- General Admission: $40
- UCSD Student: Limited free tickets via SSO
About
joyUS justUS is an evening length participatory Activist Dance Theater experience that takes on joy as the ultimate expression of resistance. Whenever humans have survived immense hardship and injustice, prevailing with their humanity intact, the presence of joy or, the knowingness and celebration of our true beauty and power has always been at the root. joyUS justUS reclaims the dominant deficit based narrative of people of color in this country as being underprivileged, voiceless, powerless, and victimized, and flips it on its head by embodying stories of joy collected from communities of color in South Los Angeles.
Conceived and directed by Ana Maria Alvarez the piece includes choreography by Alvarez and each company member who contributed their unique ideas and richly diverse movement styles, music by Las Cafeteras, whose powerful East L.A. sound and socio-political message closely compliment our own, d. Sabela grimes, whose soundprints were the heartbeat of Agua Furiosa, Charlese Antoinette, whose costumes help our dancers radiate joy and power, Emily Orling whose altar quilts create a beautifully sacred visual environment and Tuce Yasak, whose technical direction has literally brought light to so many of our stages.
ArtPower and the Basic Needs Center are teaming up to host a Personal Hygiene Drive at upcoming ArtPower events in support of Hunger & Houselessness Awareness Week (Nov. 18–22).
Bring a personal hygiene product to donate at these shows at the Basic Needs table. Each donation gives you a chance to win tickets to future ArtPower events and other exciting prizes—and the more you donate, the better your chances.
Personal Hygiene Product List: Toilet tissue, laundry pods, dish soap, pocket tissue, bar soap, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, deodorant, infant formula, diapers (any size)