01 Nov Yellow Dream Road, World Premiere in US at Miami Dade County Auditorium

On November 19-22, 2015 FUNDarte and The University of Miami, in association with Teatro El Público and Miami Dade County Auditorium, proudly presents the world premiere of “Yellow Dream Road” at the On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135). This work will bring to the Miami stage one of the most celebrated and cutting edge theater companies on the international theatre scene, with Cuban actors living in Miami. In Spanish with English supertitles.

“Yellow Dream Road” examines the relationship between Miami and Havana; written in Miami by visiting Cuban dramaturge and playwright Rogelio Orizondo from Cuba; directed by renowned director Carlos Diaz of Havana’s Teatro El Publico; and performed by Lili Renteria, Mabel Roch, Javier Fano, Mabel Valiente, and Alegnis Castillo among others. 

Synopsis: Yellow Dream Rd. is an address in the United States of America where perhaps Dorotea Castillo, a young Cuban girl recently exiled in Miami, might live. Or it might be where the Virgin of Perpetual Charity (La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre) might take refuge, because she dreams too much. Or perhaps it is a place where a group of Cuban actors perform their personal take on The Wizard of Oz.

 FUNDarte presented, Yellow Dream Road by Teatro El Público. On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium. November 19-22, 2015. Photograph by Randy Valdes (GlassWorks Multimedia)

What:               Yellow Dream Road written by Rogelio Orizondo, directed by Carlos Diaz and performed by Lili Renteria, Mabel Roch, Javier Fano, Mabel Valiente and Alegnis Castillo.

When:               November 19, 20, 21  – 8:30 p.m. & 22, 5:00 p.m. – 2015

Where:              On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135)

Cost:                 $25 Adults | $20 Seniors and Students with ID (Limited).

Tickets:              on sale via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com; by phone (800) 745-3000 and at the Miami Dade County Auditorium Box Office, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Information:      (305) 547-5414; (305) 316-6165

FUNDarte presented, Yellow Dream Road by Teatro El Público. On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium. November 19-22, 2015. Photograph by Randy Valdes (GlassWorks Multimedia)

About Carlos Díaz

Born in Havana, Cuba, (1955) and a graduate of the Facultad de Artes Escénicas del Instituto Superior de Arte, Díaz has become one of the most celebrated names in Cuban theater. His theater, a mis of contemporary discourses and languages within a multidisciplinary dimension, has incorporated not only actors, dramaturges and designers, but also musicians, visual artists, choreographers and dancers. Current artistic and general director of Teatro el Publico, he has participated in projects such as Teatro Irrumpe, Ballet Teatro de La Habana, as well as collaborating with DanzAbierta, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, and several film projects. Díaz was recently awarded the National Prize for Theater by the Republic of Cuba.

Rogelio Orizondo

Orizondo’s work has been translated to German and has been read in Germany and New York. He was a graduate of the Advanced Screenwriter’s Workshop at the International of Film and TV at San Antonio de los Baños in 2010. In 2011, he won a fellowship from the Goethe Institute, the Schauspiel award from Stuttgart, and the Maximo Gorki Theater. His writings have premiered in Cuba in the hands of directors such as Carlos Díaz and Juan Carlos Cremata. As a director, he has premiered the works “Porque los no nacidos también son personas/Why the unborn are also people” (Based on “The Name” by Jon Fosse) which was performed at the Bergen International Festival in 2012, and “Perros que jamás ladraron/Dogs that never barked” which received the 2012 Aire Frío award for best art direction.

FUNDarte presented, Yellow Dream Road by Teatro El Público. On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium. November 19-22, 2015. Photograph by Randy Valdes (GlassWorks Multimedia)

This event is part of the global performing arts series NO BORDERS presented by FUNDarte Inc. in collaboration with MDCA. This series focuses on innovative contemporary works from Spain, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain, celebrating Miami’s diverse multiethnic culture. Also as part of CUBAAHORA: the next generation in collaboration with Centro Cultural Español en Miami and the embassies of Spain in Havana and Washington.

Financial and administrative support for FUNDarte’s No Borders 2015 series is provided in part by Miami Dade County Auditorium; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Glassworks Multimedia; Romaldesign; The Deauville Hotel; Miami Art Guide, MiamiArtZine, El Nuevo Herald, Cava Restaurant, Centro Cultural Español de Miami, and University of the Miami, Department of Theater Arts, Office of the Provost, Department of Housing and Residential Life, Modern Languages and Literatures Joseph Carter Memorial Fund, Cuban Theater Digital Archive

FUNDarte presented, Yellow Dream Road by Teatro El Público. On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium. November 19-22, 2015. Photograph by Randy Valdes (GlassWorks Multimedia)

FUNDarte (www.fundarte.us) FUNDarte is a multidisciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to producing, presenting, and promoting music, theater, dance, film and visual arts that speak to Miami’s diverse cultures with an emphasis on Hispanic arts and culture. FUNDarte particularly works to nurture emerging artists and those with little or no exposure to South Florida audiences; facilitate intercultural and international exchanges; and provide local audiences and artists with educational opportunities that expand their creative, critical and social perspectives.