October 2007

In Phoenix Arizona, Alex Meraz gathered DANCING EARTH core members including SAG actors Raoul Trujillo, Kalani and Rulan to portray lead roles in his ambitious film epic "THE END". The film builds on themes of bio-diversity and seed gathering to develop a futuristic urban tribal aesthetic, with  interesting characters and adventures from his innovative perspective as an emerging Indigenous filmmaker. Please see www.flickr.com/iscah for stills from the film, taken by Raoul's talented wife Iscah.DANCING EARTH performed at "Dinner In The Canyon" hosted by the Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum of Palm Springs, and Rulan also offered a lecture and master class at UC Riverside at the invitation of Professor Jacqueline Shea Murphy, a devoted advocate of Native contemporary dance.