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David Zambrano
David Zambrano has been a monumental figure in the international dance
community for a quarter century, and his passion for cultural exchange
continues to influence his work. Living and making work in Amsterdam and teaching/performing
internationally, Zambrano is an ambassador and liaison across many borders,
bringing together artists from all over the planet for his projects. He has
visited 40 countries, worked with more than 25,000 students, and has performed
at hundreds of venues across the world. His pieces range from set choreography,
structured improvisation, and pure improvisation. Born in Venezuela, Zambrano spent 15 years in New York, and now lives in Amsterdam.
Notable examples of his original projects of both solo and group work
include: Twelve Flies Went Out at Noon (2005), Barcelona in 48 Hours (2004),
The Rabbit Project/Proyecto Conejo (2003), Mandraking (2002), David Zambrano Invites...(2000), Acme (1999), Ballroom (1996), Proyecto: Z (1994), Red Blink (1994), Agua Fuerte (1993), Cancion de Diente (1993), Sabana (1990), Fetiche (1987), and Para Carmen (1984). He also founded the Festival de Danza
Postmoderna in Venezuela
in 1989 and was its director until 1993.
His performance work has been presented internationally by: Festival Aix-en-Provence (France), Tanzwerkstatt Berlin (Germany), Tamperen International Theater Festival (Finland), Primer Taller Internacional de Danza (Cuba), Periferics (Spain), CODA (Norway), Impulstanz Festival (Austria), Konfrontance (Czech Republic), Theater Frascati (Netherlands), and many others. In the U.S. his work has been seen at: Movement Research, Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen, Improvisation Festival/New York, P.S. 122, Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, and the Whitney Museum.
David Zambrano is the recipient of a 2010 Latin America and Caribbean John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He has also received grants, awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Suitcase Fund administered by Dance Theater Workshop, the New York State Council for the Arts, The Jerome Foundation, and the Joyce Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Zambrano has been a panelist for the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Certamen Coreografico de Madrid, and the PARTS School for Contemporary Dance in Brussels. As a recognized artist of merit, he was granted special residency status by the Dutch government.