Monthly Archives: September 2015

CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM: Week 3 with Ziya Azazi (9/28 – 10/4)

Cooper week 3 flyerDervish In Progress workshops with Ziya Azazi
4:30 – 6pm each day
9/28 – LPAC Boyer Studio (003)
9/29 – LPAC Troy Studio
9/30 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
10/1 – LPAC Troy Studio

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10/4 final workshop
1 – 5pm – LPAC Troy Studio

These workshops suggests a space for the participants where they can challenge their limits through whirling, stimulate their ability for the thrift of bodily energy, and through these abilities reach their goal movement within their own genre, spending less energy, with a higher level of awareness. Whirling is not the main objective of this workshop. The greater goal is to improve one’s physical, emotional and mental awareness through whirling and the exercises prior to that. It leads the participants to perceive and accept what is befalling throughout whirling, and reach an innovative movement by means of whirling.

More about Ziya Azazi…
Ziya Azazi was born in 1969 in Antakya, Turkey. Since 1994 he has been based in Vienna, Austria. He holds Austrian nationality and speaks Arabic, English, German and Turkish. From the late nineties up to the present, Ziya Azazi’s dance practices have been primarily based on experimental whirling and repetition, which reflect his personal, artistic, conceptual and motional analysis of traditional Sufi dance. He searches for the simultaneous representation of contradictory perceptions of physical awareness and a high state of ecstasy, experimenting the intensities of speed and tension made possible through whirling. He aims at transforming the usual whirling dervish image and the classical Sufi dance into a spectacular form, thus proposing possibilities for personal ritual, that do not rely on the boundaries of existing belief systems. His work searches for the Dervish at a high level of speed, tension and emotion, and creates a space for the viewer to encounter and experience these moods. Through his performances, Ziya Azazi seeks to represent the moment of realisation when the Dervish begins to enjoy his/her achievement through the joyful and ecstatic repetition of whirling: the looping and spinning which leads to trance.

In addition, please join the artists for discussions around showings of David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT (9/25 and 9/26). Saturday night (9/26) will be preceded by an artist conversation in Troy Studio, Lang Performing Arts Center with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi at 6pm, led by Charmian Wells.

There will also be an informal sharing of and conversation around each artist’s process, moderated by Charmian Wells featuring David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi
at 1pm on 9/27 in the LPAC Troy Studio.

All events are free and open to the public without reservation. Space is limited and available first come, first served.

http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/ziya-azazi/

CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM: Week 3 with Ziya Azazi (9/28 – 10/4)

Cooper week 3 flyerDervish In Progress workshops with Ziya Azazi
4:30 – 6pm each day
9/28 – LPAC Boyer Studio (003)
9/29 – LPAC Troy Studio
9/30 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
10/1 – LPAC Troy Studio

plus

10/4 final workshop
1 – 5pm – LPAC Troy Studio

These workshops suggests a space for the participants where they can challenge their limits through whirling, stimulate their ability for the thrift of bodily energy, and through these abilities reach their goal movement within their own genre, spending less energy, with a higher level of awareness. Whirling is not the main objective of this workshop. The greater goal is to improve one’s physical, emotional and mental awareness through whirling and the exercises prior to that. It leads the participants to perceive and accept what is befalling throughout whirling, and reach an innovative movement by means of whirling.

More about Ziya Azazi…
Ziya Azazi was born in 1969 in Antakya, Turkey. Since 1994 he has been based in Vienna, Austria. He holds Austrian nationality and speaks Arabic, English, German and Turkish. From the late nineties up to the present, Ziya Azazi’s dance practices have been primarily based on experimental whirling and repetition, which reflect his personal, artistic, conceptual and motional analysis of traditional Sufi dance. He searches for the simultaneous representation of contradictory perceptions of physical awareness and a high state of ecstasy, experimenting the intensities of speed and tension made possible through whirling. He aims at transforming the usual whirling dervish image and the classical Sufi dance into a spectacular form, thus proposing possibilities for personal ritual, that do not rely on the boundaries of existing belief systems. His work searches for the Dervish at a high level of speed, tension and emotion, and creates a space for the viewer to encounter and experience these moods. Through his performances, Ziya Azazi seeks to represent the moment of realisation when the Dervish begins to enjoy his/her achievement through the joyful and ecstatic repetition of whirling: the looping and spinning which leads to trance.

In addition, please join the artists for discussions around showings of David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT (9/25 and 9/26). Saturday night (9/26) will be preceded by an artist conversation in Troy Studio, Lang Performing Arts Center with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi at 6pm, led by Charmian Wells.

There will also be an informal sharing of and conversation around each artist’s process, moderated by Charmian Wells featuring David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi
at 1pm on 9/27 in the LPAC Troy Studio.

All events are free and open to the public without reservation. Space is limited and available first come, first served.

http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/ziya-azazi/

Did you know we have a photo archive?

Did you know the Theater Department has a photo archive?  We have an extensive collection of images, programs and posters from past shows. Check it out!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swarthmore-College-Department-of-Theater/167097723340268?sk=photos_stream&tab=photos_albums

And for the much deeper past, you can connect with our archive through the Swarthmore library, if you’re an alum, faculty or staff!

Conversations with CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM artists (9/25 – 9 /27)

Join us after David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT
on Friday, September 25, 2015
for a post-show conversation with the performers,
led by Charmian Wells.

PLUS on
Saturday, September 26, 2015
in the LPAC Troy Studio
at 6PM
take part in a pre-show (SOUL PROJECT) conversation with the artists
from the Center, Gravity, Rhythm series.

and
Sunday, September 27, 2015
stop by INFORMANCE,
an informal sharing around process
featuring conversations with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi moderated by Charmian Wells
1PM
LPAC Troy Studio

More details available at:
http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/
and on the Dance Program website and Facebook page.

Conversations with CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM artists (9/25 – 9 /27)

Join us after David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT
on Friday, September 25, 2015
for a post-show conversation with the performers,
led by Charmian Wells.

PLUS on
Saturday, September 26, 2015
in the LPAC Troy Studio
at 6PM
take part in a pre-show (SOUL PROJECT) conversation with the artists
from the Center, Gravity, Rhythm series.

and
Sunday, September 27, 2015
stop by INFORMANCE,
an informal sharing around process
featuring conversations with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi moderated by Charmian Wells
1PM
LPAC Troy Studio

More details available at:
http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/
and on the Dance Program website and Facebook page.

CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM: Week 2 with nora chipaumire (9/19-9/24)

9/19 & 9/20
Creative Workshop in Choreography workshop Cooper Series nora chipaumire flyer
1 – 5pm each day
LPAC Troy Studio

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Black and African (repertory class)
4:30 – 6pm each day
9/21 – LPAC Boyer Studio
9/22 – LPAC Troy Studio
9/23 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
9/24 – LPAC Troy Studio

These classes will serve as an introduction to internationally acclaimed choreographer/performer nora chipaumire‘s choreographic material used in development of her work, portrait of myself as my father. The work incorporates kinesthetic (physical), aural (vocal), and intellectual (scholarly) inquiries in the generation of physical language that helps situate more in the world(s) she inhabits. Choreographic material considers the following questions: what is portraiture? what is masculinity? what is the black body and what is its language? what is the African body and what is its language? This workshop is intended for advanced and mature dancers and includes themes particular to men of African descent.

More about nora chipaumire…
Born in Mutare, Zimbabwe and currently a resident of New York City, Nora Chipaumire has been challenging and embracing stereotypes of Africa and the black performing body, art, and aesthetic for the past decade. She has studied dance in many parts of the world including Africa (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and South Africa), Cuba, Jamaica and the U.S. A graduate of the University of Zimbabwe’s School of Law, Chipaumire holds an M.A. in Dance and M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from Mills College (CA).

In addition, please join the artists for discussions around showings of David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT (9/25 and 9/26). Saturday night (9/26) will be preceded by an artist conversation in Troy Studio, Lang Performing Arts Center with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi at 6pm, led by Charmian Wells.

There will also be an informal sharing of and conversation around each artist’s process, moderated by Charmian Wells featuring David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi
at 1pm on 9/27 in the LPAC Troy Studio.

All events are free and open to the public without reservation. Space is limited and available first come, first served.

http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/nora-chipaumire/

CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM: Week 2 with nora chipaumire (9/19-9/24)

9/19 & 9/20
Creative Workshop in Choreography workshop Cooper Series nora chipaumire flyer
1 – 5pm each day
LPAC Troy Studio

plus

Black and African (repertory class)
4:30 – 6pm each day
9/21 – LPAC Boyer Studio
9/22 – LPAC Troy Studio
9/23 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
9/24 – LPAC Troy Studio

These classes will serve as an introduction to internationally acclaimed choreographer/performer nora chipaumire‘s choreographic material used in development of her work, portrait of myself as my father. The work incorporates kinesthetic (physical), aural (vocal), and intellectual (scholarly) inquiries in the generation of physical language that helps situate more in the world(s) she inhabits. Choreographic material considers the following questions: what is portraiture? what is masculinity? what is the black body and what is its language? what is the African body and what is its language? This workshop is intended for advanced and mature dancers and includes themes particular to men of African descent.

More about nora chipaumire…
Born in Mutare, Zimbabwe and currently a resident of New York City, Nora Chipaumire has been challenging and embracing stereotypes of Africa and the black performing body, art, and aesthetic for the past decade. She has studied dance in many parts of the world including Africa (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and South Africa), Cuba, Jamaica and the U.S. A graduate of the University of Zimbabwe’s School of Law, Chipaumire holds an M.A. in Dance and M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from Mills College (CA).

In addition, please join the artists for discussions around showings of David Zambrano’s SOUL PROJECT (9/25 and 9/26). Saturday night (9/26) will be preceded by an artist conversation in Troy Studio, Lang Performing Arts Center with David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi at 6pm, led by Charmian Wells.

There will also be an informal sharing of and conversation around each artist’s process, moderated by Charmian Wells featuring David Zambrano, nora chipaumire, and Ziya Azazi
at 1pm on 9/27 in the LPAC Troy Studio.

All events are free and open to the public without reservation. Space is limited and available first come, first served.

http://www.jumatatu.org/center-gravity-rhythm/nora-chipaumire/

NEW LOCATIONS – Cooper series CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM

Please note, the following locations have changed from the LPAC Troy Studio to a NEW LOCATION for upcoming Cooper workshops:

Workshops and classes – NEW LOCATIONS
David Zambrano 9/16 – LPAC Frear
nora chipaumire 9/21 – LPAC 3 (small studio)
nora chipaumire 9/23 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
Ziya Azazi 9/28 – LPAC 3 (small studio)
Ziya Azazi 9/30 – Matchbox Tarble Commons

Please mark your calendars!

NEW LOCATIONS – Cooper series CENTER, GRAVITY, RHYTHM

Please note, the following locations have changed from the LPAC Troy Studio to a NEW LOCATION for upcoming Cooper workshops:

Workshops and classes – NEW LOCATIONS
David Zambrano 9/16 – LPAC Frear
nora chipaumire 9/21 – LPAC 3 (small studio)
nora chipaumire 9/23 – Matchbox Tarble Commons
Ziya Azazi 9/28 – LPAC 3 (small studio)
Ziya Azazi 9/30 – Matchbox Tarble Commons

Please mark your calendars!

Israel/Palestine Film Series – Fall Semester 2015

The Peace and Conflict Studies program invites you to an Israel/Palestine Film Series this semester.

All six screenings will be held on Wednesdays at 4:15pm in the Lang Performing Arts Center (LPAC) Cinema. (Directions)

The screenings are open to the public and faculty, staff, administrators, students, and local community members are welcome to attend. A brief moderated discussion will follow each film.

A trailer for each film is available below.

IsraelPalestine Film Series Fall 2015

September 16

Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

Palestinian filmmaker traces the pen-pal relationship between Palestinian teenage girls in Bethlehem and Beirut refugee camps.

https://vimeo.com/21738227

September 23

The Flat

Israeli filmmaker discovers the history of his grandparents who previously had a relationship with a high ranking Nazi officer.

September 30

The War Around Us

American filmmaker follows the only two international journalists who covered the 2009 Israel-Hamas War in Gaza.

October 7

Promises

Israeli filmmaker documents a group of Israeli and Palestinian children meeting for the first time in and around Jerusalem.

October 21

Paradise Now

Palestinian filmmaker produces this Academy Award-nominated fiction film examining the final hours before two Palestinian friends prepare to commit acts of violence in Tel Aviv.

https://youtu.be/Xi9yiGePxKw

November 4

Eyes Wide Open

Israeli filmmaker produces this breathtaking fiction film examining a love affair between two Orthodox Jewish men in Jerusalem.

Sponsored by Swarthmore Peace and Conflict Studies