danza orgánica &
aquinnah wampanoag tribal members
In residence: july 13 - 26
Danza Orgánica is a dance theater company that creates antiracist, anti-patriarchal, and decolonizing work. Through high-quality performance, education (Dance for Social Justice™), and the annual festival We Create, they work with-and-for communities interested in embodying a liberated future. They honor the right to express our BIPOC experience, joyfully reimagine ourselves in liberated BIPOC bodies, and leave a legacy that sheds light upon an untold side of history.
Danza Orgánica first connected with members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe during their 2018 residency at The Yard. Since then, the two groups have been collaborating to create âs nupumukâunean (We Still Dance), which highlights traditional and contemporary stories of the Aquinnah Wampanoag People through dance, song, installation, and storytelling. They continued their work this summer in a two-week residency.
“I am mostly excited to get creative again in a wonderful location with some amazing and inspiring collaborators. I am looking forward to being at The Yard, Aquinnah, and creating in my element: nature. Feeling super lucky to be supported by the truly talented Yard team!”
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Your support allows us to bring artists like Danza Orgánica and the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Members to the Martha’s Vineyard each year.
Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
The Yard is a Partner of the National Performance Network (NPN). This project is made possible in part by support from NPN. Major contributors include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information visit www.npnweb.org.
Supported in part by a grant from the Western Arts Alliance Advancing Indigenous Performance Touring Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Photos courtesy of Danza Orgánica