#WaybackWednesday

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🌵 #WaybackWednesday "Wishes, Longing, & Heartbreak"

🌵 #WaybackWednesday takes us to October 2022, when I choreographed "Wishes, Longing, & Heartbreak, "a dance commissioned by Dr. Jacqueline Barrios for the Book of the City exhibition at the Tucson Humanities Festival. This piece reimagined the novel "David Copperfield" through contemporary dance, blending Dickensian storytelling with Southwest cultural narratives. It was part of an interdisciplinary exhibition at Tucson MOCA where scholars, artists, designers, and dancers al

Way Back Wednesday: LUMIE Award

This #waybackwednesday, we are proud to look back at a defining moment for our organization. In 2015, we received the LUMIE Award for Best Emerging Arts Organization from the Tucson Pima Arts Council. This incredible milestone recognized: Our 3-year "Dancing the Mural" project 5 years of multidisciplinary arts programming for the Tucson and South Tucson communities A special thank you to our founder, Yvonne Montoya, and the 2015 Safos board for their visionary leadership and

#WayBackWednesday : Dancing the Mural

#WayBackWednesday Dancing the Mural / Color the Mural was a two-year collaboration between Safos Dance Theatre and the House of Neighborly Service (HNS), from March 2013 - March 2015 under the direction of Yvonne Montoya. Phase I: 264 South Tucson community members voted on the theme and design of a mobile mural. Phase II: 290 community members (ages 0–88!) painted the mural during Safos' eight Community Paint Days. Phase III: Site specific dance theater performances at HNS b