Spain's Traveling Exhibition A TRES BANDAS to Open in Miami, 9/5
By: BWW News Desk
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon's landing in Florida, the Spanish government's international cultural agency (Acción Cultural Española), and the Cultural Center of Spain in Miami present for the first time in the continental United States the interactive traveling exhibition
A Tres Bandas.
on headphones.
- A film series about music, and listening-sessions.
- Activities for children including a workshop on Afro-Cuban dance.
- Workshops for seniors on Latin American culture - Flamenco dance and castanets every Monday andTuesday, Sept. 9 - Oct. 29. - Concerts featuring a broad range of styles, from classical music to the latest electronic fusions. - Microtheater's new season starts September 5, featuring special plays themed "Por Mi Fa Sol La Si" every week on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. According to the curator of A Tres Bandas, Albert Recasens (who will be in Miami the week of the opening): "The exhibition aims to create an engaging, fun experience where the public is part of the presentation. It's almost like going inside a music box. The audience is not stuck behind conventional glass displays via cutting edge technology and set design, they experience with all of their senses a variety of musical 'scenes,' reliving this tricultural fusion." The touring exhibition has been recognized as experimental and groundbreaking in its presentation, breaking away from the traditional museum norms and setting new standards for audience participation. "We are telling an epic story, a musical trialogue between three cultures that merged over five centuries to influence Latin American music," adds the curator, Recasens. The title of the exhibition, A Tres Bandas, does not translate verbatim into English. It represents several meanings, including a colloquial phrase used by Spaniards to mean a three-sided view of things, a conversation between three people or three ideas, or in this case: three influences ... three channels ... or threefrequencies. Today, when we listen to our popular Latin American music icons - be they Shakira, Juanes or Celia Cruz - we are hearing the modern-day legacy of A Tres Bandas. Recasens is an ethnomusicologist, and is the co-author of the book A Tres Bandas: Miscegenation, Syncretism and Hybridization in the Ibero-American Sound Space (an editorial project that emerged as a result of the first exhibition of A Tres Bandas, at the 2010 Ibero-American Conference on Culture in Medellin, Colombia). The book, and its accompanying CD, features 22 essays by renowned musicologists from various countries. The book explores musical rituals, ceremonies, and genres ... how national identities were forged in Latin America via music ... and musical instruments of Latin America through a wide spectrum (ranging from the native indigenous peoples to the musical salons of the colonial classes, from traditional folkloric expressions of rural and urban environments to the current pop music of this vast transnational region)."This traveling exhibition is a confluence of various disciplines - music, theater and set design, to create a truly innovative show," adds Recasens.
Natalia Menendez contributed to the creative direction of the exhibition, andEnrique Bordes is the museum installation designer.
A Tres Bandas is Presented in Miami by:
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and Centro Cultural Español in Miami
International Spanish Agency for Cooperation and Development (AECID),
the Consulate General of Spain in Miami and SPAIN arts & culture An official Viva Florida 500 and España Florida Foundation 500 event. Curator: Albert Recasens
Creative Director: Natalia Menéndez
Exhibit Designer: Enrique Bordes September 5 - October 27, 2013 (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.weekdays and by appointment) Centro Cultural Español en Miami, 1490 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 305/448-9677 For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit ccemiami.org and accioncultural.es.
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