JUNE 23- 26, 2016
Miami Performance International Festival is an Edge Zones Production
June 23-26, 2016
www.edgezones.org www.miamiperformancefestival.org
Chief Curator: Charo Oquet,co-curator Janese Weingarten
Curators: Chris Donalson - Noise Night at Churchill’s
Sites: MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN, EDGE ZONES ART PROJECT, CHURCHILL’S PUB, MIAMI BEACH REGIONAL LIBRARY
The 5th Edition of “Miami Performance Festival International ‘16” (M/P ’16) will take place from June 23-26, 2016. M/P ‘16 will be staged in five different venues around Miami-Dade County with 17 countries represented and a host of local talent . The festival will show a total of 37 different works and will encourage viewers to investigate performance art’s and Noise artistic influence and contributions to our visual and sound culture and will provide the viewer with a unique performance and sound experience beyond the realm of traditional art. A four-days long interdisciplinary complex multileveled platform which will include videos of performances, live performances, noise, experimental sound art audience participation, publications, artist talks and visual art exhibitions, demonstrates the commitment by Edge Zones to the professional development of South Florida artists in national and international forum.
M/P ’16 is a stage for both young and emerging artists, curators, critics, and scholars to present their latest work. This world-class performing arts festival will provide the opportunity for our live audience of approximately 7,000 to engage deeply with the ideas emerging from these provocative works.
Miami Performance International Festival (M/P’16) seeks to continue to expand and provide a platform for South Florida-based performance and sound artists to create new work in Miami. This “challenge”, also bringing professionals together for the sake of a common goal: pushing the boundaries of their practice and making that same work accessible to a wider audience.
Participating Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Findland, France, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Peru , Russia, USA,
Participating Performance and Noise Artists:
Maria Theresa Barbist | Pip and Duane Brant (MIA) | John Boyce & Briana Zonas (FL) | Dave Brieske (Mia) | City medicine (Mia) |Jason Crumer (philly/Baltimore) | Jan & Dave (MIA) | Destructive bodies (Mia/gvl) | Chun Hua Catherine Dong (China/Canada) | Chris Dougnac (MIA) | Michelle forever |Whit Forrester (Chicago) | Jose Garza | Joan Jiménez (Rep. Dom.) | Tatiana Koroleva (Russia/Canada) | Sergio Mora (MIA) | Johanna Reich | Eduardo Restrepo (Col) | Fedra Roberto (Arg.) | Bryan Rodriguez (Peru/NY) | Maricarmen Rodriguez (Dom. Rep.) | Aleha Solano (Columbia) | J. Soto (NYC) | Wild Torus (NYC) | Jellyfishbrothers | Dangerousrose
Participating Video - Vogage 6 -
Caroline Blais: Étoiles (Canada) | Annika Dahlsten & Markku Laakso: Jump in (Finland) | James Duesing: Gray Elegy (USA) |Roberto Fassone: Ball Don’t Lie (Italy) |Rick Fisher: Arcadia (Canada) | Andrew de Freitas: Hội An (New Zealand / Canada / Brazil) | Magda Gebhardt: Atlas (France) | Patricija Gilyte: Tri-Galaxian L4116 (3rd part of the trilogy) (Germany) | Stefan Hurtig: Double Make-Up, or Faces in the Wild (Germany) | Henri Hütt: The moment of now (Estonia) | Linda Lenssen: Limitations of the Unlimited (The Netherlands) | Michael Mallis: The Great Flood (USA) | Roberta Orlando: Come Out Italy, Come Out! (Italia) |Johanna Reich: App of Existence (Portrait of the future artist), (Germany) |
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.
Schedule:
6.23.16 1 pm - 04 pm MIAMI BEACH REGIONAL LIBRARY, 227 22nd St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
6.23.16 9 pm - 02 am CHURCHILL’S - 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33137
6.24.16 7 pm -10 pm EDGE ZONES ART PROJECT, 3317 NW 7th Ave. Circle, Miami, FL 33127
6.25.16 6 pm -11 pm EDGE ZONES ART PROJECT, 3317 NW 7th Ave. Circle, Miami, FL 33127
6.26.16 1 pm - 04 pm MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN - 2000 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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 ’16 are: Edge Zones Project, Florida, USA , Miami Dade County-Cultural Affairs Council, Florida State Cultural Affairs Council, Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Council, The Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Peroni
Contact: Charo Oquet
305 303 8852
www.miamiperformancefestival.org
Video on the Miami Performance International Festival ’16
SITES: MIAMI BEACH REGIONAL LIBRARY | CHURCHILL’S | EDGE ZONES ART PROJECT | | MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN