Sat, Sep 13
|Highways
The Remembrance: Decolonizing Minds, Bodies, and Spirits
Step into a portal of pulse and power—where rhythm becomes ritual and movement reclaims memory. In a luminous offering by Aminah Jackson, Shantel Ureña, G’bari Gilliam, produced by Kaya Taino Morales, the stage becomes sacred ground. More than performance, it’s an invitation to awaken and evolve.
Time & Location
Sep 13, 2025, 7:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
About The Event
What does it mean to decolonize?
It means remembering.
Before movement was performance, it was prayer.
Before healing was clinical, it was ancestral.
Before high art existed, we were the art.
Through a weeklong immersion in Afro-diasporic and street dance forms—woven with practices of holistic wellness—this intensive invites a return to balance. Guided by the energies of the Divine Feminine and Masculine, dancers move beyond form into truth. It all culminates in a final offering: a stage alive with stories, spirit, and embodied healing.
Purchase Tickets Below for COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE
Saturday, September 13
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Aminah Jackson
@MintahTumbáo
Shantel Ureña
Shantel Ureña is a Dominican American dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, and educator from Tampa, FL, now based in Los Angeles. Blending Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop, House, and Salsa, her work bridges concert, commercial, and freestyle worlds.
She has toured with CONTRA-TIEMPO ULDT and performed with Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa, and Christina Aguilera. Her latest piece, Tres Golpes, premiered at Blaktinx Festival, and her short film on Latino identity is available online.
With 13+ years of teaching experience, Shantel now teaches House and choreography at Movement Lifestyle, focused on honoring and passing on House dance culture.
G’bari Gilliam
G’bari Gilliam is a dancer from the Bay Area, now based in Los Angeles. A UCLA Dance graduate, he moves fluidly through West African, Ballet, Hip-Hop, House, and Modern styles.
He has performed with Versa-Style, Rennie Harris Pure Movement, and appeared in The Color Purple, A Jazzman’s Blues, and with artists like Bad Bunny and Janelle Monáe.
G’bari teaches at UCLA and Movement Lifestyle. His work explores the connection between masculine and feminine energies through movement, stage, and classroom practice.
Tickets
Community Performance
$24.00
+$0.60 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00