Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s Away From Home Series/ Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film/ Inkūb8/ O Cinema PRESENT:
WATERMUSE
Watermuse is a multimedia performance that delves into the profound vulnerability of women amidst the challenges of climate change. The piece aims to evoke deep social and emotional resonance while highlighting the intricate connections between environmental and social issues.
Through impactful movement and artistic expression, Watermuse seeks to inspire personal transformation and foster greater societal awareness. By addressing this critical intersection of gender and environmental challenges, the project aspires to awaken a collective consciousness.
2025, USA
Multimedia Performance 40'
Conceived – Visualized + Directed by Carla Forte
Dramaturgy Alexey Taran
Improvised physical material by Carla Forte
Music La Mer (The Sea) by Claude Debussy
Videos de Archivo
Video-Art Installation: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Mamino by: Maritza Sillie
Technical Director Alexey Taran
Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film
Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium
This performance is part of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s Away From Home Series, a program that brings off-site performances to alternative venues in partnership with community organizations. This initiative ensures that the magic of the performing arts continues to captivate audiences while MDCA undergoes renovations.
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and the Board of County Commissioners.” @miamidadearts
Additional support by:
Miami-Dade County Auditorium @miamidadecountyauditorium
O Cinema @ocinema
Inkūb8 @inkub8_mia
Bisturí Teatro Físico y Cine (Costa Rica).
Inkūb8
355 NW 54th St,Miami, FL 33127 (Limited parking)
Sat March 8 (8:30 pm)
https://www.inkub8.org/
Watermuse is a multimedia performance that delves into the profound vulnerability of women amidst the challenges of climate change. The piece aims to evoke deep social and emotional resonance while highlighting the intricate connections between environmental and social issues.
Through impactful movement and artistic expression, Watermuse seeks to inspire personal transformation and foster greater societal awareness. By addressing this critical intersection of gender and environmental challenges, the project aspires to awaken a collective consciousness.
2025, USA
Multimedia Performance 40'
Conceived – Visualized + Directed by Carla Forte
Dramaturgy Alexey Taran
Improvised physical material by Carla Forte
Music La Mer (The Sea) by Claude Debussy
Videos de Archivo
Video-Art Installation: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Mamino by: Maritza Sillie
Technical Director Alexey Taran
Produced by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film
Commissioned by Miami-Dade County Auditorium
This performance is part of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s Away From Home Series, a program that brings off-site performances to alternative venues in partnership with community organizations. This initiative ensures that the magic of the performing arts continues to captivate audiences while MDCA undergoes renovations.
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and the Board of County Commissioners.” @miamidadearts
Additional support by:
Miami-Dade County Auditorium @miamidadecountyauditorium
O Cinema @ocinema
Inkūb8 @inkub8_mia
Bisturí Teatro Físico y Cine (Costa Rica).
Inkūb8
355 NW 54th St,Miami, FL 33127 (Limited parking)
Sat March 8 (8:30 pm)
https://www.inkub8.org/
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Carla Forte was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently resides and works in Miami, Florida. Initially trained as a contemporary dancer, Forte has seamlessly integrated dance, film, and performance into her practice, with a particular focus on the Latin-American community. In 2024, she was honored by the Dance Miami Choreographers' - DMC - Program (2024/2025) in Miami, Florida, and recognized as the Best Film Director by the Miami New Times in (2023). Her most recent feature Maniac Miki film has been acquired by Amazon Prime and Tubi.
Her films and performances have been showcased at prestigious festivals and galleries, including: Miami Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University; CICA Museum; POOL 24 - Movement Art film Festival, Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile; Icaro Festival Internacional de Cine de Centroamerica; Rochester International Film Festival; Atlanta Film Festival; Athens Digital Art Festival; Cube Art Project; ScreenDance Miami; Les Instants Video, among others.
Forte has received commissions from Miami-Dade County Auditorium (2024/2025), O Cinema (2024), Miami Light Project (2023) and Tigertail Productions (2017) as well as awards and artistic residencies from renowned dance and film programs, including The National Performance Network Documentation & Storytelling Fund award (2023); Dance Miami Choreographers (2023); PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs (2022); Mention Estrella Gloriosa Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (2022); Artist Access award recipients (Spring 2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami - Florida (2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium Artist Acquisition Program Miami-Dade Art in Public Places (2020-2021); 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 Carolina (2017); Artistic Residence, Dance-Tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin, Germany (2014); Here & Now Miami - Florida (2016).
http://fortecarla.com
@fortecarla
Alexey Taran, a native of Santa Clara, Cuba, graduated from the Cuban National School of Dance at the National Art School in Havana, Cuba. He is a distinguished Choreographer and Transdisciplinary artist, recognized as a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow. Taran is also 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 in Assisi, Italy. His remarkable achievements include being awarded the Miami Dade Choreographer's Fellowship six times by the Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2017, he earned the prestigious Knight Arts Challenge Grant, as well as the New Music USA Project Grant Award in New York and the NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittance Travel Award in San Antonio, Texas. Taran's dedication to the arts is further exemplified by the Individual Artist Fellowship Award he received in 2016 from the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida. His international recognition began with receiving the Author Award for Independent Choreographer by the International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis, in 1998 and 1994. These esteemed awards were granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint Denis, and the International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music, and Dance Division in Seine, Saint Denis, France.
In 1996, Taran's outstanding work, "18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo," earned him the Co-production award at the Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg, supported by Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, and Tanz and Theater International in Hannover, Germany. His exceptional talent also led to a nomination for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1994. Taran's impressive list of awards and artistic residencies includes the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant in San Antonio, Texas, as well as participation in the National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program and Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal in Valledupar, Colombia. He was honored with the New Times' Mastermind Award in Miami, Florida, and undertook an Artistic Residency at Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, he achieved recognition as the winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters in 1997, known as the "Austin International Platforms" in Austin, Texas, and participated in an Artistic Residency at Kapnagel during the Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
https://alexeytaran.com
In 1996, Taran's outstanding work, "18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo," earned him the Co-production award at the Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg, supported by Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, and Tanz and Theater International in Hannover, Germany. His exceptional talent also led to a nomination for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1994. Taran's impressive list of awards and artistic residencies includes the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant in San Antonio, Texas, as well as participation in the National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program and Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal in Valledupar, Colombia. He was honored with the New Times' Mastermind Award in Miami, Florida, and undertook an Artistic Residency at Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, he achieved recognition as the winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters in 1997, known as the "Austin International Platforms" in Austin, Texas, and participated in an Artistic Residency at Kapnagel during the Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
https://alexeytaran.com
