DANCE + FILM
S.C.A.R.S. MULTIMEDIA DANCE FILM SERIES
S.C.A.R.S.: Strength, Courage, And resilience of the soul
An HOMAGE TO THE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVe uncovered the strenGth, courage, and resilience of our souls
choreography AND POETRY BY:
SAMAD RAHEEM GUERRA
(USA/AFRICA)
SABINA LÉON GÚZMAN
(MÉXICO)
FATOU (FAMA) NIANG
(KAOLACK, SENEGAL)
Olivia Eng
(USA/HONG KONG)
RICARDO DAVID ACOSTA DUARTE (MÉXICO)
MOHAMED ISMAT MOHAMED
(MOMBASA, KENYA)
HANAN HAMEEN
(USA/AFRICA)
S.C.A.R.S.: LET ME BE
HOnoring the aspects related to our cultures, ethnicities, identities, and backgrounds that we WERE conditioned to hide, reject, and feel ashamed of due to social stigmas and expectations.
choreography AND POETRY BY:
PATRICIA KRISTINE WEST
(AfRICA/CUBA // CHEROKEE & SEMINOLE NATIONS // ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, USA)
PITA VAILIMA JOSPEH MEANATA
(TĀMAKI Makaurau, Aotearoa // California, USA)
FRANCS TEVES SEDAYAO
(VISAYAN ISLANDS, MANILA, PHILIPPINES // CALIFORNIA, USA)
EZRA MYLES BRISTOW
(AFRICAN AMERICAN// CHROKEE NATION // NEW JERSERY, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, USA)
Olivia Eng
(USA/HONG KONG/KOWLOON)
~FIREBELLY~
Spoken word, choreography, and performance by:
Olivia Eng
Audio track compIled and edited by:
Olivia Eng
Music:
"Journey" by Black Motion
Videography by: Angelina Labate
~UNSPOKEN WORDS~
choreography, and performance by:
Olivia Eng +
ERWIN HAGO COLUMBUS
Music:
"UNSPOKEN WORDS" by THE SOIL
~RESIST,
EXIST,
PERSIST~
choreographY by:
Olivia Eng
PERFORMED BY:
DANCE STUDENTS AT miSSION FUSION DANCE PROGRAM @ JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Music:
"EXPENSIVE" by MASTERS AT WORK
~AWAKENING~
choreography BY:
Olivia Eng
PERFORMED BY:
DANCE STUDENTS AT miSSION FUSION DANCE PROGRAM @ JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Music:
"A GOOD MAN WITH A BROKEN HEART
BY LOVIBE
+
XIHAMARISu
BY AFRIKAN DRUMS
~HEARTSCAPES~
choreography BY
Olivia Eng +
B. DEAN
Music:
BY BEN TEGRIS w/VOICEOVERS BY THE STUDENTS OF EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL
~PORTRAIT
CAMILA
VALLEJO~
choreographY by:
Olivia Eng
Performed by: Dance students of Mission Fusion @ Jefferson High School
Music: Somos Sur by Ana Tijoux ft. Shadia Mansour
(edited)