The event will feature Inverted Birth by Bill Viola, a performance by world-renowned violinist Julian Rachlin, the PhilarMIA Orchestra and Spanish dancer Jesus Pastor, under the artistic direction of Pablo Mielgo.
World-renowned artists Bill Viola and famous violinist Julian Rachlin come together in one of the year’s most significant performances of Miami Art Week. Viola Meets Mozart is the result of the collaboration of the SaludArte Foundation and MANA Contemporary and will take place on November 29th at MANA Wynwood.
Arguably the most important contemporary video artists of our time, Bill Viola’s work focuses on fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and the different aspects of consciousness. Viola Meets Mozart will feature Inverted Birth, a piecewhereViola depicts five stages of awakening through a series of violent transformation and is accompanied by critically acclaimed violinist Julian Rachlin, who together with the PhilarMIA Orchestra will play movements I, II and III of Mozart’s 5thViolin Concerto. Spanish dancer Jesus Pastor will be performing an original choreography in this piece. All this will be performed under the artistic direction of Pablo Mielgo.
Viola Meets Mozart brings together a group of leading artists of different disciplines. Bill Viola is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists and is credited as instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, helping in the expansion of its scope in terms of technology, content and historical reach. Over the last 27 years, Julian Rachlin has been captivating audiences around the world and it is now considered one of the most exciting and respected musicians around the world. He has collaborated on many animations and with artists such as John Malkovich. Jesus Pastor, the founder of the “Human Dance Project,” is a classically trained dancer with a long-standing career that has taken him around the world. The artistic direction of the piece fell under Pablo Mielgo, who is not only the artistic and music director of the SaludArte Foundation but also the music director and co-artistic director of the Baleares Symphony Orchestra and the Medellin Philharmonic Academy.
“I am honored to be part of this amazing project and also thankful for the opportunity of working alongside Bill Viola, Jesus Pastor, the PhilarMia Orchestra and, of course, Pablo Mielgo. This is an exciting event taking place at an exciting time: the most important art fair in the hemisphere,” explained Julian Rachlin.
Viola Meets Mozart will be part of the MANA Wynwood’s space offerings during Miami Art Week. Additionally, in the space will be The Global South Visions and Revisions, Selections of the Brillembourg Capriles Collection, an exhibit curated by Adriana Herrar and Adolfo Wilson that proposes different revisions of the continent’s geometric abstraction. This exhibit is also a collaboration between the SaludArte Foundation and MANA Contemporary. PINTA Miami also returns to MANA Wynwood and celebrates its 10th year anniversary by expanding the project to include galleries from around the globe while maintaining a conceptual dialogue across all cultures, connecting Latin America to the rest of the world.
MANA Contemporary is one of the United States’ largest and most innovative contemporary art organizations. Mana offers exceptional services, spaces, and programming through its integrated architectural design for the greater creative community. Originally built in 1890, its rapidly expanding flagship location in Jersey City will eventually contain a footprint of more than two million square feet.
“To be part of one of the world’s most important art scenarios, as is Miami Art Week, is for us a milestone that allows us to grow and continue spreading the word about our mission of facilitating inclusive artistic processes that promote positive social change and integration. Much like Inverted Birth depicts the life cycle from birth to death, we want to be part of an individual’s transformation when exposed to art,” said Tania Capriles Brillembourg, Founder and Director of SaludArte Foundation.
On November 29th, MANA Wynwood will kick off Miami Art Week with Viola Meets Mozart, followed by the opening of PINTA Miami, in tandem with the opening of The Global South, Visions and Revisions: Selections from The Brillembourg Capriles Collection. For more information on the SaludArte Foundation activities during Miami Art Week, please visit www.saludarte.org.
About SaludArte
The SaludArte Foundation was founded by Mrs. Tanya Capriles Brillembourg in 2003. The main objective of the foundation is to design and implement extensive educational, cultural and social programs that facilitate inclusive artistic processes, promote positive social change and integration for individuals with diverse abilities. The SaludArte Foundation works tirelessly to attract new audiences and increase participants in the fields of visual and performing arts. Today, the foundation based in Wynwood has consolidated these initiatives in the United States, Spain, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela with plans to settle in other Latin American countries.
About Mana Common
Founded in 2011, Mana Common is a leading arts destination dedicated to celebrating the creative process. Headquartered in a former tobacco warehouse in Jersey City, Mana unites artists’ studios, exhibition spaces, and ancillary services in a single location, facilitating conversation and collaboration among its burgeoning creative community. Together with its sister campuses in Chicago and Miami, Mana serves as a lively center for all members of the art world. Mana Common is home to the Richard Meier Model Museum, Ayn Foundation, the International Center of Photography, The Florence Academy of Art, Gary Lichtenstein Editions, Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Armitage Gone! Dance, Keating Foundry, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Mana Urban Arts Project, and many others. For additional information, please visitmanacontemporary.com.
About Bill Viola
Bill Viola (b.1951) is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists. He has been instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, and in so doing has helped to greatly expand its scope in terms of technology, content, and historical reach. Viola uses video to explore the phenomena of sense perception as an avenue to self-knowledge. His works focus on universal human experiences—birth, death, the unfolding of consciousness—and have roots in both Eastern and Western art as well as spiritual traditions, including Zen Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and Christian mysticism.
About Julian Rachlin
Julian Rachlin is one of the most exciting and respected violinists of our time. Over the last 27 years, he has been captivating audiences around the world with his distinctively rich sound, superb musicianship and outstanding interpretations. He has established close relationships with many of the most prestigious conductors and orchestras. Always willing to expand his musical horizons, Julian is also praised as a viola player and conductor. For 12 years, Julian has been leading the internationally renowned “Julian Rachlin & Friends” festival in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a platform for creative and vibrant projects with leading musicians and actors. Besides delighting his audiences with his musical performances, Julian is also receiving recognition as a young philanthropist for his charity work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and his educational outreach.
About Jesus Pastor
Jesus Pastor Born in Madrid, Jesus Pastor commenced his illustrious career at the Victor Ullate School at the age of nine. He subsequently joined the Ullate Company in 1992. In just four short years, he was promoted to principal dancer of the company. In 1998, Jesus joined the Compañia Nacional de Danza under artistic director Nacho Duato and continued to tour nationally and internationally. In 2003, he danced the lead role in the world tour of Matthew Bourne’s all-male Swan Lake. His powerful, yet graceful performance in this production earned Jesus a nomination for Best Dancer 2002 at the Prix Benois de la Danse in Moscow. Currently, Jesus resides in Spain where he has established his own company named “Human Dance Project”.
About Pablo Mielgo and the PhilarMia Orchestra:
Pablo Mielgo is considered one of the most prominent Spanish musicians of his generation. In our days, he is Artistic/Music Director of the SaludArte Foundation, Music Director and Co.artistic director of the Baleares Symphony Orchestra “Ciudad de Palma", Co-Artistic/Music Music Director of the Medellin Philharmonic Academy, Principal Guest conductor of the Balearte ìs Opera Season in Pamplona.
PhilarMIA Orchestra:
First Violin
Nina Heidenreich
Jennise Hwang
Kristin Baird
Ludek Wojkowski
Second Violin:
Rachel Sandman
Ju Hyung Shin
Sarah McElravy
Viola
David Quiggle
Jane Mitchell
Andrew Francois
Cello
Elizabeth Simkin
Ashton Lim
Bass
Mary Reed
Oboe
Kristin Kall
Adele-Marie Buis
French Horn
Priscilla Rinehart
Joshua Cote
