Miami Light Project’s signature commissioning program, Here & Now has been dedicated to the professional development of South Florida-based artists since 1999, and annually produced commissioning and production support in Miami Light Project’s Biscayne Boulevard Studio, The Light Box. In 10 years, Here & Now has commissioned work from more than 65 South Florida-based artists, whose work has contributed to the growing reputation of Miami as a cultural center of international importance.
March 5 – 7 at 7:30 p.m.
HERE & NOW: 2009
SYMBOL by Alexey Taran
From aerial dance and video-art to music, words and improvisation, Symbol explores the boundaries of poetry where color, beauty, desire, and faith incorporate us into the cosmic order.
VARIOUS STAGES OF DROWNING: A CABARET by Rosie Herrera
A recreation of dream states through dance theater, cabaret, opera and surrealism using water as a metaphor for the unconscious.
Question & Answer session with artists immediately following performances.
Carnival Studio Theater – Adrienne Arsht Center
Tickets: $20
March 7 at 2 p.m.
APPLYING FOR HERE & NOW CONVERSATION – FREE ADMISSION!
Artists and arts administrators discuss the highs and lows of producing original works and how to submit a proposal. Speakers to be announced.
Peacock Foundation Studio – Adrienne Arsht Center
Free Admission
March 7 – 8 at 3 p.m.
INCUBATOR – FREE ADMISSION!
Selections from works in progress, created through the Adrienne Arsht Center Miami Made Commissioning project.
HYPOTHESIS PLAYGROUND
Choreography By Ileigh Reynolds in collaboration with dancers Ty Barker and Nicole Farnesi.
VERTICAL SPRAWL Choreography by Heather Maloney; Sound-scape by Juan Carlos Espinosa.
Carnival Studio Theater – Adrienne Arsht Center
Free Admission
March 7 – 8 at 4 p.m.
OUT LOUD
Play-readings of unproduced works by South Florida playwrights
HISPANIOLOVE by Berwick Augustin
THE HATE U GAVE: THE TUPAC SHAKUR STORY by Meshaun Arnold
Peacock Foundation Studio – Adrienne Arsht Center
Free Admission
Performances contain nudity.
