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Special dance performance at the Center, July 26, 2009
El Camino Real   International Heritage Center
Updated 03 July 2009 E9
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FREE ADMISSION
El Camino Real International Heritage Center, and all New Mexico State Monuments, offers free admission to it's monuments on Sundays for all New Mexico residents with ID. 
 
El Camino Real International Heritage Center is a New Mexico State Monument.
 
SHUTTLE SERVICE
There will be a shuttle between Socorro to the Center for this event, courtesy
City of Socorro.  Call 575-835-1501 for more information.
 
 
SPONSORS
This special, free dance performance is sponsored by --
 
From Mexico - the Grupo de Promesa dancers
 
Note: this Center event is being held on Sunday, July 26, 2009
Free Admission to all !!!
 
  “La Danza de la Pluma” se presentará en Nuevo México
Proyecto Colaborativo con Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, México se presentará
en Santa Fe, Albuquerque y Socorro.

Sunday, July 26th, 10 am

Danza de la Pluma at El Camino Real International Heritage Center

Special performance of La Danza de la Pluma, The Feather Dance, by Grupo de Promesa from Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico. The event will include a screening of Metamorfosis Documentation Project's documentary film, “La Danza de la Pluma. Faith, Sacrifice and Tradition”, and a multi-media presentation featuring the cultural history of La Danza de la Pluma and its relation to the Matachin dances of New Mexico and northern Mexico.

This event is free for all NM residents with ID. Shuttle service available from Socorro, courtesy City of Socorro. For info: 575-854-3600.

Metamorfosis Documentation Project (Armando Espinosa Prieto and Craig Johnson) is completing a collaborative project with the community of Teotitlán del Valle, a village in southern Oaxaca, to document La Danza de la Pluma (The Feather Dance).

In the last phase of this Project, Metamorfosis Documentation Project will bring the current dance group, Grupo de Promesa 2007 – 2009, from Teotitlán de Valle to New Mexico to present this traditional dance.

In Santa Fe, the Dance will be presented at the “¡Viva Mexico! Theme Weekend” event at El Rancho de las Golondrinas on July 18, and at Plaza Contenta in Tierra Contenta on July 19. The event at Plaza Contenta will include a screening of Metamorfosis Documentation Project's documentary film, “La Danza de la Pluma. Faith, Sacrifice and Tradition”, and a multi-media presentation featuring the cultural history of La Danza de la Pluma and its relation to the Matachin dances of New Mexico and northern Mexico. This event will be a family event free to the public, and will also feature select local vendors offering traditional New Mexican and Mexican food and refreshments.

In Albuquerque, the Dance will be presented at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the Plaza Mayor on July 25. The event will include a screening of Metamorfosis Documentation Project's documentary film, “La Danza de la Pluma. Faith, Sacrifice and Tradition”.

In Socorro, the Dance will be presented at El Camino Real International Heritage Center on July 26. The event will include a screening of Metamorfosis Documentation Project's documentary film, “La Danza de la Pluma. Faith, Sacrifice and Tradition”, and a multi-media presentation featuring the cultural history of La Danza de la Pluma and its relation to the Matachin dances of New Mexico and northern Mexico.

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Metamorfosis Documentation Project (Armando Espinosa Prieto y Craig Johnson) está finalizando un proyecto colaborativo con la comunidad de Teotitlán del Valle, un pueblo en los valles centrales de Oaxaca, para documentar La Danza de la Pluma.

En esta última fase del Proyecto, Metamorfosis Documentation Project traerá al grupo actual de danzantes, el Grupo de Promesa 2007 – 2009, desde Teotitlán del Valla a Nuevo México para presentar esta danza tradicional.

En Santa Fe, la Danza se presentará en el evento de ¡Viva México! Theme Weekend” en El Rancho de las Golondrinas el 18 de julio y en Plaza Contenta en Tierra Contenta el 19 de julio. La presentación en Plaza Contenta incluirá la proyección del la película documental de Metamorfosis Documentation Project, “La Danza de la Pluma. Fe, Sacrificio y Tradición”, y una presentación multi-media sobre la historia cultural de La Danza de la Pluma y su relación a las danzas de Matachín de Nuevo México y el norte de México. Este evento será uno familiar de entrada gratis, y habrán vendedores de comida típica de Nuevo México y México.

En Albuquerque, la Danza se presentará en la Plaza Mayor en el National Hispanic Cultural Center el 25 de julio. El evento incluirá la proyección del la película documental de Metamorfosis Documentation Project, “La Danza de la Pluma. Fe, Sacrificio y Tradición”.

En Socorro, la Danza se presentará el El Camino Real International Heritage Center el 26 de julio. El evento incluirá la proyección del la película documental de Metamorfosis Documentation Project, “La Danza de la Pluma. Fe, Sacrificio y Tradición”, y una presentación multi-media sobre la historia cultural de La Danza de la Pluma y su relación a las danzas de Matachín de Nuevo México y el norte de México.

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Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson                                    click photo to enlarge
The dancers perform 43 dances over two days, telling the story of the struggle between the Aztec ruler, Moctezuma, and the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortez.
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Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson              click photo to enlarge
Moctezuma, the legendary Aztec ruler, is the lead dancer. He is attended to by La Malinche and Doña Marina.
Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson
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One of the Allied Kings, who symbolically stand guard for Moctezuma in the Dance, is represented by Uriel Santiago.
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Metamorfosis Documentation Project
Documenting "La Danza de la Pluma"
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Museums of New Mexico Foundation
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