About
Danzacuentos: Voz, Cuerpo y Raíces is an online media series that asks: What can we learn when we listen to the lived experiences of Latinx, Hispanic, and Indigenous artists? The series spotlights four dance artists: Snowflake Calvert, sisters Dulce and Marianna Escobedo, Cinthia Pérez Navarro and Lyvan Verdecia.
Land Acknowledgement
HMD/The Bridge Project is based on the unceded, ancestral lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who have stewarded this land for generations and are still here. We acknowledge the ongoing legacies of violence against indigenous peoples and people of color in this country. These legacies inform and provide a context for all of our cultural and equity work. We recognize that land acknowledgment is only one step in the work of decolonization and we are committed as an organization to the ongoing work of decolonization "as a living process inclusive of deep learning and unlearning." (Emily Johnson).
Danzacuentos Co-Curators
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David Herrera (he/him)
David Herrera is a gay Latinx choreographer, producer, and community leader in San Francisco, California and artistic director of David Herrera Performance Company.
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Mario Ismael Espinoza (they/them)
Mario Ismael Espinoza, LMSW is a Mexican immigrant born to native Mexican people in Kumeyaay territory, currently in the early stages of their career in social work.
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Karla Quintero (she/her)
Karla Quintero is a Latin-American, New York-raised, Oakland-based performing artist and dancmaker. She also co-directs the equity-driven arts platform, The Bridge Project.
About the Anti-Racism in Dance Series
Danzacuentos: Voz, Cuerpo y Raíces is part of The Bridge Project’s Anti-Racism in Dance Series, a year long series offering supportive spaces for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), People of Color (POC), and White Allies to deepen their practice of anti-racism in the context of the dance field. The Anti-Racism in Dance Series was made possible in part with support from the Duke Charitable Foundation.