From the Spanish for "wild growth/undergrowth" or, understood to mean "sickness," La Maleza: Weeds as Teachers, is an experimental dance performance and installation created in collaboration with sound-based artist Anthony Alméndarez (Houston, TX), visual artist Nicole Sara Simpkins (Minneapolis, MN), and featuring choreography by Paty Lorena Solórzano.
Through conceptual choreography and improvised vignettes, the dance questions what it means to be uprooted and/or find roots in unfamiliar spaces, and what plants can teach us about healing troubled environments. The work is an invitation into a sensory experience to rethink the concept of "weeds.”
Friday November 6th, 2026 - SOLD OUT
7:00 PM - Doors Open
7:30 PM - Show
Post-show reception to follow
Saturday November 7th, 2026 - 3rd SHOW ADDED!!!
5:00 PM - Doors Open
5:30 PM - Show
Saturday November 7th, 2026 - SOLD OUT
7:00 PM - Doors Open
7:30 PM - Show
Post-show talk November 7
$15 Pre-sale tickets available through November 5th
$20 at the door CC and Tap Payments only
Choreography & Performance: Paty Lorena Solórzano
Music & Sound Design: Anthony Almendárez
Costume and Installation: Nicole Sara Simpkins
With Guest Performers from Houston Met Dance
Dramaturgy: efrén cruz cortés, jhon r. stronks
