La Piñata- SAT. MAY 5, 2012, 8:45pm.  

Workspace Unlimited, 2150 Folsom St. San Francisco, Ca.

Did you know the Pinata was originated in China??? yep, just like spaghetti noodles.  Marco Polo appropriated the Piñata and brought it to Italy where they swung it over to Spain and it dangled its way on a ship to Mexico and other mesoamericano countries.  Inconveniently, Los Aztecas had a similar ritual of their own that was then colonized and stripped of its prayers to Huitzilopochtli for 52 more years of life.  La Piñata is a survivor- she's invincible! and she keeps dying and being reborn over and over again. 

Come and be part of this symbolic ritual as it is reclaimed and re-appropriated through contemporary modern dance, spoken word and musical virtuosity.  Through historical and personal stories of identity, immigration, fragmentation and revelation we are breaking open and gathering our creative spirits together.

Come be part of a preview of Mixed Blended and Whole with Liz Boubion's "Piñata breakthrough"  at an all woman's art show on Cinco de Mayo... we're on at 8:45pm.  Come early to see the art exhibit and have a drink before we start!  More info: http://www.dissiliencesfblogspot.com    

LIZ BOUBION, AFIA WALKING TREE AND DIANA LARA

Diana Lara is a choreographer and dancer from Honduras. She is a graduated from the program in choreography of the Center for Research and Choreography from the National Institute of Bell Arts, INBA, Mexico. In 2006, she got a scholarship to study the program in Somatic Research and Participatory Arts offered by the school Moving-on-Center in Oakland, California.

During twenty years, she has worked as a dancer and choreographer for contemporary dance groups in México (Caída Libre and Luna Roja) and Honduras (Danza Libre), participating in festivals in Mexico, USA and Central America. She has training in ballet, Limon, Release, Topf and other somatic techniques (Bartenieff, Body Mind Centering, Laban Movement Analysis and Alexander Technique).

She was a professor of somatic techniques and experiential anatomy at Centro Cultural Los Talleres in Mexico City. Her main interest is to study body movement to increase the expressiveness and quality of life of the population.

At this time she lives in San Francisco and works as an independent artist developing artistic projects based in the exploration of somatic elements by herself and in collaboration with other artists. Diana is also a MD and public health specialist, and has a carrier as a researcher in sexual and reproductive health topics.