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Blurry Identities
Luso-Mexican movement research

João is Portuguese, Julia is Mexican and both have met in The Netherlands. Since 2014 they have developed their interest in finding the place of tradition within our globalized society, a project they named “Blurry Identities”. Researching and deconstructing traditions –its structure, historical context and its “uses” nowadays– resulted in five duets: Diluting (2014), Collaging (2015), Unfurling (2016), Unifying (archives) (2017-2018), Burning (archives) (2018). Their collaboration is seen on stage, as they both perform, and behind the scenes, as they co-direct and co-choreograph.
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​For more information, check out our blog that portraits a broader picture of the development of this project through the years.

​Collaborators: Kaspar Föhres, Michiel Terpelle, Mariana Villeda
Conceptual help: Jochem Naafs, Fransien van der Putt, Nadia Lartigue, Daniel García, Flor Firvida
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This project has been possible by the partners such as
Caoluste Gulbernkain Foundation (PT), Museo del Chopo UNAM (MX), Amsterdamse Funds vor de Kunst (NL), Dansateliers, Rottertdam (NL), ArtEZ Hoogeschool vor de Kunst (NL)

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2018
​Festival 4x4 Chiapas, Mexico

A retrospective on Blurry Identities Project. Through the form of a lecture-performace, we share the path this project has taken from 2014 to 2018, reflecting on the inspirations, decisions and the next step.

​Creation processes: El Entresuelo / Los 14, UAM Xochimilco (MX)
​​Supported by: Caoluste Gulbernkain Foundation (PT)
Conceptual help: Flor Firvida, Daniel B. Gracía



UNIFICANDO
​(ARCHIVOS)
2018
Museo Universitario del Chopo Mexico City

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​Collaborators: Kaspar Föhres for music, Michiel Terpelle on graphic design, Mariana Villeda on costume,
Nadia Lartigue conceptual help.
​Supported by: AFK (NL), Museo Universitario del Chopo (MX) and Caoluste Gulbernkain Foundation (PT)


Workshop: "lo tradicional, la globalización y el bla bla bla"
Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City 
El taller está estructurado a modo de laboratorio de reflexión y creación cuyo objetivo es buscar diferentes formas de relacionarse actualmente con danzas y músicas tradicionales mexicanas, principalmente, pero también portuguesas y holandesas con fines de creación coreográfica y musical. A través de herramientas como la apropiación, descomposición y composición de las formas rítmicas y movimientos inmersos en las músicas y danzas tradicionales mencionadas, se tocarán temas como identidad cultural, tradiciones y globalización. ​
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​Unifying (archives) 2017
​Amsterdam Fonds voor der Kunst, Netherlands




​How do local traditions globalize our world? How would today’s Golden Records be like? All over the globe steps are being taken to create a collective identity. Unifying (archives) is an attempt to represent The World in one go. A commissioned lecture-performance on the counterbalance between nationalism and globalization.

​Supported by Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst 

Rehearsals: BAU studios, Amsterdam
Premiered: March 2017, DokZaal Amsterdam 

Collaborators: Kaspar Föhres for music, Michiel Terpelle ​on graphic design and Enrico Meijer documenting.
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Public interventions: the 5 traditional global dances in the streets of Amsterdam
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​Unfurling 2016
Festival LA PORTINGALOISE Portugal

​Lecture-performance 45 mins 
Creation Process in ArtEZ Arnhem (NL), A22 Porto (PT) and Skype (WWW)
Premiered: "Festival LA PORTINGALOISE" in A22 Porto, (PT)

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​First long duration work for Blurry Identities Project in which the processes and results of Diluting (2014) and Collaging (2015) are shared and also a research on symbols, flags and militar marches starts.
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Collaging 2015
Dansateliers, Netherlands

The creation of the five traditional globalized dances. Some dutch dances were learned by text (Riepe Riepe Garst, Baonopstekker, Slaapmuts, Olde Step, and Ijswals) and used as canvas to collage a glossary of traditional dances movements learned though tutorials in YouTube from Canada (Inuit), D. R. Congo, Iceland, Israel, Hungary, Mongolia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Porto Rico, Russia and Zimbabwe. If we think Culture as the glue that keep us together, what are we glued to nowadays?
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​Duet. 25 min
Creation Process: "One Nights Dance 2015" project Dansateliers,
​Rotterdam, (NL)
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Diluting 
2014
ArtEZ Institute of Arts, Netherlands

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A dilution of the Mexican and the Portuguese cultures through the exploration and exploitation of some traditional dances: Concheros, Jarabe Tapatío, Vira do Minho, Corrindinho do Algarve.

Duet. 20 min
​Creation Process:  ArtEZ DansAcademie, Arnhem (NL)

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