Photo by Fran Chudnoff

Surrendered Spirits is an inter-multidisciplinary duet that excavates the introspective reflection on memories of childhood fractures and joys. Inspired by the impact of familial displacement, and the artists’ upbringing as children of racialized, marginalized and immigrant families, the work rides the edge through physical and emotional virtuosity, guiding you through collective breath, care and emotional blooms while addressing the ancestral wounds seeking to be nurtured.

Surrendered Spirits invites you into a vortex of physical and emotional vibrancy, and a paradigm that weaves our narratives through dance, theatre, song, and ritual.

Surrendered Spirits is presented on a double-bill performance with Rudy Ray & Co.*

*This double bill will also feature a special performance by Kenyan contemporary dancer and choreographer, Maulid Owino. He will present a short solo work entitled Sudden Moments, as well as a structured improvisational duet with Nickeshia Garrick.

Irma Villafuerte: Co-Choreographer, Performer
Nickeshia Garrick: Co-Choreographer, Performer
Brandon Valdivia: Music Composition