CURRENT WORK

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CURRENT WORK

Commissioned for the exhibit Commonwealth (see trailer) at ICA@VCU, curated by Beta-Local, Institute for Contemporary Art, and Philadelphia Contemporary: 
 
  • Dance Film: Entre Puerto Rico y Richmond: Women in Resistance Shall Not Be Moved, co-created with Patricia Herrera, Christine Wyatt, Christina Leoni-Osion, Luis Vasquez La Roche, Héctor “Coco” Barez, Yaraní del Valle, and David Riley.
  • Image Board: “commonwealth colony” in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Bryan Castro. Title with permission from Steven Casanova.
  • Altares of Resistance: altars of resistance in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Luisa Vasquez La Roche.
 

A Tribute to Taína Chieftess Anacaona, “Golden Flower

Dance by Alicia Díaz. Music by Julian Payne. Edited by Luis Vasquez La Roche. Part of RESILIENCE IN MOTION, a mini-series celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in the Americas, October 12, 2020 with the videos: “Circle for the Ancestors” by Berta Jottar, “Golden Flower” by Alicia Diaz and “Spirit of Oxil-tla (Pine flower)” by Oxil Lele Febles.Filmed on the remaining pedestal of the former Columbus statue in Richmond, VA. Antiracist activists toppled the statue down on May 31, 2020.

Before Form (2020) — Cancelled due to COVID-19

Improvisational performance and painting by dance artists Alicia Díaz, visual artist Khalid Thompson, and visual artist/sound artist Julian Payne @ ArtWorks, Richmond, VA.

We Must Say Her Name (2019)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz in collaboration with the cast. Dramaturgy by Patricia Herrera. Lighting Design by Maja White. Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir. Scene Design by Josafath Reynoso.

wise as serpents (2018)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz in collaboration with the performers and collaborative assistant, Christina Carlotti Kolb. Music composed by Snowden Family Band. Text by Elizabeth Van Lew. Sound Score by Christina Carlotti Kolb. Lighting Design by Maja White. Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir. Scene Design and Projection by Josafath Reynoso.

There I Go Rising (2017)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz. Text by Maya Angelou. Lighting Design by Michael Jarett. Costume Design by Alicia Díaz

portrait of an imagined deity (2017)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz with additional choreographic material by Christine Wyatt, Christina Carlotti Kold, and Marsell Chavarria. Music by Sunshine Logroño in collaboration with Ivan Martínez with additional percussion by Héctor “Coco” Barez. Scene Design by Josafath Reynoso. Lighting Design by Jess Burgess. Costume Design by Alicia Díaz in collaboration with the performers.

changing course: the body as vessel (2016)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz and Matthew Thornton

Talking in Sicá (2016)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz. Percussion by Héctor “Coco” Barez

Deep Listening / Voces del Mar (2015)

Choreography by Alicia Díaz. Percussion by Héctor “Coco” Barez. Lighting Design by Michael Jarett. Costume Design by Alicia Díaz.