SUNPOSt WEEKLY - Movie Mojo

Movie Mojo

July 8, 2010 | John Hood

On Saturday night, at the Edge Zones Art Center in Wynwood, a gathering of Miami’s more cinematic-minded souls will meet. The occasion? A movie calledHistorias de la Urbe (Urban Stories). And while the flick isn’t entirely finished yet (the producers are looking at fall), the cast and the crew will be on hand to hype the project, as will Omar Roque, who will be performing excerpts from the film’s soundtrack.

ERE. Bistoury┃Physical Theatre presents:

Live musical performance by singer/songwriter Omar Roque and his band Carrusel.

"URBAN STORIES", an intimate look at the music and thoughts of the directors: the Forte Siblings.

Saturday, July 10, 2010. 

7-10 p.m.

Meet the people behind URBAN STORIES 

EDGE ZONES

ART CENTER

47 NE 25th St. | Miami, FL 33137

For information: ere.bisturi@gmail.com | www.bistoury.blogspot.com | 305.905.1275. 

edgezones@me.com | www.edgezones.org | 305.303.8852 

Maria Lanao | MWCC Communications | MIAMI WORLD CINEMA CENTER | the first non-profit film studio | 450 NW 28th St., Miami, FL 33127 | T- 1.305.433.5848, F- 1.305.433.4585 | Cell: 786-514-0301 | maria@miamiworld.org |www.miamiworld.org  

"With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners."

UNDERGROUND PROJECT / URBAN STORIES (Supported by ERE. Bistoury)

HISTORIAS DE LA URBE / URBAN STORIES

Historias urbanas que narran la incomunicación y miseria humana de inmigrantes hispanos, inconexos en vivencias y circunstancias, pero conexos a una misma ciudad superficial y materialista que aparenta ser hermosa mientras se pudre.

Urban stories that tell of the isolation and human misery of Hispanic immigrants, unconnected in their experiences and circumstances, while connected to the same city in its superficiality and materialism that make it seem beautiful while it is rotting away.

Historias de la Urbe es un largometraje que narra cortas historias de inmigrantes de habla hispana de distintas nacionalidades, que radican en el centro de una ciudad incógnita que se conoce por su superficialidad y materialismo. Inmigrantes que llegan a esta ciudad en búsqueda de una mejor calidad de vida y condiciones económicas, esperando pronto salir adelante para cumplir el sueño social que todo ser humano desea alcanzar. Todos ellos inmersos en una urbe que aparenta ser hermosa a simple vista y llena de oportunidades, cuando en realidad está rodeada de pesares y sufrimientos humanos.

Cada una de estas historias nos permite adentrarnos a un submundo emocional, donde se profundiza en el dolor, incapacidad, sufrimiento, incomunicación, maltrato, indiferencia, amor, mentira, egoísmo, inocencia, engaño, violencia y soledad, en los distintos protagonistas, que no hacen mas que el intento de sobrevivir en el centro de la urbe; desplazando inevitable sus raíces y costumbres, explorando en una nueva forma de vida, sistema, idioma y cultura de la apariencia, que inevitablemente choca contra la cruda realidad que los conforma. Una suma de circunstancias que los conlleva a estar en ese presente agobiante, rodeado de inconformidad, desgracia y pobreza.

Cada uno de los personajes que se presenta en el largometraje, poseen diferentes nacionalidades, entre ellas se incluyen: venezolanos, colombianos, mexicanos, españoles, peruanos, argentinos, ecuatorianos, entre otras, que a pesar de verse rodeados de países hermanos e identificados por la misma lengua, convergen en un mismo territorio en el que respirar tiene precio y en donde las circunstancias de vida no da ni siquiera para el saludo, lo que los convierte incluso en extraños de su misma gente, concentrados cada uno en un sueño que cada vez se ve y se siente más alejado, mientras las relaciones personales son cada día más imposibles.

Cada historia es in-conexa a la otra. La aparición de un nuevo personaje, se presenta solo a través del choque fortuito, adrede u ocasional de miradas cruzadas entre extraños. Lo que hace que el sentido de la vista juegue un papel importante no solo en la profundización de cada personaje, sus allegados y sus penas, sino también en como la visual de cada uno de ellos se ve alterada o interrumpida por factores externos como lo son las lágrimas, las enfermedades, las limitaciones visuales, las drogas, los pensamientos; haciendo de cada uno de ellos, un mundo único, lleno de sorpresas ópticas ligadas a la decadencia humana. Un viaje desde los ojos de cada individuo, que hurga en lo mas profundo de sus vísceras y emociones, dejando al descubierto una realidad que se vive y se siente en esta urbe plástica rodeada de drama, que no hace mas que dejarnos pensando sobre la decadencia y perdida de valores humanos, la desesperanza de evolucionar y la esperanza de sobrevivir en ciudad que aparenta ser hermosa mientras se pudre.

Solo hacia el final esta ciudad quedara al descubierto pasando a ser la protagonista principal de la historia, mostrando su otra cara de la moneda, esa que la gente evade o simplemente no conoce.

Urban Stories is a feature film that narrates short stories of Spanish-speaking immigrants, of different nationalities, that take place in the center of a faceless city known for its superficiality and materialism. Immigrants who come to this city in search of a better quality of life and economic conditions, hoping for an expedient fulfillment of the social dream that every human being wants to reach. All of them immersed in an urban space that, at first sight appears to be beautiful and full of opportunities, while in reality it is filled with human sorrow and suffering.

Each story opens a window to an emotional underworld that allows us to probe into the pain, incapacity, suffering, isolation, mistreatment, indifference, love, lies, selfishness, innocence, deceit, violence and loneliness of the different key players, who are only trying to survive in the midst of this urban space, inevitably displaing their roots and customs, exploring a new way of life, system, language and the culture of outward appearances that inevitably clashes with the crude reality that surrounds them. A sum of circumstances that leads them to this overwhelming present, surrounded by nonconformance, misfortune and poverty.

Each player shown in this feature film is of a different nationality: Venezuelans, Colombians, Mexicans, Spaniards, Peruvians, Argentineans, Ecuadorians, among others, who despite being surrounded by sister countries and identified by the same language, converge on the same territory in which breathing has a price and where the conditions of life do not even allow for a greeting, making them strangers among their own people, each one fixated on a dream that every day looks and feels farther away, while personal relations become ever more impossible.

Each story stands on its own. The appearance of a new player is shown only as a fortuitous encounter, deliberate or by accident, of a glance between strangers. Which makes the sense of sight play such an important part not only in an in-depth perception of each player, those close to him/her and his/her grief, but also how a visual of each one is altered or interrupted by external factors such as tears, illness, visual limitations, drugs, thoughts, making each one a unique world full of optical surprises linked to human decay. A trip that begins from the eyes of each individual probing into the depth of his gut feelings and emotions, uncovering a reality that is lived and felt in this plastic urban space, surrounded by drama, that leaves us thinking only of the decadence and the loss of human values, the anguish of evolving and the hope of surviving in a city that seems beautiful while it is rotting away.

Only toward the end will this city be exposed and become the lead player of the story, showing the other side of the coin, the one that people avoid or simply do not know.

Urban Stories Soundtrack by Omar Roque

Symbol 2009

The fifth movement

2009 Broward Fall Dance Concert. Broward Community College. Central Campus. Bailey Concert Hall. November 6-7, 2009.
Dancers: Greg Hoffman, Dani Gillis-Arroyo, Erin Murphy, Courtney DeFries, Makoto Nagamori.

SCHIZO' BOLO

SCHIZO' BOLO is a video (dance video) that talks about the urbanschizofrenia, irreality, collective madness and the anomalies of the daily life; all of this through the use of images and movement. Texts and visions of the dancers are used in order to create a piece where the video, the music, and the movement function as one unit.

BISTOURY & TRIMEDIA
Conceived and Directed by: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Performers: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Music by: Bistoury
Costumes: Bistoury
Set Design: Bistoury
Lighting: A. Puig
Video Artist: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran.

June 13, 2009

Zones Art Space

Bolo Croatia, July 2009

SYMBOL VIDEO MARCH 2009

From aerial dance and video-art to music, words and improvisation, Symbol explores the boundaries of poetry where color, beauty, desire, and faith incorporate us into the cosmic order. Dancers fly, suspended from the ceiling as rain washes down on them in a vivid display of athletic grace.

March 5-8, 2009, 7:30pm Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Carnival Studio Theater, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard.

Schizo' Bolo

SCHIZO' BOLO is a video (dance video) that talks about the urbanschizofrenia, irreality, collective madness and the anomalies of the daily life; all of this through the use of images and movement. Texts and visions of the dancers are used in order to create a piece where the video, the music, and the movement function as one unit.

SCHIZO' BOLO (SYMBOL) AT LIT Festival 2009, NY

Nov. 22, 2008

LIT alt. Soho Showcase 

100 Grand, Soho, NYC

NY, NY

www.billyoungdance.com

SCHIZO' BOLO (SYMBOL)

LIVE PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION ART EXHIBITION

ERE. BISTOURY & TRIMEDIA
Conceived and Directed by: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Performers: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran
Music by: Bistoury
Costumes: Bistoury
Set Design: Bistoury
Lighting: A. Puig
Video Artist: Carla Forte & Alexey Taran.

Upcoming Exhibition for June, 2009

SCHIZO' BOLO is a video (dance video) that talks about the urbanschizofrenia, irreality, collective madness and the anomalies of the daily life; all of this through the use of images and movement. Texts and visions of the dancers are used in order to create a piece where the video, the music, and the movement function as one unit.

When: Saturday, June 13, 2009 (June 13- June 27)
Time: 8 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. LIVE PERFORMANCE 9:30pm
Where: Zones Art Space
47 N.E. 25th St.
Wynwood, Art District
Miami, FL 33137
Tel: 305 303 8852
email: info@edgezones.org
web: www.edgezones.org

BOLO AT DANCE AND NON-VERBAL THEATRE FESTIVAL in SVETVINCENAT, CROATIA

DANCE AND NON-VERBAL THEATRE FESTIVAL in SVETVINCENAT, a small renaissance town in central Istria (a peninsula in the westernmost part of Croatia), was initiated in 2000 by Snjezna Abramovic - dancer, choreographer and artistic leader of the Zagreb Dance Company. The choice of this tiny town in Istria has proven successful, since during the summer Istria is a destination for many who are looking for culture as well as holidays. The programme of the festival takes place in non-theatrical open spaces, such as the city square, streets and in the „kaπtela“ [castle]. Open-air events enhance the charm and unique atmosphere of this event.

The Festival gathers together the Croatian dance community as well as foreign dancers, choreographers, festival programmers, dance teachers in a relaxed, almost informal atmosphere. The selection for the Festival consists of the dance productions of European choreographers, productions of Croatian choreographers as well as street theatre production, mime theatre works and circus events. The off-programme includes various dance and theatre workshops with a final presentation, visual art interventions and visual artists’ performances.

The final goal of the Festival is to make a Mediterranean Dance Centre a place of contacts that will establish links between the Croatian dance scene and international net of festivals. The Festival has been very prominently reported in the media and also extremely well accepted by its audience.

http://www.svetvincenatfestival.com/home.php

SYMBOL AT HERE & NOW 2009

SYMBOL, PHOTO BY VICENTE FORTE. 2009

BOLO AT MOVEMENT RESEARCH AT THE JUDSON CHURCH

MOVEMENT RESEARCH AT THE JUDSON CHURCH

Fall 2008 Season (September 2008 - February 2009)

BOLO  (2009)

January 5, 2009 at 8 p.m.

Judson Memorial Church

55 Washington Square South, NY

See Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIdPx9GYro

"WE, the People" ARTE DEL BARRIO

OBBE VIDEO ART  (2008)

Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 7 p.m. 

Miami Science Museum

3280 S Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33129

TEL: 305-646-4200

BOLO AT ZONES ART FAIR 08

SURF the sea of life and art with no worries

BOLO (2008)

Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 8 p.m.

47 NE 25th St.

Miami, FL 33127

BOLO at 801 Projects, Miami FL, Sept 27, 2008

Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/story/700913.html

Posted on Fri, Sep. 26, 2008
Avant-garde meets Carnival at 801 Projects

BY MIA LEONIN
When Octavio Campos, artistic director of the arts organization Camposition, set up his office in Edificio Jose Marti on the edge of Little Havana, the building's manager gave him free reign of the common area on the second floor.
Two and a half years later, the Cuban-American choreographer known for his daring, sometimes controversial contemporary dance theater has produced 35 events -- an eclectic range of experimental performances, dance-theater productions and workshops -- in what is now called 801 Projects.

''The more I work in this community, the more I believe artists must work together and forge partnerships,'' Campos says. ``It's not enough to worry about your own company's mission.''

Saturday night, Camposition presents Revelation: A Night of New Dance, a program that will underscore Campos' ''come one, come all'' philosophy with two vastly different performances.

The Miami performance of Bolo marks the debut of ERE. Bistoury, an avant-garde company, on the local dance scene.

''They're bringing some hardcore contemporary dance to this town, something we haven't seen in a long time,'' Campos says.

Bistoury co-founders and choreographers Alexey Taran and Carla Forte Sillié are former members of the critically acclaimed Venezuelan company Nuevadanza. Their training draws on an array of disciplines, including classical ballet, ashtanga yoga and contact improvisation. Taran, a native of Cuba, and Forte Sillié who's from Venezuela have performed Bolo in a loft in New York City's SoHo, as well as in alternative spaces in Caracas, Venezuela, and Hermosillo, Mexico. The Miami performance will be staged in the parking lot of 801 Projects.

''Bolo is improvisational,'' Taran, a Guggenheim fellow, explains. ``We want a piece that responds and changes with each new space and audience. Every time we perform it, the result should be different.''

The 801 Projects space will be dedicated to an exhibit of Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services' new arts initiative, Miami Bridge Carnival. Founded by journalist and Barry University professor Celeste Fraser Delgado, the project teams professional artists, writers and musicians with the crisis shelter's young, at-risk clients to teach mask making, drumming and writing inspired by the carnival traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Visual artist Maritza Molina paired up the youngsters and guided them through the process of creating masks from plaster strips and layers of papier-maché. Molina says her collaborative approach inspires respect for the individuality of each mask and its maker.

A similar theme of interactive learning carries over to the project's musical component. Veteran Afro-Cuban dancer and teacher Elena García and drummer Jimmy Daniel have taught Bridge residents the rhythms and dance steps of the Cuban conga. García says she struggled to motivate the teenagers at first, but ``to my surprise, the second day, some had learned the rhythm patterns.''

García says that, like mask-making, the conga teaches teamwork: ``If a little shaker or the big bombo goes off beat, or a person turns in a different direction, the entire routine looks different.''

The dancing and drumming Bridge residents will be featured in a video, but García and Daniel will invite those who attend Saturday's events to participate in a presentation of Cuban conga.



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http://www.miamiherald.com

801 Projects presents Revelation.801, introducing two new dance theater projects:

BOLO: The Miami debut of contemporary dance company ERE Bistoury fresh from Caracas, Venezuela. The six-member ensemble explores the battle between established social order and inner emotional chaos as depicted by Latin American authors such as Jose Lezama Lima. Directed by Guggenheim fellow Alexey Puig Taran with original music composed by Omar Roque and Frank Wow.

Miami Bridge Carnival: Experience a unique arts program based on the mask-making, dance, and drumming hosted by the Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services youth crisis shelter. See masks made by teens guided by visual artist Maritza Molina and video of the teens’ performance at the shelter, with a live demonstration by drummer Jimmy Daniel and choreographer Elena Garcia.

When: 8:01pm Saturday, September 27
Where: 801 Projects
801 S.W. 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33130
For more information:
305-754-4305 | Tel
bistoury@comcast.net
www.bistoury.org
www.camposition.org

With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the
Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

18 minutos por 2 1/2 tiempos'bolo (Cía Neodanza 1996)

18 MINUTOS POR 2 ½ TIEMPO’ BOLO
Directed by: Alexey Taran / Performed by:Arais Batlle, Ines Rojas, Auraelena Pisani, Alexey Taran / Music: Miguel Angel Noya, Wizton Borrero / Light Design by: Alexey Taran / Video by: A&B Producciones / Photo by: Reinaldo Guedez / Set Design: Felix Suazo / Costumes by: Neodanza.