KMM DANCE PRESENTS…
DANCE ORICHA RESIDENCY
BY KIMBERLY MIGUEL MULLEN, M.A.
IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.
In collaboration with Sol Axe – Special Thanks!
Spirited Dance Classes That Celebrate The Joy of Living!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MARCH 3 & 4, 2023
RHYTHM FACTORY PERFORMANCE FACTORY
1013 TYNDALL
TUCSON, AZ 85719
Free Parking Lot Available!
In Collaboration with…
In collaboration with Tucson’s Sol Axe Brazilian music and dance group, award winning Dance Artist & Cultural Ethnologist, Kimberly Miguel Mullen, M.A. returns to Tucson, Arizona to offer a 2-Day AfroBrazilian & AfroCuban Dance Residency in celebration of freedom, joy and unity through music, dance and community.
WHAT WE’LL DANCE!
DANCES FROM NORTH EASTERN BRAZIL
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
@ 6:30 TO 8:00 PM MST
Featuring Live Drumming Accompaniment by Sol Axe!
Caption: KMM student’s perform Maculele & Samba Afro at esteemed California Brazil Camp.
Samba Reggae & Samba Afro is an AfroBrazilian music and dance genre from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil that was derived as a blend of sacred AfroBrazilian Candomble religious dance practices from Africa & Samba, and Jamaican Reggae as typified by Bob Marley. With the largest black population outside of Africa, Samba Reggae represents an effort by AfroBrazilians to develop a processional Carnival parade music of equality and inclusion. Composed of thousands of members (mainly percussionists and dancers), blocos afros take to the streets in peaceful resistance and unification in their fight against racism, equal rights, community and their social projects.
DANCES FROM CUBA
Saturday, March 4th, 2023
@ 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM MST (YEMAYA)
@ 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM MST (OCHUN)
Featuring KMM Ethnographic Field Recordings Project
with the Musicians of Ballet Folklorico Cutumba in Santiago de Cuba!
Caption: KMM Performs for The Silvestre Cultural Center in Brazil, Feb 2022.
Grab a Skirt and/or Sarong & Get Ready To Swirl and Twirl!
Under the guidance of Kimberly’s instruction and her ability to curate intimate and meaningful containers for learning and personal transformations, we will honor the African diaspora dance traditions and Yoruba cultural legacies preserved in Cuba inside in the spirit of learning and having fun.
TUSCON KMM DANCE ORICHA RESIDENCY DETAILS
WHEN (Friday & Saturday):
- Friday 3/3 @ 6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM MST: Dances of Brazil
- Saturday 3/4 @ 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM PST: Dances of Cuba
- Saturday 3/4 @ 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM PST: Dances of Cuba
WHERE: Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 Tyndall Ave, Tucson, AZ
PARKING: Free Parking Lot is available.
ATTIRE: Clothes suitable for dancing and sweating. We dance bare feet, but non-street dance shoes are allowed. Masking is optional.
LEVEL: All skill and fitness levels are welcome, however, the class will be instructed at an intermediate-level pace.
TO REGISTER:
- $55 Discounted Full 3/Workshop Package
- $35 Discounted Saturday 2/Workshop Package
- $20 Individual Class / Drop In
There are no refunds. Please see COVID policy for credit.
TUCSON KMM DANCE ORICHA RESIDENCY INCLUDES:
- 3-Dance Workshops @ 90-Minutes Each
- Intimate + Private Sacred Container for self-discovery and intention setting
- All levels & inclusive dance instruction
- Educational Historical & Cultural Background Knowledge of the Dances
- Fun and uplifting musical soundtrack of Live Drum Accompaniment by Sol Axe & Kimberly’s Original Field Recordings from Cuba.
Registration Now:
OUR COVID POLICY:
As of the day of the workshop, if you test positive for COVID and/or have been exposed to COVID in the past 5 days leading up to the workshop, or are currently experiencing COVID symptoms, you will not be admitted into the workshop and will receive a credit toward the next KMM Dance workshop and or retreat (valid up to 1-year). There are No refunds! Masking is optional.
For inquiries, please email: support@kmmdancestudio.com
ABOUT KIMBERLY:
Classically trained folkloric dance artist and cultural ethnologist Kimberly Miguel Mullen contributes to a legacy of performers from the Caribbean, Cuba and Brazil. Her dance practice is rooted in ritual dance expressions from AfroCaribbean/AfroBrazilian religious systems of deities called the Orichas/Orixas. Through ongoing innovative performances, in-depth workshops, dance intensives and trainings, Mullen expands the reach of African diasporic forms.
Mullen is among a select few artists and scholars who combine knowledge and technical excellence in ritual dance forms, culture, and histories. As the bearer of dance traditions through apprenticeship and ethnographic research, Mullen combines the influences of her training in traditional AfroCuban and AfroBrazilian dance styles with Silvestre technique to which she has devoted herself for over twenty years.
Since receiving her Master of Arts degree from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Dept, in 2005, Mullen is a seasoned University dance professor. In 2013, she completed an 8-year Professorship at Occidental College and has guest lectured at various academic institutions including: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Loyola Marymount University, California State University of Los Angeles, Portland State University, Wesleyan College, UC Riverside, and St. Mary’s College. Mullen makes her knowledge of the healing and regenerating dimensions of dance accessible to a global audience through her teachings and her award winning international popular dance and fitness DVDs. She is also a leader in the field of dance ethnology for her development of culturally conscious art curricula and travel abroad immersion programs to Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Los Angeles Times has described her dancing as “spectacularly supple” since she infuses her dances with a remarkable ability to embody, interpret, and transmit the character of the Oricha/Orixa archetypes. Her choreographies, based on her practice of innovative improvisation, navigate her position as a performer of orisha dance in the interstice between Cuban and Brazilian dance communities.
Mullen displays a unique ability to remake and reframe AfroCuban and AfroBrazilian traditional forms while remaining true to the legacies of the practitioners, performers, and communities that have mentored and molded her. As she moves from classroom to stage, she opens up new possibilities for health, spiritual practice, and cultural exchange.
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