arteles_catalogue_2014

IN THE RESIDENCY
December 2014
MIRIAM VARELA QUINTERO
Miriam_mlg@hotmail.com
Spain
I was born in Málaga Spain, I studied in the conservatory in
Málaga and later in Barcelona and also Madrid where I finished
my professional training. I worked with Sharon Friedman, Mónica
Runde, Pedro Verdaÿes, and others in Madrid. I am a Pilates
teacher and I practice aerial dance as well as hip hop and other
forms.
“Worlding, fully inhabitating body and
space while continuously refreshing all relationshiops
without naming any aspect of
experience as a means to share identity.”
GABRIEL FORESTIERI
USA
projectlimb@gmail.com // www.projectlimb.net
I have always been drawn to my body and the earth. There were
the places I found refuge from the madness of my emotions and
the ever changing nature of my life. As a child it was in wilderness,
physical activity, or discipline that I found silent spaces free
from the judgment I felt from myself and others. This pull
moved me from martial arts and theater into dance, and work
in environmental restoration and gardening. During this time I
received a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon and a MFA in Dance
from NYU and studied various physical and meditative practices
such as Gyrokinesis, Aikido, Qi Gong, Breathing Coordination, and
Kinesiology/Functional Anatomy. I worked as a professional dancer
for many years in NYC, dancing with different choreographers and
creating my own work. As my work moved from the theater and
studio into the world I became fascinated with awareness and
experience. I began to develop a technique to include more, to
partner with the world, to participate instead of control. All of this
drew me into focusing on my own work and I know travel the world
creating site-specific dance in various cities with local dancers.