Terra Firma Project
Terra Firma engages us to channel our memories, our connection to the land, our home. In collaboration with Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, she shares the perspectives, teachings, and traditions of the Miccosukee people. The performance invites us to redefine our relationship with home by encouraging the public to share a message for future generations via written notes placed in a capsule and offered to the land. It is an acknowledgement for our land ancestors and an opportunity for the public to ground themselves in the natural spaces we share.
This work was made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami- Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Our community and producing partners include, Dream in Green and Live Arts Miami. Terra Firma is an on-going research we are presenting to communities beyond South Florida. For information on how to bring Terra Firma to your community, please email me via the contact form.









Performances and Site Offerings
Deering Estate – February 2-6, 2022
Betty Osceola and the Panther Clan
Movement Research at Judson Church, NYC – April 25, 2022
New York Restoration Project – The Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community Garden
Miami Beach Regional Library – November 30, 2022
Miami-Dade Public Library Systems
Notes for Tomorrow, Lehman Theater at MDC/North Campus – February 2, 2023
Ada Merritt K-8 Center, Global Field Academy, Kendale Elementary
Kenwood K-8 Center, Oak Grove Elementary, Melrose Elementary
Miami Shores Elementary
Dance-e-Lorus at Cucalorus Film Festival, Thalian Hall, Wilmington, N.C. – November 16, 2023
Alliance for Cape Fear Trees
Sarasota Contemporary Dance: In-Studio Performance Series – June 14, 2025
Leymis Bolaños -Wilmott and Sarasota Contemporary Dance
WOW Festival at La Jolla, San Diego, CA. – April 23-26th, 2026