Here & Now

Miami Light Project’s signature commission program for Miami-based artists, Here & Now, features newly commissioned short-form work from Miami’s freshest and most exciting emerging and mid-career artists, working across disciplines to define contemporary performance in Miami. This year's presentation includes live performance by Clinton T. Harris, Diego Melgar, Nicole Pedraza & Diago León Lang, and Nina Osoria Ahmadi!

Bonnie Where’s/Wears Clyde is a conceptual performance work that explores how feminine energy is shaped, masked, and reimagined through the norms of heterosexual masculinity, with the absent “Clyde” serving as a poetic metaphor for traditional gender roles. Drawing from down-low, trans, and gay culture, the piece reflects the fluidity and complexity of gender expression and identity. It creates a space where social norms are disrupted and masculine and feminine energies converge and coexist.

SWAMP LILY is a multidisciplinary ballet exploring the evolving relationship between the city of Miami and the marshlands it inhabits. Blending music, dance, and audio-reactive visuals, the work draws poetic parallels between urban displacement and the disruption of fragile wetland ecosystems. At its emotional core, SWAMP LILY reflects on loss, resilience, and the quiet consequences of environmental change.

PALITROQUE is a contemporary dance work exploring memory, nostalgia, and cultural identity through the immigrant experience of clutter. The work transforms personal history into a layered and immersive experience of diasporic reflection by incorporating family relics, 3D and 2D projected visuals, and an original sound score. As the three dancers navigate tactile and dream-like memories ranging from tenderness to anger, PALITROQUE poses questions such as “What do we carry with us? How can we leave things behind? How do we preserve meaning through objects, even when they lose function?”

TOGETHER TOGETHER, APART APART (working title) is a performance work by Nina Osoria Ahmadi that explores tensions within isolation and togetherness. The piece reflects on forces of separation, and invites the audience to witness the playfulness and power found in the simple act of moving together.

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Tips for attending:

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

There is ample FREE municipal parking in Miami Shores near Miami Theater Center. Please make sure you observe all No Parking Zones and hydrants - those are enforced at all times!

Who can I contact with questions?

Please feel free to email our Box Office at [email protected].

How long is the performance?

The show is about 75 minutes.

May I take pictures?

Still and video photography is NOT allowed. We recommend that you enjoy living in the moment- witness the art as it unfolds- not through your camera screen!

May I bring a friend?

Absolutely- but buy tickets in advance! Purchase your tickets online because we cannot guarantee that tickets will be available at the door!

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No, you do not have to print your ticket just have your ID with you at Will Call.

What is the refund policy?

No refunds. Late seating is at the discretion of management.

Please feel free to contact us with any accessibility assistance questions at [email protected]

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