Brujo De La Mancha

Finalist in “Transito MX 02”: Festival Internacional de Artes Electronicas Video: 10/2007
The Transitio MX 02 festival titled Nomadic Borders has the initiative of creating action and reflection over the concept of community. In this sense an allusion is made to the metaphor of the border as a non-place, a symbolic site that draws a territorial line and opens a new possible future for convergence to occur. Danza Azteca en Filadelfia was the film use for this festival. www.transitiomx.net/concurso/finalistas

This video is available for purchase as part of a Community Visions compilation DVD.

Meaning “School of Blood Moving in the Heart” in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac is a dance and cultural troupe based in the heart of South Philadelphia. A visually captivating portrait of the group told through their own voices, Aztec Dance in Philadelphia raises questions about indigenous history and the retention of cultural heritage in the context of modern immigration. “We consider it a school because we are learning about the culture we have lost,” says one of the group’s members. The dancers of Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac bring their audiences a pre-Columbian heritage with roots in central Mexico. Kept alive by modern keepers of the culture like those in this trilingual Spanish/English/Nahuatl documentary, Aztec dance has followed the paths of contemporary Mexican immigrants into the United States. That migration has brought Aztec culture here, to Philadelphia. Aztec Dance in Philadelphia is an engaging resource for educators teaching modern immigration and a colorful testament to the resilience of indigenous cultures.
http://www.scribe.org/catalogue/aztecdancephiladelphia

Brujo de la Mancha - Clay Creations - Xaya

Brujo de la Mancha - Clay Creations - Xaya

Brujo de la Mancha - Clay Creations - Xaya

In 2007 I won a grant to learn how to make Clay Flutes and Naive Mexican Traditional Music. From the Institution for Cultural Partnership (ICP) and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA):

I received a Master and Apprenticeship grant to learn how to make Clay Flutes and Naive Mexican Music with Master Xavier Quijas Yxayotl. Culminating in a presentation “The Fall of the Bellybutton of the Moon” festival, free for the public in Philadelphia PA.

Reincarnations from the Future

Why do I call my pieces Reincarnations from the Future?
Trash is so predominate in Western culture, one day it will take on a life of its own and mutate into new forms. All these machines in our society are taking away life, taking the place of our bodies and minds. All of these unnecessary objects, this trash, are morphing into living creatures themselves. My sculptures are made from objects found in the trash, from my own house and throughout the city. A piece of broken computer gains arms, horns, tongues and wings from my imagination. Imagine for a moment that all of our trash could somehow pull itself together and recycle itself into another life form. That is what I want you to see. Alebriges, a traditional art form indigenous to Southern Mexico.
www . brujodelamancha . com
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En el Olvido

Experimental video.

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America 516 years Old - America 516 años de Vieja.

America 516 years Old - America 516 años de Vieja.
Philadelphia the Capital of the first Illegal immigrants That came around 1492 - 1789. Now Immigration refers to the movement of people between countries. While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels.

Marcos y Panchito 2000

Marcos y Panchito 2000 part- 2 -