Saudade, by Jorge Vismara
David Roussève/REALITY
Chicago Premiere
March 12, 13 & 14 * 8:00 p.m.
David Roussève/REALITY is a diverse troupe acclaimed for their highly original and expressionistic dance theater, blending elements of dance and performance art with African American traditional and pop cultures. Roussève’s newest eveninglength dance theater work, Saudade, is an ode to the idea of “bittersweet,” the single moment when the greatest joy and agony are experienced together. Saudade mixes world dance forms with stories of disenfranchised southern African-Americans, contemporary Portuguese Fado music and abstract imagery in this deeply personal statement about modern times. With equal parts wild humor and grit, Saudade is performed by Roussève and a distinguished cast of six dancers, including practitioners of South Asian, Indonesian, West African and postmodern dance forms.
Other Events
DanceMasters Class, led by David Roussève
Monday, March 9, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio
77 E. Randolph (at Michigan Avenue)
David Roussève’s work fuses text, movement, and visual imagery to create a deep dialogue with the viewer. This composition workshop encourages students to explore unique ways of developing vocal and movement material and layering the material together. Towards developing their own choreographic voices, dancers will be encouraged to think of the fundamentals of choreography—space, time, vocabulary—and to use them in surprising ways. more info...
Post-Performance Discussion
Thursday, March 12
Free and open to ticket holders
Friends of The Dance Center Post-Performance Party
Saturday, March 14
Open to Friends of The Dance Center
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The Dance Center’s presentation of David Roussève/REALITY is funded in part by the Performing
Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, with
additional contributions from General Mills Foundation, Land O’Lakes Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council, and the MetLife Community Connections Fund of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Major Support for the National Dance Project is also provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Ford Foundation and the Andrew Mellon Foundation.