M.F.A - educator -researcher - choreographer - performer
Gabriel Mata Movement
pronounced: gah-bryehl mah-tah
INAUGURAL LATINX MOVEMENT FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON DC
"An identity that is not defined by what others see or by how others want us to be seen, but one where being “neither from here nor there” in all of its forms – in sexuality, cultural identity, citizenship, gender expression, and beyond – is celebrated, expressed, and blended to create a tasty and seductive one-of-kind “salsa” I’m very eager to taste again."
- Mauricio Pita (GayCities)
"It’s more than a little surprising that the Inaugural Latinx Movement Festival is just that—inaugural. It was well-curated by local dancer and choreographer,, Gabriel Mata, following a tried and true format featuring workshops, guest artists, panel discussions and performances. A performance which, at least on Sunday’s iteration, nearly sold out Dance Place in North East DC."
- Justin Rustle (Maryland Theater Guide)
2024 Free Classes and Event Offerings:
1. Contemporary Sabor with Gabriel Mata Thu Aug 1st 7:30-9pm
2.Contemporary Bachata with Amelia Estrada Fri Aug 2nd 7:30pm-9pm
3. Latinx Hispanic Dancers United Panel
“Dance, Multiplicity, & Identity“
Sat Aug 3rd 1pm-2pm
2024 Performances at Dance Place
Featured Artists
Primera Generación Dance Collective
Xochipili Dance Company
Julio Medina
Carne Viva Dance Theater
Gabriel Mata & Amelia Estrada
and local commissioned choreographers:
Angel Ramirez & Tabata Vara
The inaugural Latinx Movement Festival in DC will bring five movement artists throughout the nation and locally to perform at Dance Place as well as facilitate a panel discussion and open to the public workshops. Themes within the program center on researching binational identity, immigrant narratives, identity politics, gender, and queerness within the Latinx/e viewpoint.
The festival highlights how the definition of movement is not directed to target a specific genre and is open to the diasporic range of Latinx/e movement contributions throughout the nation. The title of the festival “latinx/e” implies the presence of socio-political awareness (and tension) of the contributions of this opportunity and the culture that is currently being observed and experienced by the Latinx/e community.
This festival is supported by the Dance Place Co-Presentation Series, Corazón Folklórico DC, Manuel Cuellar, Adrian Gaston Garcia, and funded by the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities PEFi FY24 Grant. Additional support comes from the Latinx Hispanic Dancers United, directed by David Herrera in San Francisco, CA.
Thank you to all of the donors from our fundraising campaign. If you would like to donate please follow the link.
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