Arturo miles and the collective dance company present "elements in translation: revolution"
an evening of choreography set to the theme of revolution
featuring:
aneka mcmullen
amy sackett
b-boy j-sun, b-boy klarity, b-girl monalisa, b-girl nlighten
and arturo miles
aneka mcmullen- will take us on a spiritual journey with afro-modern,liturgical dance,and spoken word.
Amy sackett- brings visual imagery, modern dance, and the concept of revolution through religion.
B-boy j-sun,b-boy klarity,b-girl monalisa,b-girl nlighten- will throw down hip-hop choreography and freestyle set to music with a revolutionary flavor.
Arturo miles- makes a statement on the role the workforce of a population can have in a revolution- modern, experimental, and house dance.
About arturo miles: originally from mexico city, he has been dancing for over 10 years. He was an original member of hip-hop co-op under the direction of colleen mcclellan. He has performed at the minnesota state fair, and participated and performed in the walker art center's 'hip-hop heroes and innovators'. The hip-hop co-op has since re-invented itself as collective. As a member of collective, arturo has performed in the critically acclaimed production "dance in the dark" at the southern theater. In addition to hip-hop dance arturo is proficient in many forms of dance including modern and african. He directed his own performance piece for the "mean sisters variety show" at the bryant lake bowl. Arturo has lent his talents to the minnesota fringe festival over the years with collective, three dances, and deborah jinza thayer's movement architecture company. Most recently he has performed with collective at hopkin's center for the arts, and taught a workshop in south dakota at "the arc" dance studio. Currently arturo teaches, choreographs, and performs all over the twin cities with collective. More recently arturo has produced the "somewhat 80's variety show" at patrick's cabaret.
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contact info for collective:
e-mail:collectivehip_hop@yahoo.com
www.integrateddance.com