Brava Presents
La Mezcla 10 Year Anniversary Concert: 10 years of Rhythms, Resistance, and Community!
April 12, 7:30 PM & April 13, 4:00 PM
Brava Mainstage
Artwork by Oliver Chanax
10 years of Rhythm, Resistance, and Community!
In celebration of La Mezcla’s 10 year anniversary, La Mezcla’s 10 year Anniversary Concert and Community Celebration will be held at Brava Theater, highlighting the dance, music and cultural traditions that La Mezcla was built on, and celebrating the community and artists that have been with the company since the beginning.
The full length concerts will feature company repertoire from the last decade, excerpts of our award winning productions Pachuquísmo & Ghostly Labor, the SF debut of our new dance film “Convivencia,” which documents the voices and experiences of migrant domestic laborers in SF, a sneak peek of our new project El Ahualulco, and La Mezcla’s first ever community cast of tap dancers and Son Jarocho artists. Click here for an excerpt!
Connecting with the community through an expanded season of free and donation based dance workshops, a free public reception, and a free Son Jarocho fandango, La Mezcla’s 10 year anniversary concert is a safe space for our community members to gather, share their stories and convivir through our dance, music and our shared experiences. Click here for tickets!
Fri, Feb 14, 10-11:30am - Afro Cuban Dance with Susana Arenas Pedroso
Fri, Feb 28, 10-11:30am - Advanced Tap Dance with Gerson Lanza
Sat, Mar 8, 11:30am-12:30pm - Beginning Tap Dance with Sandy Vazquez
Sun, Mar 23, 10:30am-12:30pm - Afro-Brazilian & Afro-Cuban Collaborative Percussion Workshop with Pedro Gomez and Carlitos Medrano
Sun, Apr 13, 11am-12pm - Jarana Workshop with Master Son Jarocho artist
Sun, Apr 13, 12-1pm - Zapateado Workshop with Master Son Jarocho artist
Sun, Apr 12, 6-8pm - Community Fandango with La Mezcla Artists & Community
Sat, Apr 26, 10:30-11:30am - Percussive Movement & Choreography Workshop with Vanessa Sanchez
For more info on workshops, visit our website!
“The women of La Mezcla are really culture keepers. Vanessa is bringing these two different dance styles together that share these African diaspora elements, reflecting her Mexican-American identity. It’s beautiful and ingenious.” -Kelly Whalen, KQED Arts
“By the end of 90 ear-teasing, hip-shaking minutes, two things were clear: La Mezcla Artistic Director and choreographer Vanessa Sanchez ranks among the most singular dance artists to emerge from San Francisco in decades. Second, this defiantly joyous production… deserves to be seen across the country.” -Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
Read more here.
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Artwork: Oliver Chanax