Ghostly Labor is a multidisciplinary, rhythmic performance that explores the history of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands and the joy of collective resistance. This work brings together Tap Dance, Mexican Zapateado, Afro Caribbean movement, live music and animated archival video. Featuring an all female dance company, spoken word, traditional Son Jarocho music from Veracruz, Mexico and an Afro-Latinx percussive score, this full length dance theater production highlights historical events, such as the Bath Riots of 1917, the experiences of farm workers and domestic workers throughout California, and generations of labor that have gone unseen.
La Mezcla is a polyrhythmic, San Francisco-based dance and music ensemble rooted in Chicana, Latina and Indigenous traditions and social justice. Founded in 2015 by Dance/USA fellow Vanessa Sanchez, their work brings together Tap dance, Son Jarocho and Afro-Caribbean rhythms to bring the often unseen histories and experiences of communities of color to stages, streets and fields. Their production Pachuquísmo, an all-womxn Tap dance and Son Jarocho performance about Pachucas and the Zoot Suit Riots, received the Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Production. The show has toured nationally to venues including Dance Place (DC), Jacob’s Pillow (MA) and the Lincoln Center (NY), and made its international debut at Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico in October 2023. La Mezcla’s new work Ghostly Labor, explores the legacy of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands and the joy of collective resistance.
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How to Get There
The Epstein Family Amphitheater is located just northwest of the UCSD Central Campus Station. Take the UC San Diego Blue Line to UCSD Central Campus Station. Head north toward Rupertus Lane and turn left. The amphitheater will be on the right, about 0.1 miles from the station.
Address and Directions
Epstein Family Amphitheater
9480 Innovation Lane
San Diego, CA 92093
United States