A non-narrative opera about sea level rise.
Una Marea Creciente was composed by Orlando Garcia, with vocals and chamber ensembles under his direction, an experimental libretto by Campbell McGrath, performances by BrazzDance under the direction of Augusto Soledade, and video installations by Jacek Kolasinski and John Stuart with Elizabeth Marsh, and sponsored by Faena Arts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Arts Challenge. Time-bound and site-specific, Una Marea Creciente invites the audience to engage with dancers, performers and recorded media in an echo-chamber of mermaids and sea gods, whale songs and floodwalls and the music of the waves.
Taking the form of a non-narrative opera, this one-night only performance, Un Marea Creciente, premiered on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8 pm at Faena Forum on Miami Beach, 3300-3398 Collins Avenue.