Leonor Leonor Maldonado García
About
Leonor is a Mexican choreographer and dancer. Her work consists of live pieces, texts and cultural platforms that question the politics of the body in relation to its context within the arts and the social realm. She is part of Colectivo AM, a platform for collaboration and choreographic research. Maldonado holds an MA in Narrative Practices applied to community work. The last three years she has been developing the documentary film AT A CORNER IN MEXICO.
En Una Esquina de México
Every Friday night, Rigo leaves his family in Brownsville, Texas and crosses the US-Mexico border to return to his hometown of Matamoros where he teaches forty men a choreographed routine. In an environment heavily impacted by drug trafficking, The Dance of the Ejido 20 of Matamoros is a platform where the performers can mourn and release their fears through sweat and physical pain.