Tag: CONTRA-TIEMPO
GROUP USES DANCE TO HEAL FROM HISTORICAL TRAUMA | NBC LOS ANGELES
“Our work is really about building a future of more love and justice through the use of our ancestral technologies, of our dance forms and music forms, the forms that
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MESMERIZING RHYTHMS AND RADICAL JOY: CONTRA-TIEMPO’S ¡azúcar! WILL MAKE ITS LOS ANGELES DEBUT AT THE FORD THEATER | LA COLLIDE
‘Rooted in the Afro-Latine ancestral movement, the captivatingly vibrant performances in ¡azúcar! address important contemporary issues, such as anti-blackness in the Latine community and the historically oppressive impact of sugar.
CONTRA-TIEMPO CONTINUES ITS EVOLUTION WITH ¡azúcar! | THE HYPE MAGAZINE
‘Centered around the complex history of sugar and its ties to oppression, the captivating performance delves deep into the deliberate dismantling of anti-black sentiment within the Latine community. By weaving
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CONTRA-TIEMPO ANNOUNCES WEST COAST PREMIERE OF “¡AZÚCAR!” AT THE FORD THEATERS | LA DANCE CHRONICLE
“I quickly began thinking of the ways in which sugar as metaphor for racialized trauma was so clear… once I began working with the company and it immediately became clear
CVNC | CONTRA-TIEMPO Brings Joy to a Young Audience with joyUS justUS
This sixty-minute program retells stories of community members through dance. People who have been mistakenly referred to through the lens of “deficit-base” narratives come alive as artists, activists, and teachers.
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APAP 2022 Virtual Showcase | CONTRA-TIEMPO
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The Arts Fuse Dance Review: LA’s Contra-Tiempo — An Ecstatic Dance for Justice
‘Mix together afro-cuban, hip-hop, and salsa dance styles and what do you get? An eclectic performance that’s so explosive and highly charged that it defies neat critical definition.’ Read the
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BTW Berksires review / Contra-Tiempo dances joy and freedom
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