59th DIMITRIA: INTERNATIONAL DANCE DIALOGUES - BABAE & DUENDE

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Part A
Joy Alpuerto Ritter: “Babae”
 
A 30min Solo work inspired by the "masterpiece of strangeness”, Mary Wigman’s Witch Dance. Raised and classically trained in Germany, Joy examines inherited vocabularies, reconfiguring what it means to summon the power and mystical practices of woman as witch. Combining her roots in Philippine folk dance, classical training and vocabulary of hip hop and voguing, BABAE is a one woman interplay between the animalistic and sensual qualities of ritual and power.
 
Choreographer/Dancer Joy Alpuerto Ritter
Composer Vicenzo Lamagna
Lighting Designer Arne Schmitt / Joy Alpuerto Ritter
Costume Lan Behrendt DYAO
Artistic Assistant Lukas Steltner

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Part B
Dickson Mbi: “Duende”
 
This twenty- minute solo with an original score by Roger Goula intuitively brings together memories from Dickson’s ancestral African heritage, his elite popping skills and his training in contemporary dance. A journey, a memory, a reflection, a ritual and a personal narrative Dickson’s ‘Duende’ is a revelation of the soul, breaking the habit of concealing what makes us who we are and finding the confidence to put our soul, its history, and our feelings on display. Dickson Mbi creates an otherworldly fairy tale that brings to life the emotions revealed in these moments of light.”
 
Choreographer/Dancer Dickson Mbi
Composer Roger Goula
Lighting Designer Fabiana Piccioli

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