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SUMMARY:PRO: For the Love of Dance\, A Hardcore Manifesto
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-for-the-love-of-dance-a-hardcore-manifesto-2/
CATEGORIES:Professional
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SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-dance-undercurrent/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
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SUMMARY:PRO: For the Love of Dance\, A Hardcore Manifesto
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-for-the-love-of-dance-a-hardcore-manifesto/
LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240729T120000
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SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-ballet-rituals/
LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
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SUMMARY:PRO: Honey N Sensualitea
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/honey-n-sensualitea/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240725T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240725T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
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SUMMARY:PRO: The Move: Experiments Inside the Groove
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/the-move-experiments-inside-the-groove-2/
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240724T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240724T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240612T162719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225835Z
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SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/7261/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240723T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240723T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240608T001126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T024000Z
UID:7237-1721728800-1721736000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: The Move: Experiments Inside the Groove
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/the-move-experiments-inside-the-groove/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240722T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240607T233830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T012223Z
UID:7223-1721642400-1721649600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-br2/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240719T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240514T021019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T030055Z
UID:6999-1721383200-1721390400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: Sequins Sequence
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pr-class/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240718T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240718T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240514T020125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225954Z
UID:6986-1721296800-1721304000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: my body\, the voice
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-my-body-my-voice/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240717T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240717T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240514T020728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025913Z
UID:6992-1721210400-1721217600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-undercurrent/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240716T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240716T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240514T014059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T230020Z
UID:6963-1721124000-1721131200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: my body\, the voice
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/my-body-the-voice/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240715T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T064959
CREATED:20240511T005436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T011756Z
UID:6940-1721037600-1721044800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org
SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals
DESCRIPTION:PRO: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE\, A HARDCORE MANIFESTO \n				Playtime with Lavinia Vago \nFuck perfection / ideals\nFuck form / aesthetic as a goal\nFuck right / wrong\nFuck binaries \nInstead\, we will dance from a place of curiosity\, awareness\, release\, expression\, empathy\, and collective joy. Improvisation is our language to build our rigorous play. \nREGISTER \n\n							\n			\n				\n						\n									\n														\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				LAVINIA VAGO \n				\n									\n							\n			\n				\n						\n					Lavinia Vago (she/her) is an Italian dance artist\, performer\, educator\, maker\, collaborator\, and director based between Seattle\, NYC and Berlin. \nLavinia experiments and creates dance works as a solo artist. Her work researches and attacks themes of disobedience\, kinesthetic empathy\, queerness\, and transcendence through exhaustion\, duration\, endurance\, and rigor. She uses intuitive improvisational choreographies and scores to explore altered cerebral and emotional headspaces within experimental soundscapes. Premieres include “NOESIS X\, a solo for two” in collaboration with Berlin sound artist Harald Stojan (Velocity Dance Center\, 2019)\, and “FLAMES AND BABES” (Seattle Art Museum\, 2020) as part of the Flesh and Blood Exhibition of Italian Masterpieces from Capodimonte; and ENXORE at SIDF 2021. Her new work\, FKK\, premieres May 2024\, through Made In Seattle program at Velocity. \nAs a dance artist Lavinia collaborated\, performed\, created works and toured the world with Sidra Bell Dance New York\, Loni Landon Projects\, Vim Vigor Dance Theater (NYC)\, Tom Weinberger\, and most extensively with Montréal based Rubberband. She created works with Vienna based theater company Saint Genet\, performing at Weiner Festwochen and Holland Festival. She is currently performing and touring with Beijing artist Tianzhuo Chen in the 12-hours performance ritual TRANCE (Mwoods / Beijing\, Trauma Bar Und Kino / Berlin\, Kampnagel / Hamburg\, Norberg Festival / Sweden\, KNDL / Berlin\, Dark Mofo / Tasmania). \nLavinia has been Associate Artistic Director of the non-profit Studio Kate Wallich (2017-2020)\, has been the rehearsal director of YC2 (a platform for emerging dance artists)\, and co-founded and co-directed dance company “The YC” with Kate Wallich (2010 – 2020). Recently they toured with band Perfume Genius at The Moore Theater\, The Joyce\, The Walker\, ICA Boston\, and MASS Moca. \nShe is the Artistic Director of Programming\, and Lead Teacher for Dance Church™\, an inclusive dance and fitness class for every body. She develops all programming for online and in person classes\, leading all partnerships and is the lead on all bodies inclusivity initiatives (most recently in partnership with Harborview Medical Institute for SCI patients. \nAs an educator\, Lavinia teaches Dance for Parkinson’s\, Rubberband Method\, and masterclass series\, intensives and workshops aimed to subvert and rethink dance contemporary technique\, floor work\, and improvisation. She taught at Strictly Seattle\, Springboard Danse Montreal\, l’Ecole Superieur de Ballet du Quebec\, L’ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montreal\, Domaine Forget\, Lines Ballet Training Program\, Tanzquartier Vienna\, Tanz Platform Rhein Main (Frankfurt)\, and Staatstheater TanzMainz\, among others. \nBFA in Dance Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of The Arts 2010. \nwww.laviniavago.com\n@laviniavago
URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/ballet-rituals/
LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR