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SUMMARY:Bodas de Sangre\, Episode 3
DESCRIPTION:Bodas de Sangre \nTeatro Quarantine \nEpisode 3    \nDirected by Tanaquil Márquez\, assistant directed by Yajaira Paredes and edited by Gagik Arshak. Starring Yajaira Paredes\, Joel Guerrero\, Arianne Bracho Hernandez\, Tanaquil Márquez y Anthony Diaz.   \n Esta noche new characters come into play when both wedding parties meet.  \n___________________________________________________________________ \nFrederico Garcia Lorca’s\nBODAS DE SANGRE  \nTeatro Quarantine  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents Teatro Quarantine’s production of Lorca’s seminal work for the stage as you’ve never experienced it before – produced virtually with actors and sets in remote locations. In the face of the current lockdown\, necessity has again become the mother of invention and innovation as every actor has become their own costume designer\, set designer\, lighting designer\, technical director\, and crew member. The result? A gathering of incredible artists to create a unique fully virtual production of Bodas de Sangre! Bilingual\, online\, and full of DUENDE!   \n 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/bodas-de-sangre-episode-3/
CATEGORIES:Free,Online/Streaming,Theater
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Murgier
DESCRIPTION:WATCH: https://youtu.be/V_Z4D71IS78\n  \nFor Esperanza Arts Center’s Virtual Latino Arts Festival 2020 finale\, viewers will take a front seat in Ensemble Murgier’s recent intimate and captivating performance from Paris. Led by Argentine musical polymath and composer\, Pablo Murgier\, Ensemble Murgier represents a meeting point between avant-garde tango\, jazz\, and Latin American popular music. The Ensemble projects itself onto the map of Latin America. The trajectories of each individual musician allows the sextet to perform intimate chamber music without losing the power and freshness of popular Latin American folklore.   \n\nJUST ADDED!\nBodas de Sangre\nTeatro Quarantine \n\nStay tuned at the end of Ensemble Murgier’s presentation for a special bonus feature by Teatro Quarantine – the second episode of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre!  \n\n\nTeatro Quarantine presents Lorca’s seminal work for the stage as you’ve never experienced it – produced virtually with actors and sets in remote locations. In the face of the current lockdown\, necessity has again become the mother of invention and innovation as every actor has become their own costume designer\, set designer\, lighting designer\, technical director\, and crew member. The result? A gathering of incredible artists to create a unique fully virtual production of Bodas de Sangre! Bilingual\, online and full of DUENDE!  \n\n___________________________________________________________________________________VIRTUAL LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents our first Virtual Latino Arts Festival\, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with streamed performances by Latino artists and traditions from around the world. 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/ensemble-murgier/
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
CREATED:20200812T142840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T212540Z
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SUMMARY:Plena Libre
DESCRIPTION:WATCH: https://youtu.be/UrbBuI5OhdE\n  \n“A mad weave of polyrhythms that simply sizzle.” – The Boston Herald \nSpend an evening with the four-time Grammy award-winning virtuoso musicians of Plena Libre – first in an intimate and entertaining introduction to Plena and Bomba exclusively from the Teatro Esperanza archives – then\, experience Plena Libre in full regalia with selections from their recent high-octane live performance from Puerto Rico. \nPlena and Bomba are distinctive musical styles of Puerto Rico. Bandleader Gary Nuñez and his orchestra combine a hard-hitting horn section\, master hand drummers\, and lush three-part vocal harmonies into a modern blend\, mixing traditional Puerto Rican rhythms with modern Afro-Caribbean influences\, and folkloric musical roots with contemporary compositions. \nThey’ve toured the world from Morocco to California and everywhere in between\, and recorded with some of the biggest names in Latin music\, like Eddie Palmieri\, Papo Lucca\, and Nestor Torres\, reviving the once-dormant plena sound for a new generation\, electrifying audiences with a dazzling spectacle of horns\, drums\, and dance. \nJUST ADDED!\nSpecial Bonus Feature \nBodas de Sangre\nTeatro Quarantine \nStay tuned at the end of Plena Libre’s presentation for a special bonus feature by Teatro Quarantine – the first episode of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre! \nTeatro Quarantine presents Lorca’s seminal work for the stage as you’ve never experienced it – produced virtually with actors and sets in remote locations. In the face of the current lockdown\, necessity has again become the mother of invention and innovation as every actor has become their own costume designer\, set designer\, lighting designer\, technical director\, and crew member. The result? A gathering of incredible artists to create a unique fully virtual production of Bodas de Sangre! Bilingual\, online\, and full of DUENDE! \n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nVIRTUAL LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents our first Virtual Latino Arts Festival\, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with streamed performances by Latino artists and traditions from around the world. 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/plena-libre/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
CREATED:20200819T181559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T160137Z
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SUMMARY:Remojo Remixed
DESCRIPTION:REMOJO  \nREMOJO\, Pregones/PRTT’s sneak peek at works in progress goes digital\, giving audiences a chance to get up close and personal with Latinx theater\, music\, dance\, and film/media artists.  \nWATCH: https://youtu.be/X6OaHmbJOL8\n  \n\n\nEnrico Caruso and other Disasters \nOr\, Precious Quiet Things I Call My Own. A bilingual tribute to acclaimed Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano\, crafted in the singer-songwriter style of Latin American nueva canción and nueva trova. Written and performed by Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa and featuring guest pianist Desmar Guevara.  \n  \n\n\nTorched \nDrawing from testimony by those who lived through the devastation\, this new Latinx musical busts the myth that the people of The Bronx set their own homes\, businesses\, schools\, and houses of worship on fire in the 1970s. Written by Rosalba Rolón with original music by Desmar Guevara\, and featuring Álvaro Benavides\, Rosal Colón\, Caridad de La Luz\, Desmar Guevara\, Gabo Lugo\, and Omar Pérez.  \n\n\n  \n\n\n21 ISLANDS FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS\nPregones/PRTT presents selections from its highly acclaimed 21 Islands International Short Film Festival\, featuring new films from island nations around the world\, and curated by filmmaker and media producer Melisa Ramos.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nThe King’s Ring \nTenerife (10 Min.) \nDirector: Jeniffer Castañeda García \nThe writer and broadcaster Ramón Losada de Guillén shares with his radio audience a fable to make them think. But his story will lead to others with the same moral in common.  \n\n\n\nSo Now What Do We Do?  \nPuerto Rico (3 Min.) \nDirector: Nirvania Quesada \nA man forgets an important date on day that is important to a loved one. He’s remorseful to an extreme!  \n\n\n\nExpreso del Melodia\nCuba (5 Min.)\nDirector: Alberto Martin\nA stranger waits for the train in a ghostly station\, when the train arrives it’s only traveler\, the one-eyed man tries to assassinate him\, but the stranger will change the one-eyed man’s life forever  \n\n\n  \n\n\nMy Salsa Dance Teacher  \nCanarias (10 Min.) \nDirector: Rafael Navarro Miñón. \nIt’s hard to dance salsa.  \n_________________________________________________________________________ \nVIRTUAL LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents our first annual Virtual Latino Arts Festival\, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with streamed performances by Latino artists and traditions from around the world. 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/remojo-remixed/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Music,Online/Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T173835Z
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SUMMARY:Ologundê: Afro-Brazilian Music & Dance
DESCRIPTION:Esperanza Arts Center presents a special streamed presentation of Ologundê’s entertaining and electric live 2019 performance at Teatro Esperanza. Ologundê ensemble celebrates the rich Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador\, Bahia through a diverse repertoire of music\, dance\, and martial arts. Comprised of Brazilians living in the United States and Brazil\, the ensemble includes former members of world-renowned music and dance troupes under the direction of master Afro-Brazilian percussionist Dendê Macêdo.  \nWATCH: https://youtu.be/74IWs3ZEL_w\n________________________________________________________________________________ \nVIRTUAL LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents our first Virtual Latino Arts Festival\, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with streamed performances by Latino artists and traditions from around the world. 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/ologunde-afro-brazilian-music-dance/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
CREATED:20200812T142936Z
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SUMMARY:¡Vívelo!
DESCRIPTION:iVivelo! is a journey through a wide diversity of rhythms and traditions that gave rise to the Son Jarocho genre in the Mexican State of Veracruz. \nThis unique art form began to develop during the Spanish Colonization of the region: pre-hispanic dance traditions\, sacred-profane syncretism\, indigenous instruments\, clothing\, and symbolism mixed with African influence from Spanish slaves in dance\, storytelling\, and music. \nThis all mixed together makes ¡Vívelo! – an experience for all ages and audiences to enjoy this contemporary version of Son Jarocho while still distinguishing its essence and traditional characteristics. \nWATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/wlstzjfnXQo\n______________________________________________________________________________________ \nVIRTUAL LATINO ARTS FESTIVAL  \nEsperanza Arts Center presents our first Virtual Latino Arts Festival\, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with streamed performances by Latino artists and traditions from around the world. 
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/vivelo/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T193000
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SUMMARY:Ologundê 
DESCRIPTION:Afro-Brazilian Music & Dance  \nExclusive Streamed Event\nWednesday\, August 12 at 6 pm \nEsperanza Arts Center presents a special streamed presentation of Ologundê’s entertaining and electric 2019 performance at Teatro Esperanza.  \nOlogundê ensemble celebrates the rich Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador\, Bahia through a diverse repertoire of music\, dance and martial arts. Comprised of Brazilians living in the United States and Brazil\, the ensemble includes former members of world-renowned music and dance troupes under the direction of master Afro-Brazilian percussionist Dendê Macêdo.  \nTune in HERE\, or at Facebook.com/Teatro Esperanza
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/ologunde/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T200000
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SUMMARY:We Shall Not Be Moved - Opera Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Esperanza Arts Center Streaming Event\n\nWe Shall Not Be Moved\nOpera Philadelphia \nDaniel Bernard Roumain\, composer\nMarc Bamuthi Joseph\, librettist\nBill T. Jones\, director \nFacebook Event\nWednesday\, June 17 at 6pm \nEsperanza Arts Center presents a special streamed video presentation of EAC Arts Partner\, Opera Philadelphia’s We Shall Not Be Moved. \nOn the run after a series of tragic incidents\, five North Philly teens find refuge in an abandoned\, condemned house in West Philadelphia at the exact location that served as headquarters of the MOVE organization\, where a 1985 standoff with police infamously ended with a neighborhood destroyed and 11 people dead\, including five children. \nThis World Premiere chamber opera by Daniel Bernard Roumain\, an acclaimed composer and performer whose work defies genre\, and librettist Marc Bamuthi Joseph\, an arts activist known for spoken‐word performance\, is “ambitiously interdisciplinary\,” according to Bill T. Jones\, the celebrated director\, choreographer\, dramaturge\, and dancer. \nCombining spoken word\, contemporary movement\, video projection\, classical\, R&B and jazz singing\, and a brooding\, often joyful score filled with place\, purpose\, and possibility\, We Shall Not Be Moved is a timely exploration of past and present struggles which suggests an alternate future through the eyes of its young protagonists. \nEsperanza is honored to have played a key role in the development of this important and timely work. As part Opera Philadelphia and Art Sanctuary’s Hip H’opera afterschool program\, led by Esperanza’s Chief of Performing Arts in the Community\, Tania Ramos Oton\, Esperanza Academy students participated in workshops with the creative team throughout a span of approximately four years. Student shared their stories of family\, struggle\, neighborhood\, and future dreams. These workshops and stories inspired the music and libretto for We Shall Not Be Moved. Esperanza students also joined the composer and librettist at the Annenberg Center to perform a selection from the in-progress opera alongside student poetry\, music\, and dance. \n“Everyone has a gift; you just have to be around the right type of people who will motivate you to show that gift off to the world. I believe Hip H’opera is that program” \nNAIOMY\, GRADE 12 \nESPERANZA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL \nPremiered during Opera Philadelphia’s O17 season\, this online presentation of We Shall Not be Moved is part of Digital Festival O 2020. \nThis broadcast contains some strong language and violence. \nTune in online Facebook.com/Teatro Esperanza
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/we-shall-not-be-moved-opera-philadelphia/
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Online/Streaming,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
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SUMMARY:Orchestra 2001 at Teatro Esperanza
DESCRIPTION:Esperanza Arts Center Streaming Event\n\nOrchestra 2001 \nat Teatro Esperanza \niConexiones! \nMusic by Mexican Composers \nWATCH PARTY\nEncore Streamed Presentation \nMay 21\, 6pm \nEsperanza Arts Center presents the streamed premiere of a new live recording featuring Orchestra 2001’s iCONEXIONES! Mexico performance from Cinco de Mayo 2019 at Teatro Esperanza spotlighting the music of Mexican composers. This program includes the world premiere of Transcending Walls by Francisco Cortés-Álvarez featuring images of murals by Mexican artists painted on the border wall that inspired the work. \nTune in online Facebook.com/Teatro Esperanza
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/orchestra-2001-at-teatro-esperanza/
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Online/Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200517T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200517T233000
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
CREATED:20200513T173234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200514T191106Z
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SUMMARY:Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers at Teatro Esperanza
DESCRIPTION:Esperanza Arts Center Streaming Event \nKun-Yang Lin/Dancers  at Teatro Esperanza \nFaith Project/The Door  \nSAVE THE DATE\nLimited-Time\, On-Demand Stream \nSaturday\, May 16 – Sunday\, May 17 \nRelive Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers’ performance of Faith Project/The Door at Teatro Esperanza. Described as “an ever-expansive and inspired choreographic journey”\, Faith Project/The Door spotlights connections between faith traditions from around the world in dance and movement. \nTune in online Facebook.com/Teatro Esperanza \nInterview with Artistic Director\, Kun-Yang Lin \nThrough the Faith Project\, Kun-Yang Lin choreographed a new\, abstract dance work for Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers that contemplates the relationship between religious practice and contemporary dance. An important part of the project consisted of “story circle” encounters with community participants from various faith perspectives\, dance artists and other artistic collaborators that integrate fruitful dialogue with simple movement practices. \nEngaging with practitioners of various religions in story circle encounters\, Lin and his company of dancers consider the role movement plays in religious rituals and actions\, and how the artistic process can provide both artists and audience members with a space for exploring religious differences and spiritual commonalities. The company worked with the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia to recruit community participants\, who engaged in verbal and physical call-and-response activities with the dancers and the project’s multimedia and sound design collaborators. \nKun-Yang Lin/Dancers collaborated with Kimerer LaMothe—a scholar working at the intersection of dance and religion who has written extensively on how the body can be a vehicle for spiritual practice—to structure the story circle conversations. The company explored new possibilities in visual design with multimedia designer Jared Mezzocchi\, and composer/sound designer Cory Neale who created a sound score for the final work. \n“my challenge with approaching religion is my challenge with dance – there are many layers of the people involved – their backgrounds\, their race\, their religion\, their sexuality… we use CHI Awareness Practice to tap into the spaces in between (all of these layers and) connect with ourselves\, each other\, and something bigger than us. This requires that we surrender\, trust\, and make ourselves vulnerable to what is unknown.” Kun-Yang Lin. \nThree questions were posed in the first circle\, the questions were:\nWhat do you fear?\nWhat do you love?\nWhat gives you the most strength/joy? \nFaith Project explores religious differences and spiritual commonalities through dance and music by spotlighting a variety of faith traditions from around the world. What were some keys insights you and the dancers gained as a result of your work on this production? \nFirst\, working with scholar Kimerer Lamothe\, we posed to the dance artists and story circle participants: What do you love the most? What do you fear the most? What is the source of your greatest strength? She encouraged the participants to determine one answer that applied to all three questions. For example\, for one dance artist\, her answer was “freedom.” That drove the work and allowed me and the dancers to gain a broader perspective into religion and spirituality. This process also allowed me to see that being too close to a work often results in a lack of objective perspective which may result in one not being able to realize the work completely to its greatest potential. Most importantly\, through the process of researching\, listening\, dancing in story circles\, developing\, and creating\, both myself and the dancers learned a lot about who we are as artists. \nHave the new discoveries you’ve made in the creation and presentation of this piece affected your work as an artist and you personally? \nThis project has led me to a number of important insights and discoveries: trust the body and its unique energy (CHI)\, a better understanding and empathy of each individual dancer’s faith background\, allowing myself and the ensemble to be vulnerable and more open to the creative process\, allowing differences to find their own place in discussions\, and creating work in movement with the body as a ‘temple’ using dance as prayer. \nAn important prelude to the creation of Faith Project/THE DOOR and to each performance are the convening of story circles that integrate movement into a dialogue between participants of diverse backgrounds. Could you describe how the content and outcomes of these story circles have affected your performances since the premiere and will influence the upcoming production at Teatro Esperanza? \nOne story circle participant reflected\, “I think my participation enhanced my appreciation further for  the role that dance holds as an universal language that evokes the spiritual and religious gesture\, the body language of prayer and soul movement of a community.” \nAnother story circle participant shared after the premiere of Faith Project\, “my perspective on the collaboration of religion and dance changed. I had never experienced religious interpretation through the contemporary dance art form. My participation in this project has given me the ability to appreciate the process for creating new work even more. As an audience member you are able to appreciate the finished product\, but as a participant\, I felt even more involved and invested in the presented work.” \nIt was a true act of love and passion and compassion that occurred during our rehearsals and the premiere of this piece. There was only a slim chance of achieving what we achieved during the performance\, and it was because everyone involved in this project and production all stepped in line with each other with an almost absolute personal commitment to one another and the work itself. \nI believe the audience\, community members\, and students of Esperanza will be able to witness and experience this same collective energy through this upcoming production at Teatro Esperanza. The performance may change your understanding of the role/possibilities/relevance/ability of contemporary dance in fostering dialogue among people of different spiritual orientations and faiths. \nMost importantly\, in order to spotlight the power of dance\, KYL/D will present a new version of Faith Project/ The Door at Esperanza – one without sets\, and without multimedia – that will allow us to connect with one another more directly through the true joy of spirit of dance.
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/kun-yang-lin-dancers-at-teatro-esperanza/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T235900
DTSTAMP:20260610T004509
CREATED:20200514T190958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200514T191028Z
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SUMMARY:Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers at Teatro Esperanza
DESCRIPTION:Esperanza Arts Center Streaming Event \nKun-Yang Lin/Dancers  at Teatro Esperanza \nFaith Project/The Door  \nSAVE THE DATE\nLimited-Time\, On-Demand Stream \nSaturday\, May 16 – Sunday\, May 17 \nRelive Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers’ performance of Faith Project/The Door at Teatro Esperanza. Described as “an ever-expansive and inspired choreographic journey”\, Faith Project/The Door spotlights connections between faith traditions from around the world in dance and movement. \nTune in online Facebook.com/Teatro Esperanza \nInterview with Artistic Director\, Kun-Yang Lin \nThrough the Faith Project\, Kun-Yang Lin choreographed a new\, abstract dance work for Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers that contemplates the relationship between religious practice and contemporary dance. An important part of the project consisted of “story circle” encounters with community participants from various faith perspectives\, dance artists and other artistic collaborators that integrate fruitful dialogue with simple movement practices. \nEngaging with practitioners of various religions in story circle encounters\, Lin and his company of dancers consider the role movement plays in religious rituals and actions\, and how the artistic process can provide both artists and audience members with a space for exploring religious differences and spiritual commonalities. The company worked with the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia to recruit community participants\, who engaged in verbal and physical call-and-response activities with the dancers and the project’s multimedia and sound design collaborators. \nKun-Yang Lin/Dancers collaborated with Kimerer LaMothe—a scholar working at the intersection of dance and religion who has written extensively on how the body can be a vehicle for spiritual practice—to structure the story circle conversations. The company explored new possibilities in visual design with multimedia designer Jared Mezzocchi\, and composer/sound designer Cory Neale who created a sound score for the final work. \n“my challenge with approaching religion is my challenge with dance – there are many layers of the people involved – their backgrounds\, their race\, their religion\, their sexuality… we use CHI Awareness Practice to tap into the spaces in between (all of these layers and) connect with ourselves\, each other\, and something bigger than us. This requires that we surrender\, trust\, and make ourselves vulnerable to what is unknown.” Kun-Yang Lin. \nThree questions were posed in the first circle\, the questions were:\nWhat do you fear?\nWhat do you love?\nWhat gives you the most strength/joy? \nFaith Project explores religious differences and spiritual commonalities through dance and music by spotlighting a variety of faith traditions from around the world. What were some keys insights you and the dancers gained as a result of your work on this production? \nFirst\, working with scholar Kimerer Lamothe\, we posed to the dance artists and story circle participants: What do you love the most? What do you fear the most? What is the source of your greatest strength? She encouraged the participants to determine one answer that applied to all three questions. For example\, for one dance artist\, her answer was “freedom.” That drove the work and allowed me and the dancers to gain a broader perspective into religion and spirituality. This process also allowed me to see that being too close to a work often results in a lack of objective perspective which may result in one not being able to realize the work completely to its greatest potential. Most importantly\, through the process of researching\, listening\, dancing in story circles\, developing\, and creating\, both myself and the dancers learned a lot about who we are as artists. \nHave the new discoveries you’ve made in the creation and presentation of this piece affected your work as an artist and you personally? \nThis project has led me to a number of important insights and discoveries: trust the body and its unique energy (CHI)\, a better understanding and empathy of each individual dancer’s faith background\, allowing myself and the ensemble to be vulnerable and more open to the creative process\, allowing differences to find their own place in discussions\, and creating work in movement with the body as a ‘temple’ using dance as prayer. \nAn important prelude to the creation of Faith Project/THE DOOR and to each performance are the convening of story circles that integrate movement into a dialogue between participants of diverse backgrounds. Could you describe how the content and outcomes of these story circles have affected your performances since the premiere and will influence the upcoming production at Teatro Esperanza? \nOne story circle participant reflected\, “I think my participation enhanced my appreciation further for  the role that dance holds as an universal language that evokes the spiritual and religious gesture\, the body language of prayer and soul movement of a community.” \nAnother story circle participant shared after the premiere of Faith Project\, “my perspective on the collaboration of religion and dance changed. I had never experienced religious interpretation through the contemporary dance art form. My participation in this project has given me the ability to appreciate the process for creating new work even more. As an audience member you are able to appreciate the finished product\, but as a participant\, I felt even more involved and invested in the presented work.” \nIt was a true act of love and passion and compassion that occurred during our rehearsals and the premiere of this piece. There was only a slim chance of achieving what we achieved during the performance\, and it was because everyone involved in this project and production all stepped in line with each other with an almost absolute personal commitment to one another and the work itself. \nI believe the audience\, community members\, and students of Esperanza will be able to witness and experience this same collective energy through this upcoming production at Teatro Esperanza. The performance may change your understanding of the role/possibilities/relevance/ability of contemporary dance in fostering dialogue among people of different spiritual orientations and faiths. \nMost importantly\, in order to spotlight the power of dance\, KYL/D will present a new version of Faith Project/ The Door at Esperanza – one without sets\, and without multimedia – that will allow us to connect with one another more directly through the true joy of spirit of dance.
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/kun-yang-lin-dancers-at-teatro-esperanza-copy/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free
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SUMMARY:iConexiones! at Esperanza
DESCRIPTION:Mexican composers. Musical Celebration of Cinco de Mayo \nORCHESTRA 2001 \nEsperanza Arts Center celebrates Cinco de Mayo with online broadcast of iConexiones! – a prerecorded live performance by Orchestra 2001 under the direction of Mark Loria\, in a program spotlighting Mexican composers and featuring the world premiere of Transcending Walls by Francisco Cortés-Álvarez. \nMore information: EsperanzaArtsCenter.us \nTune in on Facebook
URL:https://www.esperanzaartscenter.us/event/iconexiones-at-esperanza/
CATEGORIES:Free
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