Join us for the December Community Class as part of the Dance Diversity program at Ormao!

”This month, we're excited to have Rosely Conz guiding us through the energizing and community-building movement of Brazilian Jongo, a form of expression using singing, dancing, and drumming. Over time, Jongo has become a staple of resistance, a way for communities to peacefully gather and support causes they believe in”.

No Experience Necessary
Register through your online portal or go to www.ormaodance.org to learn more!

Mesa de diálogo sobre proceso creativo de videodanza

Morelia, Michoacán (MiMorelia.com).- La Secretaría de Cultura de Michoacán (Secum) y el Festival Internacional de Mujeres y Danza (Fimudanza), invitan a la mesa de diálogo sobre proceso creativo de videodanza, a realizarse el próximo miércoles 9 de agosto a las 16:00 horas, en el Centro Cultural Universitario (CCU) de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH).

Read more here: Mi Morelia.

Festival Internacional de Mujeres y Danza

What I've been doing for the past few days? Filming, dancing, presenting, teaching, and getting to know incredible artists and people in Morelia, Mexico, during the Festival Internacional de Mujeres y Danza.

Thanks to the Centro Cultural Clavijero, Natalia Reza and the Secretaria de Cultura del Estado de Michoacan, Ana Baer, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Rocío Luna Urdaibay, from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), and all who made ir happen.

#fimudanza
#cuerposentránsitoinstalacióndevideodanza
#SansSouciFestivalofDanceCinema
#UCCS

VI Festival Internacional de Mujeres y Danza a Morelia

A bit about the conference I’ll be attending on the local news (ps: yes, that’s me in the picture):

Morelia, Michoacán (OEM-Infomex).- Natalia Reza, jefa del departamento de danza en la Secretaría de Cultura de Michoacán (Secum), anunció la proximidad del VI Festival Internacional de Mujeres y Danza (FIMUDANZA) Cuerpo en Tránsito, el cual estará en Clavijero prácticamente todo agosto.

Read more here: Link.





Ormao Dance Company to present 'In the Round,' works from different choreographers

See the work of five choreographers in one show this weekend.

The Ormao Dance Company will perform “In the Round” at the company’s Black Box Theater, a performance featuring multiple choreographers showcasing their own pieces.

“I think that that’s the meat of the show, is that we have five different choreographers’ perspectives,” said Janet Johnson, the company’s artistic director. “Dancers get to dig into lots of different kinds of ideas and ways of moving and ways of constructing choreography, and the audience gets to experience a lot of different things.”

Set in the Black Box Theater, the performance will have an intimate feel, Johnson said.

…

Douglas’ piece will be followed by work from Rosely Conz about motherhood.

“The stories of these moms and finding the universality in that, but also the really tender, beautiful nuggets that are specific to each of those moms,” Johnson said. “So that’s sort of a thread through the whole thing.”

- Read the entire article here: The Colorado Springs Gazette

Ormao Dance Company offering discounted tickets to students this weekend

Ormao brings the beauty of live dance performances to our community, offering performances in the intimate Ormao Black Box Theater. Audiences seated in the round choose their vantage point, offering an intricate dance between viewers and performers. 

The shows, performed this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, will have a significant amount of UCCS Theater and Dance representation. UCCS professors dancing/choreographing include Rosely Conz, Tiffany Tinsely-Weeks, Mary Ripper-Baker, and Cheri Orr. UCCS alumni include Caleb Hall, Hollyn Pinar, and David Foster. 

In-the-Round features five choreographers with lives and narratives uniquely their own. Brazil-born and current UCCS Dance Professor Rosely Conz brings themes of motherhood, immigration, and identity to the evening. Larry Keigwin, Artistic Director of Keigwin+Company (New York City) and Co-Director of Green Box Arts brings the jazz club atmosphere in a revival work for the company. Maddie Douglas features her first choreographed piece for Ormao influenced by the styles of Victor Quijada (Rubberband Dance), Ohad Nahrin, and many others. Colorado Springs-born choreographer Jordan McHenry offers a piece of tenderness about rejuvenation and re-entry. NYC-based choreographer Tiffany Mills whisks audiences away into a dreamscape reinvented with Ormao Dance Company.

Rosely Conz: Brazil-born and current UCCS Dance Professor
Larry Keigwin: Keigwin+Company (New York City) & Co-Director of Green Box Arts
Maddie Douglas: Colorado Springs freelance artist and LINES training program graduate 
Jordan McHenry: BFA, MFA- CC Dance Professor & Arts Advocate
Tiffany Mills: Tiffany Mills Company (New York City)
Choreographers: Rosely Conz, Maddie Douglas, Larry Keigwin, Jordan McHenry, Tiffany Mills
Dancers: Mary Ripper Baker, Maddie Douglas, Britt Ford, David Foster, Caleb Hall, Diamond Israel Annē Heller, Cheri Orr, Ashley Oswald, Hollyn Pinar, Hunter Sanders, Juan Sulub, Laura Hymers Treglia, Tiffany Tinsley Weeks, Jesse Whitaker, AJ Winkler, Heather Woolley.

Event Details: In-the-Round by Ormao Dance Company

Dates:
Friday, April 21 at 6 p.m.
Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 22 at 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m.

Location:
Ormao Black Box Theater, 10 S Spruce St
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Tickets:
$32 Adults 
$22 Senior, Students, Children

Ticket fees included

Tickets may be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-round-tickets-596225054187

UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)

About UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA): The Department of Visual and Performing Arts houses programs in Art History, Film Studies, Museum and Gallery Practice, Music, Theatre & Dance, and Visual Arts. These programs share a mission to explore interdisciplinarity and artistic innovation. Cultivating a thriving student experience is the reason we are here; Our classes remain small and individual mentorship is our mantra.

Dances for my Daughter in Sweden

I am happy that my short film Dances for my Daughter will be screened in Sweden in a few weeks, at the Dansmuseet, as part of the ScreenDance Festival. It represents the beginning of a research on motherhood and dance that has generated two more pieces! (more info coming soon, including links).

Colorado Dance Conference

Today I represented UCCS at the Colorado Dance Conference (as well as with some recruitment efforts), which is organized by CoDEO, the Colorado Dance Education Organization.


Sans Souci Brasil in the Media

G1 Globo: Festival internacional de Videodança Sans Souci reúne profissionais de diferentes países em Campinas; confira programação (https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2022/11/24/festival-internacional-de-videodanca-sans-souci-reune-profissionais-de-diferentes-paises-em-campinas-confira-programacao.ghtml)

ClickOnDance: O evento trará nomes importantes que compõem o cenário da videodança, dentre eles, Julia Ziviani, diretora do Grupo Dançaberta, professora colaboradora do Programa de Pós- graduação Artes da Cena da Unicamp e uma das idealizadoras da Edição Brasil; Rosely Conz, do Colorado (EUA); Rocio Luna, do México; Gabriela Tropia, da Inglaterra; Leonel Brum, de Fortaleza (CE); Lilian Graça, de Salvador (BA); Dudude Herrmann, de Casa Branca (MG); Silvina Szperling, da Argentina, dentre outros. (https://www.clickondance.com/festival-internacional-de-videodanca-sans-souci-3a-edicao-brasil/)

Campinas.com.br: Festival Internacional de Videodança Sans Souci Brasil movimenta Campinas
(https://campinas.com.br/agenda/festival-internacional-de-videodanca-sans-souci-brasil-movimenta-campinas/)