CONTRA-TIEMPO's ¡azúcar! is a courageous naming of, confrontation with, and intentional obliteration of the often unspoken undercurrent of anti-Blackness in latinidad. Questions are continuing to drive the process as we begin to understand the complicated history of sugar and the messages from our ancestors. What does it feel like to individually and collectively heal, what does it move like? Twenty brilliant artists and collaborators take audiences through a journey of Celia Cruz’s vibrations, unearthing history embedded in our bodies. Through ¡azúcar!, we explore ancestral wisdoms about a plant that once aided in our healing, used as a way to sweeten medicinal concoctions, now extracted, refined, and used as weaponized poison. This courageous work is rooted in and inspired by the sacred feminine, personal narratives of food, labor, community, sabor, and explorations of “familying” and healing as practices.
Programs, artists, dates, prices, and availability subject to change.
Videos
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Ravel & Brahms
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/13 - 2/16) | |
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Song of the Night
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/27 - 3/1) | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | |
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Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | |
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How I Met Your Masi
Dynasty Typewriter (5/30 - 5/30) | |
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Magic at the Biltmore with David Minkin
The Biltmore Los Angeles (7/20 - 7/19)
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Njioma Grevious, violin
Raitt Recital Hall (2/16 - 2/16) | |
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Shostakovich and Ravel
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/8 - 4/8) | |
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Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Rogue Machine (2/7 - 3/9) | |
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