Tania Gonzalez
1 December 2021 – 30 December 2021
Tania González is a choreographer, performer and transdisciplinary researcher. For the last few years she has lived between Stockholm and Berlin. In her work she combines ethnographic methods with somatic research, improvisation and instant composition. She has a degree in Spanish Dance from the Madrid Conservatory of Dance and a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Stockholm. She has studied contemporary dance at Tanzfabrik Berlin. Throughout her career she has given workshops in Spain, Ireland and Sweden and collaborated with artists from different disciplines, especially in the field of improvisation. Her latest creations have been presented at the Fylkingen hall (Stockholm), at Tanzfabrik Berlin and at the 15m2 traveling micro-dance festival. Additionally, in her role as an anthropologist, she was awarded a scholarship by the Marie-Curie program of the European Commission to be part of the CoHaB (Constructions of Home and Belonging) doctoral network and has participated in various research projects related to transnational migration, gender relations and care. She is currently a student of the Master Performance Practices at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Project in residence
Lo simple y lo ordinario
Gesture:
Movement of the face, hands or other parts of the body, with which affection is expressed or messages are transmitted
How can we investigate movement through the body and its actions in everyday life? What emotional charge does a certain gesture contain? And what does the gestural tell us about the intimate and the collective? The objective of this project is to carry out a somatic investigation into the simplicity of movement and the intrinsic richness of what we consider ordinary. Through the collection of everyday gestures and simple movement patterns, gesture will be explored as a bodily, sensory and affective experience. This will seek to promote a reflection about how we navigate spaces in our daily lives and establish emotional relationships with other bodies and objects. Ultimately, this research-creation process aims to extend the notion of choreography to the everyday as a way of capturing and understanding somatic routines that define us both individually and collectively.
Projects selected in the II Call for Artistic Residencies 2021
