La Tierra

     La Tierra explores the duality of being; the feminine, given expression in the fertility of Mother Earth and in Woman, complementing and contrasting with its counterpart, the masculine, manifest in the potency of the Sun.  This mingling of the positive and negative is embodied in the concept of the Yin and Yang. They complete the cycle of life, nature, and each other, striking a balance which, far from being a stagnant condition, becomes an upward spiral of ever-new energy; a dance of opposites.  These forces are the two vital forces of life, the warp and woof of life, weaving the fabric of existence with all its constant movement as in nature, which is sometimes destroyed, unbalanced as we devour the other, seeking primacy but ultimately destroying its connection to its own source of nourishment.

Meec (moon)

Meec is a dance theatre piece inspired by a Nahuatl (Aztec) legend that tells about how the stars were born.  The principal characters are the precious and spoiled moon, and the fluorescent serpent.  both characters have a very great significance and symbolism within the different cultures of Indigenous peoples of Mexico.  This piece focuses on the character of the moon.  Her characteristics as a female symbol to show, with a combination of styles, the universal perspective around the mythological and mysterious moon.  The piece emphasizes the work of the face, hands and feet as part of the detailed personality of this moon.  Meec means moon in the Yaqui language which is the choreographer's background.

Sacrificio

Sacrificio - Fertility rituals are man's way to petition Mother Nature of rthe foods necessary for life, or the children who represent the future.  Whether water or wine, they are mere stand-ins for the most potent liquid of all, blood.   It examines the endless struggle for power that results in the metaphysical and literal sacrifice of innocent people through a blend of contemporary dance and theatre.  It incorporates martial arts (Tai Chi Chu'an, Tai Kwan Do), and some Aztec motifs found in codices.

Ay llorona, no llores mas!

Ay llorona is a blend of traditional Mexican dance and music with physical theatre, live percussive rhythms and voice.  Percussion takes on the role of language and insinuates itself into the movement to communicate feelings and states of mind lying below the surface.  It is a solo dance-theatre project that explores death, mourning, and the ancestral pain of an ancestral woman.  Viewed from a Mexican perspective, it is loosely inspired by the annual celebration of the Day of The Dead, and a Colonial legend.

Me Lleva La Flaca!

Me Lleva La Flaca! - Music and Calavera performed and composed by Jorge Araiza.  This is a dance-theatre piece inspired by the traditions of The Day of The Dead in Mexico. One of the principle characters of this celebration is “The Catrina”, the representation of Death embodied in a female, elegant, and sexy skeleton dressed like the European fashion of the beginning of the 1900’s. The piece concentrates on The Catrina’s essence. The audience gets to know her through her movements, but also through her relationship with her ”victim”, a drunken musician she finds on the street and ends convincing him in a seductive way, to go with her. Both performers sing the traditional “calavera” at the beginning and at the end of the piece with a flavor of Son Veracruzano.

Chamana

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