Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival Takes The Stage

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Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival Takes The Stage

The festival will host its second year of celebrating Latinx choreographers and identity with a live audience at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH).

HOUSTON (February 4, 2022) – The Pilot Dance Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization with the mission to empower and transform communities through innovative dance, theater and visual arts, is proud to announce its 2nd Annual Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival. Created to uplift and celebrate Latinx choreographers and identity, this year’s event will be hosted at MATCH to an in-person audience. 

The Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival will run from March 11 to March 13, 2022, and features an array of dance styles and representation from both native and non-native Houstonians. With more than 20 artists participating during the three days, audience members can look forward to group performances as well as more intimate solos and duet pieces. The festival is excited to welcome back artists such as Alas Dance Company, Roberta Paixao Cortez, and Kristina Prats, as well as new names to the roster including De La Rosa Dance Company, Mark Travis Rivera, Estefani Valle, and Deeper Than Dance.

The full line-up of artists is below, and information regarding the performances will be available on The Pilot Dance Project website and social media pages. Tickets for the performances will be available for purchase through the MATCH website. To learn more about The Annual Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival, contact Lauren Miller at laurenbm929@gmail.com, (713) 263-4108 or visit @pilotdanceproject on Facebook or Instagram. 

ABOUT THE PILOT DANCE PROJECT

The Pilot Dance Project was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2003 as FrenetiCore. The organization and its professional dance company were founded by two local performing artists with the goal of creating narrative-based multimedia dance theater productions unique to the Houston arts community.  Under its previous direction, the company participated in numerous festivals, including the Wallpaper Dance Festival in Trieste, Italy, Big Range Dance Festival at Barnevelder Movement Complex, Texas Weekend of Contemporary Dance at the Miller Outdoor Theater, East End Cultural Arts Festival, Twelve Minutes Max at DiverseWorks, Houston Fringe Festival, New Orleans Fringe Festival, Bayou City Arts Festival, the Pilot Dance Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.  The organization is currently guided by Director, Choreographer and Dancer, Adam Castaneda, who has served in this role since 2015. 

Second Annual Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival Official Schedule

Friday, March 11

Mariafernanda Baron

Alondra Puentes Gallegos

Deeper Than Dance/Mariah Henry

Ollincoyotl & Azteca

Monica Villareal & Cristina Cordova 

De La Rosa Dance Company/Elisa De La Rosa

Roberta Paixao Cortes 

The Pilot Dance Project/Adam Castan͂eda

Saturday, March 12

Cynthia Garcia

Estefania Valle

Laura Gutierrez

Mark Travis Rivera

Amberly Altamirano Daniels

Camillia Holman & Miranda Zapata

Adel Hernandez

The Pilot Dance Project/Adam Castan͂eda

Sunday, March 13

Marta Hernandez

Dorianne A. Castillo

Lexis Greer

Daisy Benedict

Claudia P. Orcasitas

Alas Dance Company/Lidice Nun͂ez

Kristina Prats

The Pilot Dance Project/Adam Castan͂eda

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