Cuicacalli Dance Company
fusing Indigenous, Folkloric, and Contemporary dance styles
Founded by Jesus “Jacoh” Cortes, Cuicacalli is a multi-disciplinary dance company that fuses various styles into a unique story of its own. Inspired by cultural traditions and their development into the modern day, Cortes develops choreographies that both revive traditions, as well as give a glimpse of daily life through abstract motion.
By fusing Indigenous, Folkloric, and Contemporary dance styles, Cuicacalli hopes to expose, sustain, and expand traditional and modern dancing with a new lens. In order to reach new levels of artistic innovation and exposure to importance of these cultural traditions, Cuicacalli believes in collaboration and opening its doors to musicians, singers, graphic designers, aerialist, and more in and outside of the Bay Area. Cuicacalli looks for the opportunity to present their works at festivals and events across the country and internationally.
As a resident dance company at Brava since 2007, Cuicacalli Dance Company develops and premieres two season per year, including its annual “Tradición, Movimiento y Pasión." Cuicacalli has also developed relationships with San Francisco’s Exploratorium, San Francisco’s Earth Day celebrations at Civic Center, and has guested with the Ballet Folkorico at Stanford University. Cuicacalli Dance Company has been presented by the San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival, Cuba Caribe, FLACC! Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers, San Francisco Carnaval, and D.I.R.T – Dancing In Revolt(ing) Times.