Interdisciplinary artists Robert Sifuentes and Lián Sifuentes will bring their unique blend of social commentary and performance art to Houston Community College April 6-9, 2005.

The series of lectures and workshops will culminate in a scholarship benefit performance at HCC's Heinen Theatre on Saturday, April 9, 2005. The Sifuentes' residency at HCC is sponsored by HCC's Central College Fine and Performing Arts Department, Southwest College and its Fine Arts Department, the Fine Arts and Foreign Language Department of HCC Southeast, and the HCC Global Studies Program.

Sifuentes, a Los Angeles native, is currently artistic director of the Trinity/LaMaMa Performing Arts Program in New York. His work combines performance interactive technologies and video.

He was a founding member of La Pocha Nostra, performing throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America, and with co-founder Guillermo Gomez-Pena , coauthored Temple of Confessions: Mexican Beasts and Living Santos.

Lián Amaris Sifuentes is an artist and writer who works in many media including performance, html, textiles and photography.

On April 6, Robert Sifuentes will present a free slide and video lecture at the HCC West Loop Campus Auditorium at 7 p.m. On Thursday, April 7, the duo will hold two performance workshops; from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Dance Studio at Central College and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Annex Theatre at HCC’s Southwest College Stafford Campus. The classes are free but reservations are required and there is a limit of 30 participants per class.

Saturday’s performance of will begin at 8 p.m. at the Heinen Theatre on Central Campus, 3514 Austin.. All proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for students in the Global Studies and Fine and Performing Arts. Ticket donation levels are $25 for general admission and $10 students with ID.