Mixed Blood Woman: Repertoire

Every interaction with a living being is an opportunity to positively affect the world, and in my choreography, I attempt to do this. I have no limitations in so far as subject matter, but my underlying purpose is to use performance as a means to share ideas and beliefs that come from a female, tribal, Native, under-represented and/or non-western Eurocentric world-view. I use multiple heritages to craft a dance: my own and aspects of other "others" heritages that I have had the opportunity to experience. I do not do "traditional" work per say, but rather incorporate traditional cultural imagery into contemporary work.

I accept as valid a multitude of different styles, ways, techniques and movements. The technique that a particular movement hails from is not as interesting to me as its shape is. The shape that the physical body forms as it is stationary, as it moves through space and the imaginary lines the movement completes as it evolves, are what intrigue me.

Of prime importance is the rejection of pigeon-holing on many levels and a refusal to fit neatly into any dance or artistic category. The attempted separation of artistic expression into dance, theater, religious, secular, visual, performance, etc. is part of a system that was imposed upon my people during colonization and slavery. I am not interested in abiding by this structure. The structure that continually intrigues me is that of the story. In tribal cultures throughout the world, stories are told and passed down by voice, clothing, dance, sculpture, music and food. This way of being requires an embracement of the multifaceted, of an existence made of many parts. Choreography is storytelling and for me a good story has variety and excitement. A well-told story is held together in a seamless and fluid piece: an all encompassing sensory experience, enveloping and transporting the audience. All parts must be welded together so that one is not sure where one ends and the other begins. In this mix of colors, shapes, voices, lines, light and energy lies wholeness and truth.





			MIXED BLOOD WOMAN presents the original choreography of Maura Michelle Garcia. The company specializes in solo work exploring contemporary issues through the use of dance, sound, instillation and narration, diverse cultural imagery and movement styles with a strong focus on form and negative space. View full artist statement here .

Artist Statement Every interaction with a living being is an opportunity to positively affect the world, and in my choreography, I attempt to do this. I have no limitations in so far as subject matter, but my underlying purpose is to use performance as a means to share ideas and beliefs that come from a female, tribal, Native, under-represented and/or non-western Eurocentric world-view. I use multiple heritages to craft a dance: my own and aspects of other "others" heritages that I have had the opportunity to experience. I do not do "traditional" work per say, but rather incorporate traditional cultural imagery into contemporary work. I accept as valid a multitude of different styles, ways, techniques and movements. The technique that a particular movement hails from is not as interesting to me as its shape is. The shape that the physical body forms as it is stationary, as it moves through space and the imaginary lines the movement completes as it evolves, are what intrigue me. Of prime importance is the rejection of pigeon-holing on many levels and a refusal to fit neatly into any dance or artistic category. The attempted separation of artistic expression into dance, theater, religious, secular, visual, performance, etc. is part of a system that was imposed upon my people during colonization and slavery. I am not interested in abiding by this structure. The structure that continually intrigues me is that of the story. In tribal cultures throughout the world, stories are told and passed down by voice, clothing, dance, sculpture, music and food. This way of being requires an embracement of the multifaceted, of an existence made of many parts. Choreography is storytelling and for me a good story has variety and excitement. A well-told story is held together in a seamless and fluid piece: an all encompassing sensory experience, enveloping and transporting the audience. All parts must be welded together so that one is not sure where one ends and the other begins. In this mix of colors, shapes, voices, lines, light and energy lies wholeness and truth.