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David Zambrano
David
Zambrano has been a monumental figure in the international dance community for a
quarter century, and his passion for cultural exchange continues to influence
his work. Zambrano is an ambassador and liaison across many borders, bringing
together artists from all over the planet for his projects. He has taught his
own approach to dance in more than 60 countries, and has performed at hundreds
of venues across the world. His pieces range from set choreography, structured
improvisation, and pure improvisation. Born in Venezuela, Zambrano spent 15
years in New York, and now lives in between Amsterdam
/ Brussels.
Notable examples of his original projects of
both solo and group work include: My Fire
Is Still Burning For You (2011), HOLES (2010), SHOCK (2009), Soul Project (2006), Twelve Flies Went Out at Noon (2005), Barcelona in 48 Hours (2004), The Rabbit Project/Proyecto Conejo (2003), Mandraking (2002), David Zambrano Invites...(2000), Acme (1999), Ballroom (1996), Proyecto: Z (1994),
Red Blink (1994), Agua Fuerte (1993), Cancion de Diente (1993), Sabana (1990), Fetiche (1987), and Para Carmen (1984). He also founded the
Festival de Danza Postmoderna in Venezuela in 1989 and was its director until
1993.
His performance work has been presented
internationally by: ImpulsTanz (Vienna), June Events (Paris), Radialsystem
(Berlin), Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona), Theater Frascati (Netherlands),
Festival Aix-en-Provence (France), CODA (Norway), Konfrontance (Czech
Republic), Tamperen International Theater Festival (Finland), Primer Taller
Internacional de Danza (Cuba), and many others. In the U.S. his work has been
seen at: Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, Dance Theater Workshop, P.S.
122, Movement Research, The Kitchen, Improvisation Festival/New York, and the
Whitney Museum.
David Zambrano is the recipient of a 2010
Latin America and Caribbean John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He has
also received grants, awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for
the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Suitcase Fund administered
by Dance Theater Workshop, the New York State Council for the Arts, The Jerome
Foundation, and the Joyce Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Zambrano has been a
panelist for the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Certamen Coreografico de
Madrid, and the PARTS School for Contemporary Dance in Brussels. As a
recognized artist of merit, he was granted special residency status by the
Dutch government.