Compagnie Julie Dossavi: P.I. (Pays) or Présentations Intimes
On Tour
Infusing contemporary African dance forms with jolts of high fashion and street culture, the mesmerizing Julie Dossavi presents a collection of solos and duets accompanied by live African percussion, voice and electronic. The Benin-born dancer and choreographer draws on sources from electronic dance music and club culture to gymnastics and tribal ritual to shape distinctive works that are modern, ethnic, expressive and abstract—and always alive with a distillation of human experience. Dossavi has collaborated with influential choreographers Philippe Decouflé and Joseph Nadj while also crossing over into the worlds of video and fashion through projects with Jean-Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci and Angelique Kidjo.
In 2004, Compagnie Julie Dossavi created P.I (Pays) ou Présentations intimes in Châteauvallon, France which she presented as a showcase at City Center Theater as part of the Arts Presenters 07 Conference in New York City. As guest artist for the cultural event Le Vif du sujet, Julie Dossavi commissioned Daniel Larrieu to write her a solo piece, À chaque vent le papillon se déplace sur le saule, presented in France at the Montpellier Danse and at Paris’ Quartier d’été Festivals.
Where / When
Dates:
March 29th, 2008 at 8 PM and March 30th at 2 PM @ The North Fourth Art Center www.vsartsnm.org
April, 4th 2008 at 7 PM @ North Tahoe High School, Tahoe City
April 10-12, 2008 at 8:30 PM + April 13, 2008 at 3 PM @ Calarts California Institute for the Arts/ REDCAT www.redcat.org
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