JUNE 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2014

MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT

MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

June 15 and 29

Edge Zones Project - 3850 NE Miami Ct., Miami, FL Design District

June 14, 21, 22 and 28

Miami Performance International Festival is an Edge Zones Production


June 14-29, 2014

www.edgezones.org

www.miamiperformancefestival.org


Edge Zones presents the third annual Miami Performance International Festival this year in three cycles: June 14, 15; June 21, 22, 28 and 29. M/P ‘14 is concern with the limits of visual and living arts and the performance space. The program of performance art is accompanied by video screenings, talks and workshops. The festival exclusively dedicated to performance art, an artistic practice of transcending borders that is widely discussed today mostly uses only language and movement. It represents a structure for planning festivals, a vision for continuity between festivals, a commitment to community and place, and a dedication to new and under-recognized art. M/P ‘14 is a tremendous opportunity for the public to come face-to-face with the breadth and depth of performance art and offers visceral and challenging performance works by renowned, mid-career and emerging artists from 10 countries, as well as more than 10 national and local artists. This annual event provides a look urgencies, political conditions, and historical narratives that inform the work of contemporary artists around the world in a range of media, and presents cross-disciplinary, collaborative work that speaks to the high level of innovation, critical thinking, and social engagement in Miami. Events are free but availability is limited.


In celebration of Miami-Dade’s diverse art scene, works will be showcased across the city in a range of sites, including: the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and at Edge Zones Projects at the Miami Design District.


Miami Performance International Festival ‘14 is a much-needed networking platform for the art community and brings together the most important artists from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe in the field of performance art. M/P ’14 aims to provide a public platform for remarkable, unusual and engaged performances. Performance art is primarily geared to the creation of an ephemeral art.  The Festival offers the public an opportunity to discover a realm at the edge of artistic disciplines. Unlike theater and dance, all MP ‘14 performances have no designated areas nor are they presented on a stage, but rather on the floor, dissolving the boundary between the artists and viewers. 


Curated by Charo Oquet, with artists from the Argentina, Colombia, Japan, UK, Poland, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Austria and USA.  This dialogue will continue throughout the year on Internet platforms through the Edge Zones and Miami Performance International Festival web portal (http://www.edgezones.org) and online

blogs.










About Edge Zones

Edge Zones is an artist and volunteer-run contemporary arts non-profit dedicated to the research, conceptualization and execution of events that strengthen the contemporary art environment in Miami. EZ seeks to make contemporary art accessible, to engage audiences and to create a focal point for international research and awareness.  Edge Zones is committed to assisting local artists from diverse economic, social, and cultural backgrounds in their creative production and disseminating their professional development in national and international forums by establishing a strong regional exchange network connected to the rest of the world.


Support by:

The principal sponsors for the Miami Performance International Festival ‘13 are: Edge Zones Project, Florida, USA Miami Design District, Miami Dade County-Cultural Affairs Council, Florida State Cultural Affairs Council, Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Council, The Miami Beach Botanical Garden.


Contact:  Charo Oquet

                (305) 303- 8852

                edgezones@me.com

                www.miamiperformancefestival.org


Locations: Edge Zones Art Projects  3850 NE Miami Ct., Miami, FL 33137 (Design District). 

                   Miami Beach Botanical Garden  - 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, FL 33139


Schedule:

June 14, 21,22,  28 : Edge Zones Projects – 3850 NE Miami Ct., Miami, FL 33137 (Design District)

June 15, 29:        Miami Beach Botanical Garden – 2000 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach, FL 33139


PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:  ARGENTINA: | Andrea Pensado | AUSTRIA : Maria Theresa Barbist | CUBA: Colectivo Enema  (Hanoi Pérez Cordero, Janler Méndez Castillo, Edgar Hechavarria and Zuleida Suárez | Omni Zona Franca (Kizzy M.H. D Omni, Luis Eligio D Omni/ Amaury Pacheco Omnipoeta | COLOMBIA:  Eduardo Restrepo | DENMARK | Tove Vestmø  |DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sole Fermín | Iris Pérez | David Pérez Karmadavis | JAPAN: Seiko Kitayama |KOREA/ DENMARK: Yong Sun Gullach| POLAND :  Krzysztof Andrzej Dziemaszkiewicz (Leon) |Anna Steller | Adam Witkowski | PAKISTAN: Sausan Saulat | PERU:  Elena Tejada-Herrera | SPAIN: Valentín Torrens | UK: BartramO’Neill | USA: Robert Adanto |Shane Breitenstein | Pip & Duane Brant | Jill Burton | Hector Canonge  | Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo  |Liz Ferrer | Nash Glynn| Go Push Pops (Katie Cercone & Elisa Garcia de la Huerta ) | Joseph Herring (Joseph Herring - Production Artists, Stijl Calhoun, Eliza Espy, Jarrod Goldman, Christian Steffanini Participants: Sara Andrews, Eliza Espy, Hannah Glenny, Jarrod Goldman, Colleen Jennings, Jason Pinckard, Marina Quirk, Christian Steffanini ) | Brookhart Jonquil |Jan & Dave | Jasmine Kastel | Marilyn Loddi | Charo Oquet | David Rohn | David Prusko | Danilo de la Torre |