To be…
Coreografía/intérprete: Alejandra Jara
Música: Alejandra Jara
Synopsis
To be… What does it mean to be a woman…a mother…a lover…a wife…a friend…a child…a champion? Must all these layers interact in order for you to see me? This solo deals with the idea of perceptions, assumptions and expectations of people towards the female experience, based especially upon external appearance and decorum. How do we find, rather than present, ourselves through body language, clothing, and accessories? Do you really see me? Here I am naked in from of you…but still…are you…seeing?
Sinopsis
To be… ¿Qué significa ser una mujer … una madre … un amante … una esposa … una amiga … una niña … una campeona? Todas estas capas necesitan complementarse con el fin de que me veas? To be… explora la idea de las percepciones, suposiciones y expectativas de la gente hacia la experiencia femenina, basada sobre todo en las sensaciones corporales, el aspecto externo y el decoro. ¿Cómo encontrarnos, en lugar de presentarnos a nosotros mismos a través del lenguaje del cuerpo, ropa y accesorios? ¿De verdad me ves? Aquí estoy, desnuda frente a ti … pero … realmente … me ves?
Passenger – MFA project thesis – Nov. 2010
Choreography: Alejandra Jara
Dancers/Choreographic collaborators: Amanda Byars, Alejandra Jara, Fiona Lundie, Arianna Williams.
Presenter: Louise Eberle
Music: A. Barrios- Mangoré, L. Bonfa and Gipsy Kings interpreted by Tadeusz Machalski; Devendra Banhart.
Lighting Design: Nicole Gross
My MFA project examined the impact of cultural and living experiences based on travel and how those experiences informed my choreography. The piece Passenger was inspired by my questions about “being in transit” as a point of departure, which later resolved to generate connections in terms of identity, relationships, and the feeling of being in transit. Here I was not only talking about a country, or a specific culture, but about the stages we go through as human beings transferred to movement qualities and sensations. I also used metaphor in terms of movement qualities, space and relationships. Having the bodies collapse, fall, unbalance, shake, struggle, and maybe float was the sustainance of the piece.
Being in transit is a combination of so many things, such us, country, relationships, cultural shock, memories, vulnerability, and change. Experiencing different situations is part of our lives, and is what makes us who we are.
R&VA Manimals and other Creatures, Manimals
Choreographer: John Giffin
Columbus, OH. November 19, 20 and 21, 2009
John Giffins Manimal House (rehearsal)
As if…
The encounter is a dialogue, without imposition.
Dialogue is to listen to the other, without assuming.
To hug is to give space, without trapping. (text by Jorge Bucay).
Relationships as mirrors to let us see parts of our souls, desires, struggles…as if…title: As if…
Choreographer/Performer: Alejandra Jara
Music: Viventico and Pedro Guerra
Music Edition: Alejandra Jara
-A special thanks to John Giffin-
Pictures of Performances:
National Ballet of Paraguay – The Ohio State University – My choreography
