Public Program

Anatomy of Our Land/Anatomía de Nuestra Tierra is a three-part interdisciplinary workshop and performance with Awilda Rodríguez Lora in conjunction with Collective Presence. Rodríguez Lora invites participants to join in the creation of a collaborative installation that will later be activated in a 30-minute collective performance during the Collective Presence closing party. Through conversations, story sharing, movement and written word,  Anatomy of Our Land / Anatomía de Nuestra Tierra will explore how our bodies, histories, and journeys share their own anatomy of living and existing within communities, families, and surroundings. This is a free, bilingual (English-Spanish) workshop but other languages are also welcome. The maximum number of participants is 10. All ages and abilities welcome. No experience required. Pre-registration is required and participants must be able to attend and participate in all three parts (see below for schedule details). Online pre-pregistration: https://goo.gl/forms/72X8aKCwCveCOQ9n2 Part 1: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10:00AM - 3:00PM Anatomy of Our Land/Anatomía a de Nuestra Tierra Introductions, movement exercises and creation of individual and collective choreographed performances using our bodies, voice, and writings. Land-Body Tierra-Cuerpo. Part 2: Sunday, April 14, 2019, 1:00PM - 3:00PM Anatomy of Our Land/Anatomía de Nuestra Tierra II Participants will be invited to […]

Heritage in Motion is a performative workshop series that allows participants to experience the richness that is the Latin diaspora through the lenses of dance and movement. Que Viva La Salsa! is the final event of this four-part program. Led by Raul Orlando Edwards and Reinaldo Costa of Strictly Street Salsa, participants will enjoy an exuberant session learning the world’s most popular Latin dance: Salsa. Raul Orlando Edwards is the Executive Director for Arts of Tolerance at Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Studies. He is also the creative entrepreneur behind Strictly Street Salsa, FLAMART (Featuring Latin American Music and Art), and Houston’s Afro-Latin Festival Reinaldo Costa is a dancer and teacher who works closely with Edwards at Strictly Street Salsa and with the Afro-Latin Festival. He has studied and performed across North America, including Cuba and Mexico. Heritage in Motion is presented in conjunction with the curatorial project Collective Presence, on view through April 14, 2019. Heritage in Motion Schedule: Friday, March 1, 6-8 PM Dance Class: Heritage in Motion: Not So Equal with Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa Friday, March 22, 6-8 PM Dance Class: Heritage in Motion: From the Soul to the Dance Floor with Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa Saturday, April 6, 6-8 PM […]