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PAZ ROJO (Madrid)
pazrojo@hotmail.com
+34 650115082
Coreógrafa, bailarina, performer, investigadora y pedagoga. Graduada en creación escénica y coreografía por la School for new dance development, Amsterdam (SNDO- 1996-2000). Desde 2001 crea su trabajo con producciones como “It’s my ass you’ve been thinking about” (2001); “This body doesn’t have a title yet” (2002); “Basic Dance”(2004) y “After Talk”(2009).
Los últimos cinco años ha producido intervenciones performativas en formatos de exhibición y presentación alternativos tales como These Theses (2004-2009) con Gesture 1 “this is love” (carta al espectador, 2004); Gesture 2 “This is Hospitality”(diálogo escénico con una programadora en la Anatomical Theatre Revisited conference en la University Theatre, 2006) y Gesture 3 “This is Fidelity” (respuesta performativa al la video-conferencia “On Belief” de Ivana Muller, 2007); “Blanca Nieves no está muerta” (2009 –una lectura perfomativa de un diario como ex-estudiante) para el Spring Dance Festival in Utrecht, en colaboración con SNDO/AHK Theaterschool; ‘The Commission’ (2009)- comisión para el festival IM Together (Grand Theater, Groningen).
Desde 2005 se implica activamente en la organización, coordinación, comisariado y facilitazión de marcos de trabajo, debates, talleres y proyectos entre la educación, la investigación y la producción artística con proyectos tales como “VOCABULABORATORIES” con la artista e investigadora Manuela Zechner (2007/2009 –el cual incluye laboratorios internacionales vinculados a contextos -sociales, artísticos-experimentales- y una publicación); “LISA” (2003-2009) que fomentaba proyectos inter-disciplinares, y comisariado de proyectos diversos relacionados todos ellos con modos de producción alternativos, con proyectos como ‘Structure Multifunction’, ‘An Academy’, ‘Lisa meets sophie’, ‘Lisa live(s) at kikker’; el festival “IM Together”, el cual coordina junto a la creadora Ivana Muller (Groningen, 2009);
Actualmente crea el proyecto pedagógico “coreografias: espaciar el cuerpo/encarnar espacios”; participa en el proyecto ‘The Half’ junto al coreógrafo Diego Gil y el dramaturgo Igor Dobricic; colabora en el proyecto ’60 minutos de oportunismo’ de Ivana Muller; y es profesora y tutora de diversos proyectos en la School For New Dance Development, Ámsterdam.
Facilita, coordina y produce junto a Cristian Duarte (Sao Paulo) el marco de trabajo experimental A piece...together? una investigación enmarcada en una economía fractal de conocimiento informal y experiencia colectivas, en la que desarrollan prácticas artísticas, archivos experienciales, gestos y experimentos, acciones escenicas entre la palabra, la acción y la experiencia inter-corporal. (2010/2011).
ENGLISH
Choreographer, dancer, performer, researcher and pedagogue. Graduated in choreography by the School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam (SNDO- 1996-2000). Since 2001 creates her own work: “It’s my ass you’ve been thinking about” (2001); “This body doesn’t have a title yet” (2002); “Basic Dance”(2004) and “After Talk”(2009).
For the last five years she is being producing performative interventions in alternative formats of exhibition and presentation such the project These Theses (2004-2009) with Gesture 1 “this is love” (a letter to the spectator, 2004); Gesture 2 “This is Hospitality”(an staged dialogue at the Anatomical Theatre Revisited conference in the University Theatre, 2006) and Gesture 3 “This is Fidelity” (an intervention-response to Ivana’s Muller video lecture On Belief, 2007); “Blanca Nieves no está muerta” (2009 -a diary performatively read as an ex/student- ) for the Spring Dance Festival in Utrecht in collaboration with SNDO/AHK Theaterschool; ‘The Commission’ (2009)-commissioned piece for the festival IM Together (Grand Theater, Groningen).
Since 2005 she has been active in organizing, coordinating, curating and facilitating various frameworks, discussions, workshops and projects which involve education, research and artistic production altogether, such the project “VOCABULABORATORIES” with the media artist and researcher Manuela Zechner (2007/2009 -that includes laboratories internationally engaged with different contexts –social, artistic-experimental- and a publication); “LISA” former artistic platform that fomented interdisciplinary projects, experimental frame-works, curating projects related to alternative modes of artistic and performative production with projects such ‘Structure Multifunction’, ‘An Academy’, ‘Lisa meets Sophie’, ‘Lisa live(s) at kikker’; the festival “IM TOGETHER” that she coordinates together with Ivana Muller (Groningen, 2009).
She has published various texts such ‘Talk/witness/Unlocking the space that these words sit in/the unmade dance’ (editor Jeroen Fabious, Amsterdam/“Reflections on Basic Dance” April 09); ARTRIBUTOS, Barcelona “Sobre la Posibilidad de Navegar” (09); VOCABULABORATORIES (produced by LISA/Paz Rojo and editor together with Manuela Zechner).
Currently she facilitates, coordinates and produces the work frame ‘a piece…together?’ with Cristian Duarte; she is working together with Diego Gil and Igor Dobricic in the project ‘The half’; collaborates in the project “60 minutes of opportunism” by Ivana Muller; she is also an adviser and teacher at the School for New Dance Development and have created the pedagogic project “choreographies: spacing the body/embodying spaces”.
PORTUGUÊS
Coreógrafa, bailarina, performer, pesquisadora e educadora. Formada em criação cênica e coreografia pela SNDO (School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam, 1996-2000). Desde 2001, cria seus trabalhos e produções como "It's my ass you’ve been thinking about" (2001), "This body doesn’t have a title yet" (2002), "Basic Dance" (2004) e "After Talk” (2009).
Nos últimos cinco anos produziu intervenções performativas em formato de apresentação e demonstração alternativos, tais como These Theses (2004-2009) con Gesture 1 “this is love” (Carta para o espectador, 2004), Gesto dois "This is Hospitality" (diálogo cênico com uma programadora na conferência Anatomical Theatre Revisited Conference realizado pela University Theatre, 2006) e Gesture 3 "This is Fidelity" (resposta performativa para a vídeo-conferência "On Belief" por Ivana Muller, 2007), "Blanca Nieves no está muerta” (2009 – uma leitura performativa de um diário como ex-aluna) para o Spring Dance Festival, em Utrecht/Holanda, em colaboração com SNDO/AHK Theaterschool,”The Commission" (2009) – comissão para o IM Together (Grand Theater, Groningen) .
Desde 2005 participa ativamente na organização, coordenação e curadoria e facilitação de campos de trabalho, debates, workshops e projetos entre ensino, pesquisa e produção artística com projetos como "VOCABULABORATORIES" com a artista e pesquisadora Manuela Zechner (2007-2009, que inclui laboratórios internacionais ligados a contextos -sociais-artísticos-experimentais- e uma publicação), "LISA" (2003-2009), que promoveu projetos inter-disciplinares e curadoria de vários projetos, todos relacionados com modos de produção alternativos, tais como "Structure Multifunction”, ”An Academy", "Lisa meets Sophie”, “Lisa live(s) in Kikker”, e o festival “IM Together", o qual coordenou em parceria com Ivana Muller (Groningen, 2009).
Atualmente participa do projeto "The Half" junto ao coreógrafo Diego Gil e o dramaturgo Igor Dobricic; facilita, coordena e produz o campo de trabalho "a piece…together?" junto a Cristian Duarte; colabora no projeto '60 minutos de oportunismo” de Ivana Muller; é também professora e tutora de vários projetos na School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam, onde criou o projeto pedagógico “choreographies: to space the body/to embody spaces”.
