Mi Historia, Mi Telar: Entre Hilos de Colores Sanan mis Dolores
My Story, My Weaving: Weaving and Healing among the Threads
Ja weya ob’aj wij, ex weya nchemaj: Txol qa tkyqil tkolor lan nq’anin weya qa b’an ta’ intini
is a visual art and performance project created by members of the Indigenous Maya Mam immigrant community of East Oakland in our ongoing collaboration with NAKA Dance Theater and EastSide Arts Alliance. Our project integrates personal and collective narratives, movement and textile art inspired by the weaving traditions practiced by women from Xjan Xwan Atitan, Chimb'al and Torasant, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
July 18-19 & 25-26
Saturdays and Sundays
2pm
EastSide Cultural Center
2277 International Boulevard
Oakland, California
Eastside Arts Alliance is ADA accessible.
*ASL Interpretation on Saturday July 25 only
*Haptic tour and audio description on Sunday July 26 only. Haptic Tour begins at 1pm
Tickets: bit.ly/MamWeaving2026
$20 general; $10 students/seniors (NOTAFLOF)
Mi Historia, Mi Telar: Entre Hilos de Colores Sanan mis Dolores
My Story, My Weaving: Weaving and Healing Among the Threads
Ja weya ob’aj wij, ex weya nchemaj: Txol qa tkyqil tkolor lan nq’anin weya qa b’an ta’ intini
Es un proyecto de arte visual y performance creado por miembras de la comunidad inmigrante indígena maya mam del este de Oakland, en nuestra colaboración continua con NAKA Dance Theater y EastSide Arts Alliance. Nuestro proyecto integra narrativas personales y colectivas, movimiento y arte textil inspirado en las tradiciones de tejido practicadas por mujeres de 3 municipios de Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
Julio 18-19 y 25-26
Sabados y Domingos
2pm
EastSide Cultural Center
2277 International Boulevard
Oakland, California
Eastside Arts Alliance es accesible para personas con discapacidad (ADA).
*Interpretación en ASL solo el sábado 25 de julio
*Recorrido háptico y audiodescripción solo el domingo 26 de julio. El recorrido háptico comienza a la 1pm.
Boletos - $20 general; $10 estudiantes/personas mayores (A nadie se le negará la entrada por falta de recursos.)
LAIR is sponsored and co-produced by EastSide Arts Alliance and NAKA with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Fleishhacker Foundation, EastSide's individual donors, the California Arts Council & the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
Mi Historia, Mi Telar / NAKA Dance Theater is supported in part by the California Arts Council, CE Artist & Creative Grant, Akonadi Foundation, The Center for Cultural Power, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Fleishhacker Foundation, and Kenneth Rainin Foundation. NAKA Dance Theater is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group.
Photos: Scott Tsuchitani