The Cuban Project Bradenton 2023
The Cuban Project: My Story, Your Story, Our Story is a live dance and music tribute to the world’s largest political exodus of unaccompanied children, Operation Pedro Pan. This new work is cultivated by Sarasota Contemporary Dance Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott and captures the depths of her history and experiences as part of an immigrant Cuban family. These performances are made possible because of the generous support of our Sponsors: Performance Sponsors: John/Singer Art and Education Fund Miami Travel Sponsors: Amerant Bank Bradenton Ticket Sponsors: Overture Group
The Cuban Project: My Story, Your Story, Our Story is a live dance and music tribute to the world’s largest political exodus of unaccompanied children, Operation Pedro Pan. This new work is cultivated by Sarasota Contemporary Dance Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott and captures the depths of her history and experiences as part of an immigrant Cuban family.
These performances are made possible because of the generous support of our Sponsors:
Performance Sponsors: John/Singer Art and Education Fund
Miami Travel Sponsors: Amerant Bank
Bradenton Ticket Sponsors: Overture Group
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GUEST PERFORMERS AND MUSICIANS<br />
POST-SHOW SALSA DEMO<br />
Natasha Barrera is a professional dancer and performer, most<br />
prominently trained as an internationally ranked ballroom<br />
competitor. She has traveled the world to train with the world’s<br />
best educators in dance and to compete at an international<br />
level. Natasha was born and raised in Florida by a very<br />
prominent ballroom dance family and was exposed to many<br />
forms of dance and performance. She has a background in<br />
Ballet, Musical <strong>The</strong>ater, Jazz, and Pilates. Natasha has a passion for sharing her craft<br />
with students of all ages and abilities. “Dancing is a unique experience that embodies<br />
physical fitness, expression, culture, and communication through touch.”-NB As<br />
a choreographer, Natasha is inspired by contemporary, ballet, jazz, partner work,<br />
storylines, and unique music that creates a feeling among the dancers and audience.<br />
She speaks English, Italian and Spanish.<br />
Brian Dean Fidalgo II (Dancer) is a 3rd generation<br />
Tampanian. He has been an active member of the arts in<br />
Tampa for over two decades. While attending Howard W.<br />
Blake Magnet Arts High School, dance called to him. <strong>The</strong>re,<br />
he fell in love with the duality of physicality and emotion<br />
without vocal expression. After college, dance led him in<br />
many directions, performing with numerous local companies,<br />
including Spanish Lyric <strong>The</strong>atre (Tampa), <strong>The</strong> Florida Orchestra,<br />
Fuzion Dance (Sarasota), Gaudere Danza (Tampa), Moving<br />
Ethos (Sarasota), Moving Current dance collective (Tampa) and Ledges and Bones<br />
(Los Angeles/ San Francisco). His national and international projects have taken him<br />
to places such as California, Utah, New York, St. Louis, Seattle, and Colombia. Brian<br />
is a past recipient of the Hillsborough County Emerging Artist Grant, Florida Dance<br />
Association’s Choreographer in Residence, and 25 to Watch from Creative Loafing. He<br />
has been honored to work with inspiring artists: Holly Johnston, Paul Matteson, Lynne<br />
Wimmer, Nina Watt, Andy & Dionne Noble, and many others. He has choreographed<br />
for St. Petersburg College, MusInc, and SLT productions (<strong>The</strong> Full Monty) and served<br />
as co-artistic Director of the Moving Current dance collective. He co-developed the<br />
base//flight partnering technique for modern dance with his life partner, Erin Cardinal.<br />
Together, they have taught and presented at festivals and schools, including the<br />
American College Dance Festival, Howard W Blake Magnet High School (Semester<br />
Residency), Dance Gallery Festival (Sam Houston State University), Dr. Phillips High<br />
School (Orlando), and Hillsborough Community College, to name a few. With his family,<br />
he continues to explore the human condition by both experiencing life to the fullest<br />
and artistically investigating the choices we make in life. He spends his days working in<br />
IT as a Service Manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers Llp.<br />
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