Artist Interview with Tania Pérez-Salas
Artistic Director of Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza
Past event
Sep 23, 2010

Unparalleled in the world of Mexican contemporary dance, Tania Pérez-Salas' rich, theatrical imagination makes the stage a magical place full of strange, arresting sights. Her choreography draws from her passion for literature and her musical choices range from Bach and Vivaldi to rock. But the most stunning element of her work is her haunting visual and surrealistic imagery, which includes dreamlike video projections, extravagant props and dramatic lighting. Helping to launch the U of M focus on Mexico 2010, Pérez-Salas will discuss her latest work, Ex-Stasis (2010), which focuses on living in Mexico and being caught between tradition and the ultra modernist 21st Century, and Waters of Forgetfulness (1998), a reflection on water's vital role in life as inspired by Ivan Illich's essay.
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collaboration with U of M Institute for Advanced Study.
Presented as part of Mexico 2010 Celebration: Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Saint Paul, MN.
Presented with support by U of M Office for Equity and Diversity, U of M Institute for Advanced Study, and U of M Department of Chicano Studies.