Terra Firma Project
Terra Firma engages us to channel our memories, our connection to the land, our city, our home. Bringing an indigenous voice, Betty Osceola shares the perspectives, teachings, and traditions of the Miccosukee people. The performance invites us to redefine our relationship with our home by encouraging the public to share a message for future generations via written notes that will be 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 communal 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 hope to expand upon and present to communities beyond South Florida.
Performances and Site Offerings
Deering Estate – February 2-6, 2022
Miccosukee Reservation
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