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Welcome to our 26th Season!
We are excited to present a dynamic offering of programs reflecting—and
reflecting upon—the world around us.
This season, we bring you fiery music from Spain and Brazil; provocative
performances in unlikely places—including a parking lot and a boxing ring;
shows exploring hot topics from gender to gun violence; and a multimedia
event sure to capture the hearts and imaginations of all. We are also proud
to launch our new creative space—the Live Arts Lab—which will be home to
conversations, showcases, open mics, workshops, and more.
So join us! Be intrigued, be captivated, be activated, and be moved.
We look forward to sharing these experiences with you,
Kathryn Garcia
Executive Director, MDC Live Arts
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MDC Live Arts 2016-17 Season
Live ARTS On-Site
NOV
4
OCT
14-15
Pop-up performances and site-specific work, making live art around campus
and around town................................................................................................................................ 6-9
Live Arts Mundo
A rich, diverse mix of shows and genres from around the world................................ 10-13
LIVE ARTS IN FOCUS
Powerful programs tackling today’s pressing topics.........................................................14-17
LIVE ARTS SPECIAL EVENT
A one-of-a-kind piece that defies categorization...............................................................18-19
Live Arts Exchange
Beyond the stage, connecting artists to community through labs, lectures,
residencies, conversations, and workshops......................................................................... 20-21
NOV 30
- DEC 2
FEB
9-11
MAR
18
APR
8
APR
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LIVE ARTS LAB
Our new creative space designed for exploration and innovation..................................22-23
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Nora Chipaumire’s
portrait of myself
as my father
A dance performance that celebrates and critiques masculinity—
the black African male in particular—all within the confines of a
boxing ring.
Bessie Award-winning dancer/choreographer and former Urban
Bush Women star Nora Chipaumire continues her examination of
race and gender in this profound and highly-personal work, which
considers the African male (and the father she never knew) through
the lens of colonialism, Christianity and liberation struggles.
Tethered together in a boxing ring, she and Senegalese dancer
Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye dance, struggle, and fight against prejudices,
pressures, and the weight of traditions and history, as Jamaicanborn, Brooklyn-based dancer Shamar Watt cheers and coaches
from the corner.
“A no-holds-barred look at masculinity in
African culture and the African male body in
American culture.” —The New York Times
Co-presented with Miami Light Project
FRIDAY | October 14, 2016 | 8PM
SATURDAY | October 15, 2016 | 8PM
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Matt Baiamonte’s Boxing Club
222 NW 27th St., Wynwood
$30 / MDC Students $10
(additional ticketing fees apply)
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LIVE ARTS
ON SITE
LIVE ARTS
ON SITE
Steve Parker’s
Traffic Jam
On the heels (wheels) of our epic Acoustic Bicycle Tour
presentation comes another transit-considering, communityengaging, music-making performance piece in motion.
Highlighting a hot topic in Miami—ranked 7th worst gridlock in
the nation—Traffic Jam is a quirky and thoughtful project that
engages community to create compositions for an ensemble of
cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and conventional instruments.
A series of workshops with local artists will explore composition,
improvisation, and unconventional music making, and culminate
in a free, interactive public performance where audience members,
too, can “play” their vehicles.
“Music in a traditional auditorium is well and good,
but if we’ve learned one thing from Steve Parker, it’s
that all the world’s a concert hall. His boldness and
fervor inspire us and carloads of other music lovers
to go off-roading with him at every opportunity.” —The Austin Chronicle
Wednesday - Saturday
November
30 - December 3, 2016
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Various times + locations
Free
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LIVE ARTS MUNDO
Tomatito
Direct from Spain—an evening with the world’s greatest living
flamenco guitarist!
Born in Andalucia into a family of flamenco guitarists, José
Fernández Torres, better known as “Tomatito”, was discovered as
a child prodigy and mentored by the late great Paco De Lucía.
For years, he was the exclusive accompanist of the legendary
singer Camarón de la Isla (“it´s easy to understand that a genius
like Camarón could only talk musically to a genius like Tomatito”
—Miami Herald). Now, with the recent passing of both his mentor
and his musical partner, Tomatito honors their legacies and stands
as the leading purveyor of Spain’s most celebrated tradition.
He will be joined by the electrifying dancer José Maya, who has
collaborated with many of the most renowned flamenco artists
including Farruquito, El Güito, Manolete, Estrella Morente, Gerardo
Núñez and Diego El Cigala, and has opened for pop stars Marc
Anthony, Beyoncé and Björk.
“The most eminent guitarist in flamenco...”
—The New York Times
Co-presented with Olympia Theater
Friday | November 4, 2016 | 8pm
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Olympia Theater
174 E. Flagler Street, Miami
$35-65 / MDC Students $10
(additional ticketing fees apply)
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LIVE ARTS MUNDO
Maria Rita
Brazilian samba sensation, daughter of the legendary Elis
Regina, returns to Miami for the first time in nine years!
Her talent may be genetic, but Maria Rita has made her own mark
on the Brazilian music scene, taking the MPB (Musica Popular
Brasileira) world by storm since her debut album in 2003 and
refusing to cover any of her mother’s songs until a decade into
her career. Her warm and flirtatious manner, beautiful timbre
and tremendous range allow for heart-tugging and jaw-dropping
interpretations of Brazil’s beloved genre: samba.
“A gentle, lustrous soprano with elegant depths and
minutely detailed phrasing...” —The New York Times
Co-presented with Olympia Theater
Saturday | March 18, 2017 | 8pm
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Olympia Theater
174 E. Flagler Street, Miami
$35-65 / MDC Students $10
(additional ticketing fees apply)
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LIVE ARTS IN FOCUS
Scott TURNER Schofield’s
Becoming a Man
in 127 Easy Steps
An irreverent and dynamic one-person show that provokes
both the deep questions and the locker-room jokes about
what it means to become a man.
Moving beyond the transgender narrative that focuses on
the experience of transition, Schofield’s stories explore the
drama and hilarity of living a new life in the “opposite” gender,
asking: “I changed my sex. Now what?” His playful storytelling,
silk fabric acrobatics, and audience participation format
(which invites viewers to decide—live—which stories they
will hear during each performance) reveal just a few of the
127 stories that compose the life of a guy who just happens to
have been born a girl.
“Funny, revealing, whip–smart and poetic.”
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday | February 9, 2017 | 7PM
FRIday | February 10, 2017 | 8PM
SATURday
| February 11, 2017 | 8PM
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Live Arts Lab
MDC Wolfson Campus
300 NE 2nd Ave., Building 1, Miami
$30 / MDC Students $10
(additional ticketing fees apply)
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Byron Au Yong’s
Trigger
A riveting oratorio about coming of age in the age of guns.
Originally inspired by the Virginia Tech Massacre, and now echoing
more recent incidents, Trigger tackles themes surrounding gun
violence in America by incorporating community perspectives
into a theatrical choral project. As debates pingpong around
gun control, the Second Amendment, and civil liberties, voices
both murmur and soar in this initiative about belonging and
isolation. With listening and empathy as core experiences of
this musical work, Trigger strives to encourage, rather than
silence, numerous voices.
“[Byron Au Yong’s] interdisciplinary works
are as exquisite and imaginative as they
are unclassifiable.” —Seattle Weekly
Friday | April 21, 2017 | 8PM
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Lehman Theater
Mdc North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave., Building 5, Miami
Free
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LIVE ARTS SPECIAL EVENT
DJ Kid Koala’s
Nufonia Must Fall
A magical, multidisciplinary adaptation of a graphic novel by
Montreal-based scratch DJ and music producer Kid Koala.
Co-presented with Olympia Theater
Saturday | April 8, 2017 | 8pm
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Olympia Theater
174 E. Flagler Street, Miami
$35 / MDC Students $10
$50 VIP includes AfterParty with DJ Kid Koala
(additional ticketing fees apply)
The story of a headphones-sporting robot on the verge of
obsolescence and infatuated with a winsome office drone
unfolds live via real-time filming/editing/projection of more than
a dozen miniature stages and a cast of puppets. The elaborate
action is directed by K.K. Barrett, recently Oscar-nominated for
Her. DJ Kid Koala and the dynamic Afiara Quartet provide the
live score for this silent film.
“Part of the enjoyment is glancing from the screen to the
dimly lighted stage, seeing the puppeteers move from
backdrop to backdrop and watching the ingenuity of the
perspective and the minuscule gestures that translate
into big-screen drama.”
—The New York Times
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LIVE ARTS
MDC Live Arts is committed to fostering cultural and intellectual
relationships between artists, students, and the community at large.
EXCHANGE
exchange through educational and engagement activities—strengthening
Some of our upcoming Exchange events include:
DANCE
WORKSHOP
STORYTELLING
with
SCOTT TURNER
SCHOFIELD
with
NORA
CHIPAUMIRE
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Wednesday | October 12, 2016
WednesdaY | February 8, 2017
a COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION
MASTER CLASS
with
TOMATITO
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with
BYRON AU YONG
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Thursday | November 3, 2016
TBA | April 2017
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES
IMPROVISATION
with
STEVE PARKER
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& MORE!!
Wednesday | November 30, 2016
Visit our website for
Exchange event details.
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LIVE
LIVE ARTS
ARTS LAB
LAB
The MDC Live Arts Lab is
a live space for
inquiry & experimentation;
a catalyst for innovation
in the arts.
Visit our website for info about our core activities:
Lab Chats
Critical discussions on arts topics and
conversations with visiting performers
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The Test Lab
Monthly open mic-style events to share
artistic works-in-progress and participate in
post-show feedback
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Live Arts Lab
Alliance
A cohort of local working artists
meeting regularly to share practice,
technique and ideas
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as well as select
COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMS
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MDC LIVE ARTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
1991/1992
Rosas Dance Company
Urban Bush Women
Randy Warshaw Dance Company
Stuart Pimsler Dance Company
Diquis Tiquis Dance Company
Mario Bauzá & the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
John Kelly & Company
Jamey Aebersold
Astrud Gilberto
Ralph Lemon Dance Company
Los Angeles Poverty Department
1992/1993
Carbone 14
Matthew Owens
La Hojarasca
Susan Marshall & Company
Claire Bloom & Alla Damidova
Randy Warshaw Dance Co.
Alberto Felix Alberto
Marku Ribas & Kolekson Kazak
Yma Sumac
1993/1994
Farafina
Michael Riessler & Frank Koellges
Stewart Copeland
Ellen Sabastian & The M Ensemble
Carpetbag Theatre
Donald Byrd/The Group
Ali Akbar Khan
Teatro del Sur
1994/1995
Yacub Addy & Odadaa!
Manno Charlemagne
National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica
Marco Rizo
Chen & Dancers
Alexander Bălănescu & the Bălănescu Quartet
John Kelly and Company
La Troppa
1995/1996
Dance Africa: Júlio T. Leitão and Batotu Yetu,
Ile Aiye, Urban Bush Women, Hermanos Ayala,
Kolekson Kazak
Chichen-Itza Suite
Wim Vandekeybus & Ultima Vez
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane
Eiko & Koma
David Rousseve/Reality
San Sebastián
1996/1997
Carpetbag Theatre
Pat Graney Company
Chico 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 Ashley
La Troppa
1997/1998
Susan Sontag & Min Tanaka
Moscow Conservatory
Tania Leon & Bebe Miller in Drummin’
Patricia Hoffbauer & George Emilio Sánchez
Sibikwa Players
Mickee Fault
Tharp!
John Kelly and Company
Teatro 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 Wilson
Eliane Elias
Gypsy Caravan
Chen & Dancers
Trimpin
Compañía de Margallo
1999/2000
Ife-Ile
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence & Cheryl Boyce Davies
Regina Carter
H*ART*CHAOS
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Toni Blackman & Freestyle Union
Sekou Sundiata
Cornisa 20
2000/2001
Joe Goode Performance Group
Craig Harris & Sekou Sundiata
Grupo Corpo
Lisa Kron
Paul Bonin-Rodríguez
David Cale
Danilo Pérez & the Motherland Project
Teatro Avante
Teatro Taller de Colombia
2001/2002
2003/2004
Festival of Alternative Cuban Cinema:
Ernesto Fundora, Jorge Dalton, Manuel Marcel, Esther María Hernández
Sacred Voices: A Sung Panel with Lakshmi Shankar, Vincent Stringer, Karen Jones,
Geshe Lobsang Tenzin
Lila Downs
Black Burlesque (revisited): Reggie Wilson Fist and Heel, Noble Douglas Dance Company,
Black Umfolosi
Shen Wei Dance Arts
FAGAALA: Jant-Bi & Kota Yamazaki
2004/2005
Emeline Michel
Giovanni Luquini Performance Troupe
Daniel Bernard Roumain
33 Fainting Spells
Peggy Shaw & Vivian Stoll
Roy Haynes
2005/2006
The Living Word Project/Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Tania Libertad and Musicians
NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter and Musicians
Nejla Y. Yatkin
Dan Froot
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India
2011/2012
Conor Lovett
Sofía Rei
Nora Chipaumire
Pig Iron Theatre Company
Terri Lyne Carrington
John Jasperse Company
2012/2013
Nuevo Ballet Español
Are We Democracy? - Urban Bush Women
Poncho Sanchez & Nicole Henry
Yemen Blues
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Abraham.In.Motion
Rude Mechanics
Teatro Cinema
Pablo Aslan Quintet
Live Arts Lab with Nora Chipaumire
2013/2014
Kronos Quartet
Sol y Canto
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence
AMAJUBA (Like Doves We Rise): The Farber
Foundry
Expressions Dance Company
McCoy Tyner
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 Seduction
Nora Chipaumire
National Theatre of Scotland
Sam Green & Yo La Tengo
Trey McIntyre Project
Baloji & L’Orchestre de la Katuba
Live Arts Lab with Baba Israel
2007/2008
2014/2015
2006/2007
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
The BugChasers/Camposition
Sekou Sundiata
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet
Urban Bush Women & Complagnie Jant-Bi
Compagnie Thor
Giovanni Luquini and Dancers
ReBirth Brass Band
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Lila Downs
Miranda July
Din A 13
Pia Fraus
2008/2009
2002/2003
2009/2010
Miguel Poveda
Teatro Hugo & Inés
Piena Libre
Sekou Sundiata
Andrea Woods/Souloworks
Inbal Pinto
Teatro Avante
Women of Calypso
Ofrenda a Borinquen
Miguel Gutierrez
Inbal Pinto Dance Company
Marissa Chibás
Michelle Ellsworth
The Living Word Project/Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Keo Woolford
Branford Marsalis
Magos Herrera
Gregory Maqoma & Vuyani Dance Theater
Teatro en el Blanco
Yin Mei
Esperanza Spalding
2010/2011
Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza
Culture Clash in AmeriCCA
Palo!
Eddie Palmieri
Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes & Anna Bass
Shen Wei in Black, White & Grey
The Nile Project
Rude Mechs
Basetrack Live
Acoustic Bicycle Tour with Taylor Ho Bynum
Combat Hippies
Rubberbandance Group
Live Arts Lab with Taylor Ho Bynum &
Rachel Bernson
2015/2016
Conscience Under Fire
Cumbia All Stars
Combinado Argentino de Danza
Paquito D’ Rivera
Holoscenes
Joan Soriano
Camille A. Brown- Black Girl: Linguistic Play
Timbalive
Teatro Cinema- Historia de Amor
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The programs of MDC Live Arts are made possible with the generous support of:
TICKETS & INFO STUDENT TICKETS
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GROUP RATES Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Call for more info.
MDC Live Arts offers $10 tickets to MDC students at every performance. Must show valid Student ID at Will Call.
STAY CONNECTED
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Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council; the
Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; 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; the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and
Cultural Development, Office of Cultural Affairs; the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners;
Miami Dade County Cultural Passport in partnership with Miami-Dade County Department of
Cultural Affairs, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Foundation for New Education
Initiative; the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding
from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional
support from the National Endowment for the Arts; and National Performance Network (NPN)
Creation Fund. 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.
VENUES
Olympia Theater
174 E. Flagler Street, Miami
(305) 374-2444
olympiatheater.org
Matt Baiamonte’s Boxing Club
222 NW 27th Street, Wynwood
(786) 420-5252
baiamonteboxing.com
Live Arts Lab (formerly Prometeo Theater)
Mdc Wolfson Campus
300 NE 2nd Ave., Building 1, Miami
(305) 237-3010
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Lehman Theater
Mdc North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave., Building 5, Miami
(305) 237-3010
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ACCESSIBILITY
A Special Thanks to our Co-Presenting Partners
It is the policy of the Miami Dade College and MDC Live Arts to comply with all of the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. All performance venues are
wheelchair accessible. Service animals and personal assistants are welcome at all
events. To request accessibility devices, sign language interpreters, materials in
accessible format, or any other accommodations, please contact the MDC Live Arts
office at 305.237.3010 or mdclivearts@mdc.edu, two weeks in advance.
Programs are subject to change without notice for reasons outside the control of MDC Live Arts.
Photo credits:
Nora Chipaumire (pg. 7): Elise Fitte
Traffic Jam (pg. 8): Creative Commons/ courtesy of artist
Tomatito (pg. 10): Olga Holguin
Maria Rita (pg. 13): Vicente de Paulo
Trigger (pg. 14): Illustration by Michael Lugo
Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps (pg. 17): Abby Gaskins
Nufonia (pgs. 18-19): AJ-Korkidakis
Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees
Armando J. Bucelo Jr., Chair • Armando J. Olivera, Vice Chair
Helen Aguirre Ferré • Marili Cancio • Daniel Diaz Leyva • Benjamin León III • Bernie Navarro
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College is an equal access/opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race,
color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or genetics information. Contact the Office
of the Director, Equal Opportunity Programs/ADA Coordinator at 305-237-2577 for assistance.
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