Robyn Orlin
Encyclopedia
Robin Orlyn is a South African dance
r and choreographer, born in Johannesburg
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Nicknamed in South Africa " a permanent irritation ", she is well known for reflecting the difficult and complex realities in her country. Integrating different media (text, video, plastic arts.) she investigates a certain theatrical reality which has enabled her to find her unique choreographic vocabulary.
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
r and choreographer, born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Nicknamed in South Africa " a permanent irritation ", she is well known for reflecting the difficult and complex realities in her country. Integrating different media (text, video, plastic arts.) she investigates a certain theatrical reality which has enabled her to find her unique choreographic vocabulary.
Choreographies
- 1990 : If You Can’t Change the World Change Your Curtains
- 1996 : Naked on a goat (prix FNB Vita)
- 1999 : Daddy, I’ve Seen This Piece Six Times Before and I Still Don’t Know Why They’re Hurting Each Other
- 2000 : F.(Untitled) (On Trying to Understand a Classic)
- 2001 : The future may be bright, but it’s not necessarily orange… in collaboration with Ann Crosset
- 2001 : 'We Must Eat Our Suckers With the Wrapper On
- 2002 : Ski-Fi-Jenni
- 2004 : Although I live inside... my hair will always reach towards the sun... in collaboration with Sophiatou Kossoko
- 2005 : When I Take Off My Skin and Touch the Sky With My Nose, Only Then Can I See Little Voices Amuse Themselves
- 2006 : Hey dude... I have talent I'm just waiting for God in collaboration with Vera Mantero
- 2007 : L'Allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato (F. Haendel) a piece for Opéra national de Paris - the Paris national Opera
- 2010 : Call it..Kissed by the Sun..Better still the Revenge of Geography Création por et avec Ibrahim Sissoko; Première: 19. January 2010 ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
at the Théatre de la Ville - Théatre des Abesses