2002 Subtropics Festival in Miami

Selected Miami's 2001 Best Festival by Miami New Times, SFCA's Subtropics, Miami's Experimental Music Festival is one of the premiere showcases of avant-garde and experimental music outside of New York City.

Subtropics, held March 2-30, 2002 will present over 30 artists in performances at numerous locations throughout Miami and Miami Beach.

The Festival spans over three weeks featuring Meredith Monk & Ann Hamilton, Gustavo Matamoros, Io [David Font], Jacqueline Humbert, Robert Ashley, Sam Ashley, Alfredo Triff, Ned Rothenberg, George Tegzes, Alice Malloy, Ed Potokar and more.

Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting the South Florida Composers Alliance at 305.981.0600.

2002 also marks the release of Subtropics' first experimental music CD produced at SFCA's Sound Arts Workshop in collaboration with Elegua Records. Subtropics Vol 1: Breath features live performances by new music icons John Cage, Earle Brown, Robert Dick and Jon Gibson, as well as Thomas Buckner's performance of Alvin Lucier's Music for Baritone and Slow Sweep Pure Wave Oscillators and works by Miami-based artists Sonny Mao & Needle and Gustavo Matamoros. The CD will be on sale at all Subtropics events.

This program is made possible with the support of the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the Board of City Commissioners, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the
Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

Week One

Saturday, March 2, 2002 [8:00 p.m. - midnight] $5 donation
SURREAL SUBTROPICS MARATHON
PS 742, 1165 S.W. 6 Street, Little Havana
Over three hours of indoor/outdoor music performances and sound video works featuring artists Kristine Burns, Humberto Ramirez, Shahreyar Ataie, David Manson, Dinorah Rodriguez, Alfredo Triff, and guest artist Lou Mallozzi from Chicago, among others.

Week Two

Wednesday, March 6, 2002 [8:00 p.m.]
$20, $30, $40
MERCY
A new work by Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 E. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
For tickets, call Miami Light Project at 305.576.4350

Thursday, March 7, 2002 [8:15 p.m.] $10
Gustavo Matamoros: VERY HONHARDT
Lightbox, 3000 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
For tickets, call 305.981.0600

Friday & Saturday, March 8-9, 2002 [8:15 p.m.]
$10
Io: THE FAT ALBERT CONCERT
PS 742, 1165 S.W. 6 Street, Miami
For tickets, call 305.981.0600

Week Three

Wednesday, March 13, 2002 [6:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m.]
$15 in advance, $20 at the door & $50 VIP
Amnon Wolman: THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES
Liquid, 1532 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
For tickets, call 305324.0585

Thursday, March 14, 2002 [7:30 p.m.]
FREE with Museum Admission
Jacqueline Humbert: CHANTEUSE
Bass Museum, 2121 Park Ave, Miami Beach

Friday & Saturday, March 15-16, 2002 [8:15 p.m.]
$10
FOREIGN EXPERIENCES
An opera by Robert Ashley performed by Sam Ashley and Jacqueline Humbert
Hice Hall, Miami Beach Community Church, Miami Beach [Enter from 520 Lincoln Road]
For tickets, call 305.981.0600

Week 4

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 [8:15 p.m.] FREE
Scenes from ATALANTA (ACTS OF GOD) by Robert Ashley
Featuring Robert Ashley and Jacqueline Humbert
Hale Piano, Yamaha Concert Hall, 1560 South Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables
[north of 57th Ave, next to Specs]
For more information, call 305.981.0600

Thursday, March 21, 2002 [7:30 p.m.] Museum Admission
Alfredo Triff: DECADENCEŠNIGHT. THE CITY: BOLEROS PERDIDOS
Bass Museum, 2121 Park Ave, Miami Beach
For more information, call 305.673.7530

Friday, March 22, 2002 [8:15 p.m.] $10
Alfredo Triff: DECADENCEŠNIGHT. THE CITY: BOLEROS PERDIDOS
Lightbox, 3000 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
For more information, call 305.981.0600

Week 5

Friday, March 29, 2002 [8:15 p.m.] $10
NED ROTHENBERG
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach
For tickets, call 305.981.0600

Saturday, March 30, 2002 [8:15 p.m.] $10
AURAL DELICATESSEN
Featuring George Tegzes, Alice Malloy and Ed Potokar
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami Beach
For tickets, call 305.981.0600