Ezekiel  is a call back to where my relationship with the earth began; within the branches and leaves of my childhood tree, with whom I spent far too many hours climbing in, singing to the birds, and finding shade on the blistering South Texas days. Ezekiel is an external build of hope, release, love, and celebration as I look towards the future. As I accept the gifts bestowed upon me from my ancestors and the earth, and in turn share those gifts with my community. The gift of dance, the gift of my feet bounding across the earth, the gift of spreading my joy upon others; there is never scarcity where reciprocity exists.

This work was performed in April 2025 at Danza Orgánica’s “We Create Festival”. Videography curtesy of Zaquia Mahler Salinas.