Faena Forum Grand Opening Celebration
Miami Beach, FL – November 28, 2016 – Len Blavatnik and Alan Faena along with architects Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA celebrated the completion of Faena District Miami Beach with the Grand Opening of Faena Forum and the inaugural season of Faena Art in Miami, curated by Artistic Director and Chair Ximena Caminos. Faena Forum is a pioneering new public venue that serves as a platform and innovative incubator for the world’s creative industries. The opening celebration premiered Once With Me, Once Without Me, a site-specific and cross-disciplinary dance performance by choreographer Pam Tanowitz in collaboration with Shohei Shigematsu/OMA including 20 dancers from Miami City Ballet. The opening festivities also featured a brass quintet of New World Symphony fellows, a conga in reverse organized by Cuban art duo Los Carpinteros, and was topped off by performance by musician Spencer Ludwig. Courtney Love and Diplo were amongst the crowd of famous faces who attended.