Spoken Word Poetry
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Specific development
COMPLETE
CREATIVE WORKSHOP with Victor Quijada
Fascinated by the raw dynamic of Street Dance and the purity of classical formalism, Quijada has been demolishing barriers between these contrasting dance styles for more than 15 years.
The RUBBERBAND Method initiates participants to movements issuing from the blending of urban and contemporary dance, with a focus on interpretation, decision-making, the use of rhythmic variations, and partnering.
This movement technique emphasizes transitioning from vertical to horizontal and prepares dancers with classical or contemporary training for floor work.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of English.
Specific requirement(s) for the course
None
Accessibility: Please contact us with any accommodations you may require in order to participate in this development workshop. We will be happy to accommodate you.
Victor Quijada
Born and raised in Los Angeles, the child of Mexican parents, Victor Quijada first danced in the b-boying circles and hip-hop clubs of his native city, before cultivating a performance career with the postmodern and ballet companies of Rudy Perez, Twyla Tharp, Eliot Feld, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. His work eloquently re-imagines, deconstructs, and applies choreographic principles to hip-hop ideology, examining humanity through a unique fusion of aesthetics. His vision stretches into the arena of theatrical interpretation, improvisational approaches, and the visual imagery of film.
Compelled to explore his own choreographic voice, Victor founded RUBBERBAND in 2002 and has since created close to 30 short and full-length pieces for his company that have toured across North America and Europe. Victor developed the RUBBERBAND Method as a bridge to connect diverse movement styles and teaches this technique internationally. The RUBBERBAND Method promotes the masterful transition between opposing aesthetics: transposing balletic lines and grace, contemporary angles and distortion, capoeira-like fluidity and inversions, with hip hop dynamics and break power-moves.
Victor Quijada is a two-time recipient of the Princess Grace Award (2010 & 2016), and in 2017 he received the cultural diversity prize at the Prix de la Danse de Montreal. In 2019, his work Ever So Slightly was a finalist for the 34th Grand Prix du Counseil des Arts de Montréal. Victor has received international recognition for the music videos he has choreographed and for the dance films he has directed. As guest choreographer, Victor often creates new works for dance and circus companies, notably in return commissions for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Scottish Dance Theatre.
When
November 10, 12 pm to 5 pm
Duration
5 hours
Focus
- Specific development
Areas of concentration
- Dance
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