Dance & Resistance

In 2016, Yusimi Moya Rodriguez participated as a dancer in the new performance “Dance & Resistance” by nada productions under the artistic direction of Amana Piña in collaboration with Daniel Zimmermann. Premiere was at deSingel, Antwerpen, Belgium and Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna, Austria. To read all details about the dance piece please visit the website of nada productions and click here.

FR 18 MARCH + SA 19 MARCH 2016 | 7.30 pm in Tanzquartier Wien | Halle G | Vienna Austria Dance & Resistance [Endangered Human Movements Vol. 2] nadaproductions Choreography Amanda Piña in collaboration with Daniel Zimmermann EN - The performance series Endangered Human Movements deals with dances and cultural practices that are in danger of disappearing or already extinct. The second volume of this series called “Dance and Resistance” focuses on dances that were considered ritual by the anthropologists of the last century. The performance explores the potential resistance of the body in the current frame of neoliberal market economy, and the increased privatisation and depletion of natural resources. The resistance that is to be experienced is based on dance understood as a means and aim of togetherness. The piece is considered a living being, evolving along with the different places it travels to, involving local participants; nurtured by the spirit and economy of each city. DE - Die Performance Reihe “Bedrohte menschliche Bewegungen“ befasst sich mit Tänzen und kulturellen Praktiken, die vom Verschwinden bedroht oder bereits verschwunden sind. Der zweite Teil dieser Reihe mit dem Titel „Dance & Resistance“ konzentriert sich auf Tänze, die von den Anthropologen des letzten Jahrhunderts als Ritual bezeichnet wurden. Die Performance erforscht den potentiellen Widerstand des Körpers in der gegenwärtigen neoliberalen Marktwirtschaft, die von der zunehmender Privatisierung und der Erschöpfung natürlichen Ressourcen geprägt ist. Der Widerstand, der erfahren wird, gründet sich auf einen Tanz, dessen Ziel das Zusammensein ist. Das Stück versteht sich als lebendiges Wesen, das sich mit Mitwirkenden vor Ort entwickelt und von der Mentalität und der Wirtschaft der jeweiligen Orte inspirieren lässt. Contact: nadaproductions | Sarah Blumenfeld | production & distribution | sarahblumenfeld@nadaproductions.at +43 6 66 069 86 662 |Reindorfgasse 8 | 1150 Vienna | www.nadaproductions.at CO-PRODUCTION: De Singel International art campus, Tanzquartier Wien THE PROJECT ENDANGERED HUMAN MOVEMENTS IS SUPPORTED BY: ImpulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival, NAVE, Creation and Residence Center, Santiago de Chile, Tanzquartier Wien SUPPORTED BY: MA7 - Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien, BMfB - Bundesministerium für Bewegungsangelegenheiten, BKA Kunst und Kultur – Bundeskanzerlamt Österreich ©nadaproductions

The performance series “Endangered Human Movements” deals with dances and cultural practices that are in danger of disappearing or already extinct. These dances were practiced in commonality articulating reciprocal relationships between humans, with animals and plants, the weather and the environment. The second Volume of this series called “Dance & Resistance” focuses on dances that were considered “ritual” by the anthropologists of the last century. The dances re-embodied in the performance were banned, persecuted or even distorted beyond recognition in order to accommodate and serve the goals and purposes of colonization and Christianization. The piece explores the potential resistance of the body in the current context of neoliberal market economy and the increased privatization and depletion of natural resources. (Text quoted from the nada productions website.)

“I think the dances can be regarded as part of a human reservoir of movement and relation beyond spoken or written language.” (Amanda Piña)

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