Episode 11: Vanessa Sanchez (La Mezcla)

10/04/22 • 21 min

La Mezcla is a polyrhythmic San Francisco based dance and music ensemble rooted in Chicana, Latina and Indigenous traditions and social justice. Its founder, Vanessa Sanchez, spoke with us about the process of developing the company's latest work Ghostly Labor, a film and soon-to-be dance theatre piece that explores the history of labor in the US Mexico Borderlands. We spoke about the extensive research and development of the work, rhythmic crafting and hybridization and capturing clean sound when you're surrounded by traffic and farm equipment.
Ghostly Labor will screen as a part of SFDFF's Raising Voices on Thursday, November 3rd at 7PM at the Roxie Theater. More information can be found at this link:
https://sfdancefilmfest.org/fall-festival-2022/shorts-program/raising-voices-3/
https://vanessasanchez.net/lamezcla/
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This episode was recorded on the ancestral lands of the Yelamu, part of the unceded territory of the Ramaytush Ohlone people. Learn more at https://native-land.ca/

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Episode 10: Steven Melendez

Steven Melendez is the artistic director of New York Theatre Ballet, a Manhattan-based ballet company dedicated to performing classic masterpieces and new contemporary works for adults and innovative hourlong ballets for young children. Steven's introduction to ballet began as a young child through the New York Theatre Ballet School's LIFT scholarship program that creates an equal opportunity and an accessible dance training environment for talented at-risk homeless and underserved children. A documentary about Steven and the program, also titled LIFT, will have its West-Coast Premiere on Saturday, November 5th at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival.
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Tickets for the 2022 San Francisco Dance Film Festival are now available
https://sfdancefilmfest.org/fall-festival-2022/
This episode was recorded on the ancestral lands of the Yelamu, part of the unceded territory of the Ramaytush Ohlone people. Learn more at https://native-land.ca/

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Episode 12: Tamara Rojo

Tamara Rojo, a former Royal Ballet principal dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet, is now forging new paths as the new artistic director of San Francisco Ballet. Over the course of her decade-long leadership of ENB, Rojo oversaw the creation of many dance films, most notably helmed by the creative team of Jess and Morgs (Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-Temple). These films have delighted audiences at SFDFF over the years. One of those films, An Evening with Taglioni, will screen as part of the festival kickoff Spotlight Shorts program at Lucasfilm Premiere Theater, which also has films featuring current and former San Francisco Ballet dancers.
This interview was conducted by guest host and longtime SFDFF Executive Director Judy Flannery.
Spotlight Shorts Screens on Friday, October 28 at the Lucasfilm Premiere Theater at 7PM. More information can be found at this link:
https://sfdancefilmfest.org/fall-festival-2022/shorts-program/opening-night-salute-to-shorts/
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