These performances are just a taste of a full-season lineup that will include many more presentations, including jazz from around the world; theater works both intimate and spectacular; shows for children and their families; the latest in contemporary dance; experimental multimedia shows and beloved classics; popular entertainment spanning top-selling recording stars, acclaimed cabaret artists, favorite comedians, and much more.

dance	MERCE IN MIAMI Click here for March 1, 2, 3 @ 8 p.m. - Ocean In the Knight Concert Hall, Cunningham's final collaboration with composer John Cage, the beautiful and exhilarating Ocean (1994), will be recreated for three performances only, March 1-3. Merce in Miami is a citywide tribute to one of the great artists of our era. It celebrates his more than 50 years as dance maker and theatrical visionary as well as his many extraordinary collaborations with major figures in music and the visual arts. As its centerpiece, Carnival Center presents three different programs by a company whose name is synonymous with ground-breaking American contemporary dance, Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In addition to Carnival Center performances, Merce in Miami will include art exhibits, concerts, lectures, and workshops throughout South Florida, making it a significant achievement for the City of Miami and a remarkable event in the world of the arts. Also participating in Merce in Miami are Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami MOCA), New World School of the Arts, Florida Dance Association, interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop and Miami-Dade College. Funded in part by Knight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, and Multi-Arts Production Fund.
musical and cabaret	NEIL BERG'S 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY March 11 @ 7 p.m. Journey through Broadway's regal history as a cast of five acclaimed Broadway actors perform highlights from smash-hits such as Chicago, Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man, Jekyll and Hyde, Fiddler on the Roof, Oh Kay, Kiss Me, Kate, Movin' Out, Les Misérables, Show Boat and more! Knight Concert Hall
world music from India	ANOUSHKA SHANKAR co-presented with Rhythm Foundation. An ICM Artists, LTD. Production March 24 @ 8 p.m. If world music has a royal dynasty, then Anoushka Shankar is its reigning princess. Trained by her father Ravi, she is a unique artist, a sitar virtuoso in her own right, and a master interpreter of the great traditional music of India. Shankar will perform music from her Grammy Award-nominated recording Rise. Knight Concert Hall
musical and cabaret star	BARBARA COOK Barbara Cook's Broadway March 29 @ 8 p.m "Barbara Cook is the Greatest Theatrical Singer in concert at the moment." - The London Times. "The greatest singer in the world" - Financial Times. "Musical theater's greatest living singer"- USA Today. . Knight Concert Hall
world music from Brazil	GILBERTO GIL co-presented with The Rhythm Foundation March 30 @ 8 p.m. One of the most important singers, guitarists, and songwriters in the world, Gilberto Gil has been at the forefront of Brazilian music for decades, from the frothy Bossa Nova wave of the '60s right through today's Afro-Latin music explosion. Knight Concert Hall
comedy	BILL COSBY Fantasma Presents March 31 @ 7 p.m., March 31 @ 4 p.m. Bill Cosby is, by any standards, one of the most influential stars in America today. Whether it be through concert appearances or recordings, television or films, commercials or education, Bill Cosby has the ability to touch people's lives. His humor often centers on the basic cornerstones of our existence, seeking to provide an insight into our roles as parents, children, family members, and men and women. Without resorting to gimmickry or lowbrow humor, Bill Cosby's comedy has a point of reference and respect for the trappings and traditions of the great American humorists such as Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, W.C. Fields and Groucho Marx. Knight Concert Hall