LOVE LOST & FOUND

Dance NOW! Miami Program III Featuring "Love-less: Dance of the last Moho braccatus” and “Traces”

Love is the pulse that creates the rhythm for our human – and animal – lives. Sometimes it slips away, sometimes it is found again, but love in the end is what brings us meaning. The DNM season finale, features two world premieres that examine this universal emotion, and three repertory works.

Love-less: Dance of the Last Moho braccatus is a new contemporary ballet from DNM Co-Artistic Director Hannah Baumgarten, inspired by the story of a small black-and-yellow Hawaiian songbird facing extinction due to habitat destruction and climate change. It is a real story of paradise lost, of true love, and ultimately of the frailty of the world. The piece includes an original score based on the bird’s actual calls by Italian composer Federico Bonacossa, costumes from Haydee and Maria Morales, a dramatic set inspired by the species tree tops existence from designer Bruce F. Brown and video art by DNM Co-Artistic Director Diego Salterini.

The program’s other world premiere is Traces, choreographed by Salterini and featuring the full company of ten dancers. It “traces” the universal search for love, belonging and self-discovery, through one woman’s journey. The evening also includes Deco-de, the first full-stage production of Salterini’s homage to the Art Deco design and architecture, a Miami signature style, commissioned for its international centennial.

Rounding out the program will be an excerpt of Blue Pencil, DNM’s commentary on government censorship and repression, and an encore of Dance NOW! Miami’s revival of well-known choreographer Tandy Beal’s Forest Dreams, as part of DNM’s Masterpiece in Motion series.