C'NT Programming - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Kimberley Cooper, Artistic Associate & Resident Choreographer
Kimberley began dancing with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks as an apprentice in 1989 and has been Artistic Associate/Resident Choreographer since she returned from a sabbatical funded by Canada Council for the Arts in 2000/2001. In 2001 she created her first full-length work, Popular, that was produced by DJD for One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo. Since then she has co-created Velvet and the critically acclaimed cross-cultural mega show ¡Bulla! A Loud Cuban Jazz Experiment, with DJD Co-Founder Hannah Stilwell. In addition to continuing to dance full-time with the DJD company. Cooper is an important voice in the independent dance scene in western Canada, both as a dancer and as a choreographer. Her work has been produced locally by Dancers' Studio West, the University of Calgary’s Program of Dance, One Yellow Rabbit, eko dance projects, Springboard Dance, in Edmonton by Alberta Dance Alliance, and in Vancouver at Dances for small Stages. In 2002 she was named Emerging Artist of the Year by Alberta Dance Alliance. In 2004 she created the dance film Distemper with Director John Albanis. Funded by BRAVOFact! and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Distemper enjoyed success in festivals across North America and Europe. The two recently released their newest short film Methuselah, with Jason Stroh as a co-choreographer. In 2006 she created in Charcoal & Crimson, a parallactic fairy tale which the company performed at Calgary's newest venue The GRAND Theatre. (back)
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January 31-February 10, 2008
The GRAND