Now come the extraordinary Columbian dance school El Colegio del Cuerpo and the dance company Cuerpo de Indias, founded “as an act of resistance to heal the wounds of the collective body,” under the direction of Álvaro Restrepo and Marie-France Delieuvin. In a recent profile, we were struck by one quote in particular:
This country has suffered so much violence. And all the violence that has happened to our parents, our grandparents, continues to live in them. It has not been forgotten. They’ve been burned by it, and they carry these ashes. We, their children, carry these ashes too and feel the weight of these heavy emotions all the time. For me, dance is a miracle because we can put in our anger and sorrow to make something beautiful. And beauty in any form is a miracle.
A feast for the senses, created from the ashes:
FROM: SPIRIT OF THE BIRD
PREPARATION FOR ASCENDANCE
And one more quote:
“Art opens many worlds, especially in a country like Colombia, where the body has been destroyed, massacred, during so many years of war. Dance, beginning with a body, can initiate a reconciliation – first with one’s self and then with others.”
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