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Los Angeles times: seeing a new u.s. ideal
At the Unknown Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, the company’s face was mostly brown, beige or black, its voice bilingual or accented, its vision uncompromisingly identified with the underclass.
shepherdexpress: CONTRA-TIEMPO Fights Injustice with Joy
The words “joy” and “social justice” don’t often meet; the joy of, say, of a daughter’s successful piano recital and the hard work of fighting inequality might create a bit of cognitive dissonance.
Arts meme: Justice & joy united by Contra-Tiempo
Contra-Tiempo’s new work joyUS justUS is exuberant, activist dance-theater. Say the title out loud and you hear “joyous justice.” Dig deeper, and you discover it takes a stand on topics that are on the boil in America today: immigration, resistance, the power of women, and what it means to be Latino. It’s by and about people of color who know immense hardship and injustice — but keep their humanity and joy intact.