Sylvana Christopher | SylviDances

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bp177bqcuiywi1s/Blush.mp4?dl=0 Found this creation from a few years ago. Makes me think about the people in the room who were there for me at that time. People who I’ve watched develop their own distinct movement or dance based communities or flirted in and out of the practice of dance. This improvisational solo was created and […]

So I’m doing it. I’m choreographing a piece or dare I say ‘ballet’ inspired by Winnie the Pooh and friends and their undiagnosed disabilities. Been mulling this idea for last couple years and excited to have the support system and framework in place to discuss mental health as it relates to Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Rabbit, […]

I am midway through the 9 month Icons Choreography Program with Vlad Angelov. This fall we have studied the history of choreography up to Contemporary Dance-Theater. Vlad has challenged our cohort to be provocateurs, problem solvers and authors of our own stories. We whipped up phrases weekly to explore construction and deconstruction tasks. Through the […]

Mathew Patrick Heggem, creator and founder of LeftSide Labs, without haste proposed a new work on SylviDances for his upcoming gig at RAW Artists at The Filmore Concert Stage October 24th 2019. Maggie and I jumped at the chance to line up a gig. This was our first performance since Maggie’s February hip replacement and […]

We presented “Quick Change” at the November 2, 2019 Brookland Monroe St. Arts Walk Farmer’s Market. SylviDances first performed at the Farmers Market with Taariq Muhammad, Grace Cannon and John Lee on guitar back in the spring of 2019. This iteration John Lee graciously agreed to play guitar again for the event drawing listeners to […]