I n t e r a k t i o n s - L a b o r
Tania Soubry
(Luxembourg/Belgium)
After doing gymnastics and acrobatics from the age of three, I studied ballet, contemporary dance and some jazz from the age of eleven, and completed a premier prix in contemporary dance at the conservatoire of the city of Luxembourg.
As a dance artist I am especially interested in movement and
dance, and currently especially so in relation to sound/music, specifically
voice and singing, and in relation to reflection/writing/text; how they support,
nourish and challenge each other, as well as maintaining their individual
integrity and value. Like a trio between reflection/writing/text, singing/music
and dancing/movement; a dance between the movement of our consciousness/perception/thoughts,
our voice and body.
With these, I am particularly interested in the specific, refined and detailed,
within the creation of a particular space/atmosphere/performance and an aesthetic
experience. Currently I am looking at visual arts and film as inspiration
in regard to visual aesthetic and driving images, creating a peculiar, sensuous,
colourful imagery and intricate dreamlike world.
I’d like to participate in the residency as I am interested in looking
at, processing, sharing and challenging (my) ideas, artistic research and
creative process.
I am also very curious and eager to exchange and explore other medias and
to enter a shared researching and further development, and hopefully beyond
the residency.
My experience with other media than dance are mainly music, precisely singing,
and I have worked with sound recording and editing, with garage band, and
with video and projection, mainly on iMovie.
From 2000-2002 I studied at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, where
I as well participated in a two days student collaboration in the film Dance
in the Woods, by Thierry De Mey.
In summer 2002 I was a dance web participant, Vienna.
From 2002-2005 I did a BA (hons) in Dance Theatre (first class honour) at
LABAN, London, where I danced, amongst others, for Athina Vahla and Kirsty
Simpson and did a one week workshop with Gwen Welliver and a two week placement
with the Trisha Brown Dance Company in New York.
In 2003 I created the duet Elle ne dort jamais mon enfance, performed at the
Festival Cours des Capucins, Théâtre des Capucins (L), June 2003.
In 2003-2004 I created Wholly, a solo touring as part of the Dance Roads Festival
in Europe and Montreal.
In 2005 I created Full House, a group piece performed at the “danz festival
lëtzebuerg”, Grand Théâtre de la Ville (L), June 2005
.
From 2005-2006 I danced with Zephyr in Zanussi, London, was active within
a dance collective called Explorer, working and performing in Copenhagen,
London and Rome, and created the trio it (instead of twenty-one-words), shown
at Les Repérages, France.
From 2006-2007 I taught contemporary dance in Luxembourg and was involved
in diverse projects as part of the cultural year.
From 2007-2008 I created the solo Back to the roots with Jimy, performed at
the Luxembourg Dance Festival, Nancy and Zagreb.
In the same year I danced with EDge, a postgraduate dance company at The Place,
London Contemporary Dance School, working with Filip Van Huffel, Rosemary
Butcher, Jonathan Lunn, Rosemary Lee, Gabriela Tropier and Rachel Krische,
touring in England and Europe.
In April 2009 I finished my MA at The Place, consisting of my adaptation and
performance of the solo entitled I’ll crane for you (2008), choreographed
by Deborah Hay, learned at the SPCP in Findhorn, Scotland, in August/September
2008.
In May 2009 I was in a dance artist residency at the Centrul de Cultura GEORGE
APOSTU, in Bacau, Romania, creating, in collaboration with performer and musician
Sam Alty, the duet Two people coming together, which we kept working on and
performing till February 2010, in Romania, Luxembourg and London.
In summer 2009 I participated in a project by Sally Marie and workshops by
Chisato Ohno and Rosalind Crisp as part of Choreodrome at the Place, London.
In January 2010 I worked with Vangelis Legakis culminating in a showing at
Siobhan Davies Studio, London.
In February and March 2010 I was in residency at the Firking Crane in Ireland
for a dance film by Géraldine Vessière entitled “Face
à face” and a trio choreographed by Elodie Escarmelle (Small
Room Productions) entitled “Oh Deer”.
From the 28th of June till the 13th of October I was dancing within the project
“Circadian” choreographed by Annick Pütz, composed by Camille
Kerger and played by United Instruments of Lucilin, in Paris, Luxembourg and
Shanghai.
I am currently living in Bruxelles where I pursue my love for the art of dance,
as well as tapping deeper into my love for music - singing and playing the
guitar- and researching and preparing for a new creation for 2012 with the
working title “soulsongdances”, starting with residencies in danscentrum
jette the two last weeks of June and at P.A.R.T.S./Rosas studios in July.
Links:
http://vimeo.com/user2223696/videos
http://www.danse.lu/?page_id=187
Choreographic Work
“Two people coming together” A physical duet created in collaboration
with musician, performer and martial artist Sam Alty. A work started in our
one month residency in May 2009 in Bacau, Romania, at the Centrul de Cultura
GEORGE APOSTU, and performed, as a work in progress, the 31st of July at the
Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourg and the 30th of
October at the Centrul de Cultura GEORGE APOSTU. Further residency for the
same project from October till December 2009 at Creative Space, Clarence Mews
Autumn Choreographer’s Group, London. Performed at Reolution, The Place
(London) 8th of February 2010
“I’ll crane for you” Adaptation of the same titled solo
choreography by Deborah Hay, performed at the Place, London 19th + 20th of
March and 26th + 27th of June 2009
at the Centrul de Cultura GEORGE APOSTU in Bacau (R) 29th of May 2009 and
at the Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourg 31st of
july 2009
“Back to the Roots with Jimy” A solo performed by
myself as part of the Platform of Young Choreographers 2008, Dancetarium in
Zagreb (C) 19th of October 2008
as part of es Transfrontalier, L’Autre Canal in Nancy (F) 10th of July
2008 and the Grand Théâtre de la Ville (L) 8th of July 2008 at
the Mierscher Kulturhaus (L) 5th of January 2008
and as a work in progress at the center for choreographic creation in Luxembourg
(3-CL) 9th and 10th of February 2007
“Rhythms in Time” Duet created by Dania Antinori and myselfw and
performed at the Mierscher Kulturhaus (Luxembourg) 5th of January 2008
“it ( instead of twenty-one words)” A trio performed by Anais
Bouts, Pauline Hughet and myself, at the Prato, Lille (F), as part of the
festival “Les Repérages” 26th of March 2006
“The Rage and the Grace” A duet performed by Anais Bouts and myself,
at the Bonnie Bird Theatre, London 27th and 28th of June 2005
“Full House” Group choreography performed by Anais Bouts, Anna
Moscatella, Christina Jensen, John Slade and Mark Carberry, at the “danz
festival lëtzebuerg”, Grand Théâtre de la Ville (L)
20th of June 2005
“That was a great Show” Group choreography performed by Anna Moscatella,
Christina Jensen, John Slade and Mark Carberry, at the Bonnie Bird Theatre,
London
29th of Mai 2005
“Wholly” Solo performed by Jenevieve Chang at the
“Dance Roads Festival”, touring from the 6th of January till the
11th of February 2004, at the Chapter in Cardiff, the Sophiensaele in Berlin,
the Théâtre de la Ville d’Esch in Esch-sur-Alzette (L),
the Théâtre de l’Olivier in Istres (F), the Cankarjev dom
in Ljubljana, the dietheater in Vienna and the Tangente in Montreal
“Elle ne dort jamais mon enfance” A duet performed by Pauline Huguet and myself, at the “Festival Cours des Capucins”, Théâtre des Capucins (L) 21st of June 2003