Repertoire
Full works and professional choreographic demo reel are available upon request. Please email us at info@bocatuya.com
Cielo Elena
Premier - April 2022
Direction and Choreography by Omar Román De Jesús
Direction and Cinematography: Xhon Dang
Original Score by Jesse Scheinin
Lighting Designer: Christopher Chambers
Creation and production of Cielo Elena were made possible by generous support from the Baryshnikov Arts Center and Boca Tuya’s individual donors.
Sombreristas
Premier - June 2021
Direction and Choreography: Omar Román De Jesús
Lighting Designer: Chad Jung
Rehearsal Director: Matt Rivera
Costume Designer: John Ahrens
Music: Los Tupamaros
*Video courtesy of Bruce Wood Dance
Boca Tuya presented Sombreristas at PRISMA International Dance Festival (Panama) and Encuentro ENDANZANTE, (Colombia). This engagement was supported by our donors and Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation. Sombreristas was originally commissioned by Bruce Wood Dance, Dallas, TX.
Muerte Cotidiana
Premier - July 2021
Direction and Choreography: Omar Román De Jesús
Set Design: David Tatu
Costumes: Jill Peterson
Lighting: Jordan Wardach
Music: Willie Colón
Footage: TINA
Muerte Cotidiana will be presented at the Jerusalem International Choreographic Competition. Muerte Cotidiana was originally commissioned by Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA and it was made possible thanks to the Pomare/Connor Memorial Endowment Fund.
Los Perros del Barrio Colosal
Premier - February 2020
Direction and Choreography: Omar Román De Jesús
Direction and Cinematography: Drew L. Brown
Music: Homenaje al Gran Lucho by Lucho Bermúdez
This work was made for dance film and live performance
Los Perros del Barrio Colosal was an incredible effort to create art during Covid-19. We are thankful to everyone, especially Bridge for Dance & Dancewave, who created a safe environment for our creative team. Los Perros has been presented in multiple platforms/festivals including: Screen Dance International - Winner Best of Screen Dance Festival, ReThink Dance Film Festival - Winner Best Narrative Short and Winner Best Choreography, Red Rock Screen Dance Film - Best OVerall Film 2nd Place, Nederland Film Festival, Florence Dance OnScreen, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Battery Dance, Puerto Rico Classical Dance Competition Gala, Greensboro Dance Film Festival, INSHADOW, CUCALORUS, Dance Camera West, Fuselage Dance Film Festival, Utah Dance Film Festival, Kinetoscope: International Screendance Film Festival, Dance on Camera Festival - Film at Lincoln Center
This fall, Boca Tuya presented Los Perros del Barrio Colosal "live" at PRISMA International Dance Festival, (Panama City, Panama). This engagement was supported by our donors and Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation. The film was originally commissioned/presented by Chop Shop: Bodies of Work.
Daniel
Premier - May 2017
Original score by Gerson Orjuela
Daniel was originally created as part of Parsons Dance's GenerationNOW program to support emerging choreographers during their 2017 Joyce Season. This contemporary piece is inspired by an eye opening interaction during educational outreach activities working with young children on the Autism spectrum. The work explores the youthful and uninhibited pursuit of joy.
Like Those Playground Kids at Midnight
Premier - October 2019
Music: Buenos Aires Hora Cero by Astor Piazzolla
Like Those Playground Kids premiered at the 2020 Chop Shop: Bodies of Work Contemporary Dance Festival, Seattle, WA. This engagement was supported by the festival and the generosity of our donors.
Matriarca
Premier - April 2019
Music: Fiesta de Locos by Calle 13
Matriarca was originally commissioned by The Ailey School (New York, NY) and then reimagined with Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Dallas,TX) This engagement was supported by the festival and the generosity of our donors.