Lia Rodrigues, Fúria. Photo: Sammie Landweer.
“Fúria is a tour de force of violence and beauty, a modern and primitive ritual at the same time.” —Internazionale, Rome
Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues’s Companhia de Danças performs with visceral physicality through scenes of power and humility, exuberance and apathy, joy and pain. Firmly rooted and conceived in the favela of Maré in Rio de Janeiro, this intoxicating work takes a stand against racism and social segregation. The performance depicts a transformation moving from celebration to uprising, building with energy and fury into an hour-long arc of choreographic catharsis.
Lia Rodrigues: Fúria
Oct 28 & 29, 8 pm
$31.50 ($25 Walker members)
This performance contains nudity and simulated violence.
Program support for Fúria is provided by King’s Fountain/Barbara Watson Pillsbury and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Talking Dance with Brazilian Choreographers Lia Rodrigues and Mário Nascimento
Tuesday, October 25, 7 pm
Free
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center at Macalester College
130 S Macalester St. St. Paul, MN 55105
For this Talking Dance program, the Walker Art Center’s visiting artist Lia Rodrigues and the 2022 McKnight International Choreographer Mário Nascimento will speak about contemporary dancemaking in Brazil, explore class and economic influences on their work, and share insights into their choreographic processes. Moderated by artist and scholar Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento, chair and professor of theater and dance at Macalester College.
The free event is open to the public and will be held at the Fox Studio in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center at Macalester College.
Mask-wearing is mandatory for all attendees.
Copresented by the McKnight Choreographer Fellowship program and Macalester College.
Presented as part of the Gertrude Lippincott Talking Dance Series, made possible by generous support from Judith Brin Ingber.
Lia Rodrigues Dance Workshop: Discovering New Movement Language
Thursday, October 27, 5 pm
Free
Cargill Lounge
Members of Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças invite participants to discover new forms of creativity and explore possibilities of expression through movement. Using guided improvisations and exercises, company dancers will share experiences and dances from their own artistic practice, while engaging the creative potential of each participant.
This moment of exchange is for dancers and nondancers of all ages (up to 25 participants). Masks are strongly encouraged, regardless of vaccination status.
About the Artist
Considered one of Brazil’s most important artistic voices, Lia Rodrigues was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1956. After studying classical ballet, she cofounded the contemporary dance group Andança and danced with Compagnie Maguy Marin. In 1990, she founded Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças, which has presented work in over 25 countries. The Centro de Artes da Maré, inaugurated in 2009, serves as both the headquarters for her company as well as a meeting space for artists and people of all ages. In 2005, Rodrigues won the medal of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government. She has been an associate artist in Paris at both the Théâtre National de Chaillot and Le 104 since 2018. Watch more on Lia Rodrigues.
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