A performance exploring water and the people who steward it in Miami-Dade County, presented on February 7 & 8, 2025, at The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center in Miami, FL.
The Way of Water–Miami was a large-scale outdoor performance that explored the work of Miami-Dade employees who steward the county’s complex water systems. Featuring local artists, scientists, and community members—including the Miami Sound Choir, poet and environmentalist Houston R. Cypress, meteorologist John Morales, and scientists from Florida International University’s Sea Levels Solutions Center—the performance highlighted the expertise and challenges of managing South Florida’s water with a cast of 100+.
The dance was directed by Allison Orr and produced by Lisa Byrd, with production design by Stephen Pruitt and musical compositions by Orión Garcia and Graham Reynolds. Choreography was created by Forklift artists Rachel Nayer and Francis Rodriguez. Miami artists, advisors, and collaborating organizations included dramaturg Teo Castellenos, video artist Monica Lopez de Victoria, poet Arsimmer McCoy, musician José Javier Freire, rehearsal assistants Cecilia Benitez, William Caiyoca, and Clinton Harris, performer John Morales, performer Laurah Merisier and The Miami Sound Choir, performer and advisor Houston Cypress and Love the Everglades Movement, performer and advisor Tiffany Troxler and Florida International University’s Sea Level Solutions Lab, advisor Brenda Krebs of the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience, and advisor Michelle Grant-Murray.
View the performance program by downloading this PDF.
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