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Programs and Services
1999-2000
VSA
BUEN VIAJE DANCERS
Redefining
dance and disability
A
VSA arts of New Mexico Core Program
A
company composed of dancers with and without disabilities, the Buen Viaje
Dancers redefine dance as an expressive art form for all
bodies.
Buen
Viaje means good journey in
Spanish. Founded in 1984, the Dancers
provide a good journey for their audiences and serve as VSA arts of New
Mexico’s performing arts ambassadors.
Buen Viaje offers modern dance performances, workshops, and
residencies throughout the state and nation.
The Dancers are year-round artists-in-residence at the VSA arts
Center of New Mexico and have long-term residency collaborations with
Albuquerque area schools and AmeriCorps.
The company is featured in two
nationally distributed videos: the
Rocky Mountain Emmy Award-winning Opening
Doors, produced by local PBS affiliate KNME-TV, and Opening
Doors: Dancing with Disabilities,
made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Recently the group was invited to perform in two international festivals,
the 1999 International Art and Soul Festival in Los Angeles and the 2001 Global
Dance Fest in Albuquerque ("one of the most spectacular theater events
this viewer has experienced in New Mexico"…Jennifer Noyer,
Albuquerque Journal). The Buen Viaje Dancers seek out alternative
performance spaces and meet with rave reviews in training and conference
settings.
Under the artistic direction of
Jill Pribyl, the Dancers are co-sponsored by the City of Albuquerque’s
Therapeutic Recreation Programs. Individuals and businesses are urged to designate
tax-deductible contributions to support the Buen
Viaje Dancers.
“The dancers gave me confidence
to believe I could dance.”
-Kurt, Chamiza Elementary School
student
The
mission of VSA arts of New Mexico is
to celebrate the creative power of individuals with disabilities and educate
through the arts.
For
additional information on performance schedules; performance, residency, or
training opportunities for schools, agencies, businesses, or conferences; or
information in alternative formats please contact:
Phone:
505-345-2872; NM Relay Network: 800-659-8331;
Fax: 505-345-2896 E-mail:
[email protected]
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VSA arts of New Mexico
Street Address: 4904 4th Street NW
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7784
Albuquerque, NM 87194-7784
Telephone: 505-345-2872 Fax: 505-345-2896
NM Relay Network: 1-800-659-8331
E-mail: [email protected]
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