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David Roussève/REALITY
David Roussève and his company of dancers articulately share their experience with postmodern and world dance forms in a variety of technique and composition classes.
Composition with David Roussève
David Roussève's work fuses text, movement, and
visual imagery to create a deep dialogue with the viewer. This composition workshop encourages students
to explore unique ways of developing vocal and movement material and of
layering the material together. Towards developing their own choreographic
voices, students are encouraged to think of the fundamentals of
choreography-space, time, vocabulary-but to use them in surprising ways.
When visiting a community for several days, the
company can offer a week of daily classes to share the various cultural forms performed
in Saudade. Through the juxtaposition
of these world dance techniques, participants gain special insight into the
through-lines created by approaching the same emotional and spiritual content
from different physical perspectives. What does it mean to honor each of these
idioms and not simply try to fuse them into a unified vocabulary?
Classes taught by the company
Postmodern (Nehara Kalev, Taisha Paggett)
West African (Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Olivier
Tarpaga)
Bharata Natyam (Anjali Tata)
Indonesian (Sri Susilowati)
Dance for Camera (Marianne
Kim)
Rousseve and his company, all choreographers in
their own right, are also available for critical feedback sessions with local
choreographers and dance students.
downloads
links
- davidrousseve.com
- 1996 Alpert Award - David Rousseve
- Brotherman PBS Documentary
- Saudade cast member Taisha Paggett
- Saudade cast member Anjali Tata
- Saudade cast member Nehara Kalev
- Saudade cast member Marianne Kim
- Saudade cast members Olivier Tarpaga & Esther Baker Tarpaga
- Saudade visual designer Ashley Hunt
- Creative Capital channel