305 INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FEST '24 \ VIII
Directed by choreographer and transdisciplinary artist Alexey Taran, alongside filmmaker Carla Forte, the 305 INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FEST is a celebration of improvisation in both performance and film. This year, 305IIF'24 presents a series of screenings and performances aimed at exploring the depths of improvisational art, uniting performing artists, filmmakers, and audiences throughout the city. Spanning two consecutive weeks, this festival unfolds in the vibrant cities of Miami and San Jose.
Committed to showcasing improvisation across performance and film, the 305 INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FEST '24 offers a diverse program featuring masterclasses led by esteemed international artists, carefully curated screenings, and thrilling performances that delve into the essence of improvisation. Partnering venues include the Miami-Dade County Auditorium On.Stage Black Box Theatre, the INKUB8 BlackBox, and the Teatro de la Danza in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Committed to showcasing improvisation across performance and film, the 305 INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FEST '24 offers a diverse program featuring masterclasses led by esteemed international artists, carefully curated screenings, and thrilling performances that delve into the essence of improvisation. Partnering venues include the Miami-Dade County Auditorium On.Stage Black Box Theatre, the INKUB8 BlackBox, and the Teatro de la Danza in San Jose, Costa Rica.
305IIF24 \ MIAMI \ SAN JOSE \ Workshop's
@ INKUB8 BlackBox Theatre (Miami) \ TEATRO DE LA DANZA (San José, Costa Rica)
'Flying Into Gravity Skills' by Cruz Isael Mata
Flying Into Gravity Skills by Cruz Isael Mata \ Workshop \ Venezuela \ Belgium
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“Flying Into Gravity Skills” focuses on developing and maintaining the
body's fluent and weightless movement patterns. Different exercises are exploring the relationship with the floor as well as towards other people, space, gravity, and towards one's own mindset while experiencing oneself in the present moment. The body is being given the opportunity to activate the relationship between the center and the periphery with the aim of moving more efficient and using the ground as well as the gravity as support. Cruz explores the principals of recreating movements of daily life and exploring the influences of voice onto the body ́s movement. Figuring out what the body has to say in the moments when it doesn’t move and doesn’t produce sound is one of the main approaches, which is being achieved through dynamic dance sequences, partnering work and diverse techniques including Flying Low and Release Technique. Answers are appearing, when we calm down the mind but open the space for the body to talk. Cruz Isael Mata was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He started his dance training at the Instituto Superior De Danza Caracas, Venezuela in 1992 where he studied with Simone Forti, Jeremy Nelson, Julyen Hamilton, Jennifer Monson, Sasha Waltz, Dominique Mercier and other outstanding artists. He continued his studies at the Central University of Venezuela, where he followed classes in theatre sciences, fine arts and philosophy. He toured in Latin America as a soloist and company member. In 2000 he came to Belgium, where he became a member of the X-Group in P.A.R.T.S., directed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Besides his dance education, he also studied circus techniques at the Ecole Nationale du Cirque - Academie Fratellini, physical therapy, and psychology in Paris. He danced with several dance companies: Espacio Alterno - Venezuela, Tim Feldman - Denmark, Michél Noiret Company - Belgium. He collaborated with artists such as David Zambrano, Roberto Olivan, Nadine Ganase, Virginie Thirion, Josse de Pauw, Maria Clara Villalobos, Mey-Ling Bisogno, and others. Cruz created the productions „Puzzle“ and „Casa“, which premiered in Paris in 2005. Since 2010 he has been teaching the company traing and the auditions of Ultima Vez – Wim Vandekeybus. He has been collaborating with and teaching professional training for outstanding contemporary dance companies, academies, and at international dance festivals. Among others: Company Thor, Need Company, Cie Philipe Saire, Lausanne-Switzerland, Royal Dance Conservatorium Antwerpen, Escuela superior de artes du cirque Lesac, University for Music & Dance Köln – Centre for Contemporary Dance, Tanzlabor 21 Germany-Frankfurt, La Raffinerie/Charleroi Dance, Feria Música Circus Company, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Compania Nacional de Danza Contemporanea de Venezuela, Summer Intensive, Performact Portugal, La Factoria, Tic Tac Art Centre, etc. In 2019 Cruz was the choreographic assistant in the Award winning circus production “La Vrille du Chat” created by the Belgium acrobatic company “Back Pocket”. During his collaboration with Art Alive, he co-directed and performed “AMBIENTI & SPACE” atthe Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and won seven awards for being the co-director of the short film “couch me!”. Cruz Isael has been teaching Flying Low, Acrobatic Dance, Release Technique and Contact Improvisation in Latin America, Europe, and Asia for more than 22 years.
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'Instante únicos' by Compañía Nacional de Danza CND
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Instante únicos \ Workshop by CND Costa Rica
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In this workshop, we will focus on developing improvisation tools that will allow you to express yourself authentically and uniquely, using your own qualities, perceptions of time, and personal rhythm.
The National Dance Company (CND), founded on July 10, 1979, under the direction of the visionary Maestra Elena Gutiérrez, has been a beacon of contemporary dance in Costa Rica. Conceived as a representative professional artistic expression of the Government, the CND has been committed since its inception to the professionalization and dissemination of dance in the country. In the year 2000, the company evolved to become an artistic program of the prestigious Melico Salazar Popular Theater, both under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica. From its beginnings, one of the main objectives of the CND has been to bring the general public closer to this form of artistic expression through programming and extension workshops throughout the country. The CND currently consists of three fundamental areas: artistic, administrative, and technical. The artistic ensemble is composed of professional dancers and ballet and contemporary dance teachers, accompanied by a professional pianist for technical classes. In the administrative sphere, there is general and artistic direction, administration, communication, artistic production, secretariat, and general services. Finally, the technical area has professionals in charge of logistics in the hall and on stage, lighting, sound, set design, ticketing, and customer service. With its 45 years of experience, the CND has garnered numerous national and international awards and recognitions, both for its artistic excellence and for the quality of its choreographic proposals. The company has brought its art to multiple countries, representing Costa Rica in international artistic festivals and strengthening cultural ties worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to dance and culture, the CND continues to be an undisputed reference in the Costa Rican artistic scene at the legal, professional, and artistic levels.
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'Body talk' by Osmani Tellez
Body talk \ Workshop by Osmani Tellez \ Cuba USA
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This workshop is about movement and improvisation.
In the first part we will be focusing on movement. How to tune in. How to go beyond external influences and stimulus to find a more authentic and personal approach to movement. How we, as individuals and as a group define movement vocabulary. How do we create shapes and where do they come from. The second part of this workshop is focused on improvisation. We will be breaking down what are the main components of improvisation . Structure, development, spontaneity, listening, presence and risk taking are amongst some of concepts that we will be exploring individually in order to have a deeper understanding of them. At the end of this workshop we hope that students find in themselves a more confident and enjoyable experience with improvisation and a deeper more clear awareness of their own physicality. Osmani Tellez is a Cuban-born Miami-based dance artist. He graduated from the National School of Arts (Escuela Nacional de Arte) in Havana, earning a degree as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer. As a professional dancer, he had the pleasure of working with companies including Danza Abierta, Danza Hoy, Rajatabla, and Neodanza as well as with artists such as; David Zambrano, Mia Lawrence, Jeremy Nelson, Tim Feldmann, Bo Madvig, Kirstie Simson, Chamecki-Lerner, Jennifer Monson, Jennifer Miller, and Yvonne Meier. He uses improvisation as a tool to explore subjects and develop ideas in personal and authentic ways. His original choreographic work has been presented worldwide. Tellez is a 2001 Movement Research artist-in-residence (NYC), 2004 Under the Radar artist-in-residence (NYC), 2005 Danspace Project commissioned artist (NYC), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
SAN JOSE \ TEATRO DE LA DANZA \ April 11 \ 4PM
CENAC Ave. 3 y 7, calles 11 y 15 San José |
305IIF24 \ MIAMI \ Performance Program
Miami Dade County Auditorium
On.Stage Black Box Theatre
April 4, 2024 - 8PM
On.Stage Black Box Theatre
April 4, 2024 - 8PM
BLIND SPOT \ Japan & USA
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Conceptualized, choreographed, directed, and performed by Lisa Kusanagi & Osmani Tellez
“BLIND SPOT” is a physical portrayal of human memory, consciousness, and subconsciousness. This work probes new forms of physical expression freed from the imitation of conventional reality.
Sponsored by Pola Art Foundation (Japan)
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Lisa Kusanagi is a Japanese multi-award-winning artist with expertise in dance and dance film. She investigates conceptual virtuosity through physical artistry and leverages her transnational upbringing and influences in the creative elements of her projects. Kusanagi holds a BA in Dance from Sonoma State University (CA) and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University (VA). Her works have been presented in over 30 countries including at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the 10th Aesthetic Short Film Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. Live. She is a founder and director of the MUNI Film Festival, a 2023 Pola Art Foundation fellow (Japan), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
Osmani Tellez is a Cuban-born Miami-based dance artist. He graduated from the National School of Arts (Escuela Nacional de Arte) in Havana, earning a degree as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer. As a professional dancer, he had the pleasure of working with companies including Danza Abierta, Danza Hoy, Rajatabla, and Neodanza as well as with artists such as; David Zambrano, Mia Lawrence, Jeremy Nelson, Tim Feldmann, Bo Madvig, Kirstie Simson, Chamecki-Lerner, Jennifer Monson, Jennifer Miller, and Yvonne Meier. He uses improvisation as a tool to explore subjects and develop ideas in personal and authentic ways. His original choreographic work has been presented worldwide. Tellez is a 2001 Movement Research artist-in-residence (NYC), 2004 Under the Radar artist-in-residence (NYC), 2005 Danspace Project commissioned artist (NYC), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
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VIAJERO \ Costa Rica
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Directed and performed by Jose Ventura
A man grapples internally with making a decision: to stay where he is and betray himself, or to embark on his own path and hurt the most important person in his life. Traveler seeks to lay the groundwork for an individual's process of 'burying' his own mother, and in the course of that journey, he aspires for the movement to help him understand the inherent contradictions in every relationship and the cycles of life itself.
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José Ventura, a graduate of the Professional Program at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (2020) under the direction of Alexandra Wells, and holder of a Law degree from the University of Costa Rica (2016), is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and writer who has developed his career in Central America and the United States. As a performer, he has collaborated with artists such as Peter Chu, Johannes Wieland, Rena Butler, Flock, Robyn Mineko, Luis Piedra, Rogelio López, María Amalia Pendones, and has danced for Costa Rican companies such as IMAGOdanza, DanzaAbend, and DanzProjectCompany. He has also been part of iconic productions by Luciérnaga Producciones (West Side Story, Chicago, JCS) and Teletica Formatos (Dancing with the Stars). Recently, he produced two artistic residencies with Flock and LittleFireCollective in San José, and was the choreographer for Luciérnaga's latest production: Jesus Christ Superstar. Additionally, Ventura has presented his works at the Graciela Moreno Choreographers Festival and the EstrenaDanza Festival, and has also created and produced works and initiatives in partnership with PROARTES (El Viaje del Héroe), RACE (Epicrisis), the CND (Mudanzas), and the Creative Scholarships program of the Ministry of Culture and Youth. Currently, he directs PLTFRMdanza, a space that integrates professional and pre-professional artists with the aim of strengthening and integrating the Costa Rican contemporary dance scene.
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POR DENTRO\ USA
'Por dentro' is a transdisciplinary exploration laboratory focused on contemporary dance and physical theater—a multifaceted and evolving endeavor, offering a realm of infinite possibilities for interpretation by whomever observes it. 'Por dentro' serves as a metaphor for a new worldview in which reality is perceived as unstable, ambiguous, and in a perpetual state of flux.
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Directed by Alexey Taran
With Carla Forte and Heather Maloney Art work by Visual Artist Vicente Forte Music Mix by DJ Picachu Set + Costume Design Carla Forte and Heather Maloney Lighting + Technical Director Alexey Taran Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Commissioned by Miami Dade County Auditorium Supported by
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.” Miami Dade County Auditorium + O Cinema + Inkub8 + Miami Light Project 
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Alexey Taran, a native of Santa Clara, Cuba, graduated from the Cuban National School of Dance, National Art School, Havana, Cuba. Taran, (Choreographer/Transdisciplinary artist) a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow, is the Co-Founder Artistic Director and choreographer for Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. In 2022, Taran was selected for the Art Studio Ginestrelle, Residency Program, Asissi, Italy. Taran was awarded for the six time the Miami Dade Choreographer’s Fellowship from the Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Knight Arts Challenge Grant. Also in 2017, he was awarded the New Music USA Project Grant Award, New York, and the NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittance Travel Award, San Antonio, TX. In 2016 Taran was awarded the Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL. In 1998 and 1994 Taran was awarded the prestigious Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author by the International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis, granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division Seine, Saint Denis, France. In 1996 Taran was awarded with the Co-production for his work “18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo” award granted by the Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg; Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt; Haus der Kulturem der Welt, Berlin; Tanz and Theater International, Hannover. Hamburg, Germany. Taran was nominated for the for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer Caracas, Venezuela in 1994. Other awards and artistic residences include the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant, San Antonio, TX, US. National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program, Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal, Valledupar, Colombia. New Times' Mastermind Award Miami, FL, US. Artistic Residency, Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin Berlin, Germany. Winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters, 1997 “Austin International Platforms” Austin, TX, US. Artistic Residency Kapnagel, Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg Hamburg, Germany.
Carla Forte was born in Caracas, Venezuela and lives and works in Miami, Florida. Forte, first trained as a contemporary dancer, received a bachelor degree, earning the highest GPA at the Dance University Institute in Caracas - Venezuela (2000-2004). Forte incorpore on her practice dance, film and performance, focusing on the Latin-American community. Best Film Director by the Miami New Times 2023. She is the co-founder of the Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Her films and performances have been screened at prominent festivals and galleries such as: Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno, Italy (2021); The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton (2021); CICA Museum, South Korea (2021); SANFIC Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile (2021); Rochester International Film Festival (2020); Miami International Film Festival, Florida (2020); Atlanta Film Festival, Georgia (2017); Cube Art Project, Nebraska (2017); Les Instants Video, France (2014), among others. Her works have been acquired by Gravitas Adventures and South Florida PBS. Forte has won commissions, awards and artistic residencies from prestigious dance and film programs such as: National Performance Network Documentation & Storytelling Fund award (2023); PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs (2022); South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami - Florida (2021); Artist Access award recipients (Spring 2021); Dance Miami Choreographers (2020); Certificate of Artistic Achievement Luxembourg Art Prize (2020); Knight Arts Challenge Miami- Florida (2019); En Residencia Koubek Center Miami- Florida (2019); FONLAD Residency Program Coimbra- Portugal (2018); Berlinale Talent Berlin-Germany (2017); Cucalorus Dance-makers Retreat Wilmington, North Caroline (2017); Artistic Residence, Dance -Tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin, Germany (2014).
Heather Maloney is a mother, choreographer, dancer, teacher, and artistic director of Inkub8. Known for her highly expressive and kinesthetic style, Maloney draws on improvisational structures to create state based choreographic places. Her work has been presented at Bates Dance Festival, Florida Dance Festival, New World School of the Arts and in Fundanza Cumuna Venezula Performatica, Puebla Mexico, Fusebox, Austin TX. She has taught workshops at New World School of the Arts, Bates College as well as in Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.
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Pernoct-ando \ Costa Rica
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By Compañía Nacional de Danza de Costa Rica
Three characters wait for the public transportation that never arrives.
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The National Dance Company (CND), founded on July 10, 1979, under the direction of the visionary Maestra Elena Gutiérrez, has been a beacon of contemporary dance in Costa Rica. Conceived as a representative professional artistic expression of the Government, the CND has been committed since its inception to the professionalization and dissemination of dance in the country. In the year 2000, the company evolved to become an artistic program of the prestigious Melico Salazar Popular Theater, both under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica. From its beginnings, one of the main objectives of the CND has been to bring the general public closer to this form of artistic expression through programming and extension workshops throughout the country. The CND currently consists of three fundamental areas: artistic, administrative, and technical. The artistic ensemble is composed of professional dancers and ballet and contemporary dance teachers, accompanied by a professional pianist for technical classes. In the administrative sphere, there is general and artistic direction, administration, communication, artistic production, secretariat, and general services. Finally, the technical area has professionals in charge of logistics in the hall and on stage, lighting, sound, set design, ticketing, and customer service. With its 45 years of experience, the CND has garnered numerous national and international awards and recognitions, both for its artistic excellence and for the quality of its choreographic proposals. The company has brought its art to multiple countries, representing Costa Rica in international artistic festivals and strengthening cultural ties worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to dance and culture, the CND continues to be an undisputed reference in the Costa Rican artistic scene at the legal, professional, and artistic levels.
https://teatromelico.go.cr/teatro-de-la-danza-cnd |
JUAN \ Venezuela \ Belgium
JUAN by Cruz Isael Mata
Cruz Isael Mata was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He started his dance training at the Instituto Superior De Danza Caracas, Venezuela in 1992 where he studied with Simone Forti, Jeremy Nelson, Julyen Hamilton, Jennifer Monson, Sasha Waltz, Dominique Mercier and other outstanding artists. He continued his studies at the Central University of Venezuela, where he followed classes in theatre sciences, fine arts and philosophy. He toured in Latin America as a soloist and company member. In 2000 he came to Belgium, where he became a member of the X-Group in P.A.R.T.S., directed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Besides his dance education, he also studied circus techniques at the Ecole Nationale du Cirque - Academie Fratellini, physical therapy, and psychology in Paris. He danced with several dance companies: Espacio Alterno - Venezuela, Tim Feldman - Denmark, Michél Noiret Company - Belgium. He collaborated with artists such as David Zambrano, Roberto Olivan, Nadine Ganase, Virginie Thirion, Josse de Pauw, Maria Clara Villalobos, Mey-Ling Bisogno, and others. Cruz created the productions „Puzzle“ and „Casa“, which premiered in Paris in 2005. Since 2010 he has been teaching the company traing and the auditions of Ultima Vez – Wim Vandekeybus. He has been collaborating with and teaching professional training for outstanding contemporary dance companies, academies, and at international dance festivals. Among others: Company Thor, Need Company, Cie Philipe Saire, Lausanne-Switzerland, Royal Dance Conservatorium Antwerpen, Escuela superior de artes du cirque Lesac, University for Music & Dance Köln – Centre for Contemporary Dance, Tanzlabor 21 Germany-Frankfurt, La Raffinerie/Charleroi Dance, Feria Música Circus Company, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Compania Nacional de Danza Contemporanea de Venezuela, Summer Intensive, Performact Portugal, La Factoria, Tic Tac Art Centre, etc. In 2019 Cruz was the choreographic assistant in the Award winning circus production “La Vrille du Chat” created by the Belgium acrobatic company “Back Pocket”. During his collaboration with Art Alive, he co-directed and performed “AMBIENTI & SPACE” atthe Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and won seven awards for being the co-director of the short film “couch me!”. Cruz Isael has been teaching Flying Low, Acrobatic Dance, Release Technique and Contact Improvisation in Latin America, Europe, and Asia for more than 22 years.
@cruzisaelmk
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"Presentation of the outcome of the workshop 'Flying Into Gravity Skills'
directed by Cruz Isael Mata"
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“Flying Into Gravity Skills” focuses on developing and maintaining the
body's fluent and weightless movement patterns. Different exercises are exploring the relationship with the floor as well as towards other people, space, gravity, and towards one's own mindset while experiencing oneself in the present moment. The body is being given the opportunity to activate the relationship between the center and the periphery with the aim of moving more efficient and using the ground as well as the gravity as support. Cruz explores the principals of recreating movements of daily life and exploring the influences of voice onto the body ́s movement. Figuring out what the body has to say in the moments when it doesn’t move and doesn’t produce sound is one of the main approaches, which is being achieved through dynamic dance sequences, partnering work and diverse techniques including Flying Low and Release Technique. Answers are appearing, when we calm down the mind but open the space for the body to talk. |
305IIF24 \ MIAMI \ SAN JOSE \ FILM PROGRAM
"305IIF'24 Film Program presents a carefully curated selection of dance-for-camera short films, drawing inspiration from the art of improvisation. These films captivate audiences with their unscripted scenes and spontaneous structures, offering a unique glimpse into the creative process."
HUELLAS \ 06' \ United States \ Lobby VR Installation
305IIF VR Program presented by O Cinema
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An immersive performance for one, "Huellas" is inspired by the site activation Terra Firma that was first presented in January 2022 at the Deering Estate, Miami, FL. Performed by Stephanie Bastos with a spoken word by Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Panther Clan, Huellas is a work that honors the land and shares the teachings of our native neighbors. A moving prayer and meditation, the VR performance gives each guest an opportunity to be still and reflect on their contributions to this land and the legacy they wish to leave behind. Encapsulated within the last remaining hammocks in the city center of Miami, "Huellas" gives a glimpse to the past while inspiring us to be proactive stewards for the future.
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Director and Choreographer: Sandra Portal-Andreu
Performer: Stephanie Bastos Poet /Conservationist: Betty Osceola of the Panther Clan Video/ Editor: Maria Theresa Barbist Sound Designer: Joel Hernandez "Huellas" was made possible by the Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Grant Program with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Sandra Portal-Andreu is a Miami-based Multidisciplinary Artist, and Choreographer of Colombian/Cuban descent. Her work is deeply rooted in community, social practice, and identity. Utilizing performance, multimedia, and immersive practices, Sandra creates interactive dance dialogues with audiences that explore motherhood, and nature. Portal-Andreu's work has been supported by the Miami-Dade County Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Live Arts Miami, Movement Research at the Judson Church/ NYC, Miami Light Project, Cucalorus, Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Dance on Camera NYC, PBS' Filmmaker Project, NALAC, among others. Sandra earned an MS in Movement Science from Barry University and a BFA from Florida State University. A mother, educator, and arts cultivator, she has worked with institutions and organizations such as the New World School of the Arts, Miami City Ballet, The Florida Grand Opera, City Theatre Miami, Nova Southeastern University, and ProjectArt Miami.
O CINEMA \ Presenter of the VR program
O Cinema is an independent, community-based, mission-driven, nonprofit arthouse cinema in Miami-Dade County and the Beaches featuring first-run films, programs, and events. Our mission is to provide intriguing, entertaining, and superior quality films that audiences will otherwise not see in South Florida.
We work to ensure that the films we present are a reflection of our diverse community and that prices are accessible to the broadest possible audience. We believe in the power of films to change communities and change lives. Through a robust platform of creative, innovative, and engaging programs, we strive to Entertain, Educate, and Inspire. |
kopitoto \ 08'34'' \ Japan & USA
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“kopitoto” offers us a glimpse into the snowy Japanese forests and the mythical inhabitants within.
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Director: Lisa Kusanagi
Executive Producers: Yvonne Meier, Lisa Kusanagi Choreographers: Yvonne Meier, Lisa Kusanagi, JuJu Kusanagi Director of Photography: Koichi Makino Assistant Cameraman: Hiroyuki Azegami Editor: Lisa Kusanagi, JuJu Kusanagi Cast: JuJu Kusanagi, Lisa Kusanagi, Yvonne Meier Composer: Ran Bagno Production Designer: Lisa Kusanagi Costume Designers: Kerry Chipman, Minako Kusanagi Hair Artist: Cozy Baba Makeup Artists: JuJu Kusanagi, Lisa Kusanagi Poster Designer: Naomi Shalev Location Manager: Lisa Kusanagi Location: Iiyama, Nagano, Japan Crew: Minako Kusanagi, Shoji Kusanagi, Kenichi Takano, Tomonori Kobayashi, Norimitsu Koganei Sponsored by: Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award (2018) (New York, USA), Yume Covo Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Mori no Ie (Nagano, Japan)
Lisa and JuJu Kusanagi, also known as the Kusanagi Sisters, are multi-award-winning artists with expertise in dance, performance art, and dance film. They leverage their transnational upbringings and influence in the creative elements of their conceptual projects. Their works have been presented in over 30 countries and received many accolades, including Lawther/Graff No Violence Award at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival (USA), Best Dance Film nomination at the 10th Aesthetic Short Film Festival (UK), 2nd Place in the Best of 2021 in the Theaters by Het Parool Amsterdam-based daily newspaper (NL), #mydancefilm Winner at the 47th Annual Dance on Camera Festival/Film at Lincoln Center (USA), Finalist at the 18th Annual Dance Camera West/the REDCAT: Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (USA), Audience Choice Award and 4-month LED billboard screening at JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. Live (USA), Best Short Film Award nomination at Cinedance FEST '21/the EYE Filmmuseum (NL), and Cineteca Nacional (MX). Lisa holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Hollins University (USA) and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, with an emphasis in Dance, from Sonoma State University (USA). JuJu is an MFA candidate in Global Art Practice at the Tokyo University of the Arts (JP). She is also a certified Yoga Nidra therapist and Hatha yoga instructor who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts (USA) with independent studies in intermedia arts. The Kusanagi Sisters explore the dynamic potentiality of live art and performance by integrating multiple mediums that are uniquely physically experiential based on realism and virtuosity. They dedicate themselves to offering art as a visceral nature of the human experience.
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FACE TO FACE \ 6' \ United Kingdom
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'Face to Face' is an improvised piece that attempts truth within performance by creating circumstances for the actors to live under during a take and 'see what happens,' no script. After each take we would discuss what happened and add new ideas/motivations or take things away, and run again, and again and again. The 6 minute film is made predominantly of two single takes with one edit point in the middle. To light the scene we used the lights inside my car, the battery died at the end of the night as a result, we had to walk.
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Directed by Mitch Corrigan, Ellie Courtiour
Cast: Lois Baglin, Peter Stables Produced and Edited by Mitch Corrigan Shot by Alfie Martin Additional Material: Izzy Haines Special Thanks: Harry Hudson Mitch Corrigan is a young filmmaker from the UK with a background in performance. He often creates intimate and introspective dramatic fiction, as well as the occasional action movie.
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M(i)NE \ 03'2" \ Canada
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A return to a place that was once home. Shot on the Isle of Easedale, off the coast of Scotland, where a young man returns after traveling the world seeking, seeking, seeking. When he is home will he find what he was looking for?
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Director: Kelly Lynn Hargraves
Producer: Kelly Lynn Hargraves Director of Photography: Roma Flowers Choreographers: Kelly Hargraves & Lewis Landini Key Cast: Lewis Landini Director Biography - Kelly Lynn Hargraves
Kelly Hargraves is a dance film creator and curator from Canada who currently lives in Los Angeles. In September 2018 she was named the Executive and Artistic Director of Dance Camera West, after co-founding the Los Angeles festival of dance film in 2001. Kelly has a Masters in Dance Film from NYU (with a concentration in Dance and Film History), an Honours BFA in Contemporary Dance from Concordia University and an Honours BA in Communication Studies (with a Minor in Theater History) from the University of Windsor. She danced independently in Montréal and New York and was a member of PoMo CoMo (Postmodern Commotion), an artist and scientist collection. Kelly has directed several dance films that are shown internationally. She has travelled as an guest lecturer, panel speaker and jury member at Universities in Canada and the US (Cal State Dominquez Hills, CalArts, Bakersfield College, University of Texas, Rensselaer PolyTech, Concordia University, Montréal), and has been invited to international festivals including ScreenDance Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cinedanse Festival, Montréal, SHOOT Dance for Screen Festival, Stockholm, Dance on Camera Festival, Lincoln Center Film Society, Festival VideoDanza, Buenos Aires, Dance for Camera Workshop -Victoria BC, American Dance Festival, Screen Dance Conference, National Arts Critics Association Conference, Moving Pictures Festival Toronto, and multiple times to the Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center in New York. Hargraves has been a board member of the Silver Lake Film Festival and the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. Through her work with the country’s indie film distributors such as First Run Features, Film Movement, Icarus Film, Kelly has represented a diversity of artists, such as Michael Apted, Lizzie Borden, Cheryl Dunye, Barbara Kopple, Ross McElwee, Monika Truet, Robert Rosenberg and Wayne Wang, amongst many more. She has been a dance reviewer for Eye Spy LA, Dance Insider, Ballet–Tanz International, Dance on Camera News, Danceonline.com, Campus Circle Magazine, Cover Magazine, and Dance Connection Magazine. |
BATIENTES \ 02'30" \ United States
Between past and present, through doors and corridors, we find ourselves inside and outside simultaneously. In ‘Batientes’, entrances and exits overflow and permeate the tireless memory of the body and its sounds.
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Direction: Roxana Barba and Claudio Marcotulli
Cinematography: Claudio Marcotulli Performer: Roxana Barba Editor: Claudio Marcotulli Roxana Barba (Lima, Peru) is a Miami-based artist, whose research-driven practice incorporates interdisciplinary uses of performance, video and
installation. Developed in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams of artists, her performances layer multi-sensory storytelling, using video, sound and installation, while her films take the form of intimate offerings. Barba’s works have been presented by Koubek Center, Miami Light Project, Perez Art Museum and Latinx Project at New York University, among others. She recently premiered Apuntes Americanos (2022) at Alianza Cultural de Miraflores (Lima, Peru), and Kanay (2023) at Koubek Center (Miami). In 2023, Barba was awarded a South Arts Individual Artist Grant and a Mentorship Award by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum. She is one of six 2022 Knight New Work winners, and in 2019, she received a Knight Arts Challenge Award. Currently, Barba is a resident artist at Laundromat Art Space. roxanabarba.com | au@roxana Claudio Marcotulli was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He is a Miami-based artist using sculpture, installation and film to create works that investigate
memory and temporal relations. Recent commissions include No Vacancy by Miami Beach Arts and Culture, Aspen Institute and solo shows at Laundromat Art Space and Edge Zones Gallery. His work has also been presented by the Coral Springs Museum of Art, Diaspora Vibe Arts Collective, Feria Clandestina, Miami International Airport MIAmi Gallery, AIRIE, among others. His films have been part of selections by Miami International Film Festival, ScreenDance Miami and over twenty international film festivals. He has also received awards and funding support from the Knight Foundation, South Florida PBS and the Awesome Foundation. Marcotulli s a resident artist at Laundromat Art Space. claudiomarcotulli.com | @marcotulli |
The Battle for Swan Lake \ 02'56" \ United States
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Cats, a dog, and a fish head perform the classic ballet, Swan Lake.
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Director: Joan Carol Gratz
Producer: Joan Carol Gratz Joan Gratz is an Academy Award winning director of animated short films and commercials. Her films range in content through painterly expressions of poetry, improvised abstraction, and animated social documentary. The technique she pioneered is “Claypainting.” Working directly before the camera, she applies bits of clay, blends colors and etches fine lines to create a seamless flow of images. In Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase, images of the human face are transformed to communicate the graphic style and emotional content of major 20th century art works. This animated history of art won the Oscar in 1992. Joan developed animated painting when an architecture student at the University of Oregon, then shifted from paint to clay while working with Will Vinton Studios. During that time, her work included design and animation for the Academy Award Nominees Return to Oz, Rip Van Winkle, and The Creation. She established her own studio, Gratzfilm, in 1987. In addition to films she is the author of Downward-facing Frog and My Tesla. Joan has served on major film festival juries in Asia, Europe, and North America. Joan lives on a houseboat in Portland, Oregon.
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Ripe \ 5' \ USA
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"Ripe" examines the politics of women’s bodies as they are hyper-sexualized in media and culture—bodies on the front lines of pleasure-selling industries. Commercial and porn industries shape, distort, and dehumanize our sexuality, sense of identity, desires, sexual norms, ideas of pleasure, and relationships. This aesthetic phenomenon affects our body image across the spectrum of female-identified and gender nonconforming bodies. The work pushes for greater awareness: What are the consequences of this phenomenon?
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Director: Lisa Kusanagi
Producer: Lisa Kusanagi Director of Photography: Richard Dominguez Editors: Richard Dominguez, Lisa Kusanagi Production Designer: Lisa Kusanagi Assistant Director: Beau Dobson Original Music: Ran Bagno Makeup Designer: Rashida Bolden Prop Designer: Lisa Kusanagi Cast: Beau Dobson, Elisa Rosoff, Gaby Reinoso, Katy Roth, Lianna Elizabeth, Lisa Kusanagi, Terriell Samuels Lisa Kusanagi is a Japanese multi-award-winning artist with expertise in dance and dance film. She investigates conceptual virtuosity through physical artistry and leverages her transnational upbringing and influences in the creative elements of her projects. Her works have been presented in over 30 countries including at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the 10th Aesthetic Short Film Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. Live. Lisa holds a BA in Dance from Sonoma State University (CA) and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University (VA). She is a founder and director of the MUNI Film Festival, a 2023 Pola Art Foundation fellow (Japan), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
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305IIF24 \ SAN JOSE \ Performance Program
SAN JOSE \ TEATRO DE LA DANZA \ April 12 - 13 \ 8PM
CENAC Ave. 3 y 7, calles 11 y 15 San José
CENAC Ave. 3 y 7, calles 11 y 15 San José
PastFuture Transits \ United States
What moves us? Is it all the spillage of the past? An idealized futurity? Or is it the instant? PastFuture Transits is an exploration of these questions and more. A dance of, for, and with ancestors. An attention to the embodied moment and all it carries.
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Niurca Márquez is an artist/researcher and published author working in film, site-specific work, and staged performance. As a somatic educator she uses her body-centered work to service communities undergoing processes of healing and self-realization. As a queer Latina artist and activist on the margins advocating for silenced voices, she is particularly interested in notions of identity, cultural memory and ritual within a contemporary framework. Her most recent site-responsive work Urdimbre y Trama transits the space between ritual and performance to explore the mestiza body and the silencing of the liminal voices of mestizas through improvised text and movement. She is a founding member of FARO, a collaborative whose vision it is to create a space for rigorous creative/research that gives voice to thinkers and doers independently of institutional representation and recognition; work that is of and for the margin, and that recognizes the margin as a source of understanding and shifting perspectives. She is part of the Rising Leaders of Color Initiative of Theater Communications Group, Cohort #4 and a 2019 graduate of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Leadership Institute. She is a founding member of FARO, a collaborative whose vision it is to create a space for rigorous creative/research that gives voice to thinkers and doers independently of institutional representation and recognition; work that is of and for the margin, and that recognizes the margin as a source of understanding and shifting perspectives.
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VIAJERO \ Costa Rica
VIAJERO Directed and performed by José Ventura
A man grapples internally with making a decision: to stay where he is and betray himself, or to embark on his own path and hurt the most important person in his life. Traveler seeks to lay the groundwork for an individual's process of 'burying' his own mother, and in the course of that journey, he aspires for the movement to help him understand the inherent contradictions in every relationship and the cycles of life itself.
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José Ventura, a graduate of the Professional Program at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (2020) under the direction of Alexandra Wells, and holder of a Law degree from the University of Costa Rica (2016), is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and writer who has developed his career in Central America and the United States. As a performer, he has collaborated with artists such as Peter Chu, Johannes Wieland, Rena Butler, Flock, Robyn Mineko, Luis Piedra, Rogelio López, María Amalia Pendones, and has danced for Costa Rican companies such as IMAGOdanza, DanzaAbend, and DanzProjectCompany. He has also been part of iconic productions by Luciérnaga Producciones (West Side Story, Chicago, JCS) and Teletica Formatos (Dancing with the Stars). Recently, he produced two artistic residencies with Flock and LittleFireCollective in San José, and was the choreographer for Luciérnaga's latest production: Jesus Christ Superstar. Additionally, Ventura has presented his works at the Graciela Moreno Choreographers Festival and the EstrenaDanza Festival, and has also created and produced works and initiatives in partnership with PROARTES (El Viaje del Héroe), RACE (Epicrisis), the CND (Mudanzas), and the Creative Scholarships program of the Ministry of Culture and Youth. Currently, he directs PLTFRMdanza, a space that integrates professional and pre-professional artists with the aim of strengthening and integrating the Costa Rican contemporary dance scene.
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Purple\ Frozen Fish \ Japan & USA
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Purple \ Concept and direction: Lisa Kusanagi
Lisa Kusanagi is a Japanese multi-award-winning artist with expertise in dance and dance film. She investigates conceptual virtuosity through physical artistry and leverages her transnational upbringing and influences in the creative elements of her projects. Her works have been presented in over 30 countries including at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the 10th Aesthetic Short Film Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. Live. Lisa holds a BA in Dance from Sonoma State University (CA) and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University (VA). She is a founder and director of the MUNI Film Festival, a 2023 Pola Art Foundation fellow (Japan), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
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Frozen Fish \ Concept and Direction: Osmani Tellez
Osmani Tellez is a Cuban-born Miami-based dance artist. He graduated from the National School of Arts (Escuela Nacional de Arte) in Havana, earning a degree as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer. As a professional dancer, he had the pleasure of working with companies including Danza Abierta, Danza Hoy, Rajatabla, and Neodanza as well as with artists such as; David Zambrano, Mia Lawrence, Jeremy Nelson, Tim Feldmann, Bo Madvig, Kirstie Simson, Chamecki-Lerner, Jennifer Monson, Jennifer Miller, and Yvonne Meier. He uses improvisation as a tool to explore subjects and develop ideas in personal and authentic ways. His original choreographic work has been presented worldwide. Tellez is a 2001 Movement Research artist-in-residence (NYC), 2004 Under the Radar artist-in-residence (NYC), 2005 Danspace Project commissioned artist (NYC), and a 2024 Miami Light Project Here & Now commissioned artist.
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POR DENTRO\ USA
'Por dentro' is a transdisciplinary exploration laboratory focused on contemporary dance and physical theater—a multifaceted and evolving endeavor, offering a realm of infinite possibilities for interpretation by whomever observes it. 'Por dentro' serves as a metaphor for a new worldview in which reality is perceived as unstable, ambiguous, and in a perpetual state of flux.
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Directed by Alexey Taran
With Carla Forte and Heather Maloney Art work by Visual Artist Vicente Forte Music Mix by DJ Picachu Set + Costume Design Carla Forte and Heather Maloney Lighting + Technical Director Alexey Taran Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Commissioned by Miami Dade County Auditorium Supported by
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.” Miami Dade County Auditorium + O Cinema + Inkub8 + Miami Light Project 
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Alexey Taran, a native of Santa Clara, Cuba, graduated from the Cuban National School of Dance, National Art School, Havana, Cuba. Taran, (Choreographer/Transdisciplinary artist) a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow, is the Co-Founder Artistic Director and choreographer for Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. In 2022, Taran was selected for the Art Studio Ginestrelle, Residency Program, Asissi, Italy. Taran was awarded for the six time the Miami Dade Choreographer’s Fellowship from the Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Knight Arts Challenge Grant. Also in 2017, he was awarded the New Music USA Project Grant Award, New York, and the NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittance Travel Award, San Antonio, TX. In 2016 Taran was awarded the Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL. In 1998 and 1994 Taran was awarded the prestigious Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author by the International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis, granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division Seine, Saint Denis, France. In 1996 Taran was awarded with the Co-production for his work “18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo” award granted by the Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg; Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt; Haus der Kulturem der Welt, Berlin; Tanz and Theater International, Hannover. Hamburg, Germany. Taran was nominated for the for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer Caracas, Venezuela in 1994. Other awards and artistic residences include the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant, San Antonio, TX, US. National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program, Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal, Valledupar, Colombia. New Times' Mastermind Award Miami, FL, US. Artistic Residency, Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin Berlin, Germany. Winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters, 1997 “Austin International Platforms” Austin, TX, US. Artistic Residency Kapnagel, Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg Hamburg, Germany.
Carla Forte was born in Caracas, Venezuela and lives and works in Miami, Florida. Forte, first trained as a contemporary dancer, received a bachelor degree, earning the highest GPA at the Dance University Institute in Caracas - Venezuela (2000-2004). Forte incorpore on her practice dance, film and performance, focusing on the Latin-American community. Best Film Director by the Miami New Times 2023. She is the co-founder of the Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Her films and performances have been screened at prominent festivals and galleries such as: Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno, Italy (2021); The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton (2021); CICA Museum, South Korea (2021); SANFIC Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile (2021); Rochester International Film Festival (2020); Miami International Film Festival, Florida (2020); Atlanta Film Festival, Georgia (2017); Cube Art Project, Nebraska (2017); Les Instants Video, France (2014), among others. Her works have been acquired by Gravitas Adventures and South Florida PBS. Forte has won commissions, awards and artistic residencies from prestigious dance and film programs such as: National Performance Network Documentation & Storytelling Fund award (2023); PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs (2022); South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami - Florida (2021); Artist Access award recipients (Spring 2021); Dance Miami Choreographers (2020); Certificate of Artistic Achievement Luxembourg Art Prize (2020); Knight Arts Challenge Miami- Florida (2019); En Residencia Koubek Center Miami- Florida (2019); FONLAD Residency Program Coimbra- Portugal (2018); Berlinale Talent Berlin-Germany (2017); Cucalorus Dance-makers Retreat Wilmington, North Caroline (2017); Artistic Residence, Dance -Tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin, Germany (2014).
Heather Maloney is a mother, choreographer, dancer, teacher, and artistic director of Inkub8. Known for her highly expressive and kinesthetic style, Maloney draws on improvisational structures to create state based choreographic places. Her work has been presented at Bates Dance Festival, Florida Dance Festival, New World School of the Arts and in Fundanza Cumuna Venezula Performatica, Puebla Mexico, Fusebox, Austin TX. She has taught workshops at New World School of the Arts, Bates College as well as in Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.
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Pernoct-ando \ Costa Rica
By Compañía Nacional de Danza de Costa Rica
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Three characters wait for the public transportation that never arrives.
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The National Dance Company (CND), founded on July 10, 1979, under the direction of the visionary Maestra Elena Gutiérrez, has been a beacon of contemporary dance in Costa Rica. Conceived as a representative professional artistic expression of the Government, the CND has been committed since its inception to the professionalization and dissemination of dance in the country. In the year 2000, the company evolved to become an artistic program of the prestigious Melico Salazar Popular Theater, both under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica. From its beginnings, one of the main objectives of the CND has been to bring the general public closer to this form of artistic expression through programming and extension workshops throughout the country. The CND currently consists of three fundamental areas: artistic, administrative, and technical. The artistic ensemble is composed of professional dancers and ballet and contemporary dance teachers, accompanied by a professional pianist for technical classes. In the administrative sphere, there is general and artistic direction, administration, communication, artistic production, secretariat, and general services. Finally, the technical area has professionals in charge of logistics in the hall and on stage, lighting, sound, set design, ticketing, and customer service. With its 45 years of experience, the CND has garnered numerous national and international awards and recognitions, both for its artistic excellence and for the quality of its choreographic proposals. The company has brought its art to multiple countries, representing Costa Rica in international artistic festivals and strengthening cultural ties worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to dance and culture, the CND continues to be an undisputed reference in the Costa Rican artistic scene at the legal, professional, and artistic levels.
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JUAN \ Venezuela \ Belgium
JUAN by Cruz Isael Mata
Cruz Isael Mata was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He started his dance training at the Instituto Superior De Danza Caracas, Venezuela in 1992 where he studied with Simone Forti, Jeremy Nelson, Julyen Hamilton, Jennifer Monson, Sasha Waltz, Dominique Mercier and other outstanding artists. He continued his studies at the Central University of Venezuela, where he followed classes in theatre sciences, fine arts and philosophy. He toured in Latin America as a soloist and company member. In 2000 he came to Belgium, where he became a member of the X-Group in P.A.R.T.S., directed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Besides his dance education, he also studied circus techniques at the Ecole Nationale du Cirque - Academie Fratellini, physical therapy, and psychology in Paris. He danced with several dance companies: Espacio Alterno - Venezuela, Tim Feldman - Denmark, Michél Noiret Company - Belgium. He collaborated with artists such as David Zambrano, Roberto Olivan, Nadine Ganase, Virginie Thirion, Josse de Pauw, Maria Clara Villalobos, Mey-Ling Bisogno, and others. Cruz created the productions „Puzzle“ and „Casa“, which premiered in Paris in 2005. Since 2010 he has been teaching the company traing and the auditions of Ultima Vez – Wim Vandekeybus. He has been collaborating with and teaching professional training for outstanding contemporary dance companies, academies, and at international dance festivals. Among others: Company Thor, Need Company, Cie Philipe Saire, Lausanne-Switzerland, Royal Dance Conservatorium Antwerpen, Escuela superior de artes du cirque Lesac, University for Music & Dance Köln – Centre for Contemporary Dance, Tanzlabor 21 Germany-Frankfurt, La Raffinerie/Charleroi Dance, Feria Música Circus Company, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Compania Nacional de Danza Contemporanea de Venezuela, Summer Intensive, Performact Portugal, La Factoria, Tic Tac Art Centre, etc. In 2019 Cruz was the choreographic assistant in the Award winning circus production “La Vrille du Chat” created by the Belgium acrobatic company “Back Pocket”. During his collaboration with Art Alive, he co-directed and performed “AMBIENTI & SPACE” atthe Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and won seven awards for being the co-director of the short film “couch me!”. Cruz Isael has been teaching Flying Low, Acrobatic Dance, Release Technique and Contact Improvisation in Latin America, Europe, and Asia for more than 22 years.
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"Presentation of the outcome of the workshop 'Flying Into Gravity Skills'
directed by Cruz Isael Mata"
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“Flying Into Gravity Skills” focuses on developing and maintaining the
body's fluent and weightless movement patterns. Different exercises are exploring the relationship with the floor as well as towards other people, space, gravity, and towards one's own mindset while experiencing oneself in the present moment. The body is being given the opportunity to activate the relationship between the center and the periphery with the aim of moving more efficient and using the ground as well as the gravity as support. Cruz explores the principals of recreating movements of daily life and exploring the influences of voice onto the body ́s movement. Figuring out what the body has to say in the moments when it doesn’t move and doesn’t produce sound is one of the main approaches, which is being achieved through dynamic dance sequences, partnering work and diverse techniques including Flying Low and Release Technique. Answers are appearing, when we calm down the mind but open the space for the body to talk. |
Presented by Miami-Dade County Auditorium.
Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film in Co-Production with O Cinema Directed by Alexey Taran and Carla Forte.
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.”
Supported by Miami-Dade County Auditorium. O Cinema. Vivian Marthell.
Costa Rica: Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, Gobierno de Costa Rica. Teatro Popular Melico Salazar. Compañía Nacional de Danza.
Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film in Co-Production with O Cinema Directed by Alexey Taran and Carla Forte.
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.”
Supported by Miami-Dade County Auditorium. O Cinema. Vivian Marthell.
Costa Rica: Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, Gobierno de Costa Rica. Teatro Popular Melico Salazar. Compañía Nacional de Danza.
