Hecha de Oro

Oro Dance Company brings Hecha de Oro to the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center on Thursday, September 3, and Friday, September 4. It's the company's signature Afro-Latin futurist production, an homage to Oshún, the Yoruba Orisha of love, beauty, abundance and freshwater. They describe it as a living ritual of resilience and rebirth, and the bill backs that up: it pulls from salsa, flamenco, Afro-Cuban folk, Cuban modern, hip-hop, live percussion, rap, spoken word and non-binary partner dance, all set against live singing and immersive multimedia. The whole thing is built to reimagine ancestral traditions through a bold, contemporary lens.

There's a specific way the company works that informs the show. They train directly in the countries of origin and champion inclusivity, practicing non-gendered partner dancing and letting performers choose their own gender representation in costuming. They frame the production as a celebration of Afro-diasporic culture, honoring the beauty, humanity and resilience found in the people and stories the world has too often overlooked.

On Thursday, doors open at 7:30 PM and the show starts at 8:00 PM sharp. Friday's performance is later, at 9:00 PM. Both are at the Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street in Austin. Tickets are $55 for orchestra seating and $45 for general seating.