crossroads
#inhabitingtheworld

Crossroads, one of the winning projects of the call Boarding Pass Plus 2021 released by MIC – Italian Ministry of Culture, is an intersection of roads, bodies, ideas, minds, languages between Europe and four selected countries in America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. After their artistic residencies in India, Mexico, Senegal and Lebanon, the four dancers of Crossroads, EurAsia Member Marta Wolowiec, EurAsia Dancer Girish Kumar, SLY, Matteo Sedda, met in Belgium for stitching together their solos for the final piece and first studio of the performance that has been presented last June in Ghent.  

 

Crossroads #inhabitingtheworld is a cultural exchange program brought by EurAsia Dance Project International Network, EurAsia Partner DANCEHAUSpiú (Italy), EurAsia Partner MilanOltre Festival (Italy), EurAsia Partner Shoonya Dance Center (Belgium), EurAsia Partner LOYAC Lebanon (Beirut), EurAsia Partner FDR Dance (Mexico), EurAsia Partner M´Bosse Danse Company (Senegal), EurAsia Partner Kolkata Centre For Creativity (India), in collaboration with La Sfera Danza – International Dance Festival (Italy), Compagnia Petranuradanza / Megakles Ballet (Italy).

Crossroads is supported by supported by MIC, Italian Ministry of Culture of Rome, General Consulate of Italy in Kolkata and Italian Cultural Institute of Delhi, in India.   For Crossroads #inhabitingtheworld we have selected four dancers from Italy, India and Poland who, through a path of artistic research, exchange of practices, performances and talks, they all have been travelling to the mentioned countries meeting new cultures.   A multidisciplinary artist has been selected for each local community of the extra-European countries involved who accompanied each choreographer in his artistic process, crossing their respective research paths and generating a new original creation.   Also four different operators have been following the dancers and local artists in their path with the role of tutoring and mentoring, accompanying them in their residences and in their creative process and documenting the work in progress.  Here we are with more info about the selected dancers part of the special project 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 – 𝗜𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.     

DANCERS

𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗔 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘 / 𝗦𝗟𝗬 (Italy)
🛩️ Future destination: Africa
@sly_boombox
Born in 1984. Choreographer, dancer and teacher, he began his career as a b-boy, and then approached hip hop new-style and house studying technique and groove with the best Italian and international teachers. Founder of the 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗫 of Brescia, an experimentation centre for urban dances, he is co-choreographer and dancer of the crews 𝗔𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 and 𝗠𝗻𝗮𝗶’𝘀 for which he currently dances.
Established and recognized freestyler on the national and European scene, he collaborates over the years with various crews and companies such as 𝗢𝘅𝘆𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗼 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, the choreographer 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗼 𝗜𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 and 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶.
Since 2011 he has been a jury member in Italy and Europe in Urban Dance competitions.
Currently, he teaches Hip Hop at DanceHaus’ 𝗗𝗛𝗛𝗗 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆.

𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗥

EurAsia Dancer (originally from India) 

🛩️ Future destination: America

After graduating in Engineering, he devoted himself to dance training at 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 in Bangalore, then obtaining admission to the EurAsia Academy Partner 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 through 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 in 2017 with a 50% EurAsia Scholarship for all the three years program.  

While studying in Hamburg, he worked with 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, was selected for EurAsia 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 in Milan in 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗛𝗮𝘂𝘀, EurAsia Academy Partner in Italy, and for 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 at Studio Wayne McGregor, EurAsia Partner in UK, where he had the opportunity to study and work with the company.  

After his diploma, in 2020, he was selected by the EurAsia Partner 𝗚𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗸 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 in Poland with his solo “SANATANA”. In 2021 he performed at the LICHTHOF Theater in the show by Ingjerd Solheim and Angeliki Maridaki. 

He is currently part of CDSH 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 as a floorwork technique teacher and works as a freelance artist. Among the latest projects, “deep.dance” by Jascha Viehstädt and the new creation “Prana” funded by the DIS-TANZEN program of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. 

𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗔 (Italy)
🛩️ Future destination: Asia
@msedda

After studying at 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗛𝗮𝘂𝘀 of Milan, directed by Susanna Beltrami, Matteo Sedda worked as a dancer for various choreographers such as Enzo Cosimi, Igor & Moreno and Nathalie Larquet.

Since 2015 he has been working as a performer for 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗻 / 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗲 in the productions “Mount Olympus / 24h”, “The Fluid Force of Love” and as a soloist in “The generosity of Dorcas”.

In 2018 he created his first work “POZ!”, Which debuted at 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 in Antwerp and has since toured in several countries.

He is currently working with Alessandra Ferreri and Joshua Vanhaverbeke on the 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 project, co-produced by Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg, Théâtre de Vanves and S’ALA Produzione.

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗘𝗖 (originally from Poland)
🛩️ Future destination: The Middle East

The EurAsia Member Marta Wołowiec is a Polish dancer, performer and choreographer, director and co-founder of the Krakow Choreographic Center, EurAsia Partner since 2019.

She is co-author and interpreter of several interdisciplinary performances that combine movement, music and multimedia; including “Naturgemälde”, “spectral layers of movement”, “Wyspiański’s women” and her two works with live electronic music entitled “Hold on” and “Tens”, of which she is a soloist.
From 2015 to 2019 she was a member of the artistic collective Grupa Wokół Centrum, previously associated with the Krakow Dance Theater.

Her latest piece “TYTUM”, produced by Korzo and the Krakow Choreographic Center, debuted in Poland and the Netherlands

ARTISTS

To support the journey and research of the dancer Sly, we have onboard the local artist 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘆 and, the operator and EurAsia Member 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝗮.

𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺, African musician and instrumentalist, will accompany us through the sound of his guitar, flute and instruments typical of the African tradition: the Calebasse or the Djembè, percussion instruments that create rhythms, vibrations, dynamics and beats.

𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝗮, artistic director of Mbosse Danse Company, EurAsia Partner from 2021 Mbosse Dance Company, with the fundamental role of tutoring and mentoring, will follow Sly in his creative process as an external eye, offering his experience and guiding him on his path within Crossroads.

During the 15 days of residency in Senegal, Sly will devote himself to research for the creation of a Solo and will be welcomed by Mbosse Dance Company, resident at the French Institute of Kaolack.

His freestyler experience will be enriched by the encounters with local communities, with groups of students from local dance schools and with Senegalese culture: a culture in which music and dance have an important meaning, where the pleasure of moving within the rhythm of songs and percussion translates into moments of harmony, joy and a strong sense of community.

 

Who will support the journey and the creation of our EurAsia Dancer @girishkumar_8?

The local artist @ricardocruztapia 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇, professional pianist who will accompany him with his works of classical and pop rock music, and the operator 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼̀𝗻, EurAsia Member, dancer, choreographer and artistic director of @fdrdance, EurAsia Partner of the network.

Three different experiences meet in dialogue and direct sharing.

To support the research of Matteo Sedda in India there will be the local artist 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹, one of the most brilliant visual artists in Kolkata. His works, with a strong visual impact, through a lens and a queer gaze are the expression of the artist’s visions, emotions and creations.

Traveling with them is the operator 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶, Artistic Director of the international network Eurasia International Network and creator, as well as pillar, of this large and varied project such as Crossroads.

EurAsia Member Marta Wolowiec won’t be alone in her Crossroads experience!   With her there will be the local artist 𝗙𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗮, a young Lebanese videomaker, composer and sound designer, and the operator 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗧𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶, writer, translator and important Italian director, who with the fundamental role of tutor and mentor will offer his personal experience guiding our artist in the research within Crossroads.

Traveling with them is the operator 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶, Artistic Director of the international network Eurasia International Network and creator, as well as pillar, of this large and varied project such as Crossroads.

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