Dance and History Unite With Danza Orgánica and Wampanoag Tribe
Âs Nupumukâunean (We Still Dance) was suffused with rhythms of the sea and native music.Ray Ewing
Interspersed were short films interviewing tribal elders such as Berta Giles Welch, filmed with her sisters Adriana Giles Ignacio and Carla Giles Ignacio.Ray Ewing
Carole Vandal.Ray Ewing
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The dance company blended Puerto Rican professionals and Wampanoags.Ray Ewing
Jannette Vanderhoop dances as a loving, then mourning mother.Ray Ewing
Mar Parilla and Fran de Paula of the Danza Organica troupe.Ray Ewing
NaDaizja Bolling.Ray Ewing
A retelling of Wampanoag tribal legend when Moshup departed the Island.Ray Ewing
Durwood Vanderhoop.Ray Ewing
Mar Parrilla traces her lineage to the pre-colonial Taino people of Borikèn (Puerto Rico).Ray Ewing
The troupe led a question and answer at the end of the performance.Ray Ewing
This is not the end, we continue to struggle to find our place in a more respectful world.”Ray Ewing
Tribal descendants from the Vineyard and Puerto Rico brought their shared history to the stage in a work-in-progress piece that blended dance, film and spoken word.
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