Dance and History Unite With Danza Orgánica and Wampanoag Tribe
Âs Nupumukâunean (We Still Dance) was suffused with rhythms of the sea and native music.
Âs Nupumukâunean (We Still Dance) was suffused with rhythms of the sea and native music.
Interspersed were short films interviewing tribal elders such as Berta Giles Welch, filmed with her sisters Adriana Giles Ignacio and Carla Giles Ignacio.
Interspersed were short films interviewing tribal elders such as Berta Giles Welch, filmed with her sisters Adriana Giles Ignacio and Carla Giles Ignacio.
Carole Vandal.
Carole Vandal.
The dance company blended Puerto Rican professionals and Wampanoags.
The dance company blended Puerto Rican professionals and Wampanoags.
Jannette Vanderhoop dances as a loving, then mourning mother.
Jannette Vanderhoop dances as a loving, then mourning mother.
Mar Parilla and Fran de Paula of the Danza Organica troupe.
Mar Parilla and Fran de Paula of the Danza Organica troupe.
NaDaizja Bolling.
NaDaizja Bolling.
A retelling of Wampanoag tribal legend when Moshup departed the Island.
A retelling of Wampanoag tribal legend when Moshup departed the Island.
Durwood Vanderhoop.
Durwood Vanderhoop.
Mar Parrilla traces her lineage to the pre-colonial Taino people of Borikèn (Puerto Rico).
Mar Parrilla traces her lineage to the pre-colonial Taino people of Borikèn (Puerto Rico).
The troupe led a question and answer at the end of the performance.
The troupe led a question and answer at the end of the performance.
This is not the end, we continue to struggle to find our place in a more respectful world.”
This is not the end, we continue to struggle to find our place in a more respectful world.”
Tribal descendants from the Vineyard and Puerto Rico brought their shared history to the stage in a work-in-progress piece that blended dance, film and spoken word.