Tag: CONTRA-TIEMPO
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Post-show talk / Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2021
‘This Post-Show Talk features CONTRA-TIEMPO artistic director Ana Maria Alvarez and dancers Charlie Dando, Jannet Galdamez, Bianca Medina, Ruby Morales, Dalphe Morantus, and Jasmine Stanley in conversation with Jacob’s Pillow Scholar-in-Residence Maura Keefe. The Talk took place on July 10, 2021 following the afternoon performance by CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival…
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Times Union review / Contra-Tiempo dances with a message at Jacob’s Pillow
‘While joy and human bonding are at the core of the work, the company didn’t mince words in referencing racism and the empowerment and self-empowerment that must be achieved to overcome it. “You have the right to devour space unapologetically,” they proclaimed, while doing just that, boldly and beautifully.’ Read the full review here.
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TO THE POINTE REVIEW / CONTRA-TIEMPO OFFERS JOYOUS SOLUTIONS TO DIVISION
‘‘All in all, “joyUS justUS” is beautifully uplifting and optimistic in an era that is desperate for solutions.’ Read the full review here.
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The Berkshire Edge DANCE REVIEW: The inexorable power of we — Contra-Tiempo inspires Jacob’s Pillow
‘The dancers are supple, expressive, acrobatic, and, without exception, a thrill to watch, and to listen to as they speak and sing their messages.’ Read the full review here.
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‘CONTRA-TIEMPO’s ‘SHE WHO: Frida, Mami & Me’ streamed by The Joyce Theater through October 19
‘Choreographer Marjani Forté’s SHE WHO: Frida, Mami & Me investigates the life, mythology, and characteristics of Mexican visual artist Frida Kahlo and Nigerian deity Mami Wata. The work spurred a nuanced, multicultural dialogue between Activist Dance Theater CONTRA-TIEMPO and the African American choreographer. In collaboration, the artists traverse the turbulent waters of protest, feminism, resilience,…
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Ana Maria Alvarez, Artistic Director of CONTRA-TIEMPO, earns 2020 Doris Duke award!
Read the LA Times announcement here.
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‘CONTRA-TIEMPO founder brings Austin joy through virtual family dance class’
Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is presenting CONTRA-TIEMPO’s Dancing Familias workshop on Saturday, Aug 22 at 10am CST. RSVP before Aug 21 at: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcO2qrzosGNO7SRZCq60hQS_EkCL5B_Lt “dance is our connection to ourselves. We all have bodies. We all have a connection to our bodies. It’s easy to be still all day. ……
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Dance Magazine/CONTRA-TIEMPO : ‘The challenges of parenting while dancing while going through a pandemic’
‘”Mothering is critical, essential work that often gets invisibilized, leaving working mamas feeling exhausted and alone,” Ana Maria Alvarez says. She continues to offer Dancing Familias, a family-friendly virtual class on Wednesdays, and on Tuesdays she hosts “A Place at the Table” on Instagram Live, where she chats with a fellow “mama artivist” each week…