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| BILLY SIEGENFELD | |
| BILLY SIEGENFELD is the founder, artistic
director, principal choreographer, and ensemble performing member of
Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (JRJP). In 2007 he received an Emmy Award in
the category of “Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On
Camera/Performer” for his work in the multiple-Emmy-Award-winning
documentary Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: Getting There, produced by HMS
Media for public television. He is the 2006 recipient of Chicago's most
prestigious dance honor, the Ruth Page Award, which cited him for “his
vibrant dance artistry, development of a unique dance vocabulary, and
the exciting choreography created in that dance technique.” In 2005 he
received the Jazz Dance World Congress Award for making “major
contributions to the art of jazz dance.” Also in 2005 the United States
Fulbright Commission made him a Fulbright Senior Scholar, an honor that
took him to Finland where he introduced the theory and practice of Jump
Rhythm TechniqueTM to the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied
Sciences.
He now teaches Jump Rhythm curriculum at the Academy annually
with other members of JRJP. Jump Rhythm Technique’s unique system of
dance training transforms the moving body, accompanied by the
scat-singing voice, into a dynamically expressive, rhythm-accurate
percussion instrument. As well, the technique guides students to work
holistically. Based on the movement-efficient approach to alignment
called Standing Down StraightTM, classwork focuses on promoting healthy
musculo-skeletal functioning and mind-body integration. Other honors
received by Siegenfeld include the National Performance Network Creation
Award in 2003, which led to the production of Sorrows of Unison Dancing,
the 1997 Ruth Page Dance Achievement Award for Outstanding Choreography,
citing the pieces Romance in Swingtime and No Way Out, and the 1994 Jazz
Dance World Congress Gold Leo Award for Outstanding Choreography, citing
Getting There. He is also a Charles Deering McCormick Professor of
Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University where he teaches Jump
Rhythm Technique; Jump Rhythm Tap; Movement Awareness; Choreographing
Music: Rhythmic Approaches to Choreography; and American Rhythm Dancing
and the African American Performance Aesthetic, a video-discussion
course which surveys and analyzes filmed excerpts of jazz-rhythm-based
choreography and dancing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
His most recent article, “Standing Down Straight: Jump Rhythm
Technique’s rhythm-driven, gravity-directed approach to movement
learning,” appears this December in the Journal of Dance Education.
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Billy Siegenfeld ha insegnato con Pro Danza Italia/USA per 5 anni consecutivi durante le scorse edizioni. Siamo quindi felicissimi di poter annunciare il suo ritorno nel nostro workshop: insegnera' la sua tecnica jazz unica dopo i grandi successi ottenuti dalla sua compagnia.
BILLY SIEGENFELD e’ il fondatore, direttore
artistico e coreografo principale del Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (JRJP)
dove danza come membro del complesso. Nel 2007 ha ricevuto il premio
Emmy nella categoria Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence
On Camera/Performer per il suo lavoro nel documentario “Jump Rhythm Jazz
Project: Getting There” prodotto dalla HMS Media per la televisione
pubblica eche e’ risultato vincitore anche di svariati altri premi in
altre categorie. Nel 2006 a Chicago ha ricevuto uno degli onori piu’
prestigiosi della danza: Il Ruth Page Award, con queste parole: ”Per la
sua danza vibrante di arte, per lo sviluppo di un vocabolario unico
nella danza, e per la eccitante coreografia creata nella tecnica della
danza”. Altri onori ricevuti da Siegenfeld includono la
National Performance Network Creation Award nel 2003 che ha portato alla
produzione di “Sorrows of Unison Dancing,” the 1997 Ruth Page Dance
Achievement Award for Outstanding Choreography per
Billy e’ anche Professore alla Charles Deering McCormick
Professor of Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University dove insegna JRT
Jazz & Tap; Movement Awareness; American Rhythm Dancing e the African American
Performance Aesthetic, un video-corso con discussione che esamina e analizza
spot filmati di jazz-rhythm e coreografie di ballo del 20 e 21 esimo secoli. |
| AMY CHAVASSE | |||
| Choreographer, performer, educator, improviser and storyteller joined
the faculty at University of Michigan after six years as Artist in
Residence at Middlebury College. She has been a guest artist/faculty
member at numerous institutions, including Arizona State, Virginia
Commonwealth, UNC-Greensboro, NC School of the Arts, George Washington,
Bennington College, University of Calgary and Cornish College of the
Arts. As a choreographer and performer, she has collaborated and worked
with many notable artists, including Peter Schmitz, Lisa Gonzales, Sue
Rees, Rodger Belman, Donnell Oakley/everything smaller, Xan Burley, Alex
Springer, Caroline Chavasse and Paul Matteson. She has danced in the
companies of Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, Bill Young and Dancers,
and in many independent projects in NYC; with Maida Withers and Deborah
Riley in DC; with William Whitener in Seattle and Jean Issacs in San
Diego. Jack Anderson in THE NEW YORK TIMES has written - "Ms Chavasse
commands the stage with the authority of a high priestess."
| Coreografa,
artista, educatrice, improvvisatrice e narratrice, si e’ unita alla
facolta’ dell’Universita’ del Michigan dopo sei anni come Artista
Residente al Middlebury College. E’ stata ospite come artista e
insegnante a numerose universita’ ed istituzioni come la Arizona State,
Virginia Commonwealth, UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina School of the Arts,
George Washington, Bennington College, University of Calgary e Cornish
College of the Arts. Come coreografa e danzatrice, ha collaborato e
lavorato con artisti noti incluso Peter Schmitz, Lisa Gonzales, Sue Rees,
Rodger Belman, Donnell Oakley/everything smaller, Xan Burley, Alex
Springer, Caroline Chavasse and Paul Matteson. Ha danzato nelle
compagnie di Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, Bill Young and Dancers,
and in many independent projects in NYC; with Maida Withers and Deborah
Riley in DC; with William Whitener in Seattle and Jean Issacs in San
Diego. Jack Anderson del New York Times ha scritto: “La Chavasse comanda la scena con l’autorita’ di una alta sacerdotessa.”…..
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ANA LABRADA
CERVANTES
Born in Camaguey, Cuba.
For the first 10 years of her professional life, Ana made the top level
of rhythmic gymnastics nationally in Cuba. When she decided to turn her
life towards dance she founded The Danza Folklorica di Camaguey, a
company of dancers dedicated to the folk dances of Cuba, for which she
was Artistic Director and prima ballerina. She has also performed with
theatre companies and dance troups throughout Cuba.
She has earned her teacher’s certificate from the Italian national
organization U.I.S.P. and a diploma of Maestra of Caribbean dance from
A.N.M.B. She is a teacher, ballerina, choreographer and a promoter of
Latin (Hispanic) American Culture. She has taught all over Italy in
prestigious conservatories and in the company of maestri of national and
international fame. Currently, she is teaching in Livorno, Italy. Her
specialties are Caribbean dances, Afro-Rumba, and the popular and folk
dances of Cuba.
Since 2004 Ana has taken part in many Latin (Hispanic) American
Festivals including the Salsa World Festival in Rome (2004, ’05,
’06); the Sole Mare
Salsa Fest ‘04/’05; Festival del Fitness ‘05/’06; Tuscany
Salsa ’06-‘08; Salserissimo from 2006 thru 2009; Salsa
Reale 2008; Timba Tumba Festival and the Afro Rumba
Festival of 2008 and 2009.
Ana Labrada taught with Pro Danza Italia/USA from 2002 to 2004, and
we welcome her back to teach the stunning and intriguing Yoruba
Afro-Cuban, which is so close to her heart.
Per 10 anni della sua vita
professionale, e’ stata ai massimi livelli nazionali come atleta di
ginnastica ritmica. E’ stata prima ballerina e fondatrice della
compagnia di Danza Folklorica di Camaguey.
Ha partecipato a rappresentazioni teatrali e di danza in tutta Cuba. Ha
conseguito il diploma di insegnante di danza U.I.S.P e il diploma di
maestra di ballo in danze caraibiche A.N.M.B. Era insegnante ufficiale
Pro Danza Italia USA dal 2002 al 2004. Ana e’ insegnante, ballerina,
coreografa e promotrice della cultura latino-americana:
Ha partecipato come insegnante ufficiale al Salsa World Festival
di Roma (2004/2005/2006), al Sole Mare Salsa (2004-2005), al
Festival del Fitness (2005-2006), al Tuscany Salsa
(2006-2008), al Salserissimo (2006 a 2009), al Salsa Reale
(2008), al Timba Tumba Fest (2008-2009), Afro Rumba Fest
(2008-2009).
Ha partecipato come insegnante a eventi e stages in tutta Italia con
prestigiosi maestri di fama nazionale e internazionale.
Attualment insegna a Livorno – danza caraibiche, Afro, Rumba, Balli
Popolari e gestualità.
ANA Labrada ha insegnato con Pro Danza Italia/USA dal 2002 al 2004 e
siamo lieti di riaverla con noi per insegnare Yoruba Afro-Cuban, che per
lei è molto vicino al cuore.
| EDISA WEEKS |
| Brooklyn,
NY based dance artist, teacher, choreographer. and director of Delirious
Dances. In her work she seeks to merge theater with dance in order to
explore the beauty and complexity of life, as well as to create intimate
environments in which to experience and interact with contemporary
dance. The NEW YORK TIMES described her work as having “A lot of
imagination and a gift for simple but striking visual effects.” Her work
has been performed in a variety of venues including swimming pools,
storefront windows, galleries, senior centers and living rooms, in
addition to Chashama Theater, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,
Jacob's Pillow, The Guggenheim Museum, Harlem Stage, The Kennedy Center,
The Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, The Mermaid
Parade, The National Black Arts Festival, and Summerstages Dance
Festival. Her work has been performed in Canada, England, Italy, Japan
and Spain. Most recently Delirious Dances performed in living rooms in Berlin,
Germany, as part of Haus der Kulturen der Welts 50th anniversary
celebration.
Raised in Uganda, Papua New Guinea and Brooklyn, NY, Weeks holds a BA
from Brown University and a MFA in choreography from NYU where she was
an Alberto Vilar Fellow. She has taught and created works for Ailey II,
The Alvin Ailey School, Bard College, Brigham Young University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Milwaukee University, Saint Ann's
High School, Texas Christian University and currently teaches at
Princeton University. | Artista di Brooklyn NYC -
danzatrice, insegnante, coreografa e direttrice di Delirious Dances. Nel
suo lavoro cerca di far confluire il teatro con la danza per esplorare
la bellezza e le complessita’ della vita creando spazi intimi dove
sperimentare e vivere la danza contemporanea.
Il New York Times ha descritto il suo
lavoro come “pieno di immaginazione, un regalo di semplici ma
bellissimi effetti visivi”. Le sue performance sono state ammirate
nei posti piu’ svariati, da piscine a vetrine di negozi, gallerie e
centri per anziani oltre che al Chashama Theater, The Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center, the Massachusetts International Festival of the
Arts, The Mermaid Parade, The National Black Arts Festival e
Summerstages Dance Festival. La sua arte ha fatto il giro del Canada,
Inghilterra, Italia, Giappone, e Spagna. Ultimamente Delirious Dances
e’ approdata a Berlino in Germania, parte della celebrazione del
50-esimo anniversario di Haus Der Kulturen der Welts. |
Il termine ballerino mi fa pensare piu' ad un
artista nato e cresciuto in accademia, invece la mia passione
andava e va al di la' del semplice ballo: e' tutta la cultura
hip hop che mi ha sempre affascinato e ha influenzato il mio
modo di pensare e di vivere.
Io ne interpreto il significato attraverso le
onde della break dance, con gli impulsi del popping e gli scatti
dell'electro boogie.... e' il mio modo di comunicare l'energia
che la musica mi trasmette."
Moreno Mostarda nasce artisticamente attraverso
l'hip hop e la break dance. Il suo stile particolarissimo e' il
risultato di una contaminazione tra la street dance e il funk /
hip hop, in cui improvvise sequenze a terra e frammenti di
electric boogie s'intrufolano tra piroette e passi da videoclip.
Il suo personale modo di sentire ed
interpretare le vibrazioni suscitate dalla musica, cosi' come
l'attenzione nella scelta delle sonorita' Jazz HipHop, Soul Funk
e R'n'B costituiscono il principale motore delle sue creazioni
coreografiche che sviluppa negli spettacoli dei gruppi da lui
creati - i 2BNAKED ed i FUNK ELEMENT - nelle esibizioni dei "THE
FABULOUS", durante le sue lezioni, ma anche semplicemente quando
balla con gli amici.
Assistant to the
Director
RODNEY A. BROWN
is a choreographer and performer, as well as an educator and
activist. As choreographer, Brown has created over 50 works for the
street and the stage. Last summer, he was one of two
choreographers chosen to participate in the Choreographers Workshop
of Pro Danza Italia/USA. He created a piece using the entire
company of PDI dancers and the work, ANOTHER MILE, a strong dance
cry for world peace, captivated Italian audiences when it was
performed in Tuscany at the Festival Danza Argentario in Porto Santo
Stefano and in the Gran Gala Finale of Pro Danza Italia/USA in
Rosignano at the Piazza del Risorgimento. He is a recipient of the
Academic Multicultural Initiatives Grant from the University of
Michigan, which in 2007 he used to travel to South Africa to teach a
module of HIV prevention. The experience had such an immense impact
on Brown that he joined the Pedagogy of Action (POA) in South Africa
again in 2009. He
has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Bichini Bia Congo
Dance Theatre, the Patterson Rhythm Pace Dance Co, the Peter Sparling
Dance Co and the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, and in the works of Elio
Pomare, Doug Varone, Ronald K Brown, Rennie Harris and Donald McKayle. He
holds an MFA from the University of Michigan as an esteemed Rackham
Merit Fellow and is the first African-American male to graduate with a
BA in dance from Oakland University. Currently he is an Assistant
Professor and Artistic Director of Dance at Santa Fe College in Florida.
RODNEY A. BROWN
e' un coreografo e un performer, oltre ad essere un educatore ed un
attivista. In qualita' di coreografo, Brown ha creato piu' di 50
lavori da proporre su strada o palco. Durante la scorsa estate, e'
stato uno dei due coreografi scelti per partecipare al
Choreographers Workshop di Pro Danza Italia/USA. Ha creato un pezzo
sfruttando l'intera compagnia dei danzatori del PDI ed il lavoro,
ANOTHER MILE, un forte urlo danzato per la pace nel mondo, ha
catturato il pubblico italiano quando e' stato rappresentato in
Toscana al Festival Danza Argentario in Porto Santo Stefano e
durante il Gran Gala Finale di Pro Danza Italia/USA a Rosignano in
Piazza del Risorgimento. Ha ricevuto una Academic Multicultural
Initiatives Grant dalla University of Michigan, che ha utilizzato
nel 2007 per viaggiare in Sud Africa dove ha contribuito presso un
programma per la prevenzione del virus HIV. Questa esperienza ha
avuto un cosi' grande impatto su Brown da farlo tornare nella
Pedagogy of Action (POA) in Sud Africa nuovamente nel 2009.
Si
e' esibito con la Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, il Bichini Bia
Congo Dance Theatre, la Patterson Rhythm Pace Dance Co, la Peter
Sparling Dance Co ed il Eisenhower Dance Ensemble su composizioni di
Elio Pomare, Doug Varone, Ronald K Brown, Rennie Harris e Donald McKayle. Si
e' laureato presso la University of Michigan come un Rackham Merit
Fellow ed e' stato il primo maschio afro-americano a laurearsi con un BA
in danza presso la Oakland University. Al momento opera in qualita' di
Assistant Professor e Artistic Director of Dance presso il Santa Fe
College in Florida.
MORENO MOSTARDA
"I don't consider myself a ballerino. I'm a
dancer. A dancer who was born in the streets. At 13 years old I carried my boombox to Piazza Colonna and began my dancing
career, there, on the streets of Rome. The term ballerino makes
me think of an artist who was born and raised in academies,
instead, my passion comes and goes beyond that of dance: HipHop
is a total culture that has always fascinated me and influenced
my way of thinking and of living. I interpret meanings while
swimming the waves of a break dance, with the impulses of "popping"
and the clicks and sudden movements of electric boogie. It is my
way of communicating the energy that the music gives me."
Moreno Mostarda's style is a fusion of street dancing and funk/HipHop
in which improvised sequences on the ground and fragments of
electric boogie mix up between pirouettes and videoclip steps.
While developing his HipHop technique, at a very young age,
Moreno began studying and practicing Judo, and in 1984 he
finished second place in the Italian National Championships.
After exploring the martial arts, he decided to devote himself
completely to his great passion - dance and especially break
dance. He studied with the Crazy Gang and appeared with them in
TV transmissions of DISCO RING in Italy.
In 1991 he refined his New Style technique studying with two of
the most noted teachers in the USA, Gus Bembery and Dante Harper.
In 1999 Moreno organized his own group - 2BNAKED - and with
his choreography, the group began appearances in theatres,
festivals and competitions throughout Italy and Europe. WITH 2B
NAKED Moreno has appeared with the noted dance critic Vittoria
Ottolenghi and TV personalities Lorella Cuccarini and Fabrizio
Frizzi.
"Non mi piace considerarmi un
ballerino, ma piuttosto un danzatore, perche' sono nato "in
strada" quando a 13 anni partivo con lo stereo per andare a
ballare a Piazza Colonna, e per questo non posso rinnegare le
mie origini.
RODNEY A. BROWN 
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