Cecilia Bengolea

Cecilia Bengolea (born 1979, Buenos Aires)[1] is an Argentinian artist, choreographer and dancer. Her works have been shown or performed at the Desert X of the Coachella Festival, the Art Basel[2] or the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao amongst other venues.[3]

Early life and education

Bengolea was born in Buenos Aires, and began to take Jazz dance lessons at the age of twelve.[1] Having graduated from high school, she enrolled into the University of Buenos Aires to study Art History and Philosophy.[4] later also been influenced by the traditional dance culture in South-America in Peru and Bolivia.[5] In 2001 she moved to Paris, and followed up on her studies at the Ex..e.r.c.e program in Montpellier, instructed Mathilde Monnier.[6]

Professional career

From 2005 onwards she developed a working relationship with François Chaignaud with who realized several major performances together until 2015.[7] They have created the choreography for pieces at the Opera of Lyon and the Opera Lorraine in France and also the Pina Bausch Dancecompany in Wuppertal, Germany.[8] She has collaborated with the video artists Jeremy Deller[9][6] as well as Dominique Gonzalez-Forster.[8]

Dancing style

She is particularly interested in anthropological research on contemporary and archaic forms of dance, and devotes herself to learning techniques, movements, and choreographies from around the world, using them to shape her own artistic vocabulary. [10] Her dance style has been influenced by the traditional dance culture in South-America in Peru and Bolivia.[5] Since 2015 several of her works are strongly influenced by the Dancehall from Jamaica.[6][5]

Awards

2009, together with François Chaignaud, Paris critique choreographic revelation Award[2]

2014, Young Artist Prize Gwanju Biennale[2]

References
  1. Dawood, Dalia (2021-09-17). "Cecilia Bengolea brings Jamaican dancehall to Art Basel". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. "Cecilia Bengolea: Oneness der TANK, Basel" (PDF). Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-19.
  3. "Cecilia Bengolea. Animaciones de agua | Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa". Guggenheim Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. "Cecilia Bengolea". Almine Rech Gallery. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  5. "Discover Cecilia Bengolea's infinite library of dance steps". Art Basel. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. "Cecilia Bengolea". Charleroi Danse (in French). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  7. "Gintersdorfer/Klaßen". www.gintersdorferklassen.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. "Cecilia Bengolea / Bio / àngels barcelona". angelsbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  9. "Jeremy Deller – Rythmasspoetry in collaboration with Cecilia Bengolea (extract), 2015 – Galerie Art Concept". Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  10. "Podcast with Cecilia Bengolea for Radio Web MACBA, 2022". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
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