Critical Correspondence
Moving Dialogue: Madalina Dan in conversation with Cristiane Bouger
In December 2010 the National Center of Dance Bucharest – CNDB lost its facilities located at the National Theater of Bucharest (Teatrul National din Bucuresti). The space claimed by the institution inside the National Theater was officially established in 2004 when it was founded as a public institution subsidized by the former Minister of Culture Razvan Theodorescu. CNDB is the only contemporary dance institution in Romania supported by state funds. This interview reflects issues inspired by Cristiane Bouger’s conversation with the choreographer Madalina Dan during the Moving Dialogue Exchange in Bucharest. It sets light on some of the difficulties and outcomes brought by this new challenging context, as well as the impact of it on her own artistic work.
Moving Dialogue: A Critical Report on Made in NY/28th October Moving Dialog
Cristiane Bouger (NOTE: I participated as one of the performers in Vava Stefanescu’s work. For this reason, I nominated the following text as a critical report instead of an article or review, as my perspective of her work encompasses my experience as a performer.) During her residency showing at Dance Theater Workshop for the Movement […]
Moving Dialogue: Notes on “Thanks for the Poncho”
Cristiane Bouger The showing presented by Romanian choreographer Mădălina Dan at Dance Theater Workshop was part of Movement Research’s Moving Dialogue: A Bucharest/New York Dance Exchange and represented the culmination of her work-in-progress developed during a two-week residency at DTW studios. In her program notes, Mădălina Dan tells us about the embarrassing diplomatic incident which occurred in 1997, when then American President Bill […]
Moving Dialogue: PART I – Illicit Dances
Cristiane Bouger “I remember we used to steal reviews from the American Library to know about choreographers like Twyla Tharp and Lucinda Childs”. The controversial statement made by choreographer Vava Stefanescu during Moving Dialogue exchange reflects upon the awkward subversions she and her peers dealt with to have access to some information about the international […]
Moving Dialogue: PART II – Exchange Bucharest/New York
Cristiane Bouger As an aditional way to write about our shared experiences, I designed this diagram in which it is possible to have a glimpse of my impressions on the first week of our exchange. Feel free to react to what is pictured and please, let me know if something is inaccurate. I did not […]
Moving Dialogue: PART III – Notes on Moving Dialogue at the Judson Church
Cristiane Bouger When the audience entered the space at the Judson Church, Mihaela Dancs was already working on her solo Lulu’s Room. Her presence in the space was not clear, though. I constantly questioned myself whether she was warming up or performing, and the situation triggered an interesting investigation about what it means to perform. […]
