nora chipaumire
Interview by Lauren Bakst
Becoming Invisible in Public: An Interview with nora chipaumire
nora chipaumire is at the forefront of contemporary dance. Ethan Philbrick (Anna Deavere Smith Works Curatorial Assistant) and chipaumire recently sat down for a conversation about her work following her performance of The Last Heifer at Danspace in Manhattan.
Investing in artists: winners of the 2012 Alpert Awards
Chatting with choreographer nora chipaumire (on left in the photo) about her $75,000 Alpert Award stipend, the Zimbabwean expatriate (now Brooklyn-based) said with charming eloquence: “It’s a jump start on everything. It’s a rosy garden.”
Two Black Women, Two Dark Journeys
nora chipaumire in her Last Heifer by Deborah Jowitt
About nora chipaumire
Zimbabwe-born choreographer, a dancer of extraordinary presence and visceral power, re-thinks the way bodies transmit ancient, tribal, ethnic, colonial, modern, and post-modern cultural information, igniting the dialogue between performer and audience. Interview by Irene Borger
Thoughts on Self-concept and the Black [African] Female Body
Parallels writer-in-residence Carl Paris on nora chipaumire and Okwui Okpokwasili
Africa’s Daughters, With Stories To Share
nora chipaumire and Okwui Okpokwasili at Danspace Project Review by Claudia La Rocco
Fiercely African: nora chipaumire on Self-Exile, Role Models, and her Miami Performance
Originally born in Zimbabwe, New York-based choreographer Nora Chipaumire is unafraid to confront the foundations of her own identity. Her upcoming performance, presented by Miami Light Project and Miami-Dade College’s MDC Live! performing arts series, promises three bold perspectives on the inward and outward landscapes she has traveled. She will move from a highly charged… Continue reading Fiercely African: nora...
The Library, the Church, and the Riot
Review by Brian Schaefer
Rites of Spring
Two recent interpretations of the Rite of Spring challenge the audience in new ways. By Lauren Bakst