Noche de Brujas at Faena Forum

Photography by Richard Alvarez on March 23rd, 2018 in Arts, Culture, Lifestyle

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Miami Beach, FL – March 23, 2018 – Faena Forum transformed into a contemporary altar for multidisciplinary magic on Friday night with Noche de Brujas, an “anti-concert” at the height of Miami Music Week featuring a line-up of performances that verged on the shamanistic, esoteric and “other-worldly.” Hosted by Alan Faena, the event was free and open to the public and transformed Faena Forum into a portal for spiritual elevation for over 2,000 guests. Among the many electrifying performances, the evening curated by Zoe Lukov opened with a ritual cleansing of Faena Forum by Afro-Cuban dance and music group IFE-ILE; included site-specific installations by Carlos Betancourt and Virgo; live performances and video installations by artists Voila Snow, Poor Grrrl, Suzi Analogue, Georgia Wall, Sandflower, and Kalup Linzy; live tarot card readings and video by Jen DeNike; videos by TM Sisters and a magnetic DJ set by headliner Juliana Huxtable. Alan Faena was in attendance and mingled with a variety of guests from the worlds of art and music including Jack and Tara Benmeleh, Anthony Spinello, Sinisa Kukec, Carolina K, Pepe Mar, David Castillo, Alejandra Colmenares, Manuel Molina, Vanessa de Formanoir, Simon Chaput, Cathy Byrd, Charo Oquet, Laura Quinlan, Richie Hell, Iván Belaustegui, Lexing Zhang and more. Guests enjoyed craft Absolut Elyx cocktails as the selected artists merged visual arts, music, dance, ancient rituals, ‘brujeria’ and more during this evening of experimental sound, performance and cultural creation.