CEREMONIA
Antonio Ramos and The Gangbangers

June 15, 8pm – 9pm
La Plaza, The Clemente
Doors open at 7:45pm

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The Gangbangers blossom and wilt in a dance-theatre performance conceived by Antonio Ramos. In a mixed-tape Latino extravaganza of cultural misappropriation and reappropriation, Ramos calls on his ancestors and carries the audience on a journey to the bottom of the ocean and back again. This piece is a ceremony.

Performers include Paul Hamilton, Saúl Ulerio, Sarah White-Ayón, Rebecca Wender, Trevor Hansen, Adele Loux-Turner, and Molly Lieber.

Video art: Alex Romania
Costume Designer: Claire Fleury

Presented in partnership with The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center.

Supported by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

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ANTONIO RAMOS is an award-winning dancer, choreographer, and certified bodywork practitioner. He is the Artistic Director of Antonio Ramos and the Gangbangers. His work focuses on emotional and social themes as they manifest through his identity as a queer, HIV+ artist, and Puerto Rican artist who was born on the island. He takes this subject matter, full of darkness and difficulty, and creates joyous, celebratory choreography that harnesses the beauty in life while confronting the audience with challenging themes such as sexuality, the body, and histories of colonization. Ramos holds a B.F.A. in Dance from SUNY Purchase.