Aug 27, 2023
LA Dance review
¡azúcar! Brings Ancestral Stories to the Ford
“¡azúcar! is a triumphant work that can be enjoyed by all and honored by ancestors of our past and generations or the future.”
Aug 19, 2023
Stage and Cinema
Dance Review: ¡AZÚCAR! (CONTRA-TIEMPO, West Coast Premiere at The Ford)
In this review, read about CONTRA-TIEMPO’s newest work ¡azucar! that will have you “fully convinced that history lives in our bodies.”
Aug 14, 2023
NRPR Group
Read about the west coast premier of CONTRA-TIEMPO’s newest work ¡azucar! at The Ford Theater. A piece that “confronts the complex history of sugar and its ties to oppression while tapping into the resilience and messages from ancestors of many Latine cultures.”
February 23, 2022
CVNC
CONTRA-TIEMPO Brings Joy to a Young Audience With JoyUS JustUS
Read about CONTRA-TIEMPO brings stories of hardship, resistance, and joy to a younger audience through dance, music, and a Call to Action.
“. . .a snapshot of meaningful curriculum design for the arts.”
July 18th, 2021
NPR
FROM THE ASHES, JACOB'S PILLOW WELCOMES BACK DANCERS, AUDIENCES
Read how funder and choreographer, Ana Maria Alvarez comments on the past year and a half with COVID-19 and how CONTRA-TIEMPO utilized this time.
July 9th, 2021
The birkshire edge
DANCE REVIEW: The inexorable power of we — CONTRA-TIEMPO inspires Jacob’s Pillow
Read how CONTRA-TIEMPO calls out the ways in which people are marginalized and oppressed, as well as the ways people can resist and move into joy.
September 24th, 2020
Backstage
4 Dance Companies You Should Know
Read how CONTRA-TIEMPO and other Latine and Afro-Latine focused dance companies are shaping the contemporary performing arts landscape.
January 16th, 2020
La Opinión
La danza como un idioma para crear historias/Dance as a language to create stories
Lea la entrevista de La Opinión con la fundadora y directora artística de CONTRA-TIEMPO, Ana María Alverez, cuando la compañía celebra su 15th aniversario.
Read La Opinión’s interview with CONTRA-TIEMPO’s founder and artistic director, Ana Maria Alverez, as the company celebrates it 15th year anniversary.