Preserving the Oriental organ, Knight Foundation

Premiere of the street performance of the adaptation of the ingenuity "The Lady of the Sea", made with the support of the Knight Foundation. It was presented during the 2nd Annual International Theatre Festival dedicated to women: Cassandra. The original performance was performed using the Oriental organ, a musical instrument currently in disuse and unknown by the new generations.

Ten years ago, the Knight Arts Challenge was established to allow Miami residents to bring their artistic ideas to life. This year (2018), 43 winners from all over South Florida will help make art in Miami look, feel and be heard throughout the city and in many neighborhoods. Our company El Ingenio Teatro was one of the winners with the project "Rescuing the Oriental Organ". The project consists of rescuing this street musical instrument used in popular dances in Cuba, currently in disuse and unknown by new generations. However, its unparalleled musical contributions and the richness of its legacy are multiple. For this reason, we created a special musical score together with Eugenio Cuayo, a Cuban immigrant belonging to a lineage of organ builders, who made the first Oriental Organ in the city of Miami with wood from unusable furniture and other materials. This musical score will be used in a street theatre production inspired by Ibsen's text "The Lady of the Sea". We have chosen this text because our city is anchored to the sea and is made up of young immigrants among others and it is to them that this project is directed.

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