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BIRD WOMAN
2023, USA Multimedia Performance 50' Bird Woman is a multimedia performance that fuses dance, film, original music and sound installation. It is based on and inspired by stories of Latina immigrant women. The piece explores the human condition and translates their stories into gestures, emotions and movements, creating a new language to express these women’s thoughts, desires, emotions and hopes. World Premiere: Miami Theatre Center, Miami, US February 24, 25, 2023 Conceived + Visualized + Directed and Choreographed by Carla Forte and Alexey Taran. Performed by Carla Forte. Video performers: Niurca Marquez, Maria Belen Bersman, Monica Quintero, Isolina Leon, Li Milian, Lili(ana), Yris Marcano, Shanieya Harris, Yamilet Hernandez, M. Andrea Briceño, Jeannina Sillie Rios, Carleidy Lozada, Karen Barba, Wendy Arista, Maria Magdalena Ruiz, Sandra Portal Andreu, Rosa Marina Torres, Yannina Suarez, Marlene Estrada, Piedad Mesia, Diana Lucia Estrada Portal, Aura Villarroel, Duleynis Hidalgo Gonzalez, Xiomara Gonzalez, Lynaida Galarde, Vivian Martell, Corina Freyre, Maritza Sillie, Hilda Marquez, Jackie Delgado, Hilda Concepcion, Lucia Aratanha, Dama Vicke, Dee Bertoldi, Dinorah de Jesus Rodriguez, Dignora Rodriguez, Diana Aquino, Izareth Bastidas, Roseliz Gonzalez, Antonieta Forte, Antonella Forte, Adela Sillie Ríos, Angelica Rodrigues, Carla Forte, Emilia Lopez, Rocio Almazar, Lisu Vega, Alla Taran, Grettel Montes de Oca, Alexana Jimenez, Susan Caraballo. Commissioned by Miami Light Project “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 Bistoury PhysicalTheatre and Film. Miami Light Project. O Cinema. In38. |
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The Commune. Chapter 3: THE FEAR OF FREEDOM
2022, USA Performance 50' 'The commune Chapter 3: THE FEAR OF FREEDOM is a multimedia performance inspired in the book "Escape from Freedom" by the psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, who suggested a theory of personality based on two primary needs: the need for freedom and the need for belonging. World Premiere: On.Stage Black Box Theatre, Miami Dade County Auditorium. Miami, FL, US October 6-7, 2022 Conceived – Visualized + Directed by Alexey Taran With Carla Forte, Carlos Fabian, Heather Maloney, Alexey Taran Music Ludwig van Beethoven, Mykola Leontovych, George Frideric Handel. They Say It's Wonderful (Performed by The Chordettes)Written by Irving Berlin and introduced in the musical, "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946). Lighting Design A. Puig Set + Costume Design Carla Forte, Carlos Fabian, Heather Maloney, Alexey Taran Technical Director Alexey Taran Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film In Co-Produced with FilmGate Miami 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.” O Cinema FilmGate Miami Miami Light Project In38. |
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MANIAC MIKI
2022, USA DIRECTED BY: CARLA FORTE | 2022 | 1H 28M | UNRATED | IN SPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES MIKI MANIACO (MANIAC MIKI) follows Miki and his friends as they grapple with reality after being cast away from a world of magic and unfulfilled dreams. Now depressed and stuck somewhere in South Florida, the trio looks back at an era of fame and glory that will never come back. Chichester International Film Festival (August 12, 2022) Chichester, UK. Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (August 31, 2022) Guayaquil, Ecuador. O cinema (September 2-8, 2022) Miami, Florida. Cines Unidos (October 27, 2022) Caracas, Venezuela. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Supported by: O cinema, Veloz Film Distribucion. “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.” |
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The Commune. Chapter 2: The Anarchist
2021, USA Performance 65' World Premiere: On.Stage Black Box Theatre, Miami Dade County Auditorium. Miami, FL, US October 7, 2021 The Commune. Chapter 2: “The Anarchist” is a multimedia performance that merges and integrates physical theater, music and film. The anarchist is a practice of freedom based on essential principles of equality and non- discrimination. Cast and Crew CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY Alexey Taran PHYSICAL MATERIAL Alexey Taran and Performers PERFORMERS Heather Maloney, Gabriela Burdsall, Carlos Fabián and Carla Forte DOCUMENTARY BY Carla Forte and Alexey Taran and Carla Forte VIDEO 1 DIRECTED BY Heather Maloney VIDEO 2 DIRECTED BY Carla Forte VIDEO 3 DIRECTED BY Gabriela Burdsall VIDEO 3 DIRECTED BY Carlos Fabián VIDEO ART 1 DIRECTED BYCarla Forte and Alexey Taran VIDEO ART 2 DIRECTED BY Carla Forte and Alexey Taran DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEO ART Alexey Taran, Carlos Fabián MUSIC COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Oscar Sanchez ILLUSTRATION Vicente Forte Special Thanks Heather Maloney, Corey, Roxana Barba, Vivian Marthell, Carolina Pagani, Vicente Forte, Staff Miami Dade County Auditorium. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium “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 O Cinema - Prop Planet - Miami Light Project. |
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FEMME 'Stories from the Body'
2021, USA Performance and video art installation 35' Femme Stories from the Body, a brand new dance/video art installation performance, explores the human condition and translates it into movements, creating a new language to express thoughts, desires, emotions and hopes. Miami Dade County Auditorium. Saturday, February 13 - 7PM. Drive - Through Theatre Experience. Made possible by the support of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge Miami. “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. |
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FEMME
2021, USA Dance-video series art installation 9'51'' FEMME is focused on and inspired by Latin American women in South Florida who in some way have felt oppressed by their social circumstances. Screenings: PBS Season 4 (June 2021 - December 2022) Miami, Florida. Miami Dade County Auditorium. Drive -Through. Theatre experience (February 13, 2021) Miami, Florida. Melamegi Lab Contest (February- March, 2021) Villanova, Italy. ScreenDance Miami (January 22, 2021) New World Center's Projection Wall at Soundscape Park. Miami, Florida. "Litle Havana Unmasked" Koubek Center, Miami - Dade College (October 26, 27, 2019) Miami, Florida. Exhibitions : CICA Museum (November 3-21, 2021) , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Borders ArtFair Venice FUTURE LANDSCAPES (August 30 to September 19, 2021) Venice Italy. Doral Contemporary Art Museum (November 30, 2019) Doral, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre. Supported by: "En Residencia" Miami Dade College Koubek Center. O Cinema. Cultural Arts Exchange.“Con el apoyo de Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.” Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. |
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HYSTERIA
2020, Venezuela, USA Feature Film 78' Hysteria a one take and real time feature film that tells the story of Marina, a woman who is not able to recognize her emotions. Her partner Martin will try to help by submitting her to some exercises and tests that trigger a hysteria in which both will be victims. Screenings: New Filmmakers New York (April 6, 2021) NY, NY. Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno (December 9, 2020) Salerno, Italy. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, 44 Films & Ananas Film in association with Theye Film. Supported by: O cinema, FilmGate Interactive. |
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QUARANTINE RAIN
2020, USA Video Art 2'47'' Quarantine Rain is a dance film that combines movement, actions and emotions, taking body language as the starting point. The rain plays an important role, representing life, crying, cleaning, change and the passage of time, a magical symbol to promote good prospects for humanity in the time of pandemic. Screenings: 305 & HAVANA International Improv Fest (May 2, 2020) Exhibitions: Ephemereye moving images in focus (September 1, 2021) Vallejo, California. 305 & HAVANA International Improv Fest (May 2, 2020) Miami, Florida. O Cinema "Welcome to Our World" / AltspaceVR (April 24, 2021) Miami Beach, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. |
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CONEJO
2020 Feature Film 85’ Venezuela, United States, Cuba The film shows the creative process between a director and an actress while they rehearse a play called "Rabbit". Two stories are narrated in the midst of demanding rehearsals in total isolation: The creation of a character, and the daily lives of those involved. Psychological abuse and mistreatment by the director, end up bringing the actress to the point where her deepest desires merge into the character she represents: the rabbit. Screenings: Dumbo Film Festival (December - January bimonthly competition 2021) Brooklyn, NY. Vesuvius International Film Festival (December Edition, 2020) Naples, Italy. South Film and Arts Academy Festival (2020) Rancagua, Chile. LatinUy 12 (December 20, 2020) Punta del Este, Uruguay Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno (December 8, 2020) Salerno, Italy. Festival de Critica cinematografica de Caracas (December 3-6, 2020) Caracas, Venezuela. Icaro Festival Internacional de Cine de Centroamerica (December 5-12, 2020) Guatemala. Cucalorus Film Festival (November 14, 2010) Wilmington, NC. Festival Internacional Cine del Mar (August 27, 2020) Punta del Este, Uruguay. Festival de Cine Venezolano (September 10-24, 2020) Caracas, Venezuela. Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine (16-23, August 2020) Santiago de Chile, Chile. The Nickel Independent Film Festival (July 25, 2020) St. John's, Canada. Miami International Film Festival, Ibero America Competition (March 8, 2020) Miami, Florida. Big Muddy Film Festival, Opening Ceremony (February 24, 2020) Carbondale, Illinois. PRIZES Best Narrative Feature. Dumbo Film Festival (2021) Best Lead Actress. Vesuvius International Film Festival. Naples, Italy (2020) Best Lead Actress. Festival Internacional Cine del Mar Punta del Este, Uruguay (2020) Special Awards: Feature Film Of The Month, Best Drama Feature, Best Director In A Feature Film, Best Screenplay In A Feature Film, Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film, Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film. Best Cinematography In A Feature Film, Best Art Direction In A Feature Film and Best Poster at South Film and Arts Academy Festival (#39 December 2020) Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, 44 Films.. Supported by: O Cinema, FilmGate Interactive. |
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The commune
Chapter 1: A commune of oranges 2020 Performance 50' World Premiere: On.Stage Black Box Theatre, Miami Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL, United States January 9-10-11, 2020 "The commune" Chapter 1: A commune of oranges (performance 70') is a multimedia dance piece that creates a rarefied yet intimate psychological space that will transport the mind from a structured, normalized world into a mundane and intimate realm. "The commune" Chapter 1: A commune of oranges is an encounter and interaction between the human being and nature, a search for our real voice, a beginning and the present. A Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Production, Co-Produced by Alessia Siniscalchi and Kulturfactory Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Supported by Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Kulturfactory, Miami Light Project, O Cinema, Prop Planet Fábrica de Arte Cubano. |
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Nostalgia di Domicella
2019 Italy Video Art 6' Nostalgia in Domicella is a video art that explore emotions and loneliness in a small town of Italy. Screenings: Festival International de Videoarte de Camaguey (November 2021). Camaguey, Cuba. Vesuvius International Film Festival (January Edition, 2021) Naples, Italy. Rochester International Film Festival (August 20-22, 2020). Rochester, NY. ScreenDance Miami (January 18, 2020) Perez Art Museum. Miami, Florida. International Dance Film Festival (October 5, 2019) Brussels, Belgium. Exhibitions: Fonlad Digital Art Festival (2021) Coimbra, Portugal. ARTE LATINO NOW 2021. Virtual exhibition at Queens University of Charlotte (April, 2021) Charlotte, NC. Centro Cultural Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (March 4, 2021) Caracas, Venezuela. Miami New Media Festival (November, 2020) Miami, Florida. PRIZES: Best Dance for Camera. Vesuvius International Film Festival Naples, Italy (2021). Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre. Supported by: Kulturfactory Naples, Italy. |
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FEMME
2019 United States Video Art 10' Femme is an experimental dance film series focused on and inspired by Latin American women in South Florida who in some way have felt oppressed by their social circumstances. The film project collets their stories that explore the human condition and translate them into movements, creating a new language to express their thoughts, desires, emotions and hopes. Screenings/Exhibitions Doral Contemporary Art Museum (November 30, 2019) Doral, Florida. "Little Havana Unmasked" Koubek Center, Miami-Dade College (October 26 -27, 2019) Miami, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre. Supported by: En Residencia, Koubek Center, Miami -Dade College. |
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ANN
2019,USA Performance 70' ANN is the stage play version of the feature film ANN narrating the story of Ruben, a visual artist who has decided to abandon his tormented life by taking refuge within his own imagination; creating a world parallel to reality, which distances him from all material and emotional attachment, thus exorcising his ego. Screenings/Exhibitions Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Black Box Theatre. (February, 11-12, 2019). Made possible by the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Commissioned by the Miami Dade County Auditorium. Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Supported by Prop Planet. |
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Flesh
2017 Performance 50' World Premiere: On.Stage Black Box Theatre, Miami Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL, United States April 12-14, 2017 Latin American Premiere: Fábrica de Arte Cubano FAC, Havana, Cuba June 16-23-30, 2017 Flesh a physical-theatre performance that narrates the reunion of a son and his mother, an history of repatriation, memories and a an immigrant who desires to return to its place of origin or citizenship, Cuba. Made possible by the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Commissioned by the Miami Dade County Auditorium. FLESH produced by BISTOURY Physical Theatre and film Supported by Persona; Fundarte; Miami Theater Center; Theye Film Production; Prop Planet; Fabrica de Arte Cubano. |
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TEARS
2017, United States Dance for Camera 4' The woman cried. In front of the screen her tears gave her face a certain hue. The images, the actors, the plot, the director of the movie, none of it mattered. She cried. And through her tears she let out her story. Screenings/Exhibitions Miami Film Machine. Indie Pasion Indie Film Festival. (April 5, 2019) Miami, Florida. Screen Dance Miami (January 19, 2019) Miami, Florida. GRRL HAUS CINEMA (August 15, 2018) Berlin, Germany. Quinzena de Danca de Almada -Contemporary Dance Festival Portugal (September 21-Oct 20, 2018) Almada, Portugal. Experiments in Cinema Festival (April 14, 2018) Alburqueque, NM. Women In Dance Leadership Conference (January 18-20, 2018) New York, New York. Festival de Improvisation Dia 14 (November 17, 2017) Caracas, venezuela. Cucalorus Film Festival (November 12, 2017) Wilmington, North Carolina. Video Art and Experimental Video Showcase Intermediaciones (October 5, 2017) Medellin, Colombia. The First and The Last Experimental International Film Festival (September 23-24, 2017) Syney, Australia. Fabrica de Arte Cubano (July 23 & 30, 2017) Havana, Cuba. Wild Beast Collective FATVillage Projects (November 3, 2018) Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Replay at Edge Zone (September 29, 2018) Miami, Florida. OGA VideoArt Exhibitions (Octubre, 2018) Roma, Italy. Miami New Media Festival. ArtMedia Gallery (October 5, 2017) Miami, Florida. Fonlad Digital Art Festival (July 21, 2017) Coimbra, Portugal. Cube Art Project (July 21, 2017) Lincoln, Nebraska. Fire Gods in the Garden. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens (April 12, 2017) Miami, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre. Supported by: Theye Film Production & Prop Planet. |
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HURRICANE
2017, United States Video-Art Installation 5' Hurricane is an experimental video that aims to take every individual to the “eye” of the self. Screenings/Exhibitions Miami Film Machine, Indie Pasion Indie Film Festival. (April 5, 2019) Miami, Florida. Screen Dance Miami (January 19, 2019) Miami, Florida. Wild Beast Collective FATVillage Projects (November 3, 2018) Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Replay at Edge Zone (September 29, 2018) Miami, Florida. GRRL HAUS CINEMA (August 15, 2018) Berlin, Germany. Quinzena de Danca de Almada -Contemporary Dance Festival Portugal (September 21-Oct 20, 2018) Almada, Portugal. OGA VideoArt Exhibitions (Octubre, 2018) Roma, Italy. Experiments in Cinema Festival (April 14, 2018) Alburqueque, NM. Women In Dance Leadership Conference (January 18-20, 2018) New York, New York. Festival de Improvisation Dia 14 (November 17, 2017) Caracas, venezuela. Cucalorus Film Festival (November 12, 2017) Wilmington, North Carolina. Miami New Media Festival. ArtMedia Gallery (October 5, 2017) Miami, Florida. Video Art and Experimental Video Showcase Intermediaciones (October 5, 2017) Medellin, Colombia. The First and The Last Experimental International Film Festival (September 23-24, 2017) Syney, Australia. Fonlad Digital Art Festival (July 21, 2017) Coimbra, Portugal. Cube Art Project (July 21, 2017) Lincoln, Nebraska. Fabrica de Arte Cubano (July 23 & 30, 2017) Havana, Cuba. Fire Gods in the Garden. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens (April 12, 2017) Miami, Florida. Commissioned by Tigertail Productions. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre. Supported by: Theye Film Production & Prop Planet. |
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ANN
2016 United States Feature Film 87’ Ann is a feature film narrating the story of Ruben, a visual artist who has decided to abandon his tormented life by taking refuge within his own imagination; creating a world parallel to reality, which distances him from all material and emotional attachment, thus exorcising his ego. Screenings/Exhibitions Lockdown Online Film Festival (April, 2020). Filmoteca Virtual Fundacion Festival de Cine de Guayaquil (April 8, 2020) Guayaquil, Ecuador. Adriana Barraza Cinematheque (October 12, 2019) Miami, Florida. VEFF BCN Venezuelan Film Festival (November 3, 2018) Barcelona, Spain. Charlotte Film Festival (September 29, 2018) Charlotte, NC. Urban Film Festival (Septembre 2, 2018) Miami, Florida. Trasnocho Cultural, Sala Paseo Plus (Septembre 2, 2018) Caracas, Venezuela. Centro Cultural Chacao (June 30, 2018) Caracas, Venezuela. Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writers Award (August 16-26, 2018) Las Vegas, NV. Festival del Cine Venezolano (June 3 & 7, 2018) Merida, Venezuela. The IndieFest Film Award (Season May, 2018) La Jolla, CA. Nice International Film Festival (May 10, 2018) Nice, France. Festigious International Film Festival (January, 2018) LA, California. Southern States Indie FanFilmFest (January 3, 2018) Biloxi, Mississippi. Festival Internacional de Cine GLBT 2017 OUTFEST (December 1 & 5, 2017) Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. Sydney Transgender International Film Festival (September 30 - October 1, 2017) Sydney, Australia. Women Media Arts and Film Festival (September 2 & 3, 2017) Sydney, Australia. Miami Beach Cinematheque (August 17, 2017) Miami, Florida Ciclo de Cine de la Diversidad (July 05, 2017) Caracas, Venezuela. Mix Mexico Film Festival (May 24, 2017) D.F, Mexico. Atlanta Film Festival (March 30, 2017) Atlanta, GA. Athens Animfest (March 18, 2017) Greece, Athens. Boddionale Film Festival (February 18, 2017) Berlin, Germany. El Lugar Sin Limites (November 19,21 & 23, 2016) Quito, Ecuador. Venezuelan Film Festival (September 17, 2016) New York, New York. Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (September 16, 2016) Guayaquil, Ecuador. Festival Euromediterraneo (August 26, 2016) Calabria, Italy. Social Machinery Film Festival. Best Actor (July 29 & 31, 2016) Mantova, Italy. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, Ouija Films, Prop Planet & Theye Film Production. Supported by: O cinema, FilmGate Interactive, Miami Film Development Project, The Coral Gables Art Cinema, Inkub8, MU2 Productions, Navaja Pictures, Antiheroes Project, Carbon Wynwood and The Writer´s Room at the Betsy South Beach Hotel. |
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EMOTIONAL ZERO Performance (20’)
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EMOTIONAL ZERO
2016 United States Dance for Camera 8’ Emotional Zero is a Video-Art Installation/ Performance that combines movement, actions and emotions, taking body language as starting point. Playing with femininity and masculinity, Carla aims to transport ordinary people to the magical world of simplicity. Screenings/Exhibitions 13th Fonlad Digital Art Festival (July 16, 2018) Coimbra, Portugal. GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA (November 9, 2017- March 3, 2018) Citadella, Italy. Fabrica de Arte Cubano (July 23 & 30, 2017) Havana, Cuba. Camaguey International Video Art Festival (April 8, 2017) Camaguey, Cuba. New Media Festival (October 8, 2016) Miami, Florida. XXVII Festicaribe International Theater Festival (September 14, 2016) Santa Marta, Colombia. Here and Now, Light Box at Goldman Warehouse (May 12-14, 2016) Miami, Florida. Emotional Zero was commissioned by Miami Light Project for Here & Now: 2016. Supported by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film and Prop Planet. |
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Tribe
2015 Performance 75' World Premiere: On.Stage Black Box Theatre, Miami Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL, United States April 2-5, 2015 Latin American Premiere: Centro Cultural del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia, July 2, 2015 ArtCenter South Florida, May 2, 2015, Miami, FL, United States 20. International Dance Festival “Habana Vieja en Movimiento”, April 15-19, 2015, Havana, Cuba Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium Fresh / Brand New & On.Stage Series. “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.” NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant, The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC). Supported by New Music USA, made possible by annual program support and/or endowment gifts from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. “This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida” Supported by O Cinema, Miami Light Project, Miami Theater Center, MDC Live Arts, Inkub8, Teatro Prometeo, American Dance Abroad, Subtropics, Miami Beach Cinematheque, Dance Tech, Lake Studios Berlin, Wynwood Warehouse Project, Danilo Gonzalez Gallery, Avila Bistro, Forte’s Treasure, Antiheroes Project. |
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THE HOLDERS
2015, United States Documentary Feature 80’ "In a city where everything looks pretty and new, it becomes fashionable to dispose of all that which for some reason is no longer considered useful, with the inhabitants of this community being the "holders" of all those legally-conceived "things" that surround them." Screenings/Exhibitions Filmoteca Virtual Fundacion Festival de Cine de Guayaquil (April 8, 2020) Guayaquil, Ecuador. Cine Animal Bogota (November, 2018) Bogota, Colombia. Strasburg Film Festiva (November 9, 2018) Strasburg, Virginia. Instituto de Derechos del Animal del Colegio de Abogados de Rosario (June 04, 2018) Santa Fe, Argentina. GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA (November 9, 2017- March 3, 2018) Citadella, Italy. Cardiff Independent Film Festival (27 & 29 October 2017) Cardiff Bay, UK. Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne (March 7, 2016) Melbourne, Australia 2017. Culture Unplugged Festival (June 19, 2016) Mountain View, CA. World Congress Animal Rights (December 11 & 12, 2015) Buenos Aires, Argentina. St. Louis International Film Festival (November 15, 2015) St. Louise, Missouri. Miami Beach Cinematheque as part of Speaking in Cinema (October 17, 2015) Miami, Florida. Los Angeles CineFest (October 6, 2015) Los Angeles, CA. Matsalu Natures Film Festival (September 17, 2015) Lihula, Estonia. Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (September 10, 2015) Guayaquil, Ecuador. Miami International Film Festival (March 8 & 14, 2015) Miami, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Supported by: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. |
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Talashimaii
2015 United States Experimental Feature Film 60’ Talashimaii where happiness is a deep and authentic positive, fulfilling state of being that is lasting and not merely transient and ultimately unsatisfying, requiring constant modification. Screenings/Exhibitions FilmGate Interactive Conference Week (February 26, 2016) Miami, Florida. O Cinema Wynwood, Cine al Fresco (December 12, 2015) Miami, Florida. FUTURE WORLD: UNKNOWN iiiPoints Dot Fiftyone Gallery (October 11, 2015) Miami, Florida Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. 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.” This project is made possible in part by a grant from the National Performance Network’s Performing Americas Program. Lead funding of the National Performance Network Performing Americas Program is provided by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Supported by the Performing Americas Creative Exchange Residency / National Performance Network, Fundacion Cultural Divulgar, Plataforma Caníbal, O Cinema, Maderos Teatro, FUNDAM Festicaribe, Centro Cultural del Magdalena and Laboratorio Fronteras Creativas, La Guajira and FUNDAM Festicaribe. |
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Ella
2015, United States Dance for Camera 16´ Ella is a study of the body in 41 weeks and 2 days. An ode to the transformation of story, memory, and time that takes place in the making of a heartbeat. Screenings/Exhibitions Geofilmfestival and Expocinema (November 9, 2017- March 3, 2018) Citadella, Italy. New Media Festival (October 8, 2016) Miami, Florida. Festicaribe International Theater Festival (September 14, 2016) Santa Marta, Colombia. KurzFilmFestival (May 19-22, 2016) Weimar, Germany. Proxy Act Festival (May 29, 2016) London, UK. Screen Dance Miami, PAMM Museum (January 23, 2016) Miami, Florida. Golden Sun Short Film Festival (January 4-12, 2016) Zebbug, Malta. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film and Inkub8 |
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STARING AT THE CEILING
2014, United States Dance for Camera 5’ The ceiling stares at you and you do not stare back, and you leave it all alone, without sky, staring at its palindrome – which is the floor . Screenings/Exhibitions Miami New Media Festival (October, 2019) Miami, Florida. REFLEKS program at Zagreb Dance Centre (November 18, 2107) Zagreb, Croatia. Another Experiment by women Film Festival (December 6, 2017) New York, NY. Fabrica de Arte Cubano (July 23 & 30, 2017) Havana, Cuba. New Mavericks Film Series (November 19, 2016) Georgia, Atlanta. LadyFest Miami (September 24, 2015) Miami, Florida. Teatro Maderos (June 27, 2015) Valledupar, Colombia. Index Art Center 10th Annual Film and Video Screenings (April 25, 2015) Newark, New Jersey. Experiments in Cinema (April 15-19, 2015) Albuquerque, New Mexico. Screen Dance Miami (January 24- 25, 2015) Miami, Florida. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. |
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Imaginarium
2013 United States Video-Art 15’ World Premiere: Cannes Court Métrage Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France May 15-26, 2013 Imaginarium is a visual experiment where theatre and film fuse to shed light onto a dark world of desires and disorder. It is translated by a new form of communication, serving as an escape from the established social order. Screenings/Exhibitions Teatro Maderos (June 27, 2015) Valledupar, Colombia. Leiden International Short Film Experience (May 1- 3, 2014) Scheltema, Netherlands. Miami Beach Cinematheque (March 15-17, 2013) Miami, Florida. SandBox Series 2012-2013 Miami Theater Center (December 6-22, 2012) Miami, Florida. Cannes Court Métrage (Short Film Corner) Cannes Film Festival (May 15-26, 2013) Cannes, France. Project Supporters: "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." USA Project. Artist2Artist Fund. The inkub8 (open-studio) Residency Program. Commissioned by Miami Theater Center as part of the SandBox Series 2012-2013. |
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Imaginarium Life
2013 Performance 55' World Premiere: Miami Theater Center, Miami, FL, United States, Dec. 7-22, 2012 Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, March 15-16-17, 2013 Miami Beach, FL, United States SandBox Series, Miami Theater Center, Miami, FL, United States Inkub8, Miami, FL, United States "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 USA Project. Artist2Artist Fund. The inkub8 (open-studio) Residency Program. Commissioned by Miami Theater Center as part of the SandBox Series 2012-2013 |
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INTERRUPTA
2013 United States Dance for Camera (6’) Four characters, united by their thoughts and separated by their realities, transform their existence into movement. Screenings/Exhibitions Brooklyn Studios for Dance (BkSD) (October 21, 2017) Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Key West Film Festival (November 22, 2015) Key West, Florida. The Sagamore Hotel as part of Speaking in Cinema (October 17, 2015) Miami, Florida. Miami Beach Cinematheque as part of Speaking in Cinema (October 17, 2015) Miami, Florida. New Media Festival (October 8 - 31, 2015) Miami, Florida. LadyFest Miami (September 24, 2015) Miami, Florida. Teatro Maderos (June 27, 2015) Valledupar, Colombia. FEMCINE (March 25-29, 2015) Santiago de Chile, Chile. Cucalorus Film Festival (November 12- 16, 2014) Wilmington, North Carolina. Festival Les Instants Vidéo (November 10, 2014) Marseille, France. POOL 14 – INTERNATIONALE TanzFilmPlattform (September 12, 2014) Berlin, Germany. Art Screening at Trestle Gallery (April 15, 2014) Brooklyn, New York. Index Internacional Arts Festival (April 10-11, 2014) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Screen Dance Miami (January 25, 2014) Miami, Florida. Quinzena de Danca de Almada -Contemporary Dance Festival Portugal (October 18, 2013) Almada, Portugal. International Dance Film Festival Uruguay (October 5, 2013) San Salvador, Uruguay. Dances Made to Order Edition 21 (March 6, 2013) Seattle, Washington. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Received the Research Support Award granted by Miami Light Project through the Jennylin Light Bulb Fund. Created by Dances Made to Order. |
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RESET
2012, United States, Venezuela Short Film 12’ Reset is a short film narrating the story of Ruben, a lower-class visual artist who has decided to abandon his tormented life by taking refuge within his own imagination; creating a world parallel to reality, which distances him from all material and emotional attachment, thus exorcising his ego. Screenings/Exhibitions CinemaCafe Film Night (June 18, 2014) Miami, Florida. Cannes Court Métrage (Short Film Corner) Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27, 2012) Cannes, France. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film in collaboration with Cineola Films (Venezuela). |
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Assassins for One Night
2011 Performance 50' World Premiere: Miami On Stage 2011, Miami Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL, United States, May 5-6, 2011 European Premiere: La Biennale di Venezia, Marathon of the Unexpected, June 24, 2012, Venice, Italy. LITup AT 92Y Harkness Dance Festival, February 18-20, 2011, New York, US. "Assassins for the Night is made possible 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." "Assassins for the Night was commissioned through Meet The Composer's Commissioning Music/USA program which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Ford Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund." Additional funding and support by: Fundarte, Miami on Stage, GlassWorks Multimedia, ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center, Harold Golen Gallery & Trimedia. |
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Historias de la Urbe (Meet the Directors)
Poster by Charlie Pazos
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HISTORIAS DE LA URBE
2011 USA-Spain-Venezuela Feature Film 82’ Urban Stories is a contemporary dramatic feature film that follows several Immigrants of different nationalities as they adapt to life in Miami. The stories unfold through stylistic camera work that interrelates the eight vignettes, pushing the boundaries of independent cinema. Screenings/Exhibitions Universal Film Festival (August 24, 2018) Kansas City, MO. Cinema Zero. Online Cinema (June 17- 25, 2014) New York, NY. Festival de Cine Venezolano Merida (June 4-6, 2012) Merida, Venezuela. Bootleg Film Festival Toronto. Best Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography (May 24, 2012) Toronto, Canada. Miami Life Awards Best Feature and Best Actress (January 11, 2012) Miami, Florida. Indieflix (November 8, 2011) Seattle, WA. Marbella International Film Festival (October 14-16, 2011) Marbella, Spain. Los Angeles Movies Award (I) Honorable Mention (May 23, 2011) Los Angeles, CA. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film in Co-production with Miami World Cinema Center a South Florida non profit film studio. 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. Commissioned by Centro Cultural Español Miami, Embassy of Spain in the United States and AECID Spain. |
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Omar Roque and his band Carrusel
Live musical performance 2010 World Premiere: EDGE ZONES ART CENTER, Miami, FL, United States, July 10, 2010 "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" and "Miami World Cinema Center" |
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Schizo Bolo
2009 Performance 30' World Premiere: Live performance and Installation Art Exhibition, EdgeZones Gallery, Miami, FL, United States. June 9, 2009 NYC Premier: LIT Loft into Theater, Soho Showcase, New York, NY, United States SCHIZO' BOLO talks about the urban schizophrenia, irreality, collective madness and the anomalies of the daily life; all of this through the use of images and movement. Texts and visions of the dancers are used in order to create a piece where the video, the music, and the movement function as one unit. 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. |
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Symbol
2009 Performance 30' World Premiere: Here & Now 2009, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Carnival Studio Theater, Miami, FL, United States March 5-7, 2009 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. Dancers fly, suspended from the ceiling as rain washes down on them in a vivid display of athletic grace. Here & Now 2009, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Carnival Studio Theater, Miami. March 5, 2009. Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Films, and commissioned by Here & Now 2009, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Carnival Studio Theater, Miami. 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. |
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Bolo
2005 Performance 60' World Premiere: XXI International Festival of Young Choreographers de Venezuela, Alberto de Paz y Mateos Theater, Caracas, Venezuela June 10-21, 2005 Art of Uncertainty Exhibition, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 10th Dance & Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincent, Zagreb, Croatia. Fall Season, Movement Research at the Judson Church, New York, NY. Gorilla FEST 07, New York, NY. A Desert for Dance International Dance Festival, Hermosillo, Mexico. Jacobo Borges Museum, Exhibition: From relations and reactions, University Institute of Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts Armando Reveron IUESAPAR, Caracas, Venezuela. University Institute of Advanced Studies in Arts Armando Reveron, Caracas, Venezuela. XIII International Dance Festival Maracaibo, Baralt Theater, Maracaibo,Venezuela. 2th World Dance Festival Solos and Duets, Rajatabla Theater, Caracas, Venezuela. Central University of Venezuela, School of Humanities and Education, Caracas, Venezuela. International Dance Day, Center for Latin American Studies Rómulo Gallegos, Caracas, Venezuela. Supported by: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura, Venezuela. University Institute of Advanced Studies in Arts Armando Reveron, Caracas, Venezuela. 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. |
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Obbe
2005 Dance Film 12' Produced by CinemaCaracas and Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film. Directed by Alexey Taran, Eduardo Garcia Choreography Carla Forte, Auraelena Pisani, Alexey Taran Music by Enrique Millan Cinematography Eduardo Garcia Edited by Adriana Henao With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Venezuela. IUESAPAR, Caracas, Venezuela. |