Por Vida 2018 showcases the company’s cool, smooth take on original Austin Eastside movement storytelling. From metal rock induced mariachi to the electrifying sounds of boogaloo, Aztlan merges tradition and modernity into new theatrical dance compositions that give sight and sound to the moves and grooves that inspires original East Austin culture. Por Vida is feel good dance in a time we all need to feel good.

Notes AZTLAN artistic director Roén Salinas, “we are the product of our experiences, and our experiences directly inform our movement choreographies as well as the vocabularies to express them. In Por Vida, the AZTLAN dancers richly perform themselves as much as they perform the dance sequences. It’s AZTLAN love, Por Vida (forever, for lives).”

About AZTLAN Dance Company

The AZTLAN Dance Company was founded in 1974 during the height of the Austin Chicano Arts Renaissance to create a stable and conducive environment for the creation, preservation, and performance of Xicano/Latino dance in Austin, Texas. Celebrating 45+ years of cultural programming, the company presents innovative and thought provoking work that shares important cultural stories and community truths about the US Latino/Xicano experience.