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dutchess community college 2005
National Dance Week Events
April 28 through April 30
The spring concert represents a culmination of two semesters of work by students in the Performance and Applied Dance class. The program, which will feature approximately 30 DCC students, includes modern dance choreography by Zanchetti and guest choreographers Julie Manna and Ricardo Viviani
a student report 2004
Alex Chalyy: Ricardo Viviani
Dancing was part of him.
One could see that Ricardo did not just dance.
Everything that he did was carefully thought out and designed as being fun for the students in the class. He knew when and where to stop and how to better explain moves to the class when everyone had trouble with it. He was also not boring.
He showed that dancing was acting as much as a physical activity. He encouraged us to get involved emotionally into pieces and really be in the piece.
Overall, I thought that Ricardo Viviani was a great dance teacher. He really liked what he was doing. His passion toward dancing was contagious. He made everybody like dancing. He was extremely professional. He also had a good easy going dancing style. Continue reading “a student report 2004”
Movement Analysis 2004
LifeForms
Rotoscope images in LifeForms
Get more insight into movement by using LifeForms animation software.
As I face the task of recreating dances from 5 centuries ago based on a painting by Eckhout I traced the movements in 3D and gained a wealth of insight into this composition. If you want to know how I did it, leave a comment and I’ll elaborate on it.
This software hasn’t been updated in years, but it still is a powerful tool for the choreographer: LifeForms
Im weißen Rössl 2003 Poster
Im weissen Rößl Clip
Jacob’s Pillow Dancers 1981
Ricardo Viviani and Elizabeth Zengara
in a duet by Igal Perry (Peridance NYC)
…”Mr. Perry moves his 12 dancers about the tiny space impressively, giving them big jumps – crisply executed -and runs for a note of urgency.” Jennifer Dunning
…”A delicate, flowing measure was peformed by Elizabeth Zengara, well-partnered by Ricardo Viviani”
In 1981 I got a scholarship to study at The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and School.
Jacob’s Pillow is a very special place. The school is a summer camp; the students live in cabins scattered around the woods of the Berkshire Mountains. The program includes an intensive dance education with 5 dance classes per day. The scholarship program also includes work on the many skills needed for running a dance performance: this way the students are also involved in the performances presented at the Dance Festival.
“The Pillow” first introduced me to Bessie Schönberg, Liz Thompson, Manuel Alum, Bill Irwin, the Kathakali Dance of India and so many other people.
”Bessie Schönberg, who heads our choreography department was most impressed with Ricardo’s sense of invention.”
Liz Thompson, Artistic Director
