Here & Now

Join us for an evening of new short-form work representing a broad cross section of the most exciting and diverse talent in Miami’s field of emerging performance artists. Don’t miss the latest from this year’s cohort: Clinton T. Harris, Diego Melgar, Nicole Pedraza & Diago León Lang, and Nina Osoria Ahmadi!

Clinton T. Harris: Bonnie wheres/wears Clyde?

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.

Diego Melgar: SWAMP LILY

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.

Nicole Pedraza & Diago León Lang: PALITROQUES

PALITROQUES is a dance-theater work by Diago León Lang and Nicole Pedraza exploring fragmented memories of life in Cuba and the sudden relocation to Miami. Blending contemporary choreography, 3D visuals, motion-capture projections, family relics, and an original sound score, the piece transforms personal history into a layered, immersive experience. Featuring a soundscape that merges Cuban instruments with 16-bit music, PALITROQUES reflects on immigrant experience, cultural tension, and self-identity in the digital age.

Nina Osoria Ahmadi: CHANGO (working title)

CHANGO (working title) is a performance work by Nina Osoria Ahmadi that explores gender identity, power, and self-creation through the lens of the Yoruba deity Shango, god of war, lightning, and dance. Embodying Shango “trapped in the body of a girl,” the piece invites audiences into a world where gender confusion becomes a source of transformation and agency. Through movement, ritual, and presence, CHANGO asks what it means to create oneself beyond inherited forms.