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Nixtamales de NixtaValley, 2 countries/time zones
Dec
10
5:00 PM17:00

Nixtamales de NixtaValley, 2 countries/time zones

  • Friday, December 10, 2021
  • 5:00 PM 9:00 PM 17:00 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED & WILL NOT HAPPEN ON DEC 10 - PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES! Las Techno-Tamaladas presents Nixtamales de NixtaValley en Lima, Peru and Oakland, California USA simultaneously! Tamales, video, y mas…

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Lecture at University of Guelph
Dec
1
2:30 PM14:30

Lecture at University of Guelph

  • Wednesday, December 1, 2021
  • 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 14:30 15:30
  • University of Guelph (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I will be sharing a talk on Indigenous Art in the Americas, focused on Andean cultures and the incredible arts practices from the region, at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

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Techno-Tamaladas at MACLA!
Nov
10
6:00 PM18:00
exhibitions, performances

Techno-Tamaladas at MACLA!

  • Wednesday, November 10, 2021
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • MACLA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Las Techno-Tamaladas will share our TECHNO-TAMALES from NIXTA VALLEY: De Lima, Peru a San Jose, California, at MACLA in San Jose, California at this in person participatory event, where we will…

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Presenting at the Society for Science, Literature and the Arts Conference
Oct
2
9:00 AM09:00

Presenting at the Society for Science, Literature and the Arts Conference

  • Saturday, October 2, 2021
  • 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 09:00 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mind thGAP was a series of workshops held in online and on-ground spaces over May and June of 2021. The Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP) presented the Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA) which in tern asked public participants to…

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Sharing Tamales with Taraneh Hemami's Green Parcels Project
Sep
11
to Sep 25
exhibitions

Sharing Tamales with Taraneh Hemami's Green Parcels Project

  • Sat, Sep 11, 2021 12:30 PM 12:30 Sat, Sep 25, 2021 1:30 PM 13:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

We are thrilled to be working with Taraneh Hemami and contributing artists on her Green Parcels Project. We have created conceptual tamales to share with the public - parcels can be picked up at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco over the course of the exhibit.

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NIXTA-VALLEY
Sep
3
6:00 PM18:00
exhibitions, video screening

NIXTA-VALLEY

  • Friday, September 3, 2021
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Las Techno-Tamaladas will debut new video work ** Nixta-Valley ** as part of MACLA’S First Friday’s programming. Our video will be projected outside the gallery. This video brings together works created by Praba Pilar, Lorena Lo Peña, and Cecilia Vilca Ocharan during the Cultura Power Fellowship.

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Las Techno-Tamaladas, de Lima a San Jose
Jul
1
to Oct 31

Las Techno-Tamaladas, de Lima a San Jose

  • Thu, Jul 1, 2021 6:30 PM 18:30 Sun, Oct 31, 2021 7:30 PM 19:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

with Transartist chola, feminist techno-witch and language activist Cecilia Vilca Ocharan and Interdisciplinary performance artist, professor and cultural manager Lorena Lo Peña.

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Workshop on Technologies of Life
Jun
14
3:00 PM15:00
workshop, teaching

Workshop on Technologies of Life

  • Monday, June 14, 2021
  • 3:00 PM 6:30 PM 15:00 18:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this workshop with MACLA’s Teen Tech Center youth, artist Praba Pilar will explain some of the histories and cosmologies of maíz, tamales & the nixtamalization process, while sharing…

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Platicas en Parque de los Pobladores
Jun
12
1:00 PM13:00

Platicas en Parque de los Pobladores

  • Saturday, June 12, 2021
  • 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 13:00 16:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Platicas en Parque de los Pobladores are platicas/chats open to the public in San Jose, about technology, nixtamalization, arte, tamales, tamale making, culture, power, futurity, resurgence & more. What is nixtamalization?

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Presenting at the Un/Predictable Environments Conference
May
20
to May 21
panel presentation

Presenting at the Un/Predictable Environments Conference

  • Thu, May 20, 2021 6:00 PM 18:00 Fri, May 21, 2021 7:10 PM 19:10
  • Google Calendar ICS

I will be presenting the Techno-Tamaladas as part of the Artistic Expression, Activism & Technological Imaginaries panel of the Un/Predictable Environments: Politics, Ecology, Agency conference, co-hosted by the Public Humanities Hub at UBC-Vancouver and the….

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Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP) Presents:
May
16
2:30 PM14:30
performances, workshop

Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP) Presents:

  • Sunday, May 16, 2021
  • 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 14:30 15:30
  • Google Calendar ICS
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Feminist Voices on Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Apr
19
3:00 PM15:00

Feminist Voices on Climate Change and Environmental Justice

  • Monday, April 19, 2021
  • 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 15:00 16:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

I will be on a virtual panel discussing Feminism and Climate Change/Environmental Justice ahead of Earth Day, continuing the 50th-anniversary celebration of…

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MACLA Cultura Power Fellow
Apr
1
to Aug 30

MACLA Cultura Power Fellow

  • Thu, Apr 1, 2021 9:00 AM 09:00 Mon, Aug 30, 2021 9:59 AM 09:59
  • Google Calendar ICS

As a Fellow in MACLA/ Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana’s inaugural 2021 Cultura Power Fellowship, I will be creating and sharing new work…

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Participating in Corpo-Poeticas, proyecto de Lorena LoPena y Cecilia Vilca, desde Lima, Peru
Feb
25
4:00 PM16:00

Participating in Corpo-Poeticas, proyecto de Lorena LoPena y Cecilia Vilca, desde Lima, Peru

  • Thursday, February 25, 2021
  • 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 16:00 17:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Thrilled to be participating in Corpo-Poeticas de Lorena LoPena y Celicia Vilca, who are presenting 🚨🚨🚨 BODY-POETICS AND IMAGINARIES TECHNO-SCIENTISTS 🚨 sharing 2 video conferences that dialogue with…

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Temporary Utopias with MAWA's Theory at Home
Feb
18
4:30 PM16:30
artists talks

Temporary Utopias with MAWA's Theory at Home

  • Thursday, February 18, 2021
  • 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 16:30 18:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am thrilled to be guest facilitating a Theory at Home event with MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art) in Winnipeg, Canada - via Zoom. I will be speaking about Temporary Utopias.

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Teaching on the Post Real at California College of the Arts
Jan
25
to May 25
teaching

Teaching on the Post Real at California College of the Arts

  • Mon, Jan 25, 2021 10:30 AM 10:30 Tue, May 25, 2021 11:30 AM 11:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

I have developed a new undergraduate course exploring deepfakes, bots, AI systems, and other counterfeits; scrutinizing power and profits in the new ‘reality business’ that sells disinformation, conspiracy…

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Teaching in the Theatre & Dance Department of UC Davis
Jan
4
to Mar 31
teaching

Teaching in the Theatre & Dance Department of UC Davis

  • Mon, Jan 4, 2021 10:30 AM 10:30 Wed, Mar 31, 2021 11:30 AM 11:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

I have developed a new undergraduate course on performances of the Real, the Post-Real, the Hyper-Real, disinformation and misinformation premiering daily on Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, and more…

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Milpa Webinar Uploaded
Nov
26
to Mar 1

Milpa Webinar Uploaded

  • Thu, Nov 26, 2020 5:00 PM 17:00 Mon, Mar 1, 2021 6:00 PM 18:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our Friday, October 30, 2020 Webinar/Dialogo, La Milpa en Tiempos de Pandemia (La Milpa in Pandemic Times) live from Oakland and Oaxaca is uploaded and available for view

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