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Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers is a modern dance
company creating and
performing collaborative works using dance, music, spoken word
and/or
multimedia as contemporary African American folklore. The dances
are sometimes
narrative, sometimes aesthetic and often draw on themes such
as family, nature,
community, spirituality and African American history and culture.
The dances have
a generous world view while centralizing, affirming, and exemplifying
a
positive reflection of African American culture.
Souloworks’ creative choreographic process is inspired
by folk traditions
such as blues, jazz, folk music, African American literature,
family folklore and
movement reflective of the African American social and cultural
experience.
Combining various performance elements such as song, spoken
word, music, solo
as well as group dances, is part of the home grown griotte style
signature of
Souloworks.
Previous collaborators include legendary pianist/composer-
Randy Weston,
percussionist/composer - David Pleasant, musician/composer -
Tiyé Geraud,
co-artistic director of Bototo Yeto (children’s ensemble)
- Roderick Jackson,
musician/vocalist/recording artist - Philip Hamilton, founder
of Women of the
Calabash- Madeleine Yayodele Nelson, photographer/video artist
- George R. Larkins and
writer/performance poet hattie gossett.
Souloworks is committed to performing and teaching in the African
American
community via colleges, universities, theaters, schools, places
of worship or
community centers as well as unique national and international
settings.
Woods’ works have been performed in a variety of settings,
such as New York
City venues: Dance Theater Workshop, Aaron Davis Hall, Thelma
Hill Performing
Arts, Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors, Symphony Space, Neuberger
Museum of Art,
The Studio Museum, Wave Hill, Brooklyn Arts Exchange and national
colleges and
universities. International venues include Cannes International
Danse Festival
and the International Festival for Dance and Movement on the
Volga in
Yaroslavl, Russia.
Woods calls her dances Souloworks because they are works from
the heart,
works from the soul.
Artistic Director Andrea E. Woods is based in Brooklyn and
a native of
Philadelphia. She is a former dancer/rehearsal director of Bill
T. Jones/Arnie Zane
Dance Co. (1989-1995) and holds a Master’s Degree in Dance
Technology from
The Ohio State University.
Booking/Information
www.souloworks.com
andreaewoods@aol.com
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