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In The Court of the Conqueror (12/5/24)
George Emllilo Sanchez
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:30PM
The Club @ La MaMa
74 East 4th Street
(between Bowery & Second Avenue)
New York,NY10003
In the Court of the Conqueror revolves around the over 200 year-old history of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that
have profoundly diminished the tribal sovereignty of Native Nations. The piece also delves into Sanchez's
journey around his own indigenous identity while being raised in an Ecuadorian immigrant household and
encountering their embedded bias and prejudice. As a part of Sanchez's artistic research for this piece he
enrolled in, and obtained, a Masters in Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law out of the University of
Oklahoma during the Covid lockdown. The visual narrative displayed across three screens was created by the
visual artist Patty Ortiz. Together they traveled across hundreds of miles to photograph and research the
overarching historical context of the piece's content. The performance premiered at Abrons Arts Center in
March 2022, and it has toured to six states since its premiere. It will be presented at the Moss Art Center at
Virginia Tech in April 2025.
Ortiz y Sanchez commenced in 2021 with the project In the Court of the Conqueror. Their collaboration brings
together Sanchez’s background in performance art with Ortiz’s visual art. The text and imagery can take many
forms from poetic to surrealistic to monologue. Ortiz y Sanchez are devoted to practices and enactments
where text and art frame critical questions about historical narratives and social paradigms. They are
dedicated to expanding the meaning and scope of indigeneity in the Americas.
Tickets:
Adults: $30
Students/Seniors: $25
La MaMa Members: $10
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