Activism in the Arts
GAMI/SIMONDS
represents exceptional artists that speak to the pulse of today’s world.
Noli Timere is a soaring aerial performance, born from a 5-year collaboration between Guggenheim Fellowship Award-winning director and choreographer Rebecca Lazierand world renowned sculptor Janet Echelman. Eight multidisciplinary performers move under, over, and within a voluminous net sculpture, suspended up to 25 feet in the air.
Noli Timere, Latin for ‘be not afraid”, dissolves the boundary between choreography and sculpture, creating a shared system in which movement and structure continuously transform one another. It’s a fearless weaving of light and motion [Arts Fuse, Boston], thoroughly thrilling [New England Theater Mirror, Boston].
With the stunning music [Theatre Mirror, Boston] by acclaimed Québécois composer Jorane, Noli Timere brings together contemporary dance, avant-garde circus, large-scale art installation, and advanced engineering to reflect on how we navigate an unstable world.
The premiere occurred at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ in February 2025, followed by a tour in the fall. With NC State Live in Durham, NC we were in-residence for one week engaging with community, referred to as Interweave Fest. In January 2026 Noli Timere performed 5 shows for Arts Emerson at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. In May we premiere in Canada on May 5th in Sherbrooke, QC and then head to Singapore International Festival of the Arts for 18 performances, May 15-30.
Cirque Alfonse is back with a new production called “La Noce”. It premiered in Montreal at la TOHU with 10 performances in July 2025. It’s a celebration of love [Le Carrefour, Quebec], as tender as it is delightfully kitschy. It’s a freak show of the heart where caustic humor, circus performance, and live music collide in a whirlwind of festive poetry. Each night, a bold — and sometimes risqué — procession unfolds a series of acrobatic, love-infused tableaux, honoring the union of one lucky couple from the audience.
“La Noce” reflects a deep passion for local history and traditions [Le Devoir]. Rooted in a 1970s aesthetic and fueled by constant crowd interaction, the show joyfully overflows with outrageous twists and turns. It bears all the hallmarks of Cirque Alfonse: irreverence, boldness, poetry, and live music. The musical world, with its Caribbean flair and unapologetically Québécois folk roots, sets the tone for a vintage wedding that looks toward the future. This welcoming spirit reminds us that live performance is also an art of connection. The audience isn't just a witness: it becomes a community [Le Devoir, Montreal].
Nano Stern captivates audiences [Desenfoque, Madrid]. Multi-instrumentalist Stern delivers virtuosic, high-energy performances rooted in poetic social justice.
Considered the best Chilean singer songwriter of his generation [Joan Baez], Nano Stern stands out as one of the most important Latin American roots artists of his time, he is one of the leading exponents of a new generation of Chilean “canto popular” singers-songwriters [Santiago Times], he is enthusiastic, jubilant, spontaneous and versatile [La Prensa, Panama].
Armed with his virtuoso guitar and his staggering vocals, Nano Stern embraces concerts as if they were rituals. His performances take you on a journey in which the folk roots from his native Chile are combined with contemporary sounds to create a unique musical experience.
He packed out our largest venue, was given one of only two standing ovations of the whole Festival, … feedback received from his shows has been overwhelming. Heart, soul, virtuosity, pathos, humour and passion, he's got it all. Do yourself and your community a favour and book Nano Stern![Chris Stone, Artistic Director, National Folk Festival of Australia in Canberra].