TEATRO YERBABRUJA presents CONSTELLATIONS, a performance-art immersive experience held outdoors under the North Fork night sky!
Constellations is a multimedia, interdisciplinary performance that integrates dance, theater, sound, and painting with technology, to create a multisensory experience for the audience. The word "constellation" comes from Latin - con (together) stella (star). This group of stars is united by imaginary lines that form discernable patterns (silhouettes) resembling figures recognizable to the cultures that interpret them.
In an attempt to understand our existence, constellations often have served as maps for humans who try to find physical and spiritual paths. The past year has confirmed that our survival requires human connection and, at the same time, we were drawn to examine our place between earth and space.
This production introduces our personal stories as contemporary narratives, using dancers' bodies and new technology to create performative installations that explore our personal connections through constellations that inspire us.
Artists:
Margarita Espada - Artistic Director, performer and activist. She is the founder and Executive-Artistic Director of Teatro Yerbabruja (based on Long Island) which uses the arts as a tool for social change. Margarita’s work explores new theater language and the relationship of images, the actor and the audience.
Joan Wozniak works at Suffolk County Community College in Media Services. She is a photographer and multimedia storyteller. Joan has collaborated with Yerbabruja as a visual artist and interactive technology technician, using coding to manipulate images, and utilizing projectors, connectors, and digital sensors in their productions.
Phillip Baldwin is a scenographer at Stony Brook University and immersive environment designer. His scenic designs for theatre and new media installations have been seen all over the world. Phillip's current work deals with the relationship of space to telematics and telepresence, and has explored the integration of ‘zero distance’ telematics in public installations.
Lia Dominguez is a choreographer, contemporary dancer and Director of the PuntoCero Company in Mexico. She has been researching and artistically exploring the theme of constellations for years. This performance work is her first collaboration with Yerbabruja in the United States.
Cailyn Ivanov is a new artist to the Yerbabruja collective. She is a photographer, dancer and videographer and currently studying fine arts at Farmingdale State College.
Segundo Orellana is a visual artist and the coordinator of 2nd Ave Firehouse Gallery in Bay Shore, NY. Segundo's art and murals are part of a permanent collection and public art projects on display at Islip Town, Patchogue Village and other locations.
Following the concert, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) through our many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.
$35 Adult, $20 Observatory Members , Children Under 16 FREE. Attendance to this in-person performance will be limited and restrictions in place per NYS COVID-19 guidelines required at the time of the event. Due to the outdoor nature of this show, a rain date is scheduled for Sunday, September 5 at 7:30pm.
Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy this outdoor presentation.
To learn more about Teatro Yerbabruja visit www.teatroyerbabruja.org