This project is a Contemporary Visual Photographic Ode to La Danza del Venado ( Dance of the Deer ). It's major goal is to be a
cultural magnet among the following cultures ; Indigenous , Mestizo and European , besides Rebuilding
artistic/cultural bridges between the US and Mexico.
Its origins are pre-Hispanic , but it was first discovered during the expedition under
command by Diego de Guzman nearby the Rio Yaqui in the XVI century , however , it is celebrated by other
ethnic groups with a few variations in costume and/or style in the Sonora-Arizona region , as well as schools of
contemporary dance in Mexico and the United States. This Dance is an ancestral legacy , Magical and Mystical
that has transcended generations and generations until it finally became an icon of social/cultural identity and
regional Pride , especially in the State of Sonora , Mexico . and Arizona in the US. where there's still a Yaqui reservation nowadays.
