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IN TRANSIT 04 presents two productions by Roxana Grinstein,
Argentinean modern dance choreographer. Four women and one
man, clothed in sophistically tailored, close-fitting costumes,
create new dimensions in physical effects through the perfect
interplay of their back muscles and the inspired use of light
and shadow. "El Escote" is a work investigating
the division between men and women, revealing the sensuality
of the hidden and, in a very special way, engaging the viewer's
imagination.
Commenting on her second work, "El destino que usted intenta
alcanzar está momentáneamente bloqueado" Grinstein
said "...it is about third persons, loneliness, the longing for
tenderness, the feeling of incompleteness. The title is taken from
the automated message when you can't get through to the person you're
calling. It's actually a little bit of history - when the phone
companies were privatised in Argentina, the networks had to be updated
and any number of calls never got through. Every time I heard this
message, I always ended up asking myself philosophical questions
about the meaning of my life. All I wanted to do was communicate
with someone, but all I got was interference..."
In South America, Roxana Grinstein is considered one of the
key figures in contemporary dance. Her own personal search
is dedicated to the irrational and emotional traits in her
own culture: "The common denominator running through
my work is the view into the body and the sensuality of the
people whose movements embody ideas".
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El Escote & El destino que usted intenta alcanzar
está momentáneamente bloqueado
Choreography: Roxana Grinstein
Female dancers: Liliana Toccacelli, Mariana Soledad Brusco,
Romina Alejandra Bernardi, Cecilia Pugin
Male dancers: Luis Roberto Garay Bacca, Luis Lopez Morera,
Gustavo Fabian Bertuol
Roxana Grinstein was born in 1954 in Rosario/Argentina.
She perfected her own style studying with such renowned choreographers
as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and Alvon Ailey. Since
1982, she had been running her own dance school, teaching
contemporary dance and improvisation. She started her own
dance troupe in 1986 and, up until now, has developed around
20 choreographies, both for her own group and other ensembles.
Roxana Grinstein also currently has a small theatre of her
own in Buenos Aires with two auditoriums.
http://www.babilonia.org.ar/eng/escote.htm
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