Piña's work illuminates two key facets: She examines first nations and Afro-diasporic expressions of embodied knowledge, encoded in dance and sound, which thrived in Abya Yala*  transcending ethnic boundaries to be embraced also by non indigenous and non African descendants in regions like Mexico, Cuba, Haiti and Brazil. Secondly, her research explores oceanic movements on a broader scale, encompassing the motions of ancient animal species—such as sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, and echinoderms—as well as the historical and contemporary movements of ocean currents, diasporas, and migrations. The ocean is depicted as a nexus of origins, transit, and demise, yet also as a vibrant ecosystem crucial for the sustenance of life on Earth.

*Abya Yala, one of the native names of the American continent today used to advance the decolonisation of the land looking to its history beyond settler colonialism

The event presents a new performance installation by Amanda Piña, with Michel Jimenez, Emilio Cordero Checa, and Marcelo Schmittner Daza of Studio Fortuna, performed by students of the MA in dance studies.

This event is preceeded by a connected practice and research workshop on the 10th of July with Amanda Piña and Nyandra Fernandes.