Deborah Colker
Brazilian theater director, writer, choreographer, and dancer
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Theater director, writer, choreographer, dancer |
Deborah Colker (born 1960 Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer, theater director, dancer and choreographer. She was an awardee of the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Colker was also the movement director and choreographer of the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Career
Colker began working as a movement director in 1984. She was involved in more 30 plays, working with Brazil's prominent director and actors.[1] She founded her dance company, the Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, in 1993.[2] One of her early works was Velox, which explored movement and space and integrated movements from ordinary life.[2] It focused on fusing street, classical, and contemporary dances that do not only include dancers as performers, but also actors and fashion models.[3] One of the notable performances in the company's repertoire was Mix, which featured a collection of movements that investigate the physics of motion on a vertical stage.[4] This choreography won for Colker the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2001.[5]
In 2009, she wrote, directed and choreographed the Cirque du Soleil production, Ovo.[6] Her works include 4 por 4 ("4 x 4"), which involved a quartet of dances that also featured high-class circus choreography.[7] This performance explored concepts such as containment, delicacy, limitation, daring, and transparency.[8]
Colker was responsible for the more than 6,000 volunteers who danced in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.[9] She combined Velox and Rota performances, which were part of the repertoire of her dance company.[3]
Awards
- 2001 : Laurence Olivier
- 2018 : Prix Benois de la Danse
References
- ^ "Deborah Colker | Kennedy Center". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deborah Colker". Edinburgh International Culture Summit. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deborah Colker: The Olympian Choreographer of Brazil | Icons". www.danceicons.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Deborah Colker Dance Company". www.israel-opera.co.il. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Awards with MasterCard – Official Site". Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
- ^ David Ng (January 21, 2012). "Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Companhia De Danca Deborah Colker". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "4 por 4 | Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker". Cia Deborah Colker (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Opening ceremony choreographer promises masterpiece of dance and passion". Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Cirque Du Soleil – Meet the Creators of Ovo
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- London Festival Ballet (1977)
- Robert Cohan (1978)
- Peter Schaufuss (1979)
- The Royal Ballet (1980)
- Stuttgart Ballet (1981)
- Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris (1982)
- Ballet Rambert (1986)
- Trisha Brown (1987)
- Kirov Ballet (1988)
- London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1989/1990)
- Twyla Tharp and Jennifer Tipton (1991)
- William Forsythe and The Royal Ballet (1992)
- Siobhan Davies (1993)
- London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1994)
- Peter Mumford (1995)
- Siobhan Davies (1996)
- Rambert Dance Company (1997)
- Lez Brotherston (1998)
- William Forsythe and Ballett Frankfurt (1999)
- Jiří Kylián (2000)
- Deborah Colker (2001)
- Mark Morris and Mark Morris Dance Group (2002)
- Robyn Orlin (2003)
- Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks (2004)
- San Francisco Ballet (2005)
- Pina Bausch (2006)
- Carlos Acosta (2007)
- The Royal Ballet (2008)
- Royal Ballet of Flanders (2009)
- Rambert Dance Company (2010)
- Antony Gormley (2011)
- Edward Watson (2012)
- Marianela Núñez (2013)
- Michael Hulls (2014)
- Crystal Pite (2015)
- Alessandra Ferri (2016)
- English National Ballet (2017)
- Francesca Velicu (2018)
- Akram Khan (2019)
- Sara Baras (2020)
(2021 Covid-19)- Arielle Smith (2022)
- Dickson Mbi (2023)
- Isabela Coracy (2024)
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