March 22, 2022   by John Soltes for HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX

We were so happy to include our good friends at the DAC as one of our newest Companies-in-Residence. Check out this conversation with member Merlixse Ventura on how DAC functions as a collective and their ongoing relationship with NYTW.

This collective, which began a few years ago, features a group of storytellers, community-centered gate openers and culture expanders, according to press notes. In their work, participants honor their Blackness, their ancestors and their stories.

Read the full interview here.

 

Image: Engels Santana in DAC’s The Cooking Project, presented by NYTW in 2021.

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Categories: Artist Interviews. Tags: Companies-In-Residence and Dominican Artists Collective.