The idea sprouted from Rincon’s research about immigrants coming to America at the turn of the century and how they were perceived. In one segment, the dancers interact dressed in surgical gowns, caps and gloves. “Then it shifts into various movements or vignettes that reflect a group of people who are oppressed and have something to say.” “The dance lives within the images of protest,” Rincon explains. The beginning of “Protest Dance” is performed against a backdrop of protest videos related to events such as the Kent State shootings and the civil rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr. I thought people need to remember history.” I went back, looked at the film footage and found that it was truly about economic inequality and a broken financial system. “There were the Black Panthers, the Vietnam War and Cesar Chavez. “In my generation, there were many cultural movements happening,” says Rincon, who boasts that she was a protester in high school in the 1960s. Rincon says she felt compelled to challenge social perceptions and fight injustice from an early age. This year, Rincon’s collective will perform “Protest Dance,” a work inspired by the history of protest and its link to the Occupy movement. The festival is sponsored by the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective and features four works on Friday and Saturday at the Saville Theatre in San Diego. That has been the soul of the annual Blurred Borders International Dance Festival, an event founded by choreographer Patricia Rincon, head of dance at UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance. The notion of expressing multiple points of view through movement is a lofty ideal, especially when tackling issues surrounding human rights. Parking: Free parking in campus parking lot (C Street at 13th Street) Where: Saville Theatre, San Diego City College, C Street at 14th Street, downtown Blurred Borders International Dance Festival
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