Safos Dance Theatre is a small emerging non-profit dance company founded in Tucson, AZ in 2009.
We collaborate with other Latinx serving and/or AZ-based organizations to offer programs that fulfill our mission.
Supporting a modern dance unique experience to the US-Mexico borderlands
Safos’ mission is to create contemporary artistic forms that reflect the common experiences of our diverse communities.
Supporting a modern dance unique experience to the US-Mexico borderlands
Supporting dance unique to the US-Mexico borderlands experience
Our Projects
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A series of dances embodying the oral traditions of Mexican American, Hispanic, and Chicano communities in the American Southwest.
Supporting Arizona-based dance artists and performers while introducing their work to new audiences.
Building and creating a community between U.S.-based dance artists and dance artists from Latin America.
You are Invited!
Join us for an evening of dance and storytelling.
Thursday April 13, 2023
7:30 PM
Tempe Center for the Arts
700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ
The evening will feature a storytelling and luminaria making workshop and performance. In this workshop, you will design your own luminaria that represents your light, love, and home. Choreographer, Yvonne Montoya is a 23rd generation Nuevomexicana who grew up making and lighting luminarias (or farolitos as they are called in the Northern part of the state) as a family tradition; one she is delighted to share.
The workshop will be followed by a performance of select dances from Stories from Home.
Tickets: $15 Regular | $10 Student with ID
Stories from Home Podcast Series
Are you interested in learning more about the dancers and artists behind Stories from Home?
Join us on Patreon for an exclusive preview of the new Process in Place special edition podcast series featuring interviews with the Stories from Home artistic team. Listen as Delia Ibañez interviews Stories from Home dancers and designers asking them thought provoking questions about their own meanings of home and ancestry.
The first two interviews feature Stories from Home dancer and choreograph Ruby Morales and costume designer Mary Leopo.
This podcast is a collaboration with Process in Place by Delia Ibañez. Follow Process in Place and Safos Dance on Instagram for announcements on future podcast guests.
100% of the Patreon proceeds and donations benefit Stories from Home, supporting the artistic team that make this work happen. Thank you.
Stories from Home Sizzle Reel
Check out the Sizzle reel from February 8th, 2023 CPAC performance of Stories from Home. The cast and crew is excited to share this work with the Arizona community.
Safos Dance Theatre
is a small non-profit dance company founded in Tucson, AZ in 2009. We collaborate with other Latino serving and AZ-based organizations to offer programs that fulfill our mission.
