Greetings 2011!

Goals for 2011 have set in and balanced themselves with personal and artistic work. In all humility, goals as a woman and artivist take an entire community to make manifest. I have asked folks personally and through facebook (professionally) to "makemeaccountable" for what I say I'm going to do! I'm looking forward to holding ourselves up to high expectations for what we're going to do this year! So, here goes the first half of 2011...

January - Edits and rehearsals for "One Journey: Stitching Stories Across the Mexican 'American' Border" and building website and blog for individual work. Translating "The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Volume 1" by Marcella Runell Hall and Martha Diaz.

February - Touring to Berkeley, California's La Peña with Chelsea Gregory and Jennifer Armas for an off the hook show of solo-womyn performers!

March - Distributing press packets to teach, perform and facilitate theater/empowerment workshops throughout NY and nationwide. Rehearsing for Atlanta, Georgia performance on April 8, 9 and 10th at Seven Stages!

April - Performing on the 8, 9 and 10th at 7 Stages in Atlanta, Georgia. Translating Hip-Hop Education Guidebook (not loosing sight!).

May - New York High Schools and College Performances of "One Journey" while developing workshops on immigrant rights and empowerment for youth and immigrant communities.

June - Confirming California residency(ies) to facilitate community empowerment and theater workshops for youth. Continuing to develop "One Journey" workshops. Beginning to develop new show on "Heart Break: Communities of Color Reflecting" (tentative title - exciting!).

Stay tuned ya'll and stay motivated! pursue your love and dreams! this is the time!

much love and light,
yadira de la riva