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Symbology of the Orixás
Traditional Movements, Archetype and Storytelling as an Art Form
A Workshop with Rosângela Silvestre 
1:30 - 3:00 P.M. \ WIN 1.172 

Taught by a premier artist of modern-day, African-influenced dance, this workshop introduces participants to a unique blend of traditional and contemporary movements, exploring their connections with rythms, archetypes and stories of the Orixás as they have been reinterpreted in Brazilian Candomblé and incorporated into Brazilian dance culture. Accompanied by local professional musicians, Rosângela Silvestre will guide participants through an exploration of the symbols behind Orixá dances, revealing the ways that sacred symbolism can inspire the body to dance. Open to the public; no reservation required. 

This event is sponsored by the Fine Arts Diversity Committee, the John L. Warfield Center for African American Studies, the Performance as Public Practice program and the Department of Theatre and Dance. 

About Rosângela Silvestre

Rosângela Silvestre is acknowledged globally for her creation and dissemination of the Silvestre Technique, alongside her expertise in symbology of Orixá dances. Both styles reflect the knowledge acquired through her contact with different cultures and people throughout the African Diaspora. Silvestre's experience in Brazil and beyond includes research in India, Senegal, Egypt, Cuba and the United States, as well as teaching, performances, lectures and participation in dance festivals in Chile, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Australia and the U.S. She has previously held university residencies in Colorado, Hawaii, California, New Orleans, Arizona and New York and has traveled to various countries performing with musician Steve Coleman. In her work with Coleman, she collaborated to develop the concept of using her body as an instrument that "provides the movement-form of any sound that can be captured." 

Embodied Palestine Solidarity
A Lecture/Presentation with Nicole Bindler 
3:15 - 4:45 p.m. \ WIN 2.112

This lecture briefly covers the history of the formation of Palestinian and Israeli folk dance forms as representations of national identity. Bindler will present video documentation of Palestinian and Israeli folk dances, plus the work of contemporary choreographers from the region. She will discuss the conditions under which these artists live and make their work and how Brand Israel informs their funding, touring schedule and the content of their dances. This presentation is also informed by Bindler's three-year collaboration with Diyar Theater (Bethlehem, Palestine), who recently completed a tour WOMEN, a hybrid folk/contemporary dance that contains stories and images by and about women living under occupation. 

Sources include Dance and Authenticity in Israel and Palestine: Performing the Nation by Elke Kaschl, Boycott Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti and the essay A Dancing Body Offers Legitimacy to the State by Shir Hacham and Ido Feder (from Social Choreography edited by Bojana Cvejić and Ana Vujanović). 

Learn more about Nicole Bindler - thINKingDANCE

About Nicole Bindler 

Nicole Bindler's performance work has been presented throughout the United States, Europe, Argentina and in Quebec, Tokyo, Beirut, Bethlehem, Mexico City and Quito. Her dances have been supported by the Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage, Leeway Foundation, Puffin Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Pennsylvania Council of the Arts and the Ellen Forman Memorial Award. Bindler holds a B.A. in Dance and Poetry from Hampshire College, a degree in muscular therapy from the Muscular Therapy Institute and certificates in embodied anatomy yoga, embodied developmental movement and yoga and is a practitioner of Body-Mind Centering from the School for Body-Mind Centering. She has taught somatics and improvisation at Temple University, University of the Arts and the University of Pennsylviania. Her writing has been published in Critical Correspondence, Contact Quarterly, Emergency Index by Ugly Duckling Presse, Jewish Currents, BMC Currents, Curate This, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices and thINKingDance. Bindler is a member of the Jewish Voice for Peace Artists Council and is the founder and director of The Institute for Somatics and Social Justice. 

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