Offerings
Live Performances
Stories from Home is a series of dances that embody oral traditions of Latinx communities in the American Southwest.
Stories from Home offers in person performances and is available for a National Dance Project Presentation Grant.
Speaking
Topics include:
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The stories and inspiration behind the dances in Stories from Home
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Dance in the Desert as a case study for supporting dance across geographies
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My dance journey
Online Performances
Stories from Home: COVID-19 Addendum is a series of 11 dance films that evolved in response to COVID-19 and quarantine-based parenthood and work. Screenings of the Stories from Home: COVID-19 Addendum of the dance films with an artist Q &A are available.
Keynote + Performance
Each dance in Stories from Home is available for a keynote performance. The format of a keynote performance is as follows:
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A sharing of the story and inspiration behind one or more of the dances
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A live performance of the dances
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Audience Q&A
Themes include:
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The Bracero Program
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The creation of the Atomic Bomb in New Mexico and illness related to government projects
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Loss of language as a result of 1940s Americanization programs
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The nuanced and complicated history of mestizaje in Northern New Mexico
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The experience of the Sefardim people during and after the Spanish Inquisition
Workshops
Stories from Home workshops include:
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Multigenerational Parent/Child creative movement workshops co-led by Yvonne Montoya and her 13 year old son.
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Luminaria Making+ Storytelling Workshops
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Dance Film Workshops
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Embodied Movement + Storytelling Workshops
Choreography
I would love to come and work with your community to create a dance or dance film!