2019-2020 Art of Performance

THE ART OF

THE RINGLING PERFORMANCE AT

2019 2020 SEASON

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COME IN TO OUR HOUSE The Ringling is a rare and monumental

house. The classical Hindustani dances of India

location that boasts wildly contrasting spaces

travel through gypsy sounds of flamenco to

and experiences: awe-inspiring baroque

land in the Americas with Latin Jazz, Samba,

and modern art works, surprisingly unique

Hip Hop, and Son Jarocho. Adroit and lyrical

historical and contemporary architecture,

contemporary theater and songwriting in

lush tree-scapes and ponds with turtles and

Spanish, English, Cantonese, and Kreyol weave

sculptural wading birds, joyful and curious

stories of commonality in multinational realities

circus heritage, and the ornate, working jewel

in Los Angeles, Santiago de Chile, Mexico City,

box of the Historic Asolo Theater, where we

Miami, Rio de Janeiro, and Oakland. Pop music,

host the Art of Performance. On the following

on-stage painting, and puppetry take us from

pages, we invite you to learn about the thought

New York City to mainland China, to Madrid

provoking and celebratory performance

and back again. Classical and world musicians

you can share with us this season. You are

play us the hearts of Ludvig van Beethoven,

our guests, and we want to treat you to

Eliza Brown, and Lord Vishnu while we discuss

unforgettable evenings of electric, intelligent,

climate, democracy, love, and salvation.

always striking and sometimes heartbreaking

Come in! This house is open.

experiences in one of the finest rooms in our

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Special Event Climate Change Incubator

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Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores

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Artichoke Dance Earth Day Celebration

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Special Event Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Casa Patas Flamenco

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol

Inez Barlatier

Miwa Matreyek

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Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

Dahlak Brathwaite

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Spektral Quartet

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Special Event Fr-Enemies

Yin Mei

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba

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Aline Kuppenheim Teatro y su Doble

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Companhia Urbana de Dança

Eduardo Guerrero Flamenco

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Related Programming

Ticket Information

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Partners + Sponsors

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THE ART OF PERFORMANCE The Ringling’s 2019–2020 Art of Performance

engagement, equitable partnerships, and the

season delivers broad access to diverse and

plural exchange of ideas in tandem with visiting

provocative multidisciplinary performing

artists. The program continues its support of the

arts that reflect a wide range of experiences,

creative process by Florida-based, national and,

disciplines, and relevant cultural expressions.

international performance makers, and engages

The museum embodies the values of inclusion,

developmental residencies and research in the

inspiration, and excellence through its

Perret Performance Studio.

performance programs that elevate community

The Ringling is the State Art Museum of Florida administered by Florida State University. It features an art museum, historic mansion, circus museum, historic theater, conservation center, arboretum, and research library, situated on 66 acres of spectacular bayfront property in Sarasota. The Ringling is an extraordinary center of art and culture engaging with the local, state, and global communities and is accessible to and inclusive of all. For more information on The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, visit ringling.org.

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NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLE India

FRI & SAT

OCT 11 & 12 7:30 PM

CLASSICAL DANCE FROM INDIA RELATED PROGRAMMING

Originally founded as a village devoted to dance

MASTERCLASS

and the preservation of the Odissi classical

Perret Performance Studio $10 / $9 for Members Free for Students THU, OCT 10, 6:30 PM

dance tradition, Nrityagram is one of the premier Indian Classical dance companies in the world today. The all-female ensemble’s

A masterclass on classical Indian dance and the Odissi form is led

by Nrityagram company members.

All levels welcome. Space is limited.

daily life of intensive training and meditation

CONVERSATION

experience and embodied cultural practice.

brings to the stage compelling and captivating performances that are at once sensual and lyrical, and reveal a legacy of lived dance

Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members

Their Sarasota premiere includes the new work,

SUN, OCT 13, NOON

prayers, which will be performed in collaboration

Join Nrityagram Artistic Director Surupa Sen, and members of Chitrasena Dance Company, to learn about Indian classical dance and dance traditions.

Āhuti, based on juxtaposed Sanskrit poems and with Chitrasena Dance Company from Sri Lanka. The company will be joined by guest dancers from this Kandyan dance troupe along with members from dancers and musicians from Nrityagram’s Odissi ensemble.

Photo by Wildflight

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FLAMENCO TRADITIONS FROM SPAIN

Raíz de 4 honors the art of Flamenco by delving into its most primitive roots, evoking the convergence of cultures and the folklore of Spain. The work expresses the purest styles of Flamenco, some of which are romances, martinetes, fandangos and soleares, conveyed through inspired and moving performances by a cast of distinguished dance and musical artists.

Song (cante), dance (baile), guitar (guitarra), and percussion (percusión) seamlessly transmit a genuine love for this art form and take the audience on an intensely authentic and

RELATED PROGRAMMING

MASTERCLASS

Perret Performance Studio $10 / $9 for Members Free for Students MON, NOV 4, 2:00 PM

Led by dancers Rafael Peral and Marisa Adame, this masterclass will delve into the rhythms of Flamenco and Flamenco dance technique. For beginner and intermediate students, and dance artists. Space is limited.

unswerving journey of sensations, emotions and flawless artistic execution.

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CASA PATAS Spain

Raiz de 4 WED & THU

NOV 6 & 7 7:30 PM

GONZALO RUBALCABA Cuba / South Florida

FRI & SAT

NOV 15 & 16 7:30 PM

LATIN JAZZ PIANO FROM CUBA AND SOUTH FLORIDA

“…Gonzalo Rubalcaba ranks among the most accomplished Jazz pianists in the world today and perhaps stands at the top

This solo piano concert is a tribute to Cuban cultural influences in Florida and the enduring art of Jazz. Pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba has won two GRAMMYS® and two Latin GRAMMYS®, and established himself as a creative force in the jazz world. He was already a young phenom with a budding career in his

of that elite group, thanks

native Cuba when Dizzy Gillespie discovered

to a colossal technique

Magazine selected him in 1999 as one of the

and an unfettered musical imagination”

– Howard Reich

Chicago Tribune

him in 1985. Since then, Piano & Keyboard great pianists of the 20th century, alongside figures such as Glenn Gould, Martha Argerich, and Bill Evans, and he has gone on to an acclaimed international recording and touring career, which has taken him around the globe.

Gonzalo Rubalcaba is a Bosendorfer Artist. Many thanks to Bosendorfer for his unconditional support.

Photo by Anna Turayeva

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CONTEMPORARY THEATER FROM MEXICO CITY

This Mexico City based theatre ensemble has created a suite of works that explore contemporary ideas of democracy in the 21st Century, and blends them with narrative collages from Mexican history and contemporary life. The solo work, Tijuana, is the staged result of an anthropological theatre experiment undertaken by Lagartijas ensemble member Gabino Rodríguez, in which he abandoned his life in Mexico City to work on an assembly line in a Tijuana factory on the U.S. border. Passing under a false identity for six months, he earned the legal minimum wage to explore how the current day Mexican working class survives. The performance

RELATED PROGRAMMING

CONVERSATION

Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members

WED, DEC 4, 10:30 AM Panel Discussion with Gabino Rodríguez, and leaders from local community organizations on the Lagartijas ensemble and democracy in Mexico today.

is in Spanish with English supertitles.

The artists will give a workshop at Crearte Latino while in Sarasota.

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LAGARTIJAS TIRADAS AL SOL México

Tijuana FRI & SAT

DEC 6 & 7 7:30 PM Performed in Spanish with English Supertitles

SON LUNA Y JÓVENES ZAPATEADORES México

¡Vívelo!

THU, FRI & SAT

DEC 12, 11:00 AM DEC 13 & 14, 7:30 PM

SON JAROCHO DANCE AND MUSIC FROM VERACRUZ RELATED PROGRAMMING

ART & A MOVIE

Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members

¡Vívelo! merges different rhythms and dance styles such as folkloric dance, contemporary, Spanish dance, and African-inspired movements typical of the Son Jarocho tradition. Mexican musical ensemble

SUN, DEC 8, 2:00 PM

Son Luna performs this iconic music of Veracruz,

Film Screening of the documentary, The Third Root (La Tercera Raiz), followed

by Q & A.

Mexico, and dance troupe Jóvenes Zapateadores

CONVERSATION

for audiences of all ages seeking a highly energetic

Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members THU, DEC 12, 6:30 PM

Jovenes Zapateadores and Son Luna members will lead a discussion on Son Jarocho/ Mexican Folkloric Music.

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showcases the evolution of Son Jarocho roots.

Masterfully displaying cultural traditions from the region, this production provides strong entry points folkloric performance experience.

The company will also give workshops to local students and meet with community organizations, such as the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota. ¡Vivelo! has received touring support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE FROM NEW YORK CITY

Created and choreographed by Yin Mei, an artist of the Chinese diaspora who has been part of the New York dance scene since the 1990s, this new dance theater piece for five dancers melds themes from the iconic Chinese literary work, The Peony Pavilion, and Yin Mei’s own life experience as a teenage government dancer during the Chinese Revolution.

Highly visual and referencing a dense collection of letters she wrote to her family over two decades, the work is a dance painting that occupies the space between truth and dreams.

A special book discussion of The Peony Pavilion by Tang Xianzu will be held JAN 10, 10:30 AM as part of the Literati Book Club at The Ringling Art Library.

RELATED PROGRAMMING CONVERSATION Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members WED, JAN 15, 10:30 AM

Choreographer and dancer Yin Mei will discuss her life, her artistic process, and how The Peony Pavilion, the 16th century romantic play written by Tang Xianzu, influenced her work.

Peony Dreams: On the Other Side of Sleep has received touring support from the New England Foundation for the Arts/National Dance Project.

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YIN MEI New York, NY / China

Peony Dreams: On the Other Side of Sleep FRI & SAT

JAN 17 & 18 7:30 PM

ALINE KUPPENHEIM TEATRO Y SU DOBLE Chile

Feos (Uglies) FRI & SAT

FEB 7 & 8 7:30 PM Performed in Spanish with English Supertitles Adult Content

PUPPET THEATRE FROM CHILE RELATED PROGRAMMING

Feos (Uglies), by Chilean director/puppet artist Aline Kuppenheim, is her first collaboration with

CONVERSATION Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members

renowned playwright Guillermo Calderon, and is

SAT, FEB 8, 10:30 AM

reflects on desire and love between two people

Director and Puppet Artist Aline Kuppenheim will lead a bilingual Conversation on Chilean puppetry and her collaboration with playwright Guillermo Calderon.

Besides public conversations, the artists will be doing a workshop at New College for students of Theatre.

with physical deformities, and is told with deft and

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based on Mario Beneditti’s short story, Noche de los Feos (Night of the Uglies). This unique adult work

spellbinding puppetry that addresses loneliness, conformity, self-acceptance and individual courage.

Humorous and heartfelt, the work’s script is narrated through a rich, pre-recorded soundscape in Spanish with English supertitles.

Feos has received touring support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Latin Theater Alliance and the Ministry of Culture of Chile.

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WORLD/NEO ROOTS MUSIC FROM FLORIDA

Rising star and Miami native Inez Barlatier is a multifaceted musician and composer of Ayisen (Haitian) descent, and this year’s Spotlight Florida! artist. A gifted singer and songwriter, her incredible vocal delivery organically flows between an ancestral guttural bellow and an airy angelic falsetto, full of delightful energy. With her first ensemble, Kazoots, Inez and bandmates evolved from their fathers’ Haitian folkloric collective, mixing in next-generation influences.

After going solo in 2016, she has further explored her unique, versatile, and uplifting sound, finding inspiration from African, Afro-Caribbean, and

RELATED PROGRAMMING FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE Bolger Campiello $5 / Free for Members Reservation required THU, FEB 20, 5:30 – 7:00 PM

Inez Barlatier will lead a community drum circle with local percussionists and students.

Afro-Latin cultures while bringing socially relevant poetry into her lyrics.

While in Sarasota, Inez will be an invited speaker at the Voice and Visibility Salon Series.

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Spotlight Florida!

INEZ BARLATIER Miami

Moun-Moon FRI & SAT

FEB 21 & 22 7:30 PM

DAHLAK BRATHWAITE Oakland, CA

Spiritrials FRI & SAT

MAR 13 & 14 7:30 PM Adult Content

HIP HOP THEATRE FROM THE BAY AREA

This remarkable theatre work intersects addiction, religion and the law in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. As a timely exploration of the American criminal justice system, this multidimensional play blurs the line between hip-hop and dramatic performance. Dahlak Brathwaite (writer/performer) weaves through the autobiographical and the fictional, music and monologue, to examine his place in what appears to be a cultural rite of passage as a young, black male. In this work, Brathwaite maximizes his abilities as musician, actor, poet, and educator within the transformational space of the theatre. Since launching into the national spoken word scene by winning the Brave New Voices international poetry slam (as now seen on HBO), Dahlak has been featured on radio and television, and continues to appear live on national stages.

While in Sarasota, Brathwaite will be leading a workshop with Second Chance Last Opportunity.

Spiritrials was made possible with creative development and touring support from The Living Word Project, Youth Speaks, the National Performance Network, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and Montalvo Arts Center.

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URBAN DANCE FROM BRAZIL

Companhia Urbana de Dança is here to teach us a little about the international soul of hip-hop, and brings the dancers' individual identities, testimonials, and attitudes to the stage with an upbeat, Afro-Brazilian accent. Firmly positioned in the leading urban dance scene in Brazil, choreographer Sonia Destri Lie’s boldly original mix of contemporary Brazilian dance and hip-hop infuses both forms with new rigor: meditative one moment, explosive the next. Located in the true heart of street dance, Destri strips it of its easy tricks, finding its original emotional depth, expressive range, and poetic integrity with a Brazilian sensibility. Companhia Urbana de Dança aims to transcend cultural boundaries, redefining the world favela in the psyche of Brazil and the world by making their dance practice a socio-political—and

RELATED PROGRAMMING MASTERCLASS Perret Performance Studio $10 / $9 for Members Free for Students THU, MAR 26, 6:30 PM

Choreographer Sonia Destri Lie and company dancers will lead an unforgettable and energized Brazilian street dance masterclass for all skill levels.

Space is limited.

While in Sarasota, Destri Lie and company will also lead dance workshops at Booker High School and at the West Coast Black Theater Troupe.

aesthetic—response to their environment.

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COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA Brazil

THU

MAR 26, 11:00 AM FRI & SAT

MAR 27 – 28, 7:30 PM

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

EDUARDO GUERRERO Spain

Desplante WED

APR 1

7:30 PM

FLAMENCO INNOVATIONS FROM SPAIN

Eduardo Guerrero is a master performer and director at the vanguard of new flamenco. Sought after for his progressive style and technical precision, his work is as incendiary as it is exacting. Desplante is a modest homage to mining songs from the eastern coast of Spain, developed in the mining mountain region of Cartagena-La Unión. Rooted in an important art and musical lineage of mostly Andalusian miners, the minera form traditionally transmitted the historical plight of working in the mines. Guerrero has worked with Flamenco luminaries such as Eva la Yerbabuena and Rocio Molina, and his contemporary aesthetics, refined technique, and profound knowledge of the Flamenco essence places him among the greatest names on the international dance scene.

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ANIMATION/SHADOW PUPPETRY FROM SO-CAL

Creations by Miwa Matreyek are multimedia live performance works combining projected animation and the artist’s own shadow silhouette, as she interacts with the fantastical world of the video, merging film and theater to create a unique kind of spectacle. This World Made Itself is a visually and musically rich journey through the history of the earth, from the universe’s epic beginnings to the complex world of humanity. The piece is at once semi-scientific (like flipping through a children’s encyclopedia), and emotional, surreal, and dream-like. Her newest work, Infinitely Yours, tries to visualize and physicalize all of the bad news about climate change tumbling into our news feeds. The shadows and animation lead viewers through a web of connections between humans and climate change, from plastics in the oceans to toxins in our food and air, extinctions, the breakdown of natural systems (rising sea levels, massive storms, wildfires), to climate migration and conflict.

While in Sarasota, the masterful Matreyek will conduct a workshop with local design and film students.

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MIWA MATREYEK Los Angeles, CA

Infinitely Yours + This World Made Itself FRI & SAT

APR 10 & 11 7:30 PM

ARTICHOKE DANCE New York, NY

Earth Day Celebration WED

APR 22 NOON, 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM 20 minute performances

ENVIRONMENTAL DANCE FROM NEW YORK CITY

Artichoke Dance presents a roving dance work that takes audiences on a tumbling journey of an abandoned, discarded, and highly mobile RELATED PROGRAMMING CONVERSATION Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members WED, APR 22, 2:00 PM

Conversation with Lynn Neuman and local sustainability panel regarding Florida ecology and cultural programs.

single-use plastic bag. The performances take place in the Museum of Art Courtyard in conjunction with community education events, and environmental stewardship conversations on-site. Artichoke Dance is known for innovative and engaging performances paired with environmental activism, education, community building, and civic engagement. The Company’s Director, Lynn Neuman, is one of the nation’s leading eco-artists, who frequently works with institutions and universities across the country to create programs merging sustainability and the arts.

Photo by BarryButterfield

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NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC FROM CHICAGO

The twice-GRAMMY® nominated Spektral Quartet actively pursues a vivid conversation between exhilarating works of traditional repertoire and those written this decade, this year, or this week. Since its inception in 2010, Spektral has become known for creating seamless connections across centuries, drawing in the listener with charismatic deliveries, interactive concert formats, an up-close atmosphere, and bold, inquisitive programming. With a tour schedule including venues such as the Kennedy Center, Miller Theater, Library of Congress, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, the quartet also takes great pride in its home city of Chicago: championing the work of local composers, bridging social and aesthetic partitions, and cultivating its ongoing residency at the University of Chicago.

The artists will give a free talk about their work at the Selby Library while in Sarasota on April 25 at 11:00 AM.

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SPEKTRAL QUARTET Chicago, IL

FRI & SAT

APR 24 & 25 7:30 PM

THE ART OF PERFORMANCE 2019 – 2020 CALENDAR OCTOBER

NRITYAGRAM OCT 11 & 12

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

CASA PATAS NOV 6 & 7

LAGARTIJAS TIRADAS AL SOL DEC 6 & 7

GONZALO RUBALCABA NOV 15 & 16

SON LUNA Y JÓVENES ZAPATEADORES DEC 12 – 14

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JANUARY

YIN MEI JAN 17 & 18

FEBRUARY

APRIL

MARCH

ALINE KUPPENHEIM TEATRO Y SU DOBLE FEB 7 & 8

DAHLAK BRATHWAITE MAR 13 & 14

EDUARDO GUERRERO APR 1

MIWA MATREYEK APR 10 – 11

INEZ BARLATIER FEB 21 & 22

COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA MAR 26 – 28

ARTICHOKE DANCE APR 22

SPEKTRAL QUARTET APR 24 & 25

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TICKET OPTIONS

CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

OCT 11 + 12, 7:30 PM

Casa Patas Flamenco

NOV 6 + 7, 7:30 PM

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

NOV 15 + 16, 7:30 PM

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol

DEC 6 + 7, 7:30 PM

Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores

DEC 12, 11:00 AM DEC 13 + 14, 7:30 PM

Yin Mei

JAN 17 + 18, 7:30 PM

BY MAIL

Aline Kuppenheim/Teatro y su Doble

FEB 7 + 8, 7:30 PM

The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243

Inez Barlatier

FEB 21 + 22, 7:30 PM

Dahlak Brathwaite

MAR 13 + 14, 7:30 PM

IN PERSON

Companhia Urbana de Dança

MAR 26, 11:00 AM MAR 27+28, 7:30 PM

Historic Asolo Theater Box Office in the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Eduardo Gerrerro

APR 1, 7:30 PM

Miwa Matreyek

APR 10 + 11, 7:30 PM

Spektral Quartet

APR 24 + 25, 7:30 PM

From Season Subscriptions to Single Tickets—Choose the one that is right for you!

ONLINE ringling.org

BY PHONE 941.360.7399

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FALL SEASON

SPRING SEASON

FULL SEASON

 $390 (Premium)  $325 (Standard)  $270 (Value)

 $150 (Premium)  $125 (Standard)  $100 (Value)

SINGLE TICKETS

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM | SPOTLIGHT FLORIDA! We know that artists need space and time to work, and that institutional support for creative endeavors is an investment in the performance of tomorrow. As an incubator of new creative projects by living artists of all disciplines, the Art of Performance hosts artist residencies, in which choreographers, composers, circus artists, theatre makers and other practitioners can test ideas, and experiment with new artistic language.

As a public museum committed to access, inspiration and innovative ideas, we make limited space and time available to individual artists and projects through a growing creative residency program.

Spotlight Florida! is an initiative that honors performance makers creating and residing in Florida. Each season, The Ringling will support or present a project by a Florida performing artist. This support may take the form of studio time, public presenting of finished work or a full commission of a new performance piece.

Artist in residence activities and on site workshops with visiting artists take place in The Ringling’s Perret Performance Studio in the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion.

SPECIAL EVENT

ARTISTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE INCUBATOR Facilitated by playwright Chantal Bilodeau, founder of The Arctic Cycle (NYC) $250 / $125 for students with ID. Space is limited, registration is required.

NOV 21 – 24, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM During this immersive three-and-a-half day intensive, participants interact with accomplished guest speakers from fields such as environmental humanities, climate science, climate change activism, and visual and performing arts.

Work sessions allow everyone to dig deep into the challenges and concerns of working at the intersection of arts and climate change. Discussion topics include embracing activism without sacrificing artistic integrity, letting go of the idea of “product,” and bringing the arts to non-traditional audiences.

The Incubator is open to artists, activists, scientists, educators and anyone who want to expand their engagement with climate change through artistic practices.

Visit ringling.org for the complete schedule.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE As part of the season focus on international cultural exchange, The Ringling celebrates Mexican cultural heritage in December with two diverse artist companies from Mexico­— LagartijasTiradas al Sol + Son Luna y Jóvenes Zapateadores­—as well as a host of activities around the holiday celebration of the La Virgen de Guadalupe. ¡Se habla español!

DECEMBER PROGRAMMING CONVERSATIONS

VIEWPOINT LECTURE

GALLERY WALK & TALK

Chao Lecture Hall $5 / Free for Members

Historic Asolo Theater $10 / $5 for Members

Conversation with Gabino Rodríquez DEC 4, 10:30 AM

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: The Heart of Mexican Identity

Museum of Art Included with Museum Admission or with Tijuana or ¡Vivelo! ticket

Discussion on his work, Tijuana, and democracy in Mexico today.

DEC 7, 10:30 AM

An exploration of the history of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

EXHIBITION

Conversation with Jovenes Zapateadores

ART AND A MOVIE

Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Specters and Parables

DEC 12, 6:30 PM

Conversation with Jovenes Zapateadores about the evolution of the rhythms and dance styles of Son Jarocho.

Evolution of the Virgin Mary DEC 12, 10:30 AM

Historic Asolo Theater $10 / $5 for Members

ON VIEW DEC 8 – MAR 1

The Third Root (La Tercera Raiz)

Born and raised in Mexico

DEC 8, 2:00 PM

Bravo was one of the

City, Manuel Álvarez

Documentary on Son Jarocho, and a Q & A following the film.

most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

FR-ENEMIES OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE In honor of Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., The Ringling’s first FR-ENEMIES OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE Perret Family Performance Studio Free Program, reservation required

DANCE THU, JAN 30 6:00 – 7:00 PM THEATER THU, MAR 13 6:00 – 7:00 PM MUSIC THU, APR 30 6:00 – 7:00 PM

director (1946), the Art of Performance is reviving a salon series that he created early in his career. The FR-ENEMIES OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE will offer three dialogues dedicated to contemporary dance, theatre, and music. While “Chick” used his original salon forum, “Friends and Enemies”, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of contemporary music, our series will provide audiences with space to discuss the complexities of a wide range of performance disciplines.

The name acknowledges the fact that contemporary performance can be challenging. This forum allows patrons of the Art of Performance to discuss what excites them and what may feel difficult or off-putting to some. This fun, facilitated conversation welcomes frenemies into our ranks and provides a congenial space for inspiring discussion, divergence, and critical reflection.

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“The function of a museum is more than merely showing pictures.

The museum is the place to integrate the arts and bring them alive.”

– Chick Austin Director of The Ringling, 1946–1957

RELATED PROGRAMMING WITH ART OF PERFORMANCE ARTISTS

CONVERSATIONS are informal presentations by guest artists, community members, and Museum staff on the creative process and topics of special interest.

Chao Lecture Hall, $5 / Free for Members

OCT 13, NOON

JAN 15, 10:30 AM

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble (pg 6) and guests

Conversation with choreographer Yin Mei

discuss Indian Classical Dance and traditions.

(pg 16) on her dance work and the dramatic

NOV 23, 10:30 AM

text, The Peony Pavillion.

Panel Discussion with Chantal Bilodeau (pg 39)

FEB 8, 10:30 AM

of the Artists and Climate Change Incubator.

Bilingual Conversation with Chilean director

DEC 4, 10:30 AM

and puppet artist Aline Kuppenheim (pg 18).

Gabino Rodríguez joins community panel to

APRIL 22, 2:00 PM

discuss the Lagartijas (pg 12) ensemble, and

Earth Day Conversation with Artichoke

Democracy in Mexico today.

Dance (pg 30) Artistic Director Lynn Neuman

DEC 12, 6:30 PM Jovenes Zapateadores and Son Luna (pg 14) discuss the evolution of the rhythms and dance styles of Son Jarocho Music from Veracruz, Mexico.

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and local panel of experts for discussion on performance and environmental education.

MASTERCLASSES are specialized intensives taught by experts that give participants the opportunity to focus on improving their knowledge and technique of a certain style of theater, music, or dance.

Perret Performance Studio. $10 / $9 for Members / Free for Students

OCT 10, 6:30 PM Masterclass on classical Indian dance led by Nrityagram company members.

NOV 4, 2:00 PM Masterclass on Flamenco dance technique led by Rafael Peral and Marisa Adame.

MAR 26, 6:30 PM Masterclass on urban Brazilian dance with Companhia Urbana de Dança.

WORKSHOPS are special educational outreach activities that take place free of charge at local schools, universities, or community organizations. This season, Art of Performance guest artists will be working with students at Booker High School, Crearte Latino Sarasota, West Coast Black Theatre Troupe, Second Chance Last Opportunity, Ringling College, and New College’s Theatre Program.

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THE ART OF PERFORMANCE 2019–2020 SPONSORS

Thank you to all our sponsors for their support!

DIRECTOR Community Foundation of Sarasota County Huisking Foundation Scene Magazine SRQ Media Group PATRON Michael and Kathy Bush Leon and Marge Ellin Judy and Steve Shank Willis A. Smith Construction WUSF ASSOCIATE Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A. Manasota Black Chamber of Commerce Charlotte and Charles Perret HOSPITALITY SPONSOR Hyatt Place Sarasota/Bradenton Airport

This program is supported, in part, by the Shank

Additional engagement and program support has

Family Curator of Performance Endowment,

been provided by Bösendorfer, Mid Atlantic Arts

and the Art of Performance Fund at Florida

Foundation, Southern Exposure: Performing Arts

State University Foundation. Additional support

of Latin America, National Endowment for the Arts,

was provided by the Community Foundation of

New England Foundation for the Arts, National

Sarasota County, Inc.

Dance Project & National Theater Project, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, Selby Library, Tickets for Kids Charities, The Association for Performing Arts Professionals, Chilean Ministry of Culture, and

Support of Art of Our Time, including Art of Performance, was provided, in part, by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues.

Sarasota Sister Cities Association.

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