Liberationdancer

Performance Based Work:
Choreography, Selected:
2012. Atelier/Workshop/Intensive Showing of 25 minutes of dance work and choreography made with 25     Ivoirienne professional dancers. Shown on September 9th, at the French Cultural Center in     downtown Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
2012. Work-in-progress showing of “Je suis entre deux” at BVAR residency in Benton Harbor Michigan     of short film work and dance.
2012. Site-specific dance for Doukan in Chicago. April 21st.
2011. Yanvalou and Ibo improvisations at Jane Addams Hull House, UIC. Sunday 20th, Nov.
2011. “ Simple Things” as site-specific work (17 min) at Silver Room, Wicker Park. Saturday July 16th.
2011. “Simple Things” in bloom #10 at praxis place. May 27th, 2011.
2011. “Jeux du paix” collaborative work with Burkinabe dance artist Dicko Yanogo, 20 min.  March 31st at Williams School as part of Chicago Arts Partners in Education Programming.
2010.  “Cycles of Violence” as site-specific, movement research, Alice Yard in Port-of-Spain Trinidad. 30     minutes. March 25th, 2010. Work-in-progess.
2010. “la amitie” with contribution and collaboration of Dena Bermann performed at “bloom” at the     Outerspace studio, Chicago, Il. May 15th.
2009-2012.“Kenbe, Amour, Folie: Improvisations for love” ( 35 minute solo)
*15 min excerpt, shown at the Goethe Institut in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
*Excerpt, at Jane Addams Hull House UIC campus, Chicago, IL. November 20th, 2011.
*Excerpt, Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Festival. San Francisco, CA. October 22, 2011.
*Excerpt at the Drucker Center as guests of the Leopold Group, August 28 2011. Chicago, Il.
*bloom #3-6 at praxis place, Fall 2010.
*Venus Collective in Pilsen, October 2010.
•Excerpt performed at “bloom” at the Outerspace Studio, Chicago, Il. May, 15th.
•Excerpt, Pan-African Association benefit for the Haitian earthquake. February 20th,Epiphany     Episcopal Church. Chicago Illinois.
•Work-in-progress performance at the Republic of Sydenham in Trinidad. Makeda Thomas: Roots     and Wings Movement. January 9, 2010. 26 minute excerpt.
*Excerpt, Goose Show benefit for RTG Dance at Outerspace in Chicago.     November 14th, 2009.
*Excerpts performed at Links Hall 30/30 Festival October 2nd, 2009. Chicago, Illinois.
*Performed in Marquette, MI at Kauffman Auditorium as guest performance in the Blueberry     Dance Festival. July 25th. CCBdance Project.
2008. “Ashade” 30 minute solo (work-in-progress) performed at Links Hall. September 12th-14th.
CCBdance Project. Excerpts shown at work-in-progress showing at Silverspace iChicago.    •“Ashade” (revised) performed at the African American Historical Museum on April 3rd. Thirty-five     minute solo with music by Ayub Ogada, Zap Mama, and Haitian drumming by Daniel Desir.     Performance funded by the Iowa Arts Council. CCBdance Project.
•Performed at the CSA in Kingston, Jamaica June 3rd, 2009.  Drumming by Kimmoy Ouattar.
2008. “Taak-Tum-Taak”directed by Christian Bambara assisted in formatting piece, costumes, movement,     presented at Grinnel College.
2008.  “Cycles of Violence” (orage) (in-progress research) performed as part of the Goose Show benefit for     RTG Dance at Silverspace. Produced and curated by Rachel Thorne Germond. December 2nd.     Chicago, Illinois. CCBdance Project.
2009-2006.  “Ninga” (the face) directed by Christian Bambara, 30 minute duo, music by Sekou Conde  and     Kimberly Fitch. Costumes by Erin Howell Gritch. Performed as a culmination of a Link-up     residency on December 1st, 2008 at the Chicago Cultural Center, co-presented by Links Hall and the     Chicago Cultural Center.
•Work-in-progress versions of the piece were performed at the Chicago Cultural Center as part-of a Dancebridge residency in 2007, at Amber Hall on the Bethel New Life Campus in Chicago as a commission from Holy Family Ministries in Spring of 2007,  at Gateway Dance Theater in Des Moines, Iowa and as part of Grinnell College’s Spring  programming in 2008.
2008. Improvising Transformations, collaborative set of improvisational structures with South Asian     artist, Archana Kumar. Approximately 20 minutes.  Performed at Links Hall, Chicago.     September,12-14th.
2007. Improvisation with Christian Bambara, Mercy Hospital auditorium, artist-in-residency with     Gateway Dance Theater in Des Moines, Iowa.
2006. “Silence and Text Improvisations” with Christian Bambara and Karen Wilson, Anatomy Riot #12 at     Zen Sushi in Los Angeles.
2005. “Unbuntu” 13 minute solo performed at Anatomy Riot #3, curated by Meg Wolfe at Zen Sushi.
2004. “Ibo Lele” choreography for Occidental’s Troupe Ayizan, at Occidental College Dance Theater and     Claremont College.
2004. “Ibo” improvisational solo at UCR dance studio.
2004. “Erzuliness and the Politics of Possessions” 12 minute solo piece, presented at the National     Convention Center in Havana, Cuba and UC Riverside. Travel and presentation funded by Women     in Coalition, UCR. Performance organized by Anna Beatrice Scott.
2003. “Passage/Entanglements/Ciphers” piece created as an artist-in-residence at Glendale Community     College. Performed at Glendale Community College Concert.
2003. “Benediction” with Emmanuel Louis and Djenane St. Juste, structured improvisation directed by     Florencia Pierre. Performed at Maison Des Artistes, Polycafe, and Telemax. Part of the Chimin     Kwaze Project. Funded by UCIRA
2003. “Passages” 12 minute piece for eight dancers with six drummers. Performed at Maison Des Artistes,     Policafe in Port-au-Prince, and aired on telemax television station. Part of the “Chimin Kwaze     Project.” Work supported by UCIRA grant.
2003. “Diaspora”, piece for eight dancers. 13 minutes. Created as an artist-in-residence at Occidental     College and performed at Occidental College Interfaith Chapel. Restaged and revised as part of the     Chimin Kwaze Project and performed at Maison Des Artistes, Polycafe, and aired on local     television in Haiti. Work in Haiti funded by a UCIRA grant.
2003. “Le Guerrier”, piece for 5 dancers. created in collaboration with Djenane St. Juste and Florencia     Pierre and performed at Polycafe, Maison Des Artistes, local television, and telemax television     station in Port-au-Prince. Part of the Chimin Kwaze Project. Work in Haiti funded by a UCIRA     grant.
2003. Mahi and Ibo choreographed collaboratively with Elizabeth Chin. Performed at the Arroyo Festival     and the Claremont Colleges. Group pieces for Troupe Ayizan.
2003. Yanvalou, duo, created for Troupe Ayizan Benefit Concert at the Interfaith Chapel at Occidental     College. Restaged and revised as a group piece, performed at Claremont Mckenna and the Arroyo     Festival in Los Angeles, and in Haiti at Maison Des Artistes, Polycafe, tele 5 in Haiti, local     television.
2002. Banda duo, choreographed with Djenane St. Juste, JAKA at the Hotel Ollofson in Port-au-Prince as     an opening for RAM.
2002. solo improvisation for JAKA piece, at Champs Mars, downtown Port-au-Prince. Haiti. Repeated in     Leogane, Haiti as part of Fête St. Rose.
2002.“Re-Telling Translations, Short Studies on Politics” duo with MFA candidate Candice Cross.     Performed at Culture Crossing Concert at UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures.
2001. “Mueve lo”, duo collaboratively created with Djenane St. Juste and performed at JAKA studio in     Port-au-Prince.
2001.  “Dialectic Between Worlds” 9 minute duo created collaboratively with UCLA MFA  Andrea     Ogundele and performed in “Culture Crossing” at UCLA as part of the World Arts and Cultures     graduate student dance concert about inter-cultural performance.
2000. improvised Banda solo at Occidental College.
1998.  “We’re just trying to stay alive” contemporary dance/ hip-hop piece performed at Occidental     Dance Theater and the University of Southern California. About multi-culturalism in Los Angeles.

Dance Performance and Dance Theater, selected:
Other performances, selected.
2009-2010. “Wild Patience” as dancer for Rachel Thorne Germond Dance. Performed at the Drucker     Center, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse and Outerspace Studio.
2004.  “Yanvalou” with Mikerline Pierre at SOB’s in New York, New York.
2003.  “Quick Death To Infinity” directed by Rachel Fensham  at the California Museum of Photography,     Riverside California.
2002.  “Luttes Des Femmes”, choreographed by Djenane St. Juste. Part of the Chimin Kwaze Project.     Performed at Maison Des Artistes, Polycafe, and local Television. Project funded by UCIRA.
2002.  “Politik” choreography by Florencia Pierre. Performed in Leogane, Haiti and at the Hotel Oloffson.
2001.  “Ganga” choreography by Florencia Pierre, performed at Telemax Television Station.
2001. “Rhythm” choreography by Shirley Martin and performed at MKM Cultural Center and the North     Hollywood Theater and Arts Festival.
2001.  Bi-monthly works-in-progress showings at MKM cultural center in North Hollywood.
2001.  “Ambiance”, choreographed by Shirley Martin and performed at the Los Angeles Theater Center,     Noho Arts Festival, and other venues.
1999.  “Yanvalou,” “Djuba,” and “Mahi” in Port-au-Prince with Troupe Ayizan and Troupe JAKA.     Performed again at Occidental College.  Choreography by Florencia Pierre.
1997-1998.  “Yanvalou” and “Ibo” choreography by Elizabeth Chin performed at Occidental College and     University of Southern California.

Production and Organized Events:
Dance Concerts:
2010-2011. Produced and organized “bloom” a some what monthly series of contemporary dance at praxis     place live/work studio.
2010. Produced an evening length show for CCBdance Project with shared bill with Sylvestre Akakpo, Kor     and D’Kor Dance. February 26th and 27th, 2010.
2008.  Co-produced with Archana Kumar “Memoirs of Time Continuing”, shared bill of two solos at Links     Hall, Chicago.
2003. Co-produced and co-choreographed, “Chimin Kwaze” in Port-au-Prince with company JAKA.      Performed at Maison des Artistes, Policafe, and aired on local television.

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops:
2010-current. Organization of community master classes in contemporary dance at praxis place
2006-2010. organized workshops in Haitian, Caribbean, and African dance for artists including:
-Daniel Desir (Tamboula, Chicago), Haitian Dance
-Christian Bambara (CCBdance Project), African Contemporary
-Souleymane Badolo (Kongo Ba Teria). (Burkina Faso/New York)
-Cynthia Oliver (Coco Dance Theater), Caribbean Contemporary
-Sylvestre Akakpo (Kor and D’Kor Dance) (Togo/New York) African Contemporary
2003-2004.  Co-chaired committee, UC system-wide graduate student dance conference, Dance Under     Construction. April 16th and 17th.
2004.  Co-organized Dance Seminar Woumble with Djenane St. Juste and Florencia Pierre, Port-au-Prince,     Haiti at Shana.  Dance seminar with workshops in Haitian traditional and contemporary dance,     lectures and discussions.

Dance and Performance Curation:
2010-2011. Experimental curation of “bloom” at praxis place in Chicago, IL. Bi-monthly curation of     contemporary dance.
2011.Curated and hosted, “Women’s Work: Women’s Choreographic Voices” June 17th@praxis place.
2010. Haitian poet, Gina Ulysse, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Chicago. Benefit for Haiti Soleil.
2010.Curated evening of African Diasporic dance, stories and music at the Alliance Francaise in Chicago.
2010. “bloom” an evening of dance crossing the gamut of contemporaneities at the Outerspace Studio in     Wicker Park, Chicago. May 15th, 2010.
2006. Anatomy Riot, produced by Meg Wolfe. Contemporary works from the African diaspora at Zen     Sushi, Los Angeles, October 9th
2002. “Culture Crossing,” UCLA, Department of World Arts and Cultures, concert devoted to inter-cultural     student performance. Works by Peter Carpenter, Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Sri Susilowati, Shoshanna     Vogel, Celia Weiss Bambara and Arianne Hoffmann.

Invited Conversations/ Lectures:
2012. Discussion and presentation of current working methods and process in dance making at Doukan     Cultural Center in Chicago, April 19th.
2011. Presentation at Jane Addams Hull House, UIC as part of Memory, Roots, Identity Colloquium.     November 20th, 2011.
2011. Lecture, Center for Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. “Kenbe, Lache: Women’s Words and Haitian     Contemporary Dance.” October 25th, 2011.
2011. Brown bag lecture, departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and African American Studies,     University of Illinois, Chicago. “When is it a Revolution? African Based Contemporary Dance and     a New Generation of Traditions.” February 15th, 2011.
2009. Brown bag lecture, departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and African American Studies,     University of Illinois, Chicago. “Circulations in African Based Contemporary Dance: Dance, Race     and Appropriation in Chicago” December 1st, 2009.
2009. Lecture at the Jane Addams Hull House at the University of Illinois Chicago. “Transforming     Diaspora: Travel and Politics in Contemporary Haitian and Burkinabé Dancemaking.” Sponsored     by the department of African American Studies at UIC. May 9, 2009.
2009. Discussant/ Presenter for Caribbean Studies Initiative at USC for “Reggae, Race, Gender: Resistive     Moves in Music and Dance” March 2, 2009. University of Southern California.
2008. Discussant at Links Hall educational panel, “Tradition and Contemporaneity” in dancemaking.
2007. Moderator and panelist for “Body Language: Intercultural Exchange in Choreography” with     Margaret Jenkins and Tansuree Shankar. Part of Columbia College’s Critical Encounters Series,     Columbia College, Chicago. September 25th, 2007.
2006. Workshop and lecture “Transforming Haitian Dance: Tradition, Contemporaneity and Travel.”     Invited by UCLA African Studies Center for “African-Latin American Intersections: Cultural     Synergies Through the Centuries.”