Companhia Urbana de Dança

COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA
SONIA DESTRI
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THE COMPANY
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When Companhia Urbana de Dança made its US debut at
New York City Center in 2010, the eyes of even the most
« been-there-saw-that » critics opened wide with
amazement. Destri’s boldly original mix of contemporary
Brazilian dance and hip-hop infused both forms with new
rigor, meditative one moment, explosive the next.
Locating the true heart of hip-hop, Destri strips it of its
easy tricks, bringing it back to its original emotional
depth, expressive range, and poetic integrity.
Founded in Brazil in 2004 by dancer Tiago Sousa and
choreographer and artistic director Sonia Destri Lie,
Companhia Urbana de Dança is an ensemble of street
performers working to foster the human experience
through dance. Destri’s experience traveling through
Europe for work in theater and film exposed her to hiphop and b-boy techniques. Highly influenced by Brazilian
street forms, she began to integrate these techniques
into her already established contemporary movement
sensation au Festival Suresnes cités danse en 2011.
sensibility. Pulling from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Formée de neuf jeunes danseurs, habitants de quartiers
where many of her company members grew up,
populaires et de favelas de Rio de Janeiro, la Companhia
Companhia Urbana de Dança aims to transcend cultural
Urbana de Dança est devenue depuis sa création en 2004
boundaries, while showcasing eclectic skill sets. The work
par Sonia Destri et le danseur Tiago Sousa, une des
of Companhia Urbana de Dança brings its dancers’
compagnies de danse le plus dynamiques de l’Amérique
identities, testimonials, and attitudes to the stage, and it
de Sud. Les membres de la Companhia y trouvent un
does that with a « carioca », Afro-Brazilian accent, which is
espace d’expression artistique, de socialisation et de
nevertheless universal. The group is firmly positioned in
formation. Leurs expériences et idées sont incorporées
the most contemporary urban dance scene in Brazil and
comme matériaux dans le processus de création sous le
internationally. It highlights the talents of young black,
regard attentif et expérimenté de Sonia Destri. La vie
and poor Brazilians in the modern world, from and
quotidienne à Rio, le pluralisme culturel brésilien et
affirming and pluralist stance.
l’expérience de Sonia Destri associées au langage
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contemporain, nourrissent les recherches de la
Le hip-hop, les danses urbaines brésiliennes, la capoeira
Companhia. Ils créent une danse engagée au travers de
s’unissent aux langages de la danse contemporaine pour
laquelle, ils affirment leur identité culturelle.
créer une lecture originale et créative de la danse urbaine.
Saluée par la presse new yorkaise lors de ses débuts au
New York City Center en 2010, elle a également fait
PERFORMANCES HIGHLIGHTS
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France / Biennales de la Danse de Lyon (2006, 2008) / Festival de Biarritz (2008) / Festival Hoptimum, Seine-etMarne, Hangar23 in Rouen (2009) / Suresnes cités danse (2011)
Italy / Riccione Festival (2012)
Colombia / Teatro Lido (2009)
USA / Fall for Dance at New York City Center (2010) / Peak Performances (Alexander Kasser Theater) at Montclair
State University, NJ (2011) / Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (2013) / US Tour FUNDarte, Miami / Wexner Center for
the Arts, Columbus / The Joyce Theatre, New York / Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco / Myrna Loy Center
for Performing and Media Arts, Helena / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis / Dance Place, Washington / Carpetbag
Theatre, Knoxville / Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (2014)
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…Companhia Urbana de Dança is so wonderful that it seems miraculous. BRIAN SEIBERT MARCH 4, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/arts/dance/companhia-urbana-de-danca-performs-at-the-joyce.html?_r=0
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Rio’s Slums to Jacob’s Pillow. Companhia Urbana de Dança Reflects Brazil’s Complexities MARINA HARSS AUG. 9, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/arts/dance/companhia-urbana-de-danca-reflects-brazils-complexities.html
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Dancing of the Streets, Stripped Down to Its Art GIA KOURLAS SEP. 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/arts/dance/companhia-urbana-de-danca-from-brazil-review.html?_r=1&src=tp&smid=fb-share
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… knocked the ball out of the park. GIA KOURLAS OCT. 1, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/arts/dance/02dance.html
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Sur des musiques percussives et pulsantes, souvent piochées dans la culture brésilienne, la Companhia Urbana de Dança
impose un hip-hop contemporain magnétique. Résolu, chargé, impeccable. ROSITA BOISSEAU TÉLÉRAMA 04/04/2012
The Brazilian troupe’s dancers oozed invention and individuality in two very different works. APOLLINAIRE SCHERR MARCH 5, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/8c78220a-a44f-11e3-9cb0-00144feab7de.html#axzz3EW192g41
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Whether in solos or sudden waves of running or walking, they move with a softness I recognise from other Brazilian forms, such as
capoeira. ID: Entidades has stripped hip-hop of its bravado and made it as eerie as breathing. APOLLINAIRE SCHERR OCTOBER 5, 2010
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/5315208c-d08e-11df-afe1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EW192g41
Q&A: Sonia Destri Lie talks about her vision behind Companhia Urbana de Dança
By GIA KOURLAS Thu Jun 27, 2013
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/dance/q-a-sonia-destri-lie-talks-about-her-vision-behind-companhia-urbana-de-danca
Companhia Urbana de Dança hits its stride at Jacob’s Pillow JANINE PARKER AUG. 15, 2014
http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/07/13/brazilian-hip-hop-group-companhia-urbana-danca-jacob-pillow/akLGRQl9rGErHjp1cSmPXL/story.html
Brazilian troupe’s hip hop shakes off clichés JANINE PARKER JUL. 13, 2013
http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2014/08/15/brazilian-based-troupe-companhia-urbana-danca-hits-its-stride-jacob-pillow/qWBYWbhpdAurzJ2oSz0rdJ/story.html?comments=all&sort=OLDEST_CREATE_DT
The dancers blended their individual specialties into a rigorous though never rigid progress from meditative to explosive.
There was an idea in charge, but not an agenda. Will hip-hop prove to be the liberating force that can invigorate today's
dance, rescuing it from pretension and exhaustion? ROBERT GOTTLIEB
OCT 12, 2010
http://observer.com/2010/10/another-fall-for-dance/
The Companhia Urbana de Dança: Brazilian troupe revels in pure motion
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2011/09/the_companhia_urbana_de_dana_b.html
ROBERT JOHNSON SEP. 27, 2011
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DANCERS
Tiago Sousa / Miguel Fernandes / André Virgilio / Raphael Russier / Johnny Britto
Jessica Nascimento / Julio Rocha / Thiago Williams / Allan Wagner
REPERTOIRE / VIDEO LINKS
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SUITE FUNK (2008) 9 dancers 30 min. Premiere at Biennale de la Danse de Lyon, France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si2GGyvdIbc
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ID:ENTIDADES (2009) 9 dancers 20 or 35 min. Premiere at Festival Hoptimum, France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25q6C3bzloo
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CHAPA QUENTE (2011) 9 dancers 30 min. Premiere at Suresnes cités danse, France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5-N7b1cVwY
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NA PISTA (2012) 9 dancers 30 min. Premiere at Espaço SESC Rio de Janeiro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dByYtrJYN4U
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EU DANÇO _ 8 SOLOS NO GERAL (2013) 9 dancers 50 min. Premiere at Teatro Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
http://vimeo.com/62809550
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NÊGO. I. You. We… All black! (2014) 9 dancers 40 min. Premiere at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, US
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CONTACT
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Companhia Urbana de Dança
Sonia Destri Lie, artistic director / choreographer
[email protected]
Brazil +55 (21) 8741 2240
www.companhiaurbanadedanca.com.br
Ivan Cavalcanti, manager
Association Ars Viva
2687 Route des Selves
83210 Solliès-Ville | France
+33 6 8257 7510
[email protected]
www.arsviva.net