2019 Womxn Who Rock (un)Conference: Dance the Archive – Memoria Ancestral

Free and all ages!

WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2019
TIME: 2-5pm
WHERE: Centilia Cultural Center:
1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA, 98144
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Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities (un)conference brings scholars, musicians, performers, visual artists, media-makers, community leaders and activists together to explore the role of women in the creation of popular music that anchors cultural scenes and social justice movements.

This year we gather to acknowledge the value of community, the power of circle dance as a protective container, and rhythm as our connector. Memorial Ancestral is our archive of embodied knowledge that holds, transmits, and performs relational information to create and renew narratives of belonging for the survival of generations across space and time.

Afro-Latinx maestras of the traditions of bomba (Puerto Rico) and son jarocho (Veracruz, Mexico) will guide participants through movements and rhythms that tap into the vast resources of women’s creativity, compassion, skillful communication, self-reflection and collective healing. Featuring special guest maestras: Ivelisse Diaz, Amarilys Rios, Milvia Pacheco, Jade Power Sotomayor, Denise Solís, Monica Rojas, and Iris Viveros.

The event will feature: