NEWS

Loria has just been awarded a State of Florida Enhancement Grant. The Individual Artist Fellowship Grant (period: 2007-2008) is awarded by Florida's Department of State (Division of Cultural Affairs) to support Loria's artistic endeavors.

Karawane or, the temporary death of the bruitist (a literary magazine of performance texts) invited Wilson Loria for its launching party/presentation to perform parts of the piece To the Winners at Minneapolis' Patrick's Cabaret on September 21, 22, 2007.

Karawane or, the temporary death of the bruitist (a journal of experimental performance texts) was released in Minneapolis, MN in January 2007. This is issue # 9 (2007), which celebrates the journal's 10th anniversary. Loria's picture appears on its cover as well as the entire text of To the Winners from pages 11 to 16.

Carbon Productions invited Wilson Loria to present To the Winners at Orlando's Studio Theater on January 26, 27 and 28, 2007. This was Carbon Productions' first produced performance downtown Orlando. On the occasion, singer/composer Brandon Haydon played his A Grace Rogue Wander (Loria), an overture piece composed exclusively for To the Winners after Mr. Haydon met Wilson in 2005.

Loria's picture appears on the 2006-2007 season catalogue for the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Florida. His picture is featured among well-known artists such as Gilberto Gil and Lily Tomlin.

Loria's picture appeared in the St. Petersburg Times (August 21st, 2006). The picture shows Loria playing the accordion during BrasilArts, a Brazilian event that was held at Studio620, downtown St. Petersburg on August 20th, 2006.

Lavender, a GLBT magazine published in Minneapolis, MN, had Loria's picture on its cover of July 21- Aug 3, 2006 issue.

Mr. Loria presented To the Winners (in Spanish) at Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo (The Dominican Republic) in July 2006.

Mr. Loria opened his new solo Oens at the Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival in May 2006.

The Orlando Fringe Theater Festival's Producing Artistic Director, Beth Marshall, invited Wilson Loria to perform To The Winners for The Canadian Alliance of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) Conference in Orlando in November 2005. Many of the directors and producers of Fringe Festivals throughout Canada and the U.S. were in the audience. The show took place at the Orlando’s Parliament House Footlight Theater on November 11th, 2005.

Loria's picture appeared on the cover of the Orlando Sentinel Arts section in May 20-26, 2005. The picture was taken during the Fringe preview night on April 25, 2005.

Wilson Loria won the Chapters/Blue Metropolis award for Best Text at St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival. He was also interviewed on the radio programs, "Tintamarre" on 6/14/05 and "Canada Direto" on 6/17/05 in Montreal, Canada.