Under the pressures of the current global pandemic, the deadline for the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers will be adjusted to April 30, 2020 at 5pm PST. We understand that Wi-Fi is needed to submit an application and many artist depend on public space resources.  If any other hinderances relating to the Corona Virus stand in your way of applying for FLACC 2020: El Grito, please contact admin@flaccdanza.org.  

Thank you all for your continued strength and creativity during this uncertain time for humanity.  See resources from NALAC below.

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THE 7TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHERS SEEKS ARTISTS FOR FLACC 2020: "EL GRITO"

LOCATION: Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, California, USA AND Pop-Up Public Performance Spaces in San Francisco, CA. USA.
DATES: Dance Mission Theater: Nov. 13-15 / Public Spaces: Oct. 2-Nov. 6
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 30th, 2020


CURATORIAL MISSION

Since 2014, FLACC has provided a platform of visibility and inclusivity for over 50 resistant, queer, indigenous, and hybrid choreographers of the Latinx diaspora who cross cultural, physical, and aesthetic borders of tradition to abstraction. This year, our 7th annual Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers will host 4 choreographers at Dance Mission Theater and 3 choreographers creating public art interventions in San Francisco.

The FLACC 2020 curatorial theme "El Grito" (The Scream) refers to an historically rooted demonstration that takes place every year on September 16th, marking Mexican Independence Day. El Grito originally took place in 1810, when Father Miguel Hidalgo urged the people to revolt against Spanish rule with a call and response speech that included crying out the names of revolutionaries that lead to their liberation. The call and response of El Grito (call the name... respond "¡VIVA!") is used all over Latin America as a way to bring the people together for social change.

During this precarious election year, FLACC is amplifying Chicanx/Latinx voices by bringing El Grito to the San Francisco Bay Area through the power of dance theater, performance interventions and public discourse from October to November 2020. FLACC artists are interpreting "the scream/call/cry" with a contemporary and emergent act of solidarity both in the proscenium stage at Dance Mission Theater and in public spaces throughout the Bay Area.

FLACC is seeking cutting edge contemporary Latinx dancers to think about El Grito in conceptual and innovative ways. Within the primary genre of contemporary dance theater, the scream can be visual, symbolic, musical, cacophonous, resounding, clamorous or silent.

Some ideas to consider:
What do you live for, cry or fight for? Who do you call out to? Víva qué? Víva quien? Víva por qué? Who has moved you toward liberation? What/who/how do we honor our sources of inspiration or survival? In what ways can you call or respond to your community with this piece? How does El Grito exist in your body?

FLACC looks forward to celebrating 7 years with you and acknowledging this pivotal moment for the Latina/x/o community inside and outside of the San Francisco Bay area.

¡¡¡VIVA FLACCistas!!!


HOW TO APPLY


1) Please complete the Online Form below
2) Please provide only one Video Link sample which includes one complete piece or work in progress from start to finish. Please also provide a time code with 3 minutes of uninterrupted footage that you want us to view within the piece. Include any passwords if link is in a private setting.


See website for more information: www.flaccdanza.org
or contact FLACC at admin@flaccdanza.org


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EL 7º FESTIVAL ANUAL DE COREÓGRAFOS CONTEMPORÁNEOS LATINOAMERICANOS BUSCA ARTISTAS PARA FLACC 2020: "EL GRITO"

UBICACIÓN: Teatro de Dance Mission , San Francisco, California, USA Y "Pop-Up" Espectáculos Públicos en San Francisco, CA. USA.
FECHAS: Teatro de Dance Mission: Nov. 13-15 / Espacios Públicos: Oct. 2-Nov. 6
FECHA LíMITE PARA APLICAR: 30 de Abril, 2020


MISIÓN CURATORIAL

Desde 2014, FLACC ha proporcionado una plataforma de visibilidad e inclusión para más de 50 coreógrafos resistentes, queer, indígenas e híbridos de la diáspora Latinx que cruzan las fronteras culturales, físicas y estéticas de la tradición hacia la abstracción.

El tema curatorial de FLACC 2020 "El Grito" se refiere a una manifestación históricamente arraigada que tiene lugar cada año el 16 de Septiembre, con motivo del Día de la Independencia de México. El Grito tuvo lugar originalmente en 1810, cuando el Padre Miguel Hidalgo instó a la gente a rebelarse contra el dominio Español con un discurso de llamada y respuesta que incluía gritar los nombres de los revolucionarios que condujeron a su liberación. El llamado y la respuesta de El Grito (Decir el nombre ... responder "¡VIVA!") Se usa en toda América Latina como una forma de unir a las personas para el cambio social.

Durante este precario año electoral, FLACC amplifica las voces Chicanx/Latinx al traer a "El Grito!" al Área de la Bahía de San Francisco a través del poder del teatro de danza, las intervenciones y el discurso público de Octubre a Noviembre de 2020. Les artistas de FLACC están interpretando "El Grito/Llamada /Cry "con un acto contemporáneo y emergente de solidaridad tanto en el escenario del proscenio en el  Teatro de Dance Mission como en espacios públicos en toda el Área de la Bahía.

FLACC está buscando bailarines Latinxs contemporáneos de vanguardia para pensar en El Grito de maneras innovadoras. Dentro del lenguaje del teatro de danza contemporánea, El Grito puede ser visual, simbólico, musical, silencioso, cacofónico, rotundo y clamoroso.
Algunas ideas a considerar:
¿Por qué vives, lloras o luchas? ¿A quién llamas? ¿Viva qué? Viva quien? ¿Viva por qué? ¿Quién te ha movido hacia la liberación? ¿Qué / quién / cómo honramos nuestras fuentes de inspiración o supervivencia? ¿De qué maneras puedes llamar o responder a tu comunidad con esta pieza? ¿Cómo existe El Grito en tu cuerpo?

Esperamos celebrar 7 años contigo y reconocer este momento crucial para la comunidad Latina/x dentro y fuera del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco.

¡¡¡VIVA FLACCistas !!!


COMO APLICAR


1) Por favor complete la Planilla Electrónica abajo
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Revise nuestro sitio web para más información: www.flaccdanza.org
Ó contacte FLACC a admin@flaccdanza.org

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LOCATION: Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, California, USA AND Pop-Up Public Performance Spaces in San Francisco, CA. USA.
DATES: Dance Mission Theater: Nov. 13-15 / Public Spaces: Oct. 2-Nov. 6
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 10th, 2020

CURATORIAL MISSION

Since 2014, FLACC has provided a platform of visibility and inclusivity for over 50 resistant, queer, indigenous, and hybrid choreographers of the Latinx diaspora who cross cultural, physical, and aesthetic borders of tradition to abstraction. This year, our 7th annual Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers will host 4 choreographers at Dance Mission Theater and 3 choreographers creating public art interventions in San Francisco.

The FLACC 2020 curatorial theme "El Grito" (The Scream) refers to an historically rooted demonstration that takes place every year on September 16th, marking Mexican Independence Day. El Grito originally took place in 1810, when Father Miguel Hidalgo urged the people to revolt against Spanish rule with a call and response speech that included crying out the names of revolutionaries that lead to their liberation. The call and response of El Grito (call the name... respond "¡VIVA!") is used all over Latin America as a way to bring the people together for social change.

During this precarious election year, FLACC is amplifying Chicanx/Latinx voices by bringing El Grito to the San Francisco Bay Area through the power of dance theater, performance interventions and public discourse from October to November 2020. FLACC artists are interpreting "the scream/call/cry" with a contemporary and emergent act of solidarity both in the proscenium stage at Dance Mission Theater and in public spaces throughout the Bay Area.

FLACC is seeking cutting edge contemporary Latinx dancers to think about El Grito in conceptual and innovative ways. Within the primary genre of contemporary dance theater, the scream can be visual, symbolic, musical, cacophonous, resounding, clamorous or silent.

Some ideas to consider:
What do you live for, cry or fight for? Who do you call out to? Víva qué? Víva quien? Víva por qué? Who has moved you toward liberation? What/who/how do we honor our sources of inspiration or survival? In what ways can you call or respond to your community with this piece? How does El Grito exist in your body?

We look forward to celebrating 7 years with you and acknowledging this pivotal moment for the Latina/x/o community inside and outside of the San Francisco Bay area.

VENUE TECHNICAL INFO

Dance Mission Theater is a 135-person capacity black box theater with professional lighting and sound capabilities. Stage dimensions are 28 feet wide by 35 feet deep, with four 4-foot wings per side. The stage floor is sprung wood with black Marley. Audience seating is on risers, black curtain background and 4 wings with dressing room at the upstage right entrance.

WHO CAN APPLY

¡FLACC! supports emerging and established Dance Artists of the Latin@ Diaspora who are choosing to make dances of the non-traditional, border-crossing, rule-breaking, cutting-edge, queer, avant-garde, contemporary, curious, experimental, abstract, sensitive, hybridized, neo-classical, or revolutionary varieties. We present Latina/o/x artists that have presented independent work for at least five years.

For our purposes, choreographers with “Latin American” cultural heritage or ancestry are defined by all countries that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or Indigenous languages in the Americas – from the Borderlands of the US to the tip of South America, including the Caribbean Islands. Indigenous contemporary choreographers of North America and US-born Chicanxs and Latinxs are also invited to apply to this Festival.

For the proscenium stage at Dance Mission Theater:
ARTIST REQUIREMENTS
* Work must be between 15- 20 minutes, performed all 3 nights Fri-Sun Nov. 13-15.
* The piece is encouraged to address, but is not limited to, the curatorial mission stated above.
* The specific piece submitted to FLACC cannot be performed in any other San Francisco or East Bay venue 3 months prior or 3 months after Nov. 13.
* Piece must be completed and be performance ready before tech rehearsal (Nov. 12th) for November show
* Participate in optional work in progress showing (La Estación) and discussion to gain feedback from invited guests (date to be determined)
* Artists must be available for a tech rehearsal time slot (up to 3 hours max) on Nov. 11th between 9:00AM-3:00PM or on Nov. 12th between 9:00 am -7 pm
* Artists are required to participate in the post-show discussions with the audience.
* Artists are required to regularly promote and announce the festival during the 6 weeks leading up to the show through social media and email.
*Artists are asked to attend "FLACCistas Juntos"- a community building workshop with all 7 FLACC artists Sunday Nov. 15th. 12-2pm.

ARTIST SUPPORT
FLACC 2020 will provide artists with the following:

* La Estación- An invite-only Feedback process as the piece develops prior to the performance.
* FLACCistas Juntos- A community building workshop for the 2020 artist cohort to engage with each other outside of the performance arena in the studio. It is a time to get to know each other, share visions and ask questions relating to your artistry, cultural equity, organization or other things related to the communities you work with.
* Honorarium: $1000
* Sound & Light board operator for tech and shows at Dance Mission
* Light Designer to design the lights during your tech rehearsal time slot
* Professional Video and Photo documentation of your piece
* Stage Manager to coordinate scene changes of all pieces
* Publicity & Marketing throughout Bay Area

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For site-specific performance spaces/public art interventions:
ARTIST REQUIREMENTS
* Duration is flexible and must be performed 2-3 times between Oct. 2nd- Nov. 6th
* Location can be chosen by the artists. Space can be by reservation or gorilla style on the street, public space etc. Please include desired locations in your proposal. FLACC is also working to provide artists partnerships with local organizations to host these FLACC public interventions.
* The piece is encouraged to address, but is not limited to, the curatorial mission stated above.
* Artists must arrange a site visit and discuss the performance score with FLACC organizers prior to the first performance.
* Participate in optional work in progress showing (La Estación) and discussion to gain feedback from invited guests (date to be determined)
* Artists are required to regularly promote and announce the festival prior to the performance through social media and email.
*Artists are asked to attend "FLACCistas Juntos"- a community building workshop with all 7 FLACC artists Sunday Nov. 15th. 12-2pm.

ARTIST SUPPORT
FLACC 2020 will provide artists with the following:

* La Estación- An invite-only Feedback process as the piece develops prior to the performance.
* FLACCistas Juntos- A community building workshop for the 2020 artist cohort to engage with each other outside of the performance arena in the studio. It is a time to get to know each other, share visions and ask questions relating to your artistry, cultural equity, organization or other things related to the communities you work with.
* Honorarium: $1000
* Sound & Light support to be determined.
* Professional documentation of your piece for at least one performance intervention.
* One FLACC staff or volunteer to assist with technical needs or audience management.
* Publicity & Marketing throughout Bay Area

HOW TO APPLY

1) Please complete the Online Form below to include the following information:
Letter of Intent, Choreographer's Bio, Project Description, Collaborators, Technical Needs, Website.
2) Please provide only one Video Link sample which includes one complete piece or work in progress from start to finish. Please also provide a time code with 3 minutes of uninterrupted footage that you want us to view within the piece. Include any passwords if link is in a private setting.

See website for more information: www.flaccdanza.org
or contact FLACC at admin@flaccdanza.org

Contact us with any questions!

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We are excited to announce that the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures is supporting FLACC 2019! FLACC is dedicated to becoming the premier platform for celebrating Latinx diversity and innovation. NALAC's support will help us meet this mission. 

You can read the full press release: 
www.nalac.org/communications/newsroom/2602-43-grants-latino-artists-organizations

As the co-director of FLACC, I experienced a literal breakthrough and healing in the lead up to our fifth-year anniversary. Not everybody knows this but, in 2017, I had a near death experience and could not attend the festival which I co-curated. I suffered a near-death experience in Mexico during the turbulent week of September during which catastrophic earthquakes left many dead. As a dancer, I always expected that I would experience some type of an injury, but I never imagined it would be something so significant as re-learning how to walk, shower, and eat. I have yet to process the entirety of the experience but I am starting to put words to this past year.

The journey has been long and it has never been linear. I was evacuated out of Mexico and spent four months bed-bound to recover from complex fractures sustained on the right-side leg, hip, and elbow. After I was cleared to put weight on my foot in early January, I started to work diligently on my physical therapy regime. I was bed bound for most of the day and would use a wheelchair when I got up to the bathroom. Though I was patient with myself, I was determined to walk as soon as possible. I had the double challenge of having the entire right-side of my body injured, which prevented me from being able to use a walker because I could not put weight on my elbow until it healed. This delayed the time that I could put weight on my leg. Physical and occupational therapists would visit my house at least four times a week as part of the home health care. They facilitated rigorous exercises to get my range of motion back and to make sure that my muscles were not atrophying. The aim was to increase the muscle mass on my legs and glutes so that I would hold myself up when I walked. Yet my wounds were still healing so the experience of putting weight on any muscles was excruciating. I can still feel the time I sat on the side of my bed and put weight on my swollen right foot for the first time. I would talk to my muscles and encourage them. At times they would talk back and tell me they were still traumatized from the experience. They were having a hard time relaxing. The progress appeared slow to me even though doctors told me they were surprised by my progress.

As all of this was happening, I was thinking about the preparations for FLACC 2018. I was excited, but I experienced a level of anxiety thinking about the fact that I did not know if I was going to recover my ability to walk. Also, I wondered to myself, “Will I have the same interest and ability to support the festival in the way I wanted before my injuries?” What is more, I was experiencing a lot of anxiety and I was not sure if I would feel comfortable being around a lot of people during the festival’s activities. Yet I felt encouraged and supported by Liz, the co-director, and Zoë, the production manager, and the rest of the fabulous team. They gave me the space and time to respond to the project’s needs based on the progress of my recovery.

So now, it is December 2018 and the festival is over. Thanks to support from the California Arts Council’s  Cultural Pathways grant and increased contributions from the Zellerbach Foundation, Rootberg Foundation, and Fleishhacker Foundation, we had the resources to sustain us this year. I was able to lead the festival’s inaugural works-in-progress series La Estación. I facilitated the artist panel discussion at the Latinx Research Center. I helped MC the festival at Dance Mission Theater. All of this participation took a lot of work, energy, and focus. I am grateful for the support from my team at FLACC, my partner Melissa, and the numerous dancers near and far that encouraged me via words or through gifts. The recovery process has not been a linear path and I do not expect I will ever be the same person I was before the injury. However, I am encouraged by my grandmother who, as she facetimed me while I was still in Mexico, looked directly at me and said, “Eres un guerrero.” Yes, grandma, I am a warrior and your guerrera spirit and strength will guide me through the next steps as we prepare for FLACC 2019.

Juan Manuel Aldape Munñoz

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Dear FLACC supporters and enthusiasts, 

​We are just over a month away from commencing our celebratory activities! We are going to start the celebration with a collaboration between the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC), the Latinx Research Center, the Dance Studies Working Group, and the Performance in the Americas Working Group. This panel will feature local and international choreographers talking about the role of aesthetics and embodiment in Latinx contemporary dance.
This panel is a conversation with Latinx contemporary dance makers Randy Reyes, Fabiola Guillén, and Vanessa Sanchez

This event is free and open to the public. 
Food and refreshments provided.
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November 7, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Latinx Research Center
2547 Channing Way, Berkeley, California 94720

RSVP: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/239871503364439/

(Photo Credit: Robbie Sweeney)

Two weeks ago, FLACC offered special pricing on a limited amount of tickets! Did you miss the opportunity to buy $5 tickets? If you did, you still have time to get a good deal. Make sure to buy the tickets in advance. 

FEATURED ARTISTS:  
FLACCs three-day festival will be at Dance Mission Theater opening with a performance ritual by a local conceptual artist, Adrian Arias, who will be breaking through a plastic cocoon.  FLACC is featuring 5 additional local companies including: David Herrera Performance Company, La Mezcla (Vanessa Sanchez), Diana Lara, Piñata Dance Collective, Randy Reyes; and  3 visiting visiting companies including: Twin sisters, Marisa and Maribel Plasencia(Santa Barbara, CA), Arts & Above(Missoula, MT) and Fabiola Guillén(MX) who is bringing a group of 7 dancers from Puebla, Mexico presenting a piece confronting the restrictions of religion and sexuality. 

The show will include post-show panel discussions on Friday and Saturday and conclude with a 5th Annual FLACC birthday reception ceremony on Sunday Nov. 11 after the show.

Get your tickets today! 
flacc2018.brownpapertickets.com/

Inspired by the success of the past four festivals, this year we are celebrating this momentous occasion with the theme of BREAKThough! We are opening the festival with a performance ritual by local conceptual artist, Adrian Arias. Three visiting companies will be participating: Twin sisters, Marisa and Maribel Plasencia (Santa Barbara, CA); Arts & Above (Missoula, MT); and Fabiola Guillén(MX) who is bringing a group of 7 dancers from Puebla, Mexico, presenting a piece confronting the restrictions of religion and sexuality. We will feature five local companies: Randy Reyes, La Mezcla (Vanessa Sanchez), Diana Lara, David Herrera Performance Company, and Piñata Dance Collective. ​

Stay tuned for more information about ticket prices and the panel discussion! 

The Fifth Annual
​Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers:
BREAKTHROUGH  
Location:
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco
Nov. 9-11 Fri/Sat (8:00 pm)
Sun. Nov. 11 (6:00 pm)
Tickets $20/$25/$30 (Student/General/Door)

This year, FLACC is featuring 8 choreographers of the Latina/o/x and Indigenous diaspora including: 

• Tranze Producciones, bringing an exciting group of dancers across the border from Mexicali, Baja California. 
• Alfonso Cervera & Irvin Gonzalez are sharing an exquisite Queer Luchador duet traveling from Los Angeles. 
• Violeta Luna , a local favorite, who is creating a powerful piece about state violence (**on Sat & Sun only**). 
• Caleb Luna is a courageous performing artist addressing Queer, Brown and Fat intersections through the humor and glimmer of burlesque. 
• Zoe Klein's talented acrobatic team is addressing the vulnerability of international adoptees with the current anti-immigration policies. 
• Davalos Dance Company is making duet about migration. 
• Vincent Chavez is embracing the intersectionality of his Latinx and Indigenous identity. 
• Piñata Dance Collective is working with 6 bold female dancers responding to rape culture and president T, by FLACC's Artistic Director, Liz Duran Boubion.

Hot off the Press!!! Article by Liz Duran Boubion and Juan Manuel Aldape: InDance Magazine  October Issue!
REST/UNREST: Latina/o/x Choreographers Provide Community and Craft to Strategize, Recover & Resist. Read full article...

​Come to the show!
FLACC2017: REST/UNREST  
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco
November 10-12, 2017, 
Fri/Sat, Nov.10 -11 (8:00 pm) 
Sunday, Nov. 12 (6:00 pm)

*note: Violeta Luna will not be performing on Friday

Tickets $18 pre-sale $25 at the door
FLACC needs volunteers! Please contact: zoe@flaccdanza.org 
flacc2017.brownpapertickets.com/ 


**​Our FLACC 2017 curator, Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, was sadly injured during the earthquakes in Mexico City. ​Part of our ticket sales will be donated to his recovery fund.  

We'll see you soon! Please feel free to share this far and wide:-)

Dear Community,
The healing and creative forces of humanity are even more potent amidst wild fires, earthquakes and floods, compounded by political unrest, abuses of power, and distraction...  Your event calendar is most likely flooded with opportunities to take action or to be inspired and inspire through the arts. Your priorities may be unclear until someone close to you is in immediate need of your help. Does this sound familiar? As the founding director of FLACC, I am speaking from my personal experience and want to share how it is related to FLACC this November. Our festival needs your audience more than ever this year. In the name of resilience,  support and sustainability for marginalized artists.  

2 weeks ago, my co-director and 2017 FLACC curator, Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, was severely injured during one of the aftershocks in Mexico City while working on a project and providing relief for earthquake victims. Unfortunately, he will be in a wheel chair for at least 4 months healing and he will not be able to continue co-directing FLACC 2017.  This is a huge setback for the organization, however, we hope that after he heals from all 3 of his surgeries, he will be back with flacc 2018, and all the people who have been graced by his presence.  

Hot off the Press!!! Read the article in the October issue of InDance Magazine by Liz and Juan. "Rest/Unrest: Latina/o/x Choreographers Provide Community and Craft to Strategize, Recover & Resist"  READ FULL ARTICLE...

Mil Gracias!

Liz Duran Boubion
​Artistic Director

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Juan's friends have created a recovery fund you can donate to directly as well. https://www.gofundme.com/juanmanuelsrecovery

For the last 4 years, FLACC has been breaking through the Bay Area’s dance scene with an exhilarating array of multi-media dance-theater performances celebrating over 30 local and visiting Chicano/Latino and Indigenous choreographers from the U.S. and Latin America.   This festival theme for 2017, “REST/UNREST”, which was conceived by one of FLACC’s rotating curators (Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz), is intended to support communities who are directly impacted by current xenophobic, sexist, and anti-LGBTQQI policies.   The theme will highlight the varied strategies that Latina/o/x and Native choreographers use to regain their energy in the company of each other, to take care of each other in the face of oppression, and to acknowledge the people and places that have been lost due to police state violence and the silencing of our community members.

Departing  from traditional and folkloric dance forms that typically represent Latino constituencies, FLACC’s culturally nuanced, hybridized and politically charged dance genre brings a refreshing perspective to the contemporary dance sector, igniting conversations with dance-theater enthusiasts and Latinos internationally. FLACC 2017’s featured artists will include visiting companies, Primera Generación Dance from Los Angeles, Tranze Producciones from Mexicali, Mexico and local choreography by Violeta Luna, Caleb Luna, Vincent Chavez, Piñata Dance Collective and Davalos Dance Company.  See slide show below! For more info see: www.flaccdanza.org
  
Tickets:  FLACC2017.brownpapertickets.com 

Click on SLIDE SHOW of Featured Artists! 

Your donation supports our growing platform of inclusivity, innovation and connection for Latina/o/x and Indigenous choreographers. Besides being the only West Coast festival of it's kind, FLACC’s founding mission is to establish a supportive community for marginalized Latina/o/x voices. In addition to the annual showcase, FLACC has added an artist feedback showing to bring the artists out of isolation and into dialog as their work develops. Additionally, FLACC offers master classes by leading Latino dance artists.  Finally, the audience is invited to join the dialogue with FLACC choreographers in a FREE Panel Discussion on November 8, 2017. This event will feature FLACC artists talking about the role of contemporary dance and performance as a mode of expression to challenge the ongoing oppressive policies at the local and national level. This event is being co-sponsored by the Performance in the Americas Working Group and the Dance Studies Working Group at UC Berkeley. 

We are committed to making contemporary dance practice and performance accessible to underserved Latina/o/x communities and to creating a platform of connection for Latina/o/x choreographers locally and internationally.

Mil Gracias!

From the FLACC team:
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Liz Duran Boubion, Artistic Director
Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, Curator
Zoé Klein, Production Manager
​Richard Aldag, Grant Manager
CatherineMarie Davalos, Advisor
Ernesto Sopprani, Advisor
Andreina Maldonado, Advisor
Bianca Rodriguez, Fundraising
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Fiscal Sponsors

FLACC is fiscally sponsored by Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Funding and support provided by San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Philip and Myn Rootberg Foundation, community partners and generous individuals.