photo: Larry Hanelin
On a daily basis, Tucson residents deal with contentious and polarizing issues involving the border with Mexico. Even the performing arts are not immune to the lure of weighing in on this, and Zuzi Dance Company, known for artfully exploring bold expression and dramatic interpretation, has dedicated its spring concert to this theme.
“Crossing Boundaries,” playing May 21-23, will integrate live music, visual art and theater with the exploration and imagining of not only present-day immigrants in the desert but their ancestors as “protectors,” the notion of building bridges instead of walls, borders that are metaphorical and spiritual and real, and a variety of collaborative works incorporating stories, legends, myths and many aspects of expatriation.
Participating in this ambitious multi-media event are guitarist/singer/songwriter Pablo Peregrina (whose CD “Traveling Soles” was released in April at a Zuzi celebration), and Eva Tessler with her Latina Dance Project, which will contribute “New Moon over Juarez,” a theater/dance/aerial work. Beth Braun, Associate Artistic Director, will present “Beyond the Wall” which examines Israel and Gaza’s West Bank barrier. “Run, Run, Run” was co-choreographed and will be performed by Nanette Robinson and Beth Braun, and in “If These Shoes had a Voice” and “Where Do We Go from Here?” Nanette Robinson dances to Peregrina songs.
The youth company, under the direction of Alison Hart, will create an imaginary wall, and Sara Anderson Stewart explores the notion of personal boundaries. Videographer Angela Soto is also a collaborator.
A new gallery space in the historic Y building that houses Zuzi enhances “Crossing Boundaries” and adds another component with the visual art of Debbie McCullough, whose collection of pieces constructed from found objects (“The Heart’s Path: Border Art & Artifacts from the Migrant Trail”) made a powerful impression when it showed at El Ojito Springs Gallery in 2007. An organic whole rather than a patchwork collection of disparate elements is therefore created.
In order for this important presentation to reach the widest possible audience, Robinson has scheduled several matinees and will take an excerpted version into the community via schools and libraries.
Performances take place at Zuzi’s Theatre in the Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Ave., at 7:30pm May 21-23 and at 2pm on May 22-23. General admission is $15, students/seniors, $13. Call 629-0237 or visit ZuziMoveIt.org.
“Crossing Boundaries,” playing May 21-23, will integrate live music, visual art and theater with the exploration and imagining of not only present-day immigrants in the desert but their ancestors as “protectors,” the notion of building bridges instead of walls, borders that are metaphorical and spiritual and real, and a variety of collaborative works incorporating stories, legends, myths and many aspects of expatriation.
Participating in this ambitious multi-media event are guitarist/singer/songwriter Pablo Peregrina (whose CD “Traveling Soles” was released in April at a Zuzi celebration), and Eva Tessler with her Latina Dance Project, which will contribute “New Moon over Juarez,” a theater/dance/aerial work. Beth Braun, Associate Artistic Director, will present “Beyond the Wall” which examines Israel and Gaza’s West Bank barrier. “Run, Run, Run” was co-choreographed and will be performed by Nanette Robinson and Beth Braun, and in “If These Shoes had a Voice” and “Where Do We Go from Here?” Nanette Robinson dances to Peregrina songs.
The youth company, under the direction of Alison Hart, will create an imaginary wall, and Sara Anderson Stewart explores the notion of personal boundaries. Videographer Angela Soto is also a collaborator.
A new gallery space in the historic Y building that houses Zuzi enhances “Crossing Boundaries” and adds another component with the visual art of Debbie McCullough, whose collection of pieces constructed from found objects (“The Heart’s Path: Border Art & Artifacts from the Migrant Trail”) made a powerful impression when it showed at El Ojito Springs Gallery in 2007. An organic whole rather than a patchwork collection of disparate elements is therefore created.
In order for this important presentation to reach the widest possible audience, Robinson has scheduled several matinees and will take an excerpted version into the community via schools and libraries.
Performances take place at Zuzi’s Theatre in the Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Ave., at 7:30pm May 21-23 and at 2pm on May 22-23. General admission is $15, students/seniors, $13. Call 629-0237 or visit ZuziMoveIt.org.
