Thursday, December 13, 2012
ANIKAI DANCE THEATER - 2013
Spotlight: LATVIA
When I was fifteen, I was part of a project which brought together groups of teenagers from the US and the USSR together to live together for one month, make a play, and tour it. My group went to Latvia. We arrived on the morning of my fifteenth birthday, by train, and were greeted with flowers, singing, dancing and open hearts. This experience shaped my view of the possibilities and power of performance and international collaboration, as well as introducing me to friends I treasure to this day.
This year, with the help and support of my friend Signe Birkova, I will meet with and begin collaboration with a contemporary theater company in Riga - Ģertrudes ielās teātris*. www.git.lv
The project is inspired by a Latvian folk song/dance used to clear sacred space, to banish evil. This song was part of the performance we created together as teenagers, and it has been in my mind since then. In this song, it is dance that clears away evil and sanctifies the space. This is a ritual that exists all over the world, because all over the world, cultures throughout time have danced their nightmares away, and their dreams into existence.
*Latvian speakers - I apologize for the accents being missing accents. My email program doesn't recognize Latvian...
Follow this and discuss and other ANIKAI projects on the new
ANIKAI Dance Theater Blog
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www.vimeo.com/wendyjehlen
ANIKAI Dance Theater/Wendy Jehlen
67 Dane St.
Somerville, MA 02143
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Worldwide Expansion - Phase One
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Upcoming Events:
International:
India Tour 2013 -
The Knocking Within &
He Who Burns
including:
Bharat Rang Mahotsav Theatre Festival in Delhi, Jan 17
International Theatre Festival of Kerala, Jan 21
Latvia, February 2013 - the first phase of a new collaboration with Gertrudes ielas teatris, a contemporary theater
company in Riga.
Montreal Fringe Fest, June 2013 - The Knocking Within
Upcoming US performances:
Harvard University, April 11-13
He Who Burns
sponsored by the Harvard College Pakistani Students Association & the Harvard Pakistani Students Group, with support from the Office for the Arts
Green Space, NY, May 18 - the premiere of the evening-length incarnation of Lilith as part of the Taking Root series
Watertown Center for the Arts Blackbox Theater, Sept 4-15
The Knocking Within
Forward email
When I was fifteen, I was part of a project which brought together groups of teenagers from the US and the USSR together to live together for one month, make a play, and tour it. My group went to Latvia. We arrived on the morning of my fifteenth birthday, by train, and were greeted with flowers, singing, dancing and open hearts. This experience shaped my view of the possibilities and power of performance and international collaboration, as well as introducing me to friends I treasure to this day.
This year, with the help and support of my friend Signe Birkova, I will meet with and begin collaboration with a contemporary theater company in Riga - Ģertrudes ielās teātris*. www.git.lv
The project is inspired by a Latvian folk song/dance used to clear sacred space, to banish evil. This song was part of the performance we created together as teenagers, and it has been in my mind since then. In this song, it is dance that clears away evil and sanctifies the space. This is a ritual that exists all over the world, because all over the world, cultures throughout time have danced their nightmares away, and their dreams into existence.
*Latvian speakers - I apologize for the accents being missing accents. My email program doesn't recognize Latvian...
Follow this and discuss and other ANIKAI projects on the new
ANIKAI Dance Theater Blog
www.anikai.org
www.vimeo.com/wendyjehlen
ANIKAI Dance Theater/Wendy Jehlen
67 Dane St.
Somerville, MA 02143
ANIKAI
Worldwide Expansion - Phase One
on Indiegogo
Help bring our boundary-breaking performances to an ever-widening audience.
anikainewpromo
Upcoming Events:
International:
India Tour 2013 -
The Knocking Within &
He Who Burns
including:
Bharat Rang Mahotsav Theatre Festival in Delhi, Jan 17
International Theatre Festival of Kerala, Jan 21
Latvia, February 2013 - the first phase of a new collaboration with Gertrudes ielas teatris, a contemporary theater
company in Riga.
Montreal Fringe Fest, June 2013 - The Knocking Within
Upcoming US performances:
Harvard University, April 11-13
He Who Burns
sponsored by the Harvard College Pakistani Students Association & the Harvard Pakistani Students Group, with support from the Office for the Arts
Green Space, NY, May 18 - the premiere of the evening-length incarnation of Lilith as part of the Taking Root series
Watertown Center for the Arts Blackbox Theater, Sept 4-15
The Knocking Within
Forward email
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