BIOGRAPHY
Amanda Romero is a Peruvian dancer and choreographer whose work focuses on ritual practices of collectiveness within the relationship between humans and nature. Her work seeks to question structures of power and inspire to find circular ways of living.
- Stage name: Amanda Romero
- Languages: Spanish, German, English, French
CONTACT
- amandaromero94@hotmail.com
- https://www.amanda-romero.com/
DANCE EXPERIENCE
Please refer to website https://www.amanda-romero.com/
DIPLOMA PROJECT / THESIS
- Project title: REVERDECER – carefully holding each other while we die
- Description: REVERDECER is a dance piece about holding each other during crisis, holding each other while we die and while some thing ends for new things to come. It is about creating together new ways of being, circular and feminine dynamics. Three performers, move and sing powerfully, strongly and rhythmically, while also gently holding each other creating a strong feeling of support and complicity in a still patriarchal world that looks to keep everyone isolated and separated. The hold onto each other, they hold each other and invite the audience to be held by them as well.
- Choreographer / Copyright: Amanda Romero
- Additional Persons / Contributors: Dacers: Lelia Brigatti, Sara Ofelia Sonderegger / Dramaturgy: Benedetta Reuter / Music: Amanda Romero / Video Projection: Lynn de Kaenel
Q&A WITH AMANDA ROMERO CANEPA
What does dance mean to you?
- A body that practices movement and dances with awareness, is a grounded body. Already being connected to the body is the first step for decolonizing our identities. Dance has the potential to do everything that is talked about intellectually, but not practiced. It can be revolution, it can be resistance, it can be liberation.
What memory will you take with you from your time at ZHdK?
- The most enriching aspect of my master was connecting with my colleagues within the master, get inspired and learn from them. I also had the chance to connect with artist from other departments, which create possibilities for collaborations and future opportunities.
Which work or choreographer particularly inspires you, and why?
- A big inspiration for me is Cherish Menzo. Her pieces are political, strong, empowering, choreographically daring and give space for figures outside of societies norms.