SARA CURRUCHICH
OPENS HER WORLD TOUR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AS
RUFFIN DISTINGUISHED ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Sara Curruchich in Concert
Old Cabell Hall.
Thursday, February 22, 2024. 7 pm
Free concert for all. Reserve your tickets now:
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Sara Curruchich: UVA Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence:
On Campus
Monday, February 19: Morning and early afternoon. Class visits. 7 pm Projection of Sara Curruchich’s movie “Desde nuestro muxu´x” at Casa Bolivar.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024. 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Workshop focused on indigenous issues of the Americas (Auditorium of the Harrison Institute).
Thursday, February 22, 2024. 12-2:00 pm “Making Noise with Sara Curruchich” in the Music Library.
Learn MoreABOUT ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Sara Curruchich: UVA Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence:
In the Community
Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Immigration & Indigeneity, Community gathering and dinner reception at Visible Records
Learn MoreABOUT ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
Sara Curruchich - Indigenous Woman
"Empecé a cantar a raíz de sentirme violentada y vulnerada como mujer indígena"
"I started singing because I felt not be respected and violated as an indigenous woman"
TVE interview by Leticia Romero 10.26.2021
Sara Curruchich and music
"The thing about music is that even if people don’t understand the lyrics, music is a universal language,” she says. “For me it’s important to look people in the eye. The gaze is very deep and even a look can transport you to a different place."
Recent awards and recognitions
January 19, 2024. Sara Curruchich wins award as Revelation Artist at the International Folk Music Awards 2024.
Rising Tide Award recipient 2024.
This award celebrates a new generation (under 30) artist who inspires others by embodying the values and ideals of the folk community.
January 12, 2024. French Embassy in Guatemala decorates Sara
Curruchich with the French Republic's Order of Arts and Letters, in the rank of Knight, for her
contributions to to music and to art in general. Sara said "I am honored by this recognition, because for indigenous peoples the
word around the fire, between the furrows, on the road, has always been a channel to travel to the space of
knowledge, to the heart, to the spirit..."
December, 10, 2023.
Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
in Geneva, Switzerland. Sara Curruchich participated at the Human Rights 75 gala,
a special concert that brought together artists from around the world to defend human rights. (see Sara Curruchich in minute 6:17 in the included video)