson Palmer, Elizabeth Ziff) performed by BETTY (1.40) Courtesy of ©BETTYRules Music (BMI)
“Is That Who You Are” (Emanuel Mayer) performed by Jetstream (2.56) Courtesy of Jetstream
“I Love My Dog” (Will Thomas) performed by Spanglish Wrangler (1.55) Courtesy of Spanglish Wrangler
“La Cosita Chiquita” written & performed by Braily Ramos (4.53) Courtesy of Braily Ramos
“I’ll Fly Away From Here” (Albert Brumley Sr.) performed by Seraphic Fire (2.23) Courtesy of Bridge Building Music a Division of Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC and Seraphic Fire
“You May Be Right” (William M Joel) performed by Beach High Rock Ensemble (4.36) Courtesy of Impulsive Music c/o EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP) and Beach High Rock Ensemble
November 01, 2009
Miami Beach is a marvelous city where people dine, dance and people-watch until long past midnight. Now the bright folks in the city have turned a casual avocation into a cultural event!
From Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. the next morning, the City of Miami Beach presents Audi Sleepless Night. This high-energy event offers 150 free arts and entertainment programming presented at 80 different locations throughout the city.
They’re expecting more than 100,000 people of all ages to enjoy free museum admissions, visual and performing arts (both indoors and out), architectural tours, video, fashion, acrobatics, comedy and much, much more.
Every cultural institution in this city participates, and there will be several South Florida and world premieres. Even the free buses that shuttle folks around will have onboard arts programming. There’s extensive online information to help you decide where to park and plan your arts adventure.
I haven’t chosen my schedule for this 13-hour adventure. But I am pretty sure I’ll need to map out a few spots for a hit of Cuban coffee to enjoy it all!
