MATAO Workshop with Dakota Camacho
MATAO is an emergent identity/method for indigenizing creatively and creatively indigenizing one’s self. MATAO represents the forgotten/remembered name of ancestors and their ways of thinking/being.
In this workshop, MATAO (Chamorro) movement, song, language, ritual practices, and the journey to restore/recover/restory them serve as a vessel for participants to relate to their lands, ancestors, and languages. MATAO draws from the wisdom of the diaspora experience to craft a unique process of contemporary indigenous creativity that serves our collective spiritual sovereignty.
Dakota Camacho is a multi-disciplinary artist/researcher working in spaces of indigenous life ways, performance, musical composition, community engagement, and education. Camacho holds a Masters of Arts in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in Gender & Women's Studies as a First Wave Urban Arts and Hip Hop Scholar. Ancestral Lineages: European, Ilokano, Matao/CHamoru
This event is presented by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance.
Event Date: Thursday, Apr. 25, Noon
Venue: Kaufman Hall, 208
Price: Free
Kaufman Hall is located in North Campus off of Sunset Boulevard.
Parking is available in lot 4.
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