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Welcome to the 2018-19 Season!

Kathryn GarciaExecutive Director, MDC Live Arts

Our lineup is dedicated to and representing strong women, (im)migrants and innovators. This year’s artists include voices of resistance, examiners of history and explorers of future.

Their works—theatre, music, dance and predominantly multidisciplinary—highlight or break the bounds, boundaries, borders and boxes that often define and/or confine us.

This season’s offerings include new works created from our artist-in-residence program, the Live Arts Lab Alliance (LALA), and one from our previous Lab initiative, a veterans writing workshop; performances that re-tell mythical/historical womens’ narratives with new perspective; programs that give a nod to last season’s Ojala/Inshallah theme; musicians who preserve their traditional music by advancing it; and mesmerizing storytellers who convey the human experience—whether they are talking about war, gentrification or soccer.

On behalf of democracy’s college, Miami Dade College Cultural Affairs and MDC Live Arts, we hope you join us on this exciting journey.

Cover: a scene from La Medea Oct 25-27Photo credit: Darren Philip Hoffman

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BLACK QUEENPROJECT

A sonic meditation and surreal encounter between dark myth and true spirit.

The medieval queen Barbora of Celje was an intelligent, powerful ruler whose life was rewritten by her enemies as a myth of evil, witchcraft and vampirism. A recent text  by a Slovakian historian unveils how—without questioning—the myth was adopted and embellished.

In a new collaboration, LALA artist Juraj Kojs and fellow composer/performers Jennifer Beattie and Adam Marks explore Barbora’s story. Uniting medieval melodies, contemporary poetry, real-time electronics and a voice-controlled interactive star ceiling, Black Queen creates moments of magic that reflect contemporary societal struggles.

*Goth attire welcome.

THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 | 8PM FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 | 8PM

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LIVE ARTS LAB$10

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OMARSOULEYMAN

A Syrian wedding singer turned international music sensation.

Thanks to his wildly danceable repertoire of dabke and other Middle Eastern electronic folk-pop styles, Souleyman has become a fixture on the music festival circuit—even boasting collaborations with the likes of Bjork and performances for the United Nations. He combines songs of love and desire with driving techno beats performed on a synthesizer for a singular and irresistible sound, and in this concert, plays from his new album To Syria, With Love (out on Diplo’s label, Mad Decent). 

“The default position of anyone at an Omar Souleyman performance is, simply, up: palms up, arms up, face up,

chest up, and mood, by extension, all the way up.”— AfroPop Worldwide

“The music here can compete against any kind of dance music being made right now, and succeed.”

— Pitchfork

Co-presented with Rhythm Foundation

FRIDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2018 | 8PM________________________________________________

NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL$30 advance | $35 door

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LA MEDEAA Greek tragedy reimagined as a Latin-disco variety show. 

Euripides’ myth of the wild foreign woman who vengefully murders her own children is shattered in this genre-bending musical. As a live simulcast and feature film that is directed, performed, shot and edited in real time, Yara Travieso’s La Medea creates a high-stakes vulnerability for cast, crew and audiences alike. Performers and camera operators play the characters, while studio audiences act as the Greek chorus.

The reality-TV dramatics reveal not a dangerous outsider but an infinite woman who rejects the limited gaze imposed on her.

“A spectacle that upends any attempt to pin it down.” — Broadway World

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 25, 2018 | 8PM FRIDAY | OCTOBER 26, 2018 | 8PM SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2018 | 8PM

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PENNY ARCADE:LONGING LASTS

LONGER

A legendary avant-gardist and New York’s undisputed queen of the underground.

Performance artist, writer, poet and experimental theatre-maker Penny Arcade is known for her magnetic stage presence, take-no-prisoners wit and content-rich plays and one-liners. Her willingness to speak truth to power at the expense of career concerns and her efforts to use performance as a transformative act have made her an international icon of artistic resistance.

LONGING LASTS LONGER is a rock n’ roll blend of stand-up comedy and memoir—a fierce, visionary and ultimately hopeful critique of New York’s slide from the “city that never sleeps” to the “city that can’t wake up.”

THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 8, 2018 | 8PM FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | 8PM SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 10, 2018 | 8PM

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DOV & BLASTING PIXELS

A double bill of new multimedia/theatre works by LALA artists—one exploring coming of age, the other, the concept of memory.

Dov  is a collaborative, solo physical theater work directed by Pioneer Winter for Izzi LieberPerson, who will be performing for the first time. Dov explores Izzi’s transition from a 12-13-year-old, using dance, monologue and his prodigious basketball skills as soundscore. Through the eyes of a boy who is becoming, the audience members confront their own childhood and the question of what it means to become and ‘end with a make.’ 

Blending multi-channel projections of real-time feed and video loops with dance performance and live music, Claudio Marcotulli’s Blasting Pixels attempts to explore the concept of memory tied to a personal timeline. Extracted from a 20-year-old collection of MiniDV tapes, digitalized memories interact with existential narratives in a theatrical setting. Collaborators include composer Jose Luis de la Paz, dancers Roxana Barba and Liony Garcia, and actor Jose Manuel Dominguez.

THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2019 | 8PM FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2019 | 8PM

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NIYAZ:ThE FOURTh LIGhT

An immersive tribute to the first female Sufi mystic and poet.

Born in eighth century Iraq, Rabia Al Basri set forth the doctrines of Divine Love and non-duality that lie at the heart of today’s Sufi mysticism. Though recognized as a saint, her role continues to be diminished in value because she was a woman.

Persian electroacoustic duo Niyaz team up with renowned interactive design artist Jerome Delapierre to honor her. They combine live music and sacred dance performance with advanced technologies and responsive projection and body-mapping techniques for a seamless synthesis of sound, space, image and light. The real and the virtual merge—pulling the audience inside the art to share in a unique narrative and multi-sensory spiritual experience.

THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2019 | 8PM________________________________________________

AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER$30

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/peh-LO-tah/

A futbol-framed freedom suite.

‘All the world’s a soccer pitch’ in this layered spectacular—which links the earth’s most democratic and popular sport to global economics, migration patterns and fan behavior.

Award-winning poet/performer  Marc Bamuthi Joseph delivers urban folktales and piercing social commentary based on his childhood memories of playing the game, his experiences as an American immigrant and his recent travels to World Cup cities. With choreography that incorporates South African dance moves, capoeira and techniques from the soccer field, music that ranges from spirituals to bossa nova to beat boxing, and a vibrant background of filmed imagery, shadow play and video projection, /peh-LO-tah/ is a winning tribute to the beautiful game.

SATURDAY | MARCH 2, 2019 | 8PM________________________________________________

LEHMAN THEATER $25

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ThE COMBAT hIPPIES:AMAL

A spoken word theater piece drawing poignant parallels between veterans and refugees.  AMAL delves into the impact of war for both combatants and noncombatants as people of color, and shares experiences of veterans’ adjustment to life after war, as well as those of civilians from war-torn countries. The piece also explores the search for meaning, purpose and identity through enlisting in the military, specifically focusing on Puerto Rico’s cultural and military heritage. Written and performed by The Combat Hippies, military veterans who have turned to the arts to heal and inspire. Developed and directed by Teo Castellanos, with original music production by Brimstone127.

Co-presented with Miami-Dade County Auditorium

FRIDAY | MARCH 29, 2019 | 8PM SATURDAY | MARCH 30, 2019 | 8PM

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AFRO ROOTS WORLD MUSIC FEST: NOURA MINT

SEYMALI & MORE! A Mauritanian griot and other female Afro-Futurist voices TBA.

Mauritania’s Noura Mint Seymali draws deep on her West African and Maghreb roots to propel her family’s rich griot tradition into the 21st century. Her band conjures “a full-blown sandstorm of hypnotic grooves, melding traditional Mauritanian instruments, like the ardine and tidinite, within an electrified psychedelic rock band (Quietus, U.K.).” Her debut album Tzenni was hailed by VICE/Noisey as “arguably the best psych/blues album of the year” and its follow-up—Arbina—”the best album in the universe.”

Co-presented with Rhythm Foundation and Community Arts & Culture as part of AfroRoots World Music Fest

SATURDAY | APRIL 6, 2019 | 8PM________________________________________________

NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL

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LABORERS/ ThE STAGE ShOW/

COSQUILLASA trio of dance-focused LALA artists reveal new works about childbirth, artist-audience interaction and glamour, respectively.

Ana Mendez’s Laborers is the performance of a wordless play that embodies the chaotic state of childbirth and motherhood, featuring live on-stage scoring and a surreal look behind the theater curtains, which serve as the figurative veils of realities.

A new work by choreographer Adele Myers, The Stage Show employs robust physicality, personal theatricality and a sense of humor to navigate the mercurial chemistry between performers and their audience. Created specifically for an intimate theater in-the-round, Myers’ signature style of unpredictable, audience-friendly interaction will have viewers teetering on the edge of their seats.

Cosquillas is a cabaret show by Rosie Herrera that incorporates dance, film, live music and burlesque to explore the unique glamour and humor of the Caribbean.

THURSDAY | MAY 9, 2019 | 8PM FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 | 8PM

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BEYOND PERFORMANCESBeyond presenting extraordinary programs, MDC Live Arts offers the MDC community and Greater Miami residents engagement opportunities with the guest artists—fostering cultural and intellectual exchange and deepening the experience with the visiting performers.

Follow us or visit mdclivearts.org to learn of upcoming conversations, lec-dems, master classes and more.

The MDC Live Arts Lab is

A SPACE FOR INQUIRY & EXPERIMENTATION

Events include Lab Chats: conversations with visiting performers and critical discussions on arts topics; The Test Lab: open-mic style forums to share new work and get feedback; as well as a number of community partner and select guest events. Check for event listings and updates on mdclivearts.org/ lab-calendar.

The Lab is also home to the Live Arts Lab Alliance (LALA), our artists-in-residence program. Six pieces being presented this season are new works created through LALA. To learn more about the artists, or how to apply for the next round of residency, visit mdclivearts.org/lala

ICYMI LAST SEASON WAS SPECTACULAR

Ojalá/Inshallah: Wishes from the Muslim World featured dazzling artists, provoked thoughtful conversations and created meaningful exchanges.

Follow us at / mdclivearts for recaps, highlights and throwbacks

1991/1992 Rosas Dance Company Urban Bush WomenRandy Warshaw Dance CompanyStuart Pimsler Dance CompanyDiquis Tiquis Dance CompanyMario Bauzá & the Afro-Cuban Jazz OrchestraJohn Kelly & CompanyJamey AebersoldAstrud Gilberto Ralph Lemon Dance CompanyLos Angeles Poverty Department

1992/1993 Carbone 14 Matthew OwensLa Hojarasca Susan Marshall & CompanyClaire Bloom & Alla Damidova Randy Warshaw Dance Co.Alberto Felix Alberto Marku Ribas & Kolekson Kazak Yma Sumac

1993/1994 Farafina Michael Riessler & Frank KoellgesStewart CopelandEllen Sabastian & The M EnsembleCarpetbag TheatreDonald Byrd/The GroupAli Akbar Khan Teatro del Sur

1994/1995 Yacub Addy & Odadaa! Manno Charlemagne National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica Marco Rizo Chen & DancersAlexander Bălănescu & the Bălănescu QuartetJohn Kelly and CompanyLa Troppa

1995/1996 Dance Africa: Júlio T. Leitão and Batotu Yetu, Ile Aiye, Urban Bush Women, Hermanos Ayala, Kolekson Kazak Chichen-Itza SuiteWim Vandekeybus & Ultima Vez Bill T. Jones/Arnie ZaneEiko & Koma David Rousseve/RealitySan Sebastián

1996/1997 Carpetbag TheatrePat Graney CompanyChico O’Farrill & the Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra Dance Africa: Soweto Street Beat, Ballet Folclórico de Bahia, Urban Bush Women, Rennie Harris Ravi Shankar Balseros: María Irene Fornes & Robert AshleyLa Troppa

1997/1998 Susan Sontag & Min TanakaMoscow ConservatoryTania Leon & Bebe Miller in Drummin’Patricia Hoffbauer & George Emilio SánchezSibikwa Players

Mickee FaultTharp!John Kelly and CompanyTeatro San Martín

1998/1999 Inroads The Americas: Danilo Pérez, Paul Bonin-Rodríguez, Alberto Antonio Araiza, Danny Zaldivar, Quasar, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum, Mono Blanco, 33 Fainting Spells, Eiko and Koma, Teatro Avante, Prometeo, Teatro de Los Andes, Astrid Hadad, Teatro del Sur Philip Glass & Robert WilsonEliane Elias Gypsy Caravan Chen & DancersTrimpin Compañía de Margallo

1999/2000 Ife-IleRonald K. Brown/Evidence & Cheryl Boyce DaviesRegina CarterH*ART*CHAOSNrityagram Dance EnsembleToni Blackman & Freestyle UnionSekou SundiataCornisa 20

2000/2001 Joe Goode Performance GroupCraig Harris & Sekou SundiataGrupo CorpoLisa KronPaul Bonin-RodríguezDavid CaleDanilo Pérez & the Motherland ProjectTeatro AvanteTeatro Taller de Colombia

2001/2002 Giovanni Luquini and DancersReBirth Brass BandNrityagram Dance EnsembleLila Downs Miranda JulyDin A 13Pia Fraus

2002/2003 Miguel PovedaTeatro Hugo & InésPiena LibreSekou SundiataAndrea Woods/SouloworksInbal PintoTeatro Avante

2003/2004 Festival of Alternative Cuban Cinema: Ernesto Fundora, Jorge Dalton, Manuel Marcel, Esther María HernándezSacred Voices: A Sung Panel with Lakshmi Shankar, Vincent Stringer, Karen Jones, Geshe Lobsang TenzinLila Downs Black Burlesque (revisited): Reggie Wilson Fist and Heel, Noble Douglas Dance Company, Black UmfolosiShen Wei Dance ArtsFAGAALA: Jant-Bi & Kota Yamazaki

MDC LIVE ARTS PER FORMANCE HISTORY

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2004/2005 Emeline Michel Giovanni Luquini Performance Troupe Daniel Bernard Roumain33 Fainting Spells Peggy Shaw & Vivian Stoll Roy Haynes

2005/2006 The Living Word Project/Marc Bamuthi Joseph Tania Libertad and MusiciansNEA Jazz Master Ron Carter and MusiciansNejla Y. YatkinDan Froot Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India

2006/2007 Kronos QuartetSol y CantoRonald K. Brown/Evidence AMAJUBA (Like Doves We Rise): The Farber FoundryExpressions Dance Company McCoy Tyner

2007/2008 Spanish Harlem OrchestraThe BugChasers/Camposition Sekou Sundiata Paquito D’Rivera QuintetUrban Bush Women & Complagnie Jant-Bi Compagnie Thor

2008/2009 Inbal Pinto Dance Company Marissa Chibás Michelle Ellsworth The Living Word Project/Marc Bamuthi Joseph Keo Woolford Branford Marsalis

2009/2010 Magos HerreraGregory Maqoma & Vuyani Dance Theater Teatro en el Blanco Yin Mei Esperanza Spalding

2010/2011 Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de DanzaCulture Clash in AmeriCCAWomen of CalypsoOfrenda a BorinquenMiguel Gutierrez

2011/2012 Conor Lovett Sofía ReiNora Chipaumire Pig Iron Theatre Company Terri Lyne CarringtonJohn Jasperse Company

2012/2013 Nuevo Ballet Español Are We Democracy? - Urban Bush WomenPoncho Sanchez & Nicole Henry Yemen BluesRennie Harris PuremovementAbraham.In.Motion

Rude Mechanics Teatro Cinema Pablo Aslan Quintet Live Arts Lab with Nora Chipaumire

2013/2014 Andre Mehmari OLA Music Fest with Elastic Bond, Chinchillos del Caribe, Meridian Brothers & Dengue Dengue Dengue!Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble & Wendy Peterson The Manganiyar SeductionNora Chipaumire National Theatre of Scotland Sam Green & Yo La Tengo Trey McIntyre ProjectBaloji & L’Orchestre de la KatubaLive Arts Lab with Baba Israel

2014/2015 Palo! Eddie Palmieri Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes & Anna Bass Shen Wei in Black, White & GreyThe Nile ProjectRude Mechs Basetrack LiveAcoustic Bicycle Tour with Taylor Ho BynumCombat Hippies Rubberbandance Group Live Arts Lab with Taylor Ho Bynum & Rachel Bernson

2015/2016 Conscience Under FireCumbia All StarsCombinado Argentino de DanzaPaquito D’ RiveraHoloscenesJoan SorianoCamille A. Brown- Black Girl: Linguistic PlayTimbaliveTeatro Cinema- Historia de Amor

2016/2017 Nora ChipaumireTomatitoSteve Parker’s Traffic JamBecoming a Man in 127 EASY STEPSNufonia Must FallTrigger

2017/2018Sachal EnsembleTania El KhourySahba MotallebiCie. Herve KoubiAmir ElSaffarHip Hoppa LockaInnov GnawaNational Arab OrchestraCommunity Iftar

ACCESSIBILITY All performances venues are wheelchair accessible. For special needs, contact our office two weeks prior to the event, 305-237-3010. Personal Assistants may attend events at no charge. Information is also available in alternate formats upon request. Service animals welcome at all events. If you require the use of Florida Relay Service, please call 800-955-8771.

Programs are subject to change without notice for reasons outside the control of MDC Live Arts.

AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER3385 NE 188th St.Aventura, FL 33180(305) 466-8002aventuracenter.org

LEHMAN THEATER MDC NORTH CAMPUSBuilding 511380 NW 27th Ave. Miami, FL 33167(305) 237-3010mdclivearts.org

LIVE ARTS LABMDC WOLFSON CAMPUSBuilding 1300 NE 2nd Ave.Miami, FL 33132(305) 237-3010mdclivearts.org

MIAMI-DADE COUNTYAUDITORIUM2901 W. Flagler St.Miami, Florida 33135(305) 547-5414 ext. 226miamidadecountyauditorium.org

NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL7275 Collins Ave.Miami Beach FL 33141 (786) 453-2897northbeachbandshell.com

SANDRELL RIVERSTHEATER6103 NW 7th Ave.Miami, FL 33127(305) 284-8800sandrellriverstheater.com

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The programs of MDC Live Arts are made possible with the generous support of:

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; the National Endowment for the Arts; National Performance Network (NPN); the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art’s Building Bridges Program. The Building Bridges Program is the grant-making arm of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, which is an extension of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The program supports national efforts to advance relationships, increase understanding, and reduce bias between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. The mission of DDFIA is to promote the study, understanding and appreciation of Muslim arts and cultures. For more information, please visit DDCF.ORG

MDC Live Arts is a Partner of the National Performance Network (NPN). Major NPN contributors include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Amal is a National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network (NPN/VAN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by MDC Live Arts in partnership with Su Teatro, MACLA and NPN/VAN. For more information: NPNWEB.ORG

Miami Dade College District Board of TrusteesBernie Navarro, ChairJose K. Fuentes, Vice ChairSusan Amat | Benjamín León III | Rolando Montoya | Juan C. Zapata Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution that does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation or genetic information. Contact the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs/ADA Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator at 305.237.2577 (Voice) or 711 (TTY).

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