More than Action
A community conversation and presentation by guest artist Brendan Fernandes whose work is part ballet, part queer dance hall, part political protest.
May 6th – 7:00pm
Torn Space Theater – 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Torn Space in partnership with the University at Buffalo Art Galleries and the UB School of Architecture and Planning hosts a dinner party and community conversation about how architecture can integrate arts and culture for neighborhood revitalization. The evening will feature a presentation by acclaimed artist Brendan Fernandes with local performers, selected speakers Daniel Shanahan (Torn Space Artistic Director), Christopher Romano (Professor, UB School of Architecture and Planning), a community meal, and a live music set, choreography and collective dance party.
About the Presentation: Brendan’s projects address issues of race, queer culture, migration, protest and other forms of collective movement. Always looking to create new spaces and new forms of agency, Brendan’s projects take on hybrid forms: part Ballet, part queer dance hall, part political protest…always rooted in collaboration and fostering solidarity.
This project is the first phase of a long-term collaboration where Brendan Fernandes will create a public work of art and original performance on the grounds of Torn Space.
About Brendan Fernandes: Brendan Fernandes (b. 1979, Nairobi, Kenya) is an internationally recognized Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual arts. Currently based out of Chicago, Brendan’s projects address issues of race, queer culture, migration, protest and other forms of collective movement. Always looking to create new spaces and new forms of agency, Brendan’s projects take on hybrid forms: part Ballet, part queer dance hall, part political protest…always rooted in collaboration and fostering solidarity. His projects have shown at the 2019 Whitney Biennial (New York); the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York); the Museum of Modern Art (New York); The Getty Museum (Los Angeles); the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa); MAC (Montreal); among a great many others.
Tasting Menu developed in collaboration with Chef Juana Lomeli T.
Juana Lomeli T, also known as Juana Chiles, has dedicated her life to the investigation of Mexican cookery, from chiles, corn, herbs, spices, vegetables, etc. She worked as a consumer advocate and helped in investigations on Mexican eating habits. She has written books and articles in Mexico and the USA, including El Chile y otros Picantes, El Mundo de los Frijoles, and Guía del Tequila con Artes de Mexico. She has also collaborated with Kens Kitchen, Música y Cocina Mexicana, and National Geographic.
