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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Linda Bair Dance in Miami at Homestudio, Kendall



September 10th, Linda Bair Dance Company visited the University of Miami, Wellness Center, where Frost School of Music's dance program is hosted, to share their dance experiences with UM students. They visited classes such as Dance Orientation, Dance Movement Therapy and Dance Improvisation taught by Carol Kaminsky and Jorge Luis Morejon.

In the evening couple of dancers met with Linda Bair Dance Company to discuss issues related to dance in South Florida and in their place of origin, Davis, California. Local dancers Jorge Luis Morejon and Katie Brennan, who have shared the staged before, discussed, among other subjects, how to expand the dance dialogue to other communities who do not have access to the art of dance.

Saturday 15th, Linda Hair Dance Company and Jorge Luis Morejon performed at the inauguration of HomeStudio through the celebration of the company's 20th anniversary. Bair and Morejon danced My Hands tug Brazos and showed a work in progress Alma.
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Audience Responses

September 16th

Me quede con ganas de decirte más cosas.... primero Gracias por invitarme, I guess it was my birthday.
El trabajo de Linda es excelente pero eso ya lo sabes, la teatricalidad ( no creo que esto es una palabra 😛) es muy interesante, la integración de teatro-Danza me encantó, Wrong song/right girl me encanta.
Qué bueno que tienes esta colaboración con Linda y su compañía....
El espacio fabuloso.... el patio también divino para hacer una presentación a las 6:30 q comienze afuera y después la gente entra??? Me vinieron muchas ideas (pero es tu espacio no el mío 😊) cuando te animes juntémonos en la mitad ( Ft Lauderdale) y nos tomamos un cafecito.

Elena Garcia
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September 28th


It was amazing Jorge and of course you were amazing! Thank you so much for including us.

Elsa Salvador

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September 24th


Thank YOU for sharing so much of yourself and your art at HomeStudio that night.  It was powerful, challenging, and joyous.

Houston Cypress

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Quiero agradecer por la invitacion el evento artistico de DANZA MODERNA. Un evento que va muy bien con el inicio de la temporada de arte como el prestigioso Art Basel. Me gusto mucho ver de la manera tan maravillosa la expresion del cuerpo, de los rostros y de las manos de manera tan harmoniosa y agil. Fue de verdad un privilegio poder estar, compartir y conversar con personas tan lindas en todo su aspecto. Que energia, que coreografia tan genial! Los invitados con los que logré conversar y que fueron tan amables de conversar con mi madre gracias por su attencion con ella, que personas tan especiales. Un saludo y abrazo para todos, nos veremos de nuevo si es la voluntad de Dios, 

Fabi.

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Felicidades primo, estuvo muy hermoso el espectáculo; yo se lo que cuesta hacerlo; mucha dedicación, tiempo y sacrificio, pero vale la pena; es muy gratificante cuando al final se ven los resultados. Gracias por invitarnos. Felicidades de nuevo!

Nuria

Theater Presentation en Noches con Chicho

Friday, September 7yh, Jorge Luis Morejon was invited to Las Noches Con Chico to present on Cuban Theater. The evening took place in Little Havana at the performance space and gallery Art Emporium.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Miami Medley Dance Week / July 30th to August 4th


Miami Medley Dance Week is an initiative that promotes cross pollination within the dance community; help new dancers in town gain some footing and get a sense of who is doing what in the community.

 
Workshops taken by Jorge L. Morejon:
 
Nikki Rollason / Faldenkrais
Randy Goblen / Performance Workshop

Rosie Herrera / Brutal Elegance

Hannah Baumgarten / Contemporary Technique
                       
Karen Peterson / Choreographing Difference 






                                 Participants: Gabriel, Britany, Alegra, Laura, Jenna, Daniel, Marisol, Emily, 
                                  Diana Gamboa, Ceci, Destiny, Ishmael, Keisha, Clara, Jorge, Lakeria, Nataly, Melissa



 Recipe to make oneself / Exercise









Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Danza Contacto en Espacio en Blanco

Contact Improvisation Dance Workshop with  Marta Wrzesinska in Espacio en Blanco, C/ Mira el sol, 5-7 local calle 28005 (Madrid) Madrid, from July 9th to 12th, 2018. 

Participants: Hugo, Ivan, David, Jorge, Lea, Maria, Shus, Irma, Isa, Eliza, Tatiana, Martha (leader)



Contact improvisation is a form of dance based on a dialogue between two or more people in movement, who share a point of contact and improvise using some principles from physics such as:  gravity, weight, centrifugal force, momentum and inertia. 

                                             
                    Jorge Luis Morejon and Tatiana in front of Espacio en Blanco, Calle Mira el sol

                                                         
              Jorge Luis Morejon and David (In the background Eliza & Maria, left, Chus & Lea, right)







                                          (From left to right) Jorge Luis Morejon, David, Lea, Chus, Hugo and Irma

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Taller de Titeres Grandes (Big Puppets Workshop)





The Taller de Titeres Grandes (Big Puppets Workshop), hosted by La Tartana Theater from July 2 to 5, at TEATRO LA TARTANA S.L., C/ Camino de labores, 29 Nave 18 (calle interior), 28440 Guadarrama (Madrid). 

La Tartana is directed by Juan Muñoz. In 2017 La Tartana celebrated its 40th anniversary. The workshop was led by Ines Maroto. 


The participantes were Hitos Hurtado from Madrid, Ana Eva Guerra and Moises Gonzalez from Asturias, Jorge Luis Morejon from Cuba via Miami, Alberto Celdran and Ane Celdran from Alicante, and Dani Hernandez from Canarias.


Process:














Door to La Tartana

                              
                                                       Drawing the idea of the puppet


                                   Molding the face in clay



                         Molding the back of the head in clay




Creating a ring around the clay in preparation for the silicone mix



Making silicone mix


      Pouring silicone mix on the clay face and the back of the head




                                Wait for the silicone to dry
Prepare the scayola or yesso mix and pour it on the layer of silicone


  
      The clay is taken out of the scayola and silicone negatives





Washing the silicone negative



         
              Recycling the Clay



















Making glue mix and putting piece of carton fallero inside 








Getting the paper face out of the silicone negative and putting the two halves together.





                            The face is sanded, then painted


                 

                                  Hair is added the head



                                           The workshop


      A handle is installed inside the head and the body is created




              Awarding of the certificates by Elena Munoz and Ines






                      Allow me to introduce you to Garcilazo, El Inca