Guadalupe Dance Company debuts new production honoring Texas' Mexican American leaders

The Guadalupe Dance Company is premiering an original dance production this Friday that aims to spotlight Mexican American leaders and illuminate their stories. Nuestras Voces: Retelling Our Stories will feature original choreography from the Guadalupe Dance Company and music from Mariachi Azteca de América that showcases the “undeniable resiliency” of eminent Mexican American leaders like Jovita Idar and Emma Tenayuca — both of whom fought vigorously to enact change within the Texas labor force and sought rights for Mexican immigrant workers. Nuestras Voces will combine traditional folklorico dance with contemporary themes and movement to take the audience “on a journey of enlightenment and empowerment.”