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2014
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Mariana Arteaga
Arts Manager(Mexico)Curator and Artistic Director
Residency Period: from 22 September 2014 to 2 November 2014
■Research Outline
| Research Theme | IN LA KECH – HALA KEN (I am another you – You are another me): The potential artistic -social encounter points between Japanese and Mexican contemporary dance |
| Brief Description of the Research | Mariana Arteaga explored the possibilities of the dialogue between Japanese and Mexican contemporary dancers by sharing the contexts of both scenes, with the aim to international exchanges and collaborations. During her residency, she met and created a network of several emergency and midcareer choreographers, as well as arts managers in Japan. |
■Residency
| 22 September 2014 | Arrives in Japan |
| 23 September 2014 to 1 November 2014 | Interviews artists and arts managers in Japan Visits Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe Attends performances at Dance New Air, Kyoto Experiment, Festival / Tokyo and other theaters |
| 11 October 2014 | Public Talk at Morishita Studio |
| 2 November 2014 | Departs Japan |
■Public Talk
| Date | 11 October 2014 |
| Time | 14:00-15:30 |
| Place | Lounge, Morishita Studio |
| Title | IN LA KECH – HALA KEN (I am another you – You are another me) Mariana Arteaga gave a presentation on emergency artists and its network in Mexico, as well as the system to support the arts in Mexico. She distributed some copies of a directory regarding dance spaces, dance festivals and arts organizations in Mexico * Link: the directory regarding dance spaces, dance festivals and arts organizations in Mexico |
■Profile
Mariana Arteaga
Born in Mexico
Mariana Arteaga studied social communications at the Metropolitan Autonomous University. She worked as a dance curator and programmer and was a Director of the International Dance and Electonic Media Festival (FEDAME) between 2006 and 2011. At present, she work as a dance curator and program advisor at the Digital Culture Center and artistic director of El Gran Continental ?otra vez! In 2013, she visited Japan to attend TPAM in Yokohama.
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