51Barrio

an original dance work directed and choreographed by Patricia "Patty" Huerta

featuring undergraduate performers

Performance Dates

December 2, 3 and 4 @7:30pm

Venue

Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Ticketing

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Dancers

The Creative Team

About the Performance

51Barrio invites the audience to experience the essence of unión (unity) through the eyes of  Barrio Logan’s Chicano Park. This performance highlights the strength of Mexican American cultura (culture), its history, and visibilizes la lucha (fight back) to keep land in their hands.  51Barrio honors Victor Ochoa -OG muralist- one of many prominent community visionaries  manifesting the vibrance, both physical and emotional, of Chicano Park. Ever-changing, the  park is home to many, now including 51Barrio, who continue to nurture its roots and history.

About the Director

Patricia “Patty” Huerta from Los Angeles, California is an artist, choreographer, and educator bringing forth First Generational Latinx experiences and social dance through dance making. She received her B.A and M.F.A in Dance and Experimental Choreography from the University of California, Riverside, where she earned The Gluck Fellowship of the Arts, M.F.A. Graduate Fellowship, and UC MEXUS Grant. She has collaborated and presented work at RedCat CalArts Theater, The FORD, Grand Park Los Angeles, Oxy Arts, FLACC Festival, Mission Dance Theater, BAM Museum, Highways Performance Space, Human Resources L.A, BlakTinax Dance Festival in Arizona and L.A, and México City. Patty is a founding member of Primera Generación Dance Collective (@primerageneraciondance), and a board member of Show Box L.A (@showboxla) in Los Angeles.