Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx (2018)
Dance artists Sita Frederick, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, and Marion Ramirez collaborate to create a performance work that explores Caribbean and Latina-American experiences through dance.
Dance artists Sita Frederick, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, and Marion Ramirez collaborate to create a performance work that explores Caribbean and Latina-American experiences through dance. OUT OF LA NEGRURA/OUT OF BLACKNESS IN THE BRONX: A CHOREOGRAPHIC COLLABORATION ACROSS DIASPORA features NYC-based dance artists/choreographers: Sita Frederick, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, and Marion Ramirez. This documentary reveals how the artists collaborated to create a new performance work that explored Caribbean and Latina-American experiences through dance. This film showcases the rich and diverse dance backgrounds of the Latinx performers as they mix salsa, breaking, Afro-Caribbean, and release techniques in one experimental dance piece. With footage from performances at Pregones Theatre, this documentary was made by PEPATIÁN, a South Bronx-based organization dedicated to creating, producing and supporting contemporary multi-disciplinary art by Latinx and Bronx-based artists.
Keywords
documentary films, afro-latine, latine studies, new york stories
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx about?
- Dance artists Sita Frederick, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, and Marion Ramirez collaborate to create a performance work that explores Caribbean and Latina-American experiences through dance. OUT OF LA NEGRURA/OUT OF BLACKNESS IN THE BRONX: A CHOREOGRAPHIC COLLABORATION ACROSS DIASPORA features NYC-based dance artists/choreographers: Sita Frederick, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, and Marion Ramirez. This documentary reveals how the artists collaborated to create a new performance work that explored Caribbean and Latina-American experiences through dance. This film showcases the rich and diverse dance backgrounds of the Latinx performers as they mix salsa, breaking, Afro-Caribbean, and release techniques in one experimental dance piece. With footage from performances at Pregones Theatre, this documentary was made by PEPATIÁN, a South Bronx-based organization dedicated to creating, producing and supporting contemporary multi-disciplinary art by Latinx and Bronx-based artists.
- Who directed Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx?
- Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx was directed by Jane Gabriels.
- How long is Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx?
- Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx has a runtime of 24m (24 minutes).
- What genre is Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx?
- Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx is a Documentary film.
- Where was Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx produced?
- Out of La Negrura/Out of Blackness in the Bronx was produced in United States of America.