Chess but Better (or Worse)

Event Info

Date start	06.25.21
Date end	06.26.21
Start Time	12am
Format	Exhibition Film Screening Performance
Medium	Dance Film Performance Art Textile
Admission	Free

Involved

Event artist	Sharon Arteaga Andres Garza Maria Luisa Santos Devin Alejandro-Wilder C. Diaz Cristina Gonzalez Jose Villalobos Caitlin Diaz Manuela Agudelo Kaleidospace Lukas Avendaño
Presented by	In Situ Artisan Collective Mar Gonzalez Nico Garcia
Funded by	Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department
Associated Program	Drive-In · Fiscal Sponsorship

Inspired by the Guelaguetza, Encuentro ATX is a conglomeration of mini-events, both virtual and in-person. Encuentro ATX celebrates indigenous voices through their art, activism, or re-interpretation of ancestral teachings. Events include film screenings (w/ Q&A), dance and musical performances, art gallery, outdoor market, workshops and more.

Friday 6/25 Films

8:30pm – Kacia Florez (NYC) original songs based on her Colombian and Ecuadorian roots using Andean rhythms.

9:15 pm – Noche de Cine Film Screening curated by Mar Gonzalez and Nico Garcia. A collection of seven films and video performances by local filmmakers and artists that explore identity, culture, and place.

full program:

Sharon Arteaga – When You Clean A Strangers Home

Andres Garza – Los Dioses de Maiz

Maria Luisa Santos – Ter

Devin Alejandro Wilder – Limpia (Performance)

C. Diaz – Échale Sávila, Quien Bien Ama Nunca Olvida

Cristina Gonzalez – Suffocate

Jose Villalobos – El Amor Y Su Entierro

Caitlin Diaz – Quien Bien Ama Nunca Olvida

Saturday 6/26 Films

8pm – manuela agudelo (nyc) solo performance

8:30pm – kaleidospace (nyc) gracias a la vida collaborative performance

9pm – lukas avendano “utopia de la mariposa” documentary film screening and live q&a

https://www.artesaniasinsitu.net/encuentroatxnochedecine