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CONTRA-TIEMPO | Activist Dance Theater

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ABOUT
What We Do
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Presenting Partners
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Current Repertory
Works in Progress
Past repertory
Ana Maria's Special Projects
Special Projects
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Our Philosophy
Open Repertoire Class
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Online Engagements
BLOG
EDUCATION
Futuro 2027
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joyUS justUS
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April 1, 2026
Jasmine Stanley
The Movement Was Always Ours

We are heartbroken. We are not surprised. And we refuse to be silent.

The Movement Was Always Ours
March 3, 2025
Jasmine Stanley
How to Develop Body Positivity

You are more than your appearance. Your body is a vessel that carries your unique personality, experiences, and skills. Embrace it. Love it. Celebrate it.

How to Develop Body Positivity
February 12, 2025
Jasmine Stanley
DEI is Our Responsibility

Kendrick had us all shook with his Superbowl Halftime performance. Truly making the revolution irresistible, this diss to the American elite has ignited and emboldened us all to press in.

DEI is Our Responsibility
January 29, 2025
Jasmine Stanley
Online Activism: Does it Really Work?

social media is an increasingly powerful tool for championing the causes that are important to us. But how effective is it really in generating long-lasting change?

Online Activism: Does it Really Work?
January 17, 2025
Jasmine Stanley
We 💙 LA

We continue to celebrate the enduring soul of our city, a testament to the resilience of its people and the unwavering belief in a brighter tomorrow.

We 💙 LA
Ruby Morales
August 24, 2022

Rest as a Radical Act

Ruby Morales
August 24, 2022
Rest as a Radical Act

Hustle culture is a mindset that prioritizes work above all else. As a result of capitalism, it has become an increasingly popular mentality of toxic productivity… While this is all true, we must also acknowledge that this mentality is rooted in peoples’ need to survive…

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Ruby Morales
May 29, 2022

The Impact of Summer Dance Intensives

Ruby Morales
May 29, 2022
The Impact of Summer Dance Intensives

Intensives are incredible opportunities for participants to gain experience, improve their technique, and grow as dancers.

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Ruby Morales
May 5, 2022

Sugar and Slave Trade: The Dark History of Azúcar

Ruby Morales
May 5, 2022
Sugar and Slave Trade: The Dark History of Azúcar

As we begin our research and embodied work on our upcoming project ¡Azúcar! we wanted to share some of its history with you all. While this project calls on personal stories, it also calls on our responsibility to acknowledge our history…

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Ruby Morales
April 25, 2022

Transformative Justice

Ruby Morales
April 25, 2022
Transformative Justice

We are committed to the difficult and necessary work around this powerful practice that will guide us away from punitive justice and towards transformation and freedom.

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Ana Maria Alvarez
January 4, 2022

Being a Teaching Artivists

Ana Maria Alvarez
January 4, 2022
Being a Teaching Artivists

Learning goes both ways. Teaching Artivists Michelle and Maria share their perspectives on the impact of our work.

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We recognize and honor that we live, work, dance, and create on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Tongva/Gabrielino people, the original caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands), and the Kumeyaay people in San Diego. We acknowledge their enduring presence, resilience, and deep connection to this land.

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