Robert Redford

Miami, FL – March 11, 2014 – On Tuesday evening, the National YoungArts Foundation presented the world premiere of The Way of the Rain Miami, a collaborative  performance art piece featuring an all-star creative team directed by Sibylle Szaggars Redford. The unique multidisciplinary show paid homage to Earth and its universal elements through the exploration of light, sound, color and texture. Set at the National YoungArts Foundation Campus, the artistic team included: co-music director and Grammy Award winner Will Calhoun performing on his collection of rare indigenous instruments; co-music director and Grammy nominee Chuck Palmer performing on percussion instruments; co-music director, Grammy nominee and YoungArts alumnus Dave Eggar performing on cello and piano; renowned lighting designer Steve Cohen; and legendary sound engineer Ron Saint Germain. Renowned dancer, choreographer and YoungArts alumnus Desmond Richardson choreographed a team of dancers who performed amid stunning, 14-foot original painted silks by Redford. The performance also included a special reading from spiritual and environmental texts by Thomas Barry and Llewllyn Vaughn Lee, narrated by Academy Award winner and YoungArts Master Teacher, Robert Redford, along with a short film presented by Sibylle Szaggars Redford in collaboration with acclaimed video artist F. Thomas McBee III. Notable attendees such as YoungArts President Paul T. Lehr, Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho, Sarah Arison, Dennis Scholl, Jorge and Darlene Perez, Tony Cho, Martin Margulies, Stacey Glassman and Nora Halpern enjoyed pre-show cocktails and The Way of the Rain Paintings, a coinciding exhibition in the YoungArts Gallery featuring Sibylle Szaggars Redford’s artwork and video work presented for the first time in Miami. Following the performance, guests attended an exclusive and intimate meet & greet with the show’s accomplished cast.

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Desmond Richardson, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, & Robert Redford

Dave Eggar, Desmond Richardson, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, & Robert Redford

Desmond Richardson, Paul Lehr, & Will Calhoun

Dave Eggar, Will Calhoun, & Chuck Palmer

Dave Eggar, Desmond Richardson, Steve Cohen, Will Calhoun, & Chuck Palmer

Dave Eggar, Desmond Richardson, Paul Lehr, Robert Redford, Will Calhoun, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, Chuck Palmer, Steve Cohen, & Floyd Thomas

Dave Eggar & Robert Redford

Robert Redford & Jorge Perez

Paul Lehr, Robert Redford, Jorge & Darlene Perez

Darlene & Jorge Perez, & Sarah Arison

Will Calhoun & Robert Redford

Will Calhoun & Sibylle Szaggars Redford

Steve Cohen & Sibylle Szaggars Redford

Will Calhoun, Steve Cohen, Dave Eggar, & Paul Lehr

Philip Himberg, Robert Redford, Desmond Richardson, & Mujtaba Ahmed

Robert Redford & Desmond Richardson

Philip Himberg & Robert Redford

Robert Redford, Dave Eggar, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, & Desmond Richardson

Sibylle Szaggars Redford

Sibylle Szaggars Redford & Jorge Perez

Alberto Carvalho, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, & Jorge Perez

Sarah Arison, Paul Lehr, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, Jorge & Darlene Perez

Paul Lehr, Darlene & Jorge Perez, & Sarah Arison

Jorge & Darlene Perez

Sarah Arison & Desmond Richardson

Sibylle Szaggars Redford & Sarah Arison

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