Friday August 10th
La Gente
will be performing @
The de Young Museum
as part of the "Global Village" Performance series
in conjunction with The current "Jean Paul Gaultier" exhibit

"Global Village"
Global Village is a multi-disciplinary music and dance performance piece that will take place on August 10th
at The de Young Museum in conjunction with the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit curated by Rafael Sarria &
La Gente Productionz. For over thirty five years Jean Paul Gaultier has created an artistic legacy that
deconstructs our preconceptions of identity and culture as well as abrasively juxtaposing contradictory
and complimentary visions of beauty and absurdity. In these performances we will attempt to reflect this
vision using sound and motion.

In the same way that Jean Paul Gaultier has fused aspects of older classic fashion sensibilities with
modern, urban and street styles, we will utilize classic forms of music and dance and marry them to
modern innovative genres. We will focus on music and dance as poignant tools to highlight the cultural
diversity of Gaultier's influences and contrasting cultural identities. We also plan to feature Bay Area
artistic movements that subvert traditional forms of dance and music in order to attack our narrow
definitions of gender, constantly reinventing our masculine and feminine roles.

This collaboration will feature members of La Gente, Dholrhythms Dance Company, Sascha Jacobsen
& Trio Garufa, Raw-G, Nicole Klaymoon's The Embodiment Project, DJ Lady Ryan, and La Mixta Criolla.
They will be performing everything from Reggae to Bhangra to Cumbia to Tango to Hip-Hop, to modern
dance, to Soul and Electronic compositions

This event will be part of the Friday Nights at the de Young from 6:00-8:45pm and is FREEE!!!

1. La Gente:
   Led by Rafael Sarria this Bay Area based group has forged an original high energy musical style and
   performance fusing Colombina Cumbia, Hip-Hop, and Jamaican Reggae. The group has toured
   internationally and continues to spread a message of cultural unity.

2. Dholrhythms Dance Company:
   Dholyhthms is an organization dedicated to promoting the artistic and cultural heritage of India through
   the beautiful Bhangra and Giddha folk dances of Punjab, India

3. Sascha Jacobsen & Trio Garufa:
   Sascha Jacobson is a bassits and composer who with his group "Trio Garufa" has created a progressive
   and eclectic sound based of traditional Argentine Tango blended with electronic compositions.

4. Nicole Klaymoon's The Embodiment Project:
   As part of a new generation of artists that work in urban dance forms, EP pays tribute to the forgotten
   struggles of pioneering street dancers as well as promotes a visionary perspective on traditional modern
   dance.

5. DJ Lady Ryan:
   Dj Lady Ryan is a Dj and Jazz vocalist who draws from Soul, Jazz, House and Hip-Hop in every
   performance. She recently performed and promoted the SF Pride 20912 woman's stage.

6. Raw-G:
   Born and raised in Gaudalajara Mexico, Raw-G brings her own cross-cultural, multi-lingual politically
   charged Hip-Hop to the ensemble. Her passionate and aggressive performances challenge our musical
   and gender preconceptions of Hip-Hop culture.

7. La Mixta Criolla:
   La Mixta Criolla is a music and dance ensemble inspired by the rich and diverse musical culture of
   Puerto Rico and the wider Caribbean. The band's repertoire of originals and funky renditions of classic
   pieces, features a variety of swinging Latin Caribbean grooves.