Havana Habibi film and panel discussion
Cuban American Creatives. Art. Philanthropy. Identity: Co-creating with Havana
Wednesday October 24, 2018
7:00-9:00 pm.
FIU Main Campus, Room GL 220
Screening time (60 min). 7:00-8:00 pm.
Q & A: 60 min 8:00-9:00 pm.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Tiffany Madera, Creator Havana Habibi: Tiffany Madera is described by the Miami Herald as “bold” and “boundary crossing”. She is known internationally for her Egyptian Baladi style of dance. Madera holds a Master;s Degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from Florida International University and a Master’s Degree in Performance Studies from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She recently won a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Arts Challenge award for Havana Habibi to conduct a two year Miami-Havana Dialogue around the themes explored in her film Havana Habibi
Madeline Fuste, Producer and Director: Cuban Chrome for Discovery Networks. Madeline Fusté has accumulated multiple producing and directing credits across every genre of unscripted content. She was most recently a member of the inaugural class of NBC's Alternative Director's Program, designed to promote diversification behind the lens of unscripted programming.
Rene Del Toro, Amigo Skate Cuba: Rene Lecour is the founder of Amigo Skate Cuba also known as “The Robin Hoods of Havana.” Since 2010 their mission in Cuba has been to donate skateboards, art supplies & music equipment while facilitating activities that empower creativity without limits. Today he splits his time between his his family, his duty’s with Amigo Skate Cuba and launching a new venture; Travel Size Cuba which provides logistics, information and resources to photographers and filmmakers traveling to Cuba.
Moderated by Prof. Meiver De la Cruz, Oberlin College: (performer, scholar, activist) is currently a Visiting Instructor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Oberlin College. Her courses engage critical dance studies, theory, and history while deploying performance as research method, as analytic, and as object of study. As an independent performance artist and dancer, her work addresses the intersections of globalization, racism, and sexual violence. She is a PhD Candidate in Performance Studies (Northwestern University, Evanston IL) and also holds a Master’s Degree in Gender and Cultural Studies (Simmons College, Boston MA). Her current research projects include the first history and ethnography of Arab dances in the US, and a critical analysis of post-coloniality and sexuality in Arab contemporary dance. She has been involved in feminist activism and social justice work for many years, and is the co-author of a chapter, with Carol Gómez in “The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities” (South End Press, 2011).