Tejana Cosmica Performance

Tejana Cosmica is an experimental performance with Latina poets from the Dallas area. We are interweaving our stories in poetic form—a choreopoem— as a way to explore our ancestral past, our varied histories in the neighborhoods of Dallas and our cultural present. We are also experimenting with sound and rhythm In doing so, we hope to learn more about ourselves, each other and the ground on which we stand while presenting a more rich and realized version of the varied Tejana experience. We are holding a workshop at each library location before we perform in the summer. Our goals are: To connect the Latina poets from the wider community with each other. To learn about the nuances of each community and learn how we can support each other culturally.