mira el mar | marissa alma nick
Project Details
Performance Dates
Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Sunday, September 18, 2016 - 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Location
Surfside Beach, 94th Street - on the sand, facing the ocean
Choreography and Direction
Marissa Alma Nick
Collaborating Visual Artist and Costume Design
Sebastian Ruiz
Dancers
Sasha Caicedo and Juliana Triviño
Synopsis
A 25-minute investigation that takes the audience forward 75 years into Miami's future, where rising sea levels and climate change have transformed the city. In this site-adaptive performance, we see two women adapt to a new environment and struggle to survive their new home.
about the artist
Marissa Alma Nick is the director of Alma Dance Theatre. Her choreographic exploration includes site dances, installations, and screendance collaborations. She is a graduate of New World School of the Arts, and received her BFA in Dance Performance from the University of South Florida. Nick was awarded a fellowship through the Pioneer Winter Collective's Grass Stains project; and support from Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Miami Light Project, Inkub8, and Miami-Dade County Auditorium; and an Artist Access grant for professional development from Tigertail Productions to attend Cinedans in Amsterdam.
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