Gotta Dance: the exotic language of the body.Gotta got·ta Informal Contraction of got to: I gotta go home. Dance celebrates motion through a study of diverse dance forms and cultures. I am drawn to the universality of dance and the relationships between sound, motion, and emotion. This work expresses the artistry art·ist·ry n. 1. Artistic ability: a sculptor of great artistry. 2. Artistic quality or craft: the artistry of a poem. , magnetism, and athleticism of dance through an evolving series of toned black-and-white photographs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The inspiration for this portfolio was the music of Cuba's legendary Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. . Intrigued by their sound and personal stories, I entered Cuba's world of performing artists. This experience stirred my passion to learn about other dance cultures including Cuban cabaret cabaret Restaurant that serves liquor and offers light musical entertainment. The cabaret probably originated in France in the 1880s as a small club that presented amateur acts and satiric skits lampooning bourgeois conventions. , Toronto's exotic dance, international ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. and Latin American competitions, Texas two-stepping, Pow wow competitions, and Brazilian samba. BEVERLEY ABRAMSON is an award-winning Canadian photographer who chronicles the magnetism and universality of dance through her series "Gotta Dance: The Exotic Language of the Body." A versatile storyteller, her books and photo essays based on the theme of motion have been published and exhibited internationally; her children's book Off We Go! will be released in 2006. Beverley recently graduated from Ryerson University History In 1852 at the core of the main campus, the historic St. James Square, Egerton Ryerson founded Ontario's first teacher training facility, the Toronto Normal School. in Toronto, Canada, in Image Arts, Photography Studies option. For more information see www.beverleyabramson.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion