Box Burners

Heartbeat Opera takes a 400-year-old art form out of its box – 6-inch heels required. Join the cast and crew of Heartbeat’s annual drag opera extravaganza – this year titled, “Dragus Maximus.” Artists, writers, producers and performers of the young opera company are encouraged to examine traditional boundaries and flex their creative muscles, all to excite new and old opera audiences alike.

When Lenore Grossman developed an illness which required hiring a trainer, Rafael Colón answered the call. Through time, Lenore came to realize where his true passions were. “Rafael saw himself as a lover of art,” Grossman says, “but I saw him as an artist.” Watch as this Marine-turned-artist bends the rules of what constitutes a canvas and finds support in unexpected places.