How does one remember what was hidden for so long? In Siglos. Sueños. Sefarad. Tucson-based choreographer Yvonne Montoya explores where ancestral memories live in the body as she remembers the experiences of  the Sephardic Jews during and after the Spanish Inquisition. As a direct descendent of the B'nei Anusim of Spain and Portugal, Siglos. Sueños. Sefarad. is dedicated to her Sephardic ancestors who took refuge from the Spanish and Mexican Inquisitions in Northern New Mexico.

Siglos. Sueños. Sefarad. is an excerpt of Stories from Home. Stories From Home is a series of dances embodying the oral traditions of Latino communities in the American Southwest, centering Nuevomexicana, Xicana, and Mexican American bodies, aesthetics, and experiences. Montoya draws upon personal histories as well as ancestral knowledge, including stories from her great-grandmother, grandmother, great-aunts, and father.

The performance will be preceded by a Storytelling + Luminaria making workshop open to participants of all ages.

This event is free but pre-registration is required.

 

LOCATION:

Tucson Jewish Museum
& Holocaust Center

564 S. Stone Ave

Tucson, AZ. 85701