Miami Weekend Guide: Miami International Film Festival, Donald Glover, Aziz Ansari, And Michael Jackson

Weekend Guide: Film Fest, Cirque's King Of Pop, And Funny Dudes

This weekend, Miami gives you something to satisfy every single one of your senses. Not even joking.

Cirque du Soleil presents its rendition of Michael Jackson classics, and the Miami International Film Festival screens their first weekend of films.

The Miami Beach Convention Center will be filled with the best in Latin American art, while a reggae festival takes over Virginia Key.

Yuck it up with comedy king pins Donald Glover and Aziz Ansari and fill that Game of Thrones-shaped hole in your heart with Cavalia's Odysseo.

Michael Jackson: The Immoral World Tour by Cirque du Soleil Friday Through SundayAmerican Airlines ArenaTickets: $50 to $175See a tribute to the King of Pop unlike any other. Set to his iconic music -- which you probably know every word to-- the performers of the famed Cirque du Soleil show bring a new dimension to Michael Jackson.

Pilobolus Dance TheatreFriday and Saturday, 8 p.m.Arsht Center's Ziff Ballet Opera HouseTickets: $25 to $90Pilobolus Dance Theatre, an experimental dance company started out of Dartmouth College, combines modern dance, gymnastics, shadow play, and performance art. L.A. Times called them a "versatile and zany, rough-and-tumble modern dance troupe," and Chicago indie rockers OK Go solicited their trippy moves for a recent video.

South Beach Comedy FestivalThrough SundayFillmore, Colony Theater, Lincoln RoadThe South Beach Comedy Festival continues this weekend with funnymen Donald Glover, Aziz Ansari, and Jeffrey Ross. Check our South Beach Comedy Festival guide here.

arteamericas Friday Through MondayMiami Beach Convention CenterTickets: $12, free from Noon to 2 p.m.This year, the annual exhibition of Latin American art features a special section of photography titled “fotoamericas.” Argentina art takes center stage as does Venezuelan art master Carlos Cruz-Diez. For collectors, don’t miss the silent auction to snag some of his work, benefiting Art in Public Places.

Miami International Film Festival Friday through March 11Gusman, O Cinema, Coral Gables Cinema, RegalTickets: VariesTake your pick of more than 100 independent films at Miami’s annual homage to cinema. See our top picks of films here.

9 Mile Music Festival Saturday, 1 p.m.Virginia Key Beach ParkTickets: $49.89 to $166.50Get in touch with your rasta side with this longtime Miami reggae festival, featuring both iconic and new artists on the scene. Listen to Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley, Burning Spear, Collie Buddz, Wale, and others. Don't forget to bring canned goods for the collection going on at the show.

Cavalia's OdysseoThrough March 25Bicentennial ParkTickets: $29.50 to $219.50This equestrian spectacle sends horses and humans in a grand dance around Miami's waterfront big-top. See photos from Cavalia's Odysseo here.

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