by Magdy Zara
To learn about the beautiful tradition and dance form with roots in pre-Columbian culture, the San Francisco Public Library presents the Xitlalli-Xolotl Aztec Dance Ensemble, which is dedicated to preserving the rich culture and ancient customs that incorporate the dance movement. dance and the spiritual philosophy of the Aztec/Mexica tradition.
This presentation will take place this Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m., in the Excelsior Meeting Room, located at 4400 Mission Street, San Francisco.
Enjoy the summer with your family with Free Music in the Plaza
For 14 consecutive Fridays, the Free Music festival will be held at Plaza 2,023 in downtown Redwood City.
According to the organizers of the event, this year it will be celebrating its 17th anniversary by bringing free music, during the nights, on summer Fridays.
Regarding the artists that will be presented this year, it was learned that they will be top quality local and national musicians, ranging from rock and reggae groups to American music and much more.
The inauguration carried out on June 2 was in charge of the Neon Velvet group; and for next Friday, June 9, there will be a tribute to Santana, with the band formerly known as Caravanserai.
The group has chosen to continue with the name “Carnaval” and they present themselves with the same instrumentation, soul and passion that fans have enjoyed for decades.
The presentations that began last Friday, June 2, will end on Sept. 1. They will take place starting at 6 p.m. completely free at Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway Street, Redwood City.
Piñata Dance Collective presents: Four Middle Winds from Nowhere
As part of the San Francisco Art Festival programming, the Piñata Dance Collective presents the work Four Winds: Middle of Nothing, a multimedia dance-theater production that confronts the fears and strategies of walking alone.
Colectivo Danza Piñata, is directed by choreographer Liz Duran Boubion, who is an interdisciplinary dance-theater artist, presenter, and registered somatic movement therapist dedicated to the practice of liberation through body language in relation to oneself, the another and with the world in general.
Part of the show is based on research, workshops, and conversations with artists and women who work with families actively searching for their missing and murdered loved ones in Mexico.
Presentations are scheduled for June 8 and 10, at 6 p.m. at 401 Alabama St, San Francisco. The cost of the tickets is from $20.
