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Live Arts Miami, The Deering Estate and #ArticulatingClimate will present the world premiere of Prelude to 2100, an immersive theatrical experience imagining a future Miami, conceived, curated and co-directed by Susan Caraballo, written by Juan C. Sánchez, co-directed by Jennifer de Castroverde, and created in collaboration with more than 30 multidisciplinary artists.
Set in 2050, the Deering Estate has been converted into a residential complex made up of tenants who have been displaced from different parts of the world due to climate change. When rooms become available, they decide to host their first “open house,” while re-opening partially as an art space.
“Guests” will meet the residents who are adapting to a new world and living alternatively: Jimmy from Central Florida, who had first-hand experience with sugar cane burns; Venezuelan Magdalena, who made a promise to herself not to bring a child into this fractured world; Anita who lost her home in Liberty City due to climate gentrification, among others. Their personal lives and conflicts, and other strange phenomena, get in the way of the tour.
“The work explores notions of community, climate change, loss and love while incorporating environmental history, scientific facts, magical realism, and speculative fiction with the intention of empowering audiences toward an affirming tomorrow,” Caraballo said.
Prelude to 2100 consists of two experiential components: the “tour” and the “open house.”
The “tour” provides audiences with an intimate walking tour of the complex and introduces many of its current residents through an immersive theatrical experience. The “open house” features interactive installations by artists: Laurencia Strauss, Kerry Phillips, and the Department of Reflection, plus dance works by Olujimi Dance and Sandra Portal-Andreu. Other artworks featured are by AMLgMATED, Cara Despain, Alicia Eggert, Gustavo Matamoros, Jits Microfarm, The Queer Theory Library, Quinaz Studio, Carrie Sieh, Fereshteh Toosi, and Kim Yantis & Lucinda Linderman.
Prelude to 2100 by Susan Caraballo is the final installment of six new performance works addressing climate change and sustainability created by Live Art Miami’s LALA Artists in Residence. The Live Arts Lab Alliance (LALA) residency program empowers local performing artists from different disciplines to generate new work and establish new networks of creative feedback and collaboration.
Miami-based Susan Caraballo has over 20 years of experience as a producer and curator having worked with many arts organizations. Caraballo organized the 2019 symposium at PAMM “ARTiculating Sustainability: Resilience in the Climate Crisis?” She received funding through the Knight Arts Challenge to initiate #ARTiculatingClimate supporting works by Miami-based artists addressing climate issues. In her own practice at the intersection of curating, directing, and collective artmaking, Susan is exploring collaborative projects oriented toward the ecological crisis.
Prelude to 2100 will be performed Thursday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Feb. 6 — Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. (No performances on Saturdays) _ at The Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Palmetto Bay.
The “open house” is free to the public with limited capacity. The “tour,” the full immersive theatrical experience, costs $25 on Thursdays and $35 on Fridays and Sundays. Limited capacity. Purchase tickets at www.liveartsmiami.org.
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Complete information about the artist, cast and crew can be found on www.liveartsmiami.org.
