MISSION
MOVEMENT of the PEOPLE Dance Company is dedicated to unearthing historic and present sociopolitical issues that plague the world we live in, through the healing elements of dance. This dance group believes in the power of humanity, and its ever present capability to change through the recognition of our unfinishedness. MOPDC is dedicated to connecting cultures through dance, composing socially conscious choreography, exploring the connections and nuances of traditional world dances, and finding ways to empower underprivileged communities through dance.
Movement is a discussion of the mind, body, and soul. It is a conduit of expression, which fortifies the bridge between sentiment and interpretation. The performance of dance allows for the trinity of players (choreographer, dancer, audience) to act out their parts as revolutionaries, influential facets for changing society one show at a time.
LIST OF PAST PERFORMANCES
| Rivers of Honey | February 2012 | New York, NY | Vento da Memoria/ Wind of Memory |
| Suffolk Community College, Van Nostrand Theatre | October 2011 | Brentwood, NY | Beleza Bahia, Natureza Viva!, Solte Sua Samba |
| The Outlet Dance Project @ The Grounds for Sculpture | October 2011 | Hamilton, NJ | Gray Matter (Site-Specific piece with artwork “Space of Stone” by Magdalena Abakanowicz) |
| Smithtown Township Arts Council Fall Festival | September 2011 | St. James, NY | Beleza Bahia, Natureza Viva!, Solte Sua Samba |
| The Wild Project | August 2011 | New York, NY | Natureza Viva!, Solte Sua Samba (excerpts) |
| Hispanic Dance Festival II @ The Huntington Arts Festival | July 2011 | Huntington, NY | Beleza Bahia, Natureza Viva!, Solte Sua Samba |
| FIGMENT Arts Festival | June 2011 | Governor's Island, NY | Social Tremor |
| White Wave's COOL NY Dance Festival | February 2011 | Brooklyn, NY | 30 going on HAG |
| WAXworks* | November 2010 | Brooklyn, NY | Cog in the Machine (work-in-progress) |
| White Wave's DUMBO Dance Festival Site-Specific Performance* | September 2010 | Brooklyn, NY | (For) Those We Left Behind |
| Pallet City @ FIGMENT's Sculpture Garden | August 2010 | Governor's Island, NY | Meditations on NutIsland (improvisation with art instillation) |
| New Works @ The TANK* | July 2010 | New York, NY | Cog in the Machine (work-in-progress) |
| Boogie Down Dance Festival @ BAAD!** | May 2010 | Bronx, NY | Las Madres (sextet) |
| Moving Beauty Dance Series/ Webster Hall | April 2010 | New York, NY | Breathless (duet) |
| Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival** | April 2010 | Silver Spring, MD | Las Madres, Shades of Gray (solo), Breathless (duet) |
| Movement Research: Open Performance** | December 2009 | New York, NY | LAYERS (work-in-progress) |
| Middle School 51 Benefit Concert | October 2009 | Brooklyn, NY | Shades of Gray (duet) |
| Rivers of Honey | May 2009 | New York, NY | Shades of Gray (duet) |
| WAXworks | January 2009 | Brooklyn, NY | Shades of Gray (trio) |
| NuDance Festival @ Riverside Church | December 2008 | New York, NY | Breathless (sextet) |
| The TANK | August 2008 | New York, NY | Breathless (duet) |
| Celebrate Dance Festival | August 2008 | San Diego, CA | Breathless (duet) & Shades of Gray (trio) |
| RAW Festival @ Dance Theater Workshop | April 2008 | New York, NY | Breathless (solo) |
| Cool NY Dance Festival | January 2008 | Brooklyn, NY | Breathless (duet) |
| DUMBO Dance Festival | September 2007 | Brooklyn, NY | Las Madres |
| CityParks Dance at St. Mary’s Park | July 2007 | Bronx, NY | A Girl Like Me, La Ironia del Duende & Movimento do Povo |
| RAW Material @ Dance New Amsterdam | June 2006 | New York, NY | La Ironia del Duende |
| OUTSPOKEN @ Bric Theater | March 2006 | Brooklyn, NY | Urban Confinement |
| NYU Dance Education Masters Concert | April 2005 | New York, NY | Las Madres |
*Performances included the participation of Stony Brook University dance students.
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