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About Carmen Caceres
About Carmen Caceres
Carmen is a dance artist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her works have been presented in renowned venues in New York and abroad. DanceAction, her company, serves as a creative platform to produce performing arts works in collaboration with musicians, dramaturges, and visual artists. She worked with artists such as Lisa Parra, Sarah Berges, and Elia Mrak as a performer and collaborator. Carmen received a BA in Dance and Education at SUNY Empire, deepened her studies in dance at the former Merce Cunningham Studio, and is currently pursuing an MA in Dance Education at Hunter College. In her native city, she graduated from the National School of Dance and studied Dance Composition at UNA.
Carmen also works as a dance educator and consultant in different organizations in New York City.
About DanceAction
DanceAction is a contemporary dance company based in New York, led by Argentinian dance artist Carmen Caceres. Our culturally diverse team comprises artists from various disciplines, including dance, music, drama, media, and visual arts. Together, we create dance works that reflect social realities that concern people, relationships, and social justice. Our primary purpose is to interpret these issues and use our works to propel change.
DanceAction is a fiscally sponsored member of New York Live Arts, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
Recent Choreographic Works
Pathways & Architecture
Pathways & Architecture
Our body's architectural design is full of asymmetries, moving through pathways of energy in time and space. But we build our world in straight, symmetrical shapes. Pathways & Architecture explores how the human body adapts to navigate the everlasting question: how do we fit a square peg into a round hole?
Choreography:
Carmen Caceres
(in collaboration with the dancers)
Dancers & Collaborators:
Facundo Ferreyra
Madi Dyke
Shizu Higa
Sofia Ameglio
Understudy:
Chisato Fujii
Set Design:
Vadit Suwatcharapinun
Costumes & Video Projections:
Carmen Caceres
Music By:
Emilio Teubal & Horacio Martinez
The Price is Right (De-Valued)
The Price is Right (De-Valued)
The Price is Right (De-Valued) is a full-length interactive performance that reflects and explores the concept of devaluation and self-value in relation to labor, economics, and social justice.
This work introduces the format of the famous TV show "The Price is Right" into an interactive experience.
Choreography:
Carmen Caceres (in collaboration with the performers)
Dancers & Collaborators:
John Trunfio, Maddie Barry, Shizu Higa, & Sofia Ameglio
Actor: RJ Sachdev
Costumes, Video Projections, &
Design of Interactive Experience:
Carmen Caceres
Music By:
Ennio Morricone, The Session, TV Tunesters, Gary Combs, & Bee Gees
Additional Collaborators:
Kalyan Sayre & Larry Discenza
Video: Julia Discenza
Welcome to Imagi*Nation
Welcome to Imagi*Nation
Welcome to Imagi*Nation is a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” multimedia dance theater immersive experience inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s book Open Veins of Latin America. This piece begins with the conflict between two fictional nations over natural resources and labor shortages. While performers seek conflict resolution, the audience will experience the motivations and consequences of migration.
Choreography, Direction, & Costumes:
Carmen Caceres (in collaboration with the performers)
Performers:
Carmen Caceres, Israel Harris, Jenna Purcell, Lydia Perakis, Mallory Markham-Miller, Mar Orozco Arango, & Sofia Baeta
Understudies/Docents:
Caroline Alter & Sara Fox
Assistant Director: Aviya Hernstadt
Immersive Experience Consultant:
Mary Madsen
Video: Daniel Hess
Music/Songs: Emilio Teubal & Various Artists
Dramaturgy: Lauren Hlubny
Past Choreographic Works
BLINDSPOT (2019)
The BLINDSPOT Reconstruction Project
Game Night (2015)
Photo Credit
Top & First Row Pictures: Julia Discenza | Dancer: Carmen Caceres
Following Pictures in order of appearance, left to right:
Carmen Caceres | Dancers left to right: Sofia Ameglio, Facundo Ferreyra, Shizu Higa, & Madi Dyke
Nir Arieli | Dancers left to right: Sofia Ameglio, Shizu Higa, Carmen Caceres, & Maddie Barry
Carmen Caceres | Dancers left to right: Sofia Ameglio, John Trunfio, Maddie Barry, & Shizu Higa
Julia Discenza | Dancers left to right: Mallory Markham, Ismael Harris, Lydia Perakis, Jenna Purcell, Carmen Caceres, Mar Orozco Arango, & Sofia Baeta
Stephen Delas Heras | Dancers left to right: Nicole Rae Jones, Thomas Gunderson Bond, Carmen Caceres, Aviya Hernstadt, Laura Orfanelli
Emanuel Adamez | Dancers left to right: Carmen Caceres, Paige Brigante, & Thomas Gunderson Bond
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