MexFest Presents Cuerpxs en Resonancia: Cognitive / Affective Body — Repetition to Repair + Story Circle
Sunday, September 20 (Rain Date: Saturday, October 10) | 3 – 5pm
Free with RSVP here.
Nervous-system downshifting practices and performance-based movement labs that transform repetitive work gestures into restorative collective choreography. Also includes a guided immigrant story-writing circle inviting Latinx participants living in NYC and Queens to write and share short personal narratives of migration, work, care, and resilience through bilingual prompts and facilitation. Organized by MexFest in collaboration with Socrates Sculpture Park. Curated by Arantxa Araujo and Xtian Ávila
About Cuerpxs en Resonancia
Cuerpxs en Resonancia is a three-part, bilingual movement-and-sound workshop series during Hispanic Heritage Month centered on providing body relief and collective care for essential immigrant, hospitality, kitchen, and delivery workers. Led by Mexican and immigrant artists, the series offers accessible, all-level public workshops integrating somatic movement (mind-body connection: Slow, mindful, conscious movement to break patterns of chronic muscular tension), breathwork, performance scores (choreographed movement), sound, and participatory art-making.
Each session focuses on a different dimension of embodied experience — physical, cognitive/affective, and energetic — supporting participants in releasing chronic strain, regulating stress, and restoring vitality shaped by repetitive labor. The park is activated as a temporary shared rest site — a space for recovery, resonance, and collective presence.
Workshops are free, bilingual (Spanish/English), and open to all. No prior experience required.