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This project is a two-year collaboration between the House of Neighborly Service (HNS) and Safos Dance Theatre that will take place July 2013-June 2015. To learn more about this project please visit www.ColorTheMural.com. Please sign up to our newsletter if you'd like to COLOR THE MURAL. We'll email you when and where we'll be stationed. To sign up just text the words COLORTHEMURAL to 22828.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Celebrating our Youth Performers!
On Friday May 15th, Safos celebrated our "Dancing the Mural" youth performers Jose Licea, Luis Fernandez, Omar Reyes and Alberto Rivera at the Ochoa Elementary School's End of the Year Celebration! A video of "uno, dos, tres..." a piece by choreographer Hugo Diaz that featured the youth performers, was shown in celebration of the students performance with Safos in March. Congratulations Jose, Luis, Omar, and Alberto!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dancing the Mural: Swimming Pools and Monsoons
What
better characterizes summers in the Sonoran Desert than heat, swimming
pools, and monsoon rains? Company choreographer Grace Rhyne captures two
of these three quintessential elements of Southern Arizona's summers in
her new piece "The Sonoran Situation Part II."
The piece was inspired by the black and white image of the swimming pool featured in the community mural. The pool, located at the House of Neighborly Service, was the first integrated pool in the Tucson area. "The mural inspired me with its happiness," says Grace. "The whole project has been a joyful art making experience, the excitement exuding from all the artists and muralists and dancers and community painters has been very stimulating. The fullness of the mural with people inspired my movement, and brought back fond memories of my own community pool as a kiddo." And of course, what is summer in South Tucson without the monsoon?
The score for the piece was created by Safos in-house composer and pianist extraordinaire Jordane Lafitte. On working with Lafitte, Grace says "Working with an original composition is a mind blowing experience. The relationship between movement and music grows as the layers of texture and intention appear out of the collaboration." The dance is a trio that will feature Grace and dancers Diego Campos and Yvonne Montoya.
Grace says, "This dance is about getting wet and how nice it is to cool off in water here in Tucson, especially come summertime."
Come check out this dance March 27+28th at Dancing the Mural! And beware of the SPLASH ZONE!
The piece was inspired by the black and white image of the swimming pool featured in the community mural. The pool, located at the House of Neighborly Service, was the first integrated pool in the Tucson area. "The mural inspired me with its happiness," says Grace. "The whole project has been a joyful art making experience, the excitement exuding from all the artists and muralists and dancers and community painters has been very stimulating. The fullness of the mural with people inspired my movement, and brought back fond memories of my own community pool as a kiddo." And of course, what is summer in South Tucson without the monsoon?
The score for the piece was created by Safos in-house composer and pianist extraordinaire Jordane Lafitte. On working with Lafitte, Grace says "Working with an original composition is a mind blowing experience. The relationship between movement and music grows as the layers of texture and intention appear out of the collaboration." The dance is a trio that will feature Grace and dancers Diego Campos and Yvonne Montoya.
Grace says, "This dance is about getting wet and how nice it is to cool off in water here in Tucson, especially come summertime."
Come check out this dance March 27+28th at Dancing the Mural! And beware of the SPLASH ZONE!
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Dancing the Mural Updates
Dancing the Mural Updates
Safos will host guest artist Armando Castellano in Tucson the first week of March 2015. Mr. Castellano will return again the last week of March to take the stage with Safos for the "Dancing the Mural" performance. Welcome to the Sonoran Desert Armando!
Safos will host guest artist Armando Castellano in Tucson the first week of March 2015. Mr. Castellano will return again the last week of March to take the stage with Safos for the "Dancing the Mural" performance. Welcome to the Sonoran Desert Armando!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Color the Mural Updates
Color the Mural Updates
A HUGE thank you to artist Wesley Creigh for hosting a Tequila and Art fundraiser project to benefit the Safos Dance Theatre! It was a wonderful evening of fun, friends, and art. Proceeds from the event go to providing subsidized tickets to community members who painted the mural. To date, exactly 290 community members have painted the mural. Thank you everyone for creating art with us!
A HUGE thank you to artist Wesley Creigh for hosting a Tequila and Art fundraiser project to benefit the Safos Dance Theatre! It was a wonderful evening of fun, friends, and art. Proceeds from the event go to providing subsidized tickets to community members who painted the mural. To date, exactly 290 community members have painted the mural. Thank you everyone for creating art with us!
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Dancing the Mural: Save the Date!
Dancing the Mural posters and post cards are out!! Look for them around Tucson and we look forward to seeing you at the show in March!
Monday, February 9, 2015
Pima County Arts Project Grant
Come see these talented seniors perform dances about the history of their barrio at "Dancing the Mural" March 27+28, 2015 at the House of Neighborly Service! See you there!
Friday, February 6, 2015
DANCING THE MURAL: Arlene's Story
Hear what life long City of South Tucson resident Arlene Lopez has to say about "Dancing the Mural" in this video about her involvement in the project.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
DANCING THE MURAL: Fun and Friendship
At the heart of “Color the Mural” is a photo of two young boys on a playground with large smiles and laughing eyes. It is fitting that these boys are in the center of a mural depicting the history of the House of Neighborly Service. Fondly referred to as “La Escuelita” by long-time South Tucson residents, HNS is perhaps best remembered for its now defunct preschool program, which was one of the first Head Start programs in the Tuscon area. When Los Angeles-based choreographer Hugo Diaz first saw the mural, the image of the laughing young children immediately inspired him.
“There’s nothing like playing outside with your neighborhood friends,” Hugo states. “The image of the two boys took me back to a time when all I wanted to do was be with my friends outside in the sun creating new games to play.” Hugo says that to him, the image of the boys represents “the beginnings of new things and great changes.”
Hugo will perform a duet inspired by the image of the two boys along with L.A.-based dancer Andrew Palomares. The dance will also feature two elementary school age youth performers from the John Valenzuela Youth Center. Hugo says “because this is for the community, I felt it would be a wonderful idea to invite the youth from within South Tucson to celebrate with me onstage by being a part of my piece.” He adds, “Thank you Safos Dance Theatre for this exciting opportunity to be able to showcase my first out-of-state work.”
Come check out this dance March 27+28th at Dancing the Mural!
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