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PERFORMANCES�Sat. Feb 8th 2025, 7:30pm
Sun. Feb 9th 2025 1pm
LOCATION
Madison Youth Arts Center Starlight Theater
1055 E Mifflin St, Madison WI 53703
TICKETS
$25 General Admission / $20 Youth ($5 off early bird before 1/1/25)
Purchase tickets at isthmusdancecollective.org/tickets
Coming together around Home being something we create together in community, the IDC member choreographers in (Be)Longing come together to present works that speak to their homes and their ongoing paths to manifesting better homes. Cultural and technical backgrounds that range from Classical Indian fusion to Flamenco, Contemporary Ballet to Middle Eastern Dance, American Modern/Contemporary to Aerial dance, seemingly disparate, stand in solidarity side by side, both literally and metaphorically showing how the Isthmus Dance Collective is a home we have created together. It has been a source of trust, support, inspiration, community, friendship, professional development, innovation, experimentation, equity, inclusion, and more.
Swapna Srinivasan and Raka Bandyo will present a classical contemporary dance portraying our (Be)longing on stage. They have chosen various professional opportunities for survival but, the beat of rhythm is still alive within them in every music we hear. They are masters in two different styles of Classical Indian dance (Odissi and Bharatanatyam) but when they are together they are united as one; soulfully, mindfully, and heartfully united in the dance. That’s where they most Belong.
Tania Tandias Flamenco & Spanish Dance will be performing the Colombianas, a flamenco dance showcasing the colorful Spanish fan, is light and playful with sensuous movements reminiscent of Cuban and South American dance styles. Flamenco dance and music made its way to the Americas and found a new home there. It changed by being in a new home and integrating influences from the diversity of people in Cuba, Mexico and the Basque country. It is a palo that was most likely originated by a famous flamenco singer in the 30's. This Colombianas piece is a fun and lively manifestation of a melting pot of different cultures finding community together.
Jen Costillo, a recent transplant from the San Francisco Bay Area is creating a new work about how time and injury are the enemy of any dancer. Dancers explore their own relationships with them in an environment of suspense. The disorientation of feeling estranged from one’s own body can leave anyone, and maybe especially dancers, in an unsettled,
Juan Carlos Diaz Velez is creating a new abstract contemporary ballet piece based on Arvo Pärt's "Fratres"
In a revival and expansion of a new work about parenthood, Erica Pinigis explores how New parenthood is a disorienting and isolating experience. And further, dancers as new parents are faced with changes in their bodies and work/life balance that make returning to work “as usual” nearly impossible. The systems that would need to be in place to support dancing parents of young children are simply not in place in our society. “Mom Village” deals with that struggle, the isolation, estrangement from one’s own body, the dance of balancing one’s own needs with those of stampedes of shrieking chaos makers, and a possible way forward through the creation of a “mom village” of dancing parents. The validation, grace, support, inspiration, and courage that comes from the mom village cannot be overstated.
We want to invite you, our cherished Madison Friends and Neighbors, out to MYArts this February to celebrate our collective brilliance - the communal beauty that we're continually creating as citizens of Madison. No performance is complete without an audience, but this one will not be complete without YOU <3
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MYArts-Madison Youth Arts Center, 1031 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703-2433, United States,Madison, Wisconsin
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