Wi Fi Body: Indie Dance Fest at CCP

choreographic discourse on body politics, memory, the other, the aging body,
feminism and aesthetics, and new performance strategies


airdance
myra beltran/dance forum
chameleon dance theater
dancing wounded contemporary dance commune
green papaya art projects
u.p. dance company
and guest artists powerdance,
steps dance studio,
kahayag theater company from mindanao plus more


Independent dance artists from the World Dance Alliance-Philippines Choreographers’ Network converge for the first-ever “Wi Fi Body: Independent Contemporary Dance Festival” on August 15-20 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The festival showcases landmark pieces of independent dance companies and choreographers who have been producing and creating exciting, innovative work in contemporary dance. Presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, featured dance artists are from Dance Forum, Airdance, Green Papaya Art Projects, Chameleon Dance Theatre, Dancing Wounded, UP Dance Co., with guests Douglas Nierras’ Powerdance, James Laforteza and STEPS Dance Studio, Kahayag Dance and Theatre Co., and others.
The festival unreels with a series of Informance/lecture/demonstration on August 15-16. Performances are Anatomy Projects: Summer begins and ends as you wish by Green Papaya Art Projects, Volunteers for Comatose by Contemporary Dance Commune, Carmen de la Cruz by Airdance, and Dancing from the Academe by the UP Dance Company along with guest dance schools on August 17-18.
On August 19-20, presentations are Crossing Borders by the Chameleon Dance Theatre, Over 35 and Dancing and Order for Masks by Dance Forum, Wi fi Body Gala with guests Douglas Nierras’ Powerdance, James la Forteza with STEPS Dance Studio, Kahayag Dance and Theatre Co. from Mindanao, and others on. The dance fest concludes with Emerging Choreographers curated by Nina Hayuma Habulan, a party jam featuring young and emergent voices in contemporary dance showcasing their works.

The WDA-Philippines Choreographers’ Network is a chapter member of the World Dance Alliance, a global organization which serves as a primary and support group to promote the recognition and development of all dance forms.
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CCP Box Office 8323704 www.culturalcenter.gov.ph
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