Yelkaram brings the living heritage of Honduras\u2019 Lenca community to life in a powerful performance in which\u202fcontemporary dance, video, and ritual converge. The performance places the body at the centre as a vessel of memory, resistance, and knowledge: how are the stories of our ancestors, and our connection to our roots, passed down from generation to generation? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The audience is taken on a physical and visual journey: dancers weave traditional movements with contemporary\u202fchoreography,\u202faccompanied by projections of Lenca landscapes, symbols, and textile patterns. Ritual gestures, voice exploration,\u202fand rhythms reveal\u202fhow care for the body is inseparable\u202ffrom\u202fcare for the Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The performance is the result of a close collaboration with the Lenca women\u00b4s organisation\u202fMURILPAZ, who not only preserve their\u202fcultural heritage\u202fbut also stand\u202fas water defenders protecting their territories and ecosystems.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This dialogue is urgent and timely:<\/s>\u202fAs\u202findigenous cultures worldwide are under threat,\u202fYelkaram\u202fbrings\u202ftheir voices\u202finto sharp, embodied\u202fpresence on stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CREDITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By: Isadora Paz Taboada, Diana Lara, Gabriel Vallecillo (cocreators), Ronice Stratton and Kristen Rulifson.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Special presentation and Lenca ritual lead: Donatila Gir\u00f3n and Felicita L\u00f3pez\u202f<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Honduran arts collective | Dance &\u00a0Videomapping\u00a0performance\u00a0| Honduras\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yelkaram brings the living heritage of Honduras\u2019 Lenca community to life in a powerful performance in which\u202fcontemporary dance, video, and ritual converge. The performance places the body at the centre as a vessel of memory, resistance, and knowledge: how are the stories of our ancestors, and our connection to our roots, passed down from generation to generation? …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3167,"template":"","topic":[],"editions":[606],"festival_production_types":[28],"class_list":["post-3166","production","type-production","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edition-606","festival_production_type-performance"],"acf":{"makers":[{"ID":6641,"post_author":"1265","post_date":"2026-01-28 10:06:41","post_date_gmt":"2026-01-28 09:06:41","post_content":"","post_title":"Honduran arts collective","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"honduran-arts-collective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-01-28 10:11:15","post_modified_gmt":"2026-01-28 09:11:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/?post_type=maker&p=6641","menu_order":0,"post_type":"maker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"edition":606,"makers_involved":"","also_interesting":""},"programmes":{"2026032620260326":{"19:00:0020:00:00":[{"id":3311,"title":"YELKARAM: Weaving the Ancestral Body","type":"productions","production_count":1,"start_date":"20260326","date":[{"day_name":"Thu","day":"26","month":"March","month_abbrev":"Mar","year":"2026","timestamp":"2026-03-26"}],"time":"19:00 - 20:00"}]}},"days":["20260326"],"makers":{"6641":"Honduran arts collective"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/production"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3812,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3166\/revisions\/3812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=3166"},{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/editions?post=3166"},{"taxonomy":"festival_production_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/festival_production_types?post=3166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}