Safos Dance Theatre

Safos Dance Theatre Safos Dance Theatre is an emerging non-profit modern dance company founded in Tucson, AZ in 2009.

Safos encourages the fusion of diverse genres of dance as well as the merging of dance with other art forms in order to establish new expressions reflective of our communal experiences on the U.S-Mexico borderlands. Safos uses spoken word from different languages without translations to portray the bilingual experience and provides a space for performance of different ethnic experiences. Our art i

s community-based; Safos artists live and create in the same spaces where our audience members live and work. This enables our artists to give voice to our common experiences, which may be different than that of other communities. We provide a safe space and serve as a much needed nontraditional outlet for local ethnic minority artists who are currently not participating in other companies. Our name, Safos, is based on José Antonio Burciaga’s description of the term “Con Safos” in the book Drink Cultura: Chicanismo.

06/10/2026

Today we celebrate the Stories from Home CSUSM community cast for their moving work on “In the Heart of the Hills.”

This dance that was co-devised with Safos choreographers Yvonne Montoya and Ruby Morales was performed twice! First with the cast of Stories from Home and then again at the CSUSM Spring Dance concert in May. This marked the first time a community cast performed the work twice.

Felicidades bailaries! We’re deeply grateful to every dancer who brought it to life. And to .te.peaches for supporting this work. Felicidades bailarines!! 💃🏼💃🏼

Reflecting on the impactful “Pajarito Panel and Performance” at MOCA Tucson. Last month we experienced an unforgettable ...
05/27/2026

Reflecting on the impactful “Pajarito Panel and Performance” at MOCA Tucson. Last month we experienced an unforgettable evening of art and storytelling.

As part of the Living With Injury exhibition, we explored environmental justice through a powerful blend of arts, academics, and community knowledge.
Highlights of the impactful night included:

Thought-provoking panel discussions on our shared history.
A moving performance from “Stories from Home”
Thank you MOCA and Alisha Vasquez for the invitation to share our work with the Tucson community

05/20/2026

A huge thank you to the incredible community casts of Stories from Home!
Over the past three years, Safos Dance Theatre has had the honor to collaborate and co-create dances with inclusive communities across:
☀️Arizona
☀️Colorado
☀️New Mexico
☀️California
☀️Mexico
Thank you to all the artists for dancing with us. We look forward to sharing more of these vital stories into the future.

🎨: Baylie MacRae
🧑‍🩰🕺👗: Community Casts
🧠: Yvonne Montoya

Connecting with young dance artists is at the core of our mission! Last month, we had an incredible time sharing our “St...
05/13/2026

Connecting with young dance artists is at the core of our mission! Last month, we had an incredible time sharing our “Stories from Home” repertoire with the talented dancers at Rincon University High School in Tucson.

Thank you to Ms. Yoder and her 5th-period class for welcoming us to collaborate. We had an amazing time connecting with you all

Want us to visit your school? Link in bio to connect! Or send us a DM 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

Happy Mother’s Day to all the dancing mamas! We’re celebrating you this Mother’s Day.💃
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the dancing mamas! We’re celebrating you this Mother’s Day.💃

05/06/2026

Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift to honor your family’s unique history?
The Stories from Home family memory journal provides a collaborative space for mothers and grandmothers to document their personal journeys. It features six distinct categories to guide their storytelling:
🖤Home
🖤Traditions
🖤Celebrations
🖤Stories
🖤Self
🖤Family

Preserve your mom’s legacy, beloved recipes, childhood memories, and more. Get yours today at the link in our bio!

Honoring the art that moves us 🫂🤎Happy International Dance Day from Safos Dance Theatre!📸: Andrés Salazar 💃🏼: Angela Bas...
04/29/2026

Honoring the art that moves us 🫂🤎

Happy International Dance Day from Safos Dance Theatre!

📸: Andrés Salazar
💃🏼: Angela Bass
👗: Kelsey Vidic
🧠: Yvonne Montoya

Join us for a free evening of conversation and performance exploring contested histories through art, academics, and com...
04/23/2026

Join us for a free evening of conversation and performance exploring contested histories through art, academics, and community knowledge.

🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 6:00–8:30 PM
📍

At Pajarito Panel and Performance: Arts, Academics, and Community Knowledge Addressing Contested Histories, hear a thought-provoking panel discussion, then experience a powerful live performance from Safos Dance Theatre.

Event Schedule:
6:00 PM: Doors Open
6:30 PM: Panel Conversation
7:30 PM: Pajarito Performance
🎟 Tickets: FREE

As part of the Living With Injury exhibition programming at MOCA, join us for an evening of conversation and performance, free and open to the public.

The evening begins with a panel conversation between Safos Dance Theatre’s founder, Yvonne Montoya, community activist-academics Elizabeth Yee and Emily Morel, and Historian and exhibition Co-Curator Alisha Vasquez will be in conversation about using arts, academics, and community knowledge to convey contested histories.

Following the panel, Safos dancer will perform a solo from Pajarito.

Bring a friend. Come experience these stories with us.
📸: Andres Salazar
💃 & 🧠: Yvonne Montoya
👗: Mary Leopo

Hearing how Stories From Home impacted our audience reminds us why we do this.This work is more than movement. It’s memo...
04/15/2026

Hearing how Stories From Home impacted our audience reminds us why we do this.
This work is more than movement. It’s memory, ancestry, and connection. Thank you for living it with us. 🤍

📸: Andrés Salazar
🕺: Vincent Chavez 
👗: Kelsey Vidic
🧠: Yvonne Montoya 
🎨: Megan Neese 

Bring this deeply impactful experience to your community through:
🎭 Live Performance
💃 Dance Workshop
📖 Storytelling Workshop
🕯️ Luminaria Making Workshop
🤝 Community-Devised Dance Project
🎬 Animation Screenings
🎤 Talk or Lecture Demonstration

Link in bio for more info.

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