Collaborators & Colleagues

Roko Kawai

2003 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2003
Dance

References

Roko Kawai's Facebook page

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Philadelphia Museum of Dance: manger Performances

In the first featured event of Drexel University Westphal College's Philadelphia Museum of Dance, choreographer Boris Charmatz examines the presentation of public performance in manger.

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Branch Dance Series

Merián Soto continued to develop the Branch Dance Series, a deeply meditative, multimedia performative process that became the basis for her piece in the 2009 FringeArts Festival.

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The School for Temporary Liveness

An eight-day pop-up performance experience, presented in the format of a school that occupies the Philadelphia Art Alliance building, features artists Nora Chipaumire and Isabel Lewis and generates new forms of spectatorship and participation.

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Supper, People on the Move

This large-scale performance, inspired and informed by the immigration process, will premiere in June 2015. The second performance will be simulcast live for a public audience at Independence Mall.

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Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Dixon Gottschild’s 50-year career as a writer and cultural scholar surveys the presence and influence of the black dancing body in America, in what she calls “choreography for the page.”

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Trisha Brown In the New Body Classes

To acquaint Philadelphia dancers with Trisha Brown's explorations, a series of free classes and workshops will be offered at area Universities and art spaces.

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TAKES Discovery Grant

Nichole Canuso and her collaborators created TAKES, an interactive environment that applied the cinematic notion of the "take" to the world of dance.

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Cell

Headlong created a dance-theater event designed to be experienced by one audience member at a time.

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Deep Blue Sea

A newly commissioned work from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company explores the relationship between the individual and the larger community and brings 100 professional and local amateur performers to the Mann’s outdoor stage.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Hellmut Gottschild on a Life of Dance, with Tania Isaac

Pew Fellows Hellmut Gottschild and Tania Isaac sat down for an extended conversation about Gottschild’s artistic history and practice.

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Sruti Presents the Philadelphia Premiere Screening of The Unseen Sequence

"The Unseen Sequence – Exploring Bharatanatyam Through the Art of Malavika Sarukkai* offers a glimpse into the talent and journey of one of India's leading choreographers and dancers.

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Carnival, a New Work by Mark Morris

Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble celebrated its 40th anniversary with the world premiere of Carnival, an original dance piece by contemporary choreographer Mark Morris.

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Body Against Body

Painted Bride Art Center presented the seminal duets of Bill T. Jones and the late Arnie Zane—challenging works that remain some of the most significant examples of postmodern dance to date.

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Questions of Practice: Choreographer and Performer Nora Chipaumire on Connecting with Her Audience

Nora Chipaumire talks about engaging with the audience and creating “a democracy” as a performer.

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The Quiet Circus: River Charrette 2

Headlong's second River Charrette will take place at RAIR and will address sustainability issues through art and performance.

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Local Dance History Project

Philadelphia Dance Projects produced the Local Dance History Project, reuniting five prominent Philadelphia dancers to examine the development of contemporary dance in the city.

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The Sentient Archive and Knowing Dance More

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and The University of the Arts School of Dance present scholar and writer Jenn Joy and choreographer and dancer Maria Hassabi in conversation on March 27.

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Directing My Dancers/Directing Myself

Directing My Dancers/Directing Myself allowed Nichole Canuso to reevaluate her choreographic practice, mentoring under U.K.-based dancer Wendy Houstoun.

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Steppes

Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble presented a home season program featuring Ukrainian costumes and live music by violinist Vasyl Popadiuk.

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Revival

Composer Phil Kline and choreographer Wally Cardona presented a new site-specific work at the Metropolitan Opera House.

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