Nepantla: Border Arte—Gallery Stroll Reception Performance

A presentation of live dance performance in conjunction with
Nepantla: Border Arte

Featuring:
Dance works by Fausto Rivera and Stephanie García (De Inflexión)

Friday, May 16
Performance 6:30 pm
Opening Reception, 6-9 pm

Finch Lane Gallery
54 Finch Lane, SLC

This performance is presented in conjunction with the opening recption of Nepantla: Border Arte—a group exhibit curated by Roxanne Gray with 801 Salon, and presented by Salt Lake City Arts Council. Nepantla: Border Arte draws together local visual and performance artists who connect with a borderland identity, as defined by queer Chicana feminist theorist Gloria Anzaldúa. The borderland is a physical and geographical boundary, as well as a physiological, spiritual, political, and socio-cultural space. These artists exist in nepantla, exploring identidad through autohistoria, testimonio, and the never ending plática surrounding who tells the stories and what stories and histories are told. The works approach themes of generational assimilation, cultural erasure, discrimination, and experiences of contending with a dominant culture. Many of the pieces speak to tradition, loss, lineage, and family. Some of the work comments on the immigrant experience, as well as the involuntary immigration of peoples through historical border shifts. Each piece contributes to a collective identity and a liberatory space for healing and social change. We gather in the borderlands. We are neither here nor there, but we are whole.

Finch Lane Gallery is an ADA accesisble venue. If you have additional accessibility requests, please send us a message at: info@801salon.com

This performance will last approximately 20 minutes. The venue offers standing room only, with opportunities to sit on the ground, if desired. Again, if you have additional requests, we are happy to accomodate them. We can also provide a chair, if needed.

Stephanie García is a performer, choreographer, performing arts director, cultural manager, producer, and Director of Punto de Inflexión Dance Company, Co-founder, and Co-Director of PROArtes México. Stephanie has danced with several of the most important choreographers and venues in Mexico, performed in 11 countries of America, Europe, and Africa, and choreographed more than 20 original dance/interdisciplinary pieces. A beneficiary of programs like Banff Center (CAN/2021), NALAC (USA/2021), Outstanding Profile Santander Legacy (MEX/2020), IBERESCENA (Iberoamerican countries/2019), Prince Claus Fund (NL/2019), and seven times awarded by Mexico’s National Culture and Arts Fund grants from 2006-2019.

Fausto Rivera is a Chicano dance artist from the Pacific Northwest. He graduated with a BA in Dance and a minor in Anthropology from the University of Washington (UW), where he was awarded the Evelyn H. Green Endowed Scholarship for artistic merit and promise. He grew up training in Mexican Folk Dance, and trained in ballet and modern dance in college. While at the UW, he danced with the Chamber Dance Company, under the direction of Hannah C. Wiley, performing work by Lar Lubovitch, Danny Shapiro/Joanie Smith, Bill T. Jones, and Doug Varone. He is a founding member of Seattle’s Au Collective, a collective of dance artists highlighting the work of artists from marginalized communities. With Au, he was been able to present and perform original choreography throughout the PNW and NYC. Fausto worked under the artistic direction of Donald Byrd at Spectrum Dance Theater, for six seasons, and was able to tour throughout the country and abroad. Fausto joined Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in 2020 and has performed work by Raja Feather Kelly, LajaMartin, Stephanie Batten Bland, Andrea Miller and Daniel Charon, among others. He feels fortunate to be a part of Salt Lake City’s thriving arts community

Salt Lake City Arts Council: The mission of the Arts Council is to promote, present, and support artists, arts organizations, and arts activities in order to further the development of the arts community and to benefit the public by expanding awareness, access, and participation. We envision a connected and vibrant Salt Lake City where artists and culture-makers thrive, diverse voices shape the city, and the arts are integral to our community fabric.

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