MIAMI DADE COLLEGE’S CULTURA DEL LOBO SERIES PRESENTS “THE BUGCHASERS” A MULTI MEDIA MEDITATION ON SEX, LIES AND DEATH-WISH EROTICISM PREMIERING AT THE CARNIVAL CENTER IN MIAMI
MIAMI, FL October 12, 2007—What can be more riveting and timely than an exploration of taboo sexual practices such as death-wish sexual behavior and the lies surrounding of the lives of today’s sexually adventurous?
Miami-based artist Octavio Campos (director of dance theater drama “Kitchen Monkey”) explores the sensual, violent and sometimes heartbreaking world of those who actively seek HIV infection as part of their quest for acceptance. He tells the story through a twisted and dark look into the lives of those who are “Bugchasers” during a performance presented by Miami Dade College’s Cultura del Lobo program and the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts.
WHAT: The Bugchasers
WHEN: Oct. 25 - 27
WHERE: Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
TIME: 8 p.m.
TICKETS: $25. Tickets are available through the box office at (305) 949-6722 or online at www.carnivalcenter.org. For group tickets (15 or more), contact (786) 468-2326.
For more information contact: MDC Cultural Affairs Department at (305) 237-3010
The mission of Miami Dade College’s Cultural Affairs Department, which houses Cultura del Lobo, is to produce and present the newest, most challenging contemporary and culturally specific work being created in the U.S. and abroad. The focus is primarily on work from the Americas, programs that are reflective of our multi-ethnic community.
The latest production explores the world of men who set out to become HIV positive through the use of video projections, artful choreography in an in-your-face performance that uses local performers ranging in age from teens to retirement. There will be a post-performance discussion of the event presented in partnership with WLRN-FM’s “Topical Currents.”
Carnival Center is made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County; Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners. The Center also receives generous support from private and corporate contributions to the Performing Arts Center Foundation of Greater Miami, and additional public support from City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Media-only contacts: Sue Arrowsmith (305) 237-3710; Beverly C. Rodrigues, MDC media relations director (305) 237-3949 or Juan Mendieta, MDC communications director (305) 237-7611. Other MDC news releases are available on the web at www.mdc.edu.