Performances
Cunamacué is a dynamic performance group that celebrates Afro-Peruvian culture through music, dance, and theater, blending traditional Afro-Peruvian movements with modern dance and other African Diaspora influences to create contemporary expressions. Rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area, our performances serve as a powerful platform to amplify the history, voices and cultural heritage of African descendants from Peru, fostering community engagement, healing, and celebration. By using music and dance as tools for transformation, Cunamacué seeks to honor and evolve Afro-Peruvian traditions while inviting diverse audiences to participate in cultural dialogue and appreciation.
Pregoneros
Conceived by Pierr Padilla, this piece is inspired in the pregoneros (street merchants) from the 1800s in the city of Lima.
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Huellas
A dance theater performance co-created by Carmen Roman and Pierr Padilla Vasquez and inspired by the ancestral dance of Son de los Diablos.It shares a story of decolonization, resistance, and connecting to ancestral memory.
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Son de los Diablos
Created by Carmen Roman, this was a series of site specific performances that took place around Oakland as a direct response to a rapidly gentrifying city.
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