Photo of Medina by Gigi Mercandetti.
By Raven Crosby, Emory Dance Program Office Assistant
We are excited to have Emory Dance assistant professor Julio Medina choreograph a new work for the Emory Dance Company this semester. Read on for more about Medina’s background and his new piece for the company,
form & fragment!
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| Photo of Medina by Gigi Mercandetti. |
Medina, who is an Emory alum, graduated in 2013 with majors in dance and anthropology, and continued on to obtain an MFA at UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance in 2016. Medina is currently a member of David Rousseve|REALITY, a dance company created by David Rousseve based in Los Angeles. Medina who has been a member of the company since 2016, has toured the company’s latest work,
Halfway to Dawn, at venues such as Roy & Edna Disney Cal Arts Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Jacob’s Pillow. He has also showcased his work “I Gotta” at CONDERDance Festival 2018, the American Dance Festival Alumni Weekend Concert 2018, and the Dance Studies Association 2018 Conference at the University of Malta.
Medina’s newest work set on the Emory Dance Company debuts November 21-23 in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts dance studio. His piece
form & fragment was inspired by the French Philosopher Bruno Latour’s expression “actant,” which is “a source of action that can be human or nonhuman.” With this in mind, the dancers aim to synergize the material/non-material space with their personalities, presence, and moving bodies. The movement draws from contemporary modern dance, hip-hop, House, boxing and workaday pedestrian movement.
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| Photo from Medina's piece for the Emory Dance Company by Lori Teague |
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased using the link below.
Buy Tickets Here!: https://tickets.arts.emory.edu/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=123308
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| Photo from Medina's piece for the Emory Dance Company by Lori Teague |
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