Higher Eyes on Aricama

2025-2026

Maria performs Higher Eyes on Aricama, a 60-minute “solo”-performance with four 4’x4’ colorful paintings / Toy Theater sets, hand puppets, costume, and a live pianist. The story follows two flower humanoids, Ari and Cama, as their attention spans shatter into infinite altered dimensions causing their homeland Aricama, the land of practice, play, and healing, to turn into dust. Will they release themselves from their attachments or lose everything they worked for? Maria explores dreams, phone addiction, and a message from the body. Aaron Banes original musical compositions and UJ Mangune live video recording to feel like a film.

This residency was a NYSCA Grant in partnership with La MaMa Experimental Club in July 2025 and part of The Exponential Festival January 15-18, 2026 at JACKS, Brooklyn.

Exponential Festival Photos by Jose Miranda

Aaron Banes- Music Composer, Pianist, Vocalist, Performer
Emmanuel Delgado- Lighting Designer
Andy Cote- Videographer
UJ  Mangune and Milliron Studios- Co-Producers 
John-Philip Faienza- JACK Director of Production
Nic Adams- Exponential Festival Producer

Kino Saito Photos by Chika Kobari courtesy of Kino Saito and Theo Cote courtesy of La MaMa Experimental Club
Aaron Banes- Music Composer
UJ Mangune- Videographer