Safos Dance Theatre is proud to announce that we will be performing Yvonne Montoya’s piece “Braceros” at the Network of Ensemble Theatre’s 2018 NET National Gathering and Symposium in Tempe, AZ. “Braceros” is was created in loving memory of the choreographer's father Juan "Johnny" Montoya Sena. The dance reflects the time he worked as a Bracero, a migrant farm worker, picking watermelon and cantaloupe in the fields of Southern Arizona and Southern California in the early 1960

Safos Dance Theatre was proud to be a partner in this year's inaugural Dance in the Desert: A Gathering of Latinx Dancemakers. Below are some highlights of the event, including photos, videos, and interviews. Check out more photos in our gallery. Dance in the Desert images courtesy of Yvonne Montoya & Dance in the Desert. Photos by Dominic AZ Bonuccelli. Safos is also proud to have sponsored the creation of two new original works Braceros and 20 created by lead choreographer

Safos is proud to co-host Dance in the Desert!! Dance in the Desert brings Latinx dancemakers together for three-day gathering Inaugural convening to be held in Phoenix, April 26-28 Phoenix, Arizona - Latinx dancemakers, arts administrators, and scholars from throughout the region and across the country will gather in Phoenix from April 26-28, 2018, for the inaugural convening of Dance in the Desert, a unique opportunity for the Latinx dance community to come together, deepen

On November 19, 2016, join facilitators Liz Lerman and Yvonne Montoya, and the New England Foundation for the Arts staff and National Dance Project (NDP) Advisors, for Dance/AZ: Shaping the Future of Arizona Dance. This convening brings together Arizona's diverse community of dance professionals to envision a future for our field together! Whether you’re an independent dance artist, a dance company, dance educator, organization/venue/group who shows dance, or dance supporter,

Safos Dance Theatre is proud to announce that we will be joining Borderlands Theater for a performance of "Mas" by Milta Ortiz Sunday Nov 6th 7pm at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. Dancers Daymeon Rembert, Serena Tang, Natalie Brewster Nguyen, and Ryan Pinto will perform choreography by director Yvonne Montoya along side a cast of talented Tucson-based actors. #SafosDanceTheatre #safosdancetheatre #Safos #safos #mas #borderlandstheater #tour #flagstaff #performa

Safos Dance Theatre is proud to announce our director Yvonne Montoya is the recipent of a Professional Development Grant Supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. grant from the The grant is for Ms. Montoya's ongoing participation in EmcArts Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators program - Cohort 1. Congratulations Ms. Montoya! #Grant #professionaldevelopmentgrant

Safos fans! You are invited to two very exciting performances this weekend! We will kick things off on Saturday in Phoenix! Director Yvonne Montoya will perform "Ojos Negros" at the National Dance Education Organization's National Conference Saturday at 11:30am in the East Courtyard. Then on Sunday, company dancer Grace Rhyne will wow the crowd in her solo performance at the Musical Mayhem Cabaret Halloween Show at the Unscrewed Theater in Tucson at 7pm! Check it out!! We wil

This weekend, lead choreographer Yvonne Montoya will be representing Safos in Tucson's first ever BLAKTINA: A Cutting Edge Movement Festival Celebrating Black and Latina/o Choreographers. Produced by the Latina Dance Theater Project, Eva Tessler, Licia Perea, and Zuzi! Theater, BLKTINA will take place October 2-3, 2015 7:30pm at Zuzi's Theater in the Historic Y. Yvonne will be performing a new version of her solo piece "Ojos Negros" with music by Safos composer Jordane Lafitt

Over the past year, Safos lead choreographer Yvonne Montoya has been working with Tucson's own Borderlands Theater preparing for the upcoming world premiere of "Mas" a play written by Milta Ortiz and directed by Marc Pinate. Four of Safos dancers will take the stage with Borderlands actors for this drama based on a true story opening Sept 10th at the Temple of Music and Art. Tickets are available at the Borderlands box office. We hope to see you there! #safosdancetheatre #Yvo

Check out the Share Back we did for the Network of Ensemble Theaters Travel Grant that supported a collaboration between Safos and Quinteto Latino! Thank you NET/TEN for supporting culturally competent artwork in the City of South Tucson! For more information about Cultural Competency and the arts, contact Safos at safosdance@gmail.com or 520-481-1656. http://www.ensembletheaters.net/safos14 #SafosDanceTheatre #safos #QuintetoLatino #JohnValenzuelaYouthCenter #CulturalCompete