upcoming ENGAGEMENTS
Photo courtesy of Yvonne Montoya
January 11, 2024
Stories from Home: Siglos. Sueños. Sefarad. |Performance & Storytelling Workshop | Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center Tucson, AZ | FREE | 6pm
In Siglos. Sueños. Sefarad. Tucson-based choreographer Yvonne Montoya explores where ancestral memories live in the body as she remembers the experiences of the Sephardic Jews during and after the Spanish Inquisition.
Photo courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow
January 13, 14, 2024
¡azúcar! & joyUS justUS | in-person performance | APAP New York City
Excerpt performances/showcases of ¡azúcar! & joyUS justUS at Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP). To attend please RSVP with CONTRA-TIEMPO’s booking agent, Lotus Arts Management at info@lotusartsmgmt.com
Photo by Lawrence Fung courtesy of nue[BOX]
A performance at PHX ART AMPLIFIED VOL. 3 w/musician Ernie Nuñez
January 28, 2024
Back Words | In-person Performance part of WITHNESS | The Drop Tucson, AZ | $5-$10 | 5pm
WITHNESS is a dance performance and interactive art space curated by Coley Curry, Karion Houston, Jayme Wong, and musician Daniel Sunn that explores themes of witnessing, portals, and withness. Ruby will be a guest performer sharing a collab with Coley.
April 11, 2024
¡azúcar! | in-person performance | San Diego, CA
Performance of ¡azúcar! with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater in San Diego at the UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater.
PAST ENGAGEMENTS
December 2, 2023
Stories From Home | in-person performance | SMOCA Scottsdale, AZ
Excerpt performance of Stories From Home by Yvonne Montoya. Performance includes Mestiza (choreographed by Ruby Morales) and Unspoken.
November 8, 2023
joyUS justUS | in-person performance | Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Performing Arts
October 28, 2023
Stories From Home | in-person performance | Gala Hispanic Theater Washington D.C.
World Premier of Stories From Home by Yvonne Montoya
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Breaking Pachanga Workshop | in-person movement workshop | 1612 W Northern Ave Phoenix, AZ
As part of Blending The Moves Dance Festival Ruby Morales will be teaching a Breaking Pachanga dance workshop. Breaking movement with a little cumbia flavor.
September 6, 2023
CRP Workshop | in-person workshop
August 25 & 26, 2023
BlakTinx Dance Festival | in-person performance collab | Herberger Theater KAX Stage
A piece made in collaboration with The Pachanga Collective choreographed by Elle Spinelli, Karion Houston, Coley Curry, Zakiya Johnson, Esteban Rosales, and Ruby Morales, performed by Elle Spinelli, Karion Houston, and Zakiya Johnson.
August 18, 2023
¡AZÚCAR! | in-person performance | The Ford Los Angeles, CA
West coast premier of ¡AZÚCAR! with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater at The Ford in L.A.
July 9-July15 , 2023
NALAC Leadership Institute | Attending a Fellowship | NALAC in San Antonio, TX
Ruby was selected from artists and culture bearers across the nation to be a NALAC Leadership Institute Fellow.
July 7, 2023
Community Grant Writing Workshop | in-person workshop | The JukeBox Grounds in Mesa, AZ
Coley Curry and Ruby Morales facilitate a grant writing workshop for the hip hop dance community- an equitable act in partnership with the Arizona Commission on The Arts
May 13, 2023
Community Grant Writing Workshop | in-person workshop | The JukeBox Grounds in Mesa, AZ
Coley Curry and Ruby Morales facilitate a grant writing workshop for the hip hop dance community- an equitable act in partnership with the Arizona Commission on The Arts
May 12, 2023
Community Grant Writing Workshop | in-person workshop | The Drop in Tucson, AZ
Coley Curry and Ruby Morales facilitate a grant writing workshop for the hip hop dance community- an equitable act in partnership with the Arizona Commission on The Arts
April 13, 2023
Stories From Home | in-person performance | Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, AZ
Excerpt performance of Stories From Home by Yvonne Montoya
March 31, 2023
¡AZÚCAR! | in-person performance | NC State Live in Raleigh, North Carolina
World premier of CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater’s evening length work, ¡AZÚCAR!
March 25, 2023
joyUS justUS | in-person performance | Queens University in Charlotte, NC
Performance with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater of evening length work, joyUS justUS .
OCTOBER 28-30, 2022
Wicked Bodies | in-person performance | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Performance of Liz Lerman’s Wicked Bodies. Witches, trials, & exhibitions fly around in this evening-length, dance-theater piece at YBCA.
September 24, 2022
Wicked Bodies | in-person performance | ASU Gammage in Tempe, AZ
Performance of Liz Lerman’s Wicked Bodies. Witches, trials, & exhibitions fly around in this evening-length, dance-theater piece at ASU Gammage as part of their Beyond Series.
AUGUST 8-19, 2022
FUTURO | in-person Summer Dance Intensive | Los Angeles, CA
Ruby Morales will be a teaching artivist at CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater’s FUTURO Summer Dance Intensive! Come train with CONTRA-TIEMPO for 2 weeks in L.A.!
AUGUST 10-13, 2022
Wicked Bodies | in-person performance | Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, MA
Performance of Liz Lerman’s Wicked Bodies. Witches, trials, & exhibitions fly around in this evening-length, dance-theater piece at the internationally renowned dance theater, Jacob’s Pillow.
july 8-9, 2022
BlakTinx | in-person performance | The Black Theatre Troupe, Phoenix, AZ | $20
Ruby will be performing her solo, Por Ti Comimos, along with a piece from Breaking Pachanga with Zakiya Johnson and Esteban Rosales. The BlakTinx festival features new and innovative choreography and celebrates the work of local Arizona based artists.
june 11, 2022
Breaking Pachanga | in-person performance | El Vaporcito- 2775 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017 | 7:30pm | FREE
An evening length show that brings together breaking and cumbia to tell stories of the artists involved. This event will be held at a local Phoenix Restaurant where you can order food and then stay for the after-party following the performance. El Vaporcito hosts local cumbia DJ, DJ Melanie and local live cumbia bands. Stay and dance!
june 4, 2022
Ploughing the Field: Grant Funding for Artists in PHX |in-person event |The Sagrado 6437 S Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85042 |1pm-2:30pm | FREE
Get insider knowledge from local artists and administrators about finding, applying for, and understanding grants
may 20, 2022
Dance in the Desert | in-person workshop | YMCA 1000 Pan American Ave 85607 Douglas, AZ | 5pm | FREE
Ruby Morales will be teaching a Breaking Pachanga workshop as part of Yvonne Montoya’s Dance in the Desert.
May 15, 2022
The Other Side of Nothing | in-person book launch | Palabras Bookstore | 11am-2pm | FREE
Ruby Morales will be facilitating a movement exploration guided by Delia Ibañez’s prompts from their new book, The Other Side Nothing.
April 23, 2022
Por Ti Comi; in-person performance; at the [mood room] 3121 N 3rd Ave Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ; 7pm | 8pm | 9pm; FREE
The performance of a new solo piece at the opening reception of The Artist Forward Fund (TAFF) launched by Artlink in 2017 in collaboration with the Artlink Artist Council. As an artist of TAFF, Ruby was 1 of 3 artists selected to receive a $1,000 grant to create an exhibition concept to be showcased in Artlink’s [mood room].
April 16, 2022
joyUS justUS; in-person performance; Fayetteville, AR
Performance with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater of evening length work, joyUS justUS at Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center.
april 14, 2022
Wicked Bodies; in-person performance; Rohnert Park, CA
Premiere of Liz Lerman’s Wicked Bodies. Witches, trials, & exhibitions fly around in this evening-length, dance-theater piece at The Green Music Center at Sonoma State University.
FEBRUARY 23, 2022 - MARCH 23, 2022
excerpt of evening-length work, joyUS justUS; Virtual
Excerpt of the evening-length collaborative work, joyUS justUS accessible virtually through the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts’ APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series.
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
joyUS justUS; in-person performance; Urbana, IL
Performance with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater of evening length work, joyUS justUS at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at Illinois.
OCTOBER 3-OCTOBER 8, 2021
Wicked Bodies; Residency; Rohnert Park, CA
Teaching residency and creative residency for Wicked Bodies with Liz Lerman at The Green Music Center and Sonoma State University.
September 30, 2021
what if a city…; community film premiere; Sheboygan, WI
A culminating community event to present the premiere of the community film, what if a city… envisioned and conceived by Ana Maria Alvarez, with choreographic direction by Ruby Morales, Jannet Galdamez, and Ana Maria Alvarez, and rehearsal direction by Ruby Morales and Jannet Galdamez. The film premiered at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
OCtober 1, 2021
joyUS justUS; virtual performance; Online
Virtual excerpt of CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater’s evening length work, joyUS justUS during National Association of Latino Arts and Culture’s National Latinx Summit.
september 6-11, 2021
Stories from Home; rehearsal residency; Washington D.C.
Rehearsal residency with Tucson, AZ based artist, Yvonne Montoya for the creation of her evening length work, Stories from Home at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
august 8-26, 2021
what if a city…; community engagements; Sheboygan, WI
A 3-week residency to film what if a city… with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater in partnership with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This residency included over 15 community workshops co-lead by Ruby Morales, Jannet Galdamez, and Ana Maria Alvarez.
july 4-11, 2021
joyUS justUS; in-person performance; Jacob’s Pillow
Performance with CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater of evening length work, joyUS justUS at the internationally renowned dance center, Jacob’s Pillow.