For the opening of the LAX Micro Fest in May, Lindsey Red-tail (
@redtaildance ) was joined by medicine musicians Eres Medicina for an opening ritual of Grief and remembrance honoring the Land and the loss from the fires – the cycle of death and rebirth with music, chanting and dance.
Lindsey Red-tail, born and raised in Altadena, Tongva Lands is an acclaimed non-binary dance artist, poet and messenger of the Trees, whose work weaves together the intersection of movement, nature and Ancestral practices. Following pathways in the body of remembrance, they are guided by an Ancestor of Wind, a seer and spiritual companion returning to their Nahuatl Mexican, Cherokee and African American roots. A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, Red-tail has established themselves as a transformative choreographic voice across Los Angeles with commissions from California State University, Scripps College, and LA Contemporary Dance Company.
Video by Argel Rojo (
@argelrojo )
The LAX Micro Fest was made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and was supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture. Los Angeles Performance Practice is also supported, in part, by The Mellon Foundation, The Perenchio Foundation, and the California Arts Council.
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