PRESS RELEASE
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Catalan
choreographer Sňnia Gómez performs with her mother at
Long Center’s Rollins Studio Theatre. Dance Umbrella will present Barcelona-based artist Sňnia Gómez in her multi-media work "Mi Madre y Yo" on Friday and Saturday May 8th and 9th in the Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center. Performances are Friday at 8:00 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 1:00 p.m. These performances mark the first American Tour of this major figure of the Catalan contemporary dance scene with engagements at NY’s Baryshnikov Arts Center and here in Austin. "The
most honest performance to be seen in Madrid Choreographer Sňnia Gómez is known for bringing her personal experiences to the stage with honesty and boldness and in “Mi Madre y Yo” she shares the stage with her mother Rosa Vicente. Set to the music of The Beach Boys, Tina Turner and Kraftwerk, “Mi Madre y Yo” (in Spanish with English subtitles) incorporates text, movement and video projections with theatrical flare to portray the sometimes difficult, absurd, generous and tender moments of an intimate relationship between daughter and mother. Born and raised in Barcelona, Sňnia Gómez studied contemporary dance and choreography at the Theater Institute of Barcelona and at Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker‘s P.A.R.T.S. school of dance in Brussels, Belgium. She performed among others with La Carniceria Teatro and Fura del Baus before collaborating with several artists including Chicks on Speed, Juango Sáez and Sergi Fäustino. Since 2004, Sňnia has been developing her own projects, having brought to the stage in Barcelona and on tour elsewhere in Europe, several multi-media works including “Mi Madre y Yo”. The performance will be Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th in the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W Riverside Drive. Advance tickets are $12 Members, Students & Seniors and $15 General Admission. At the Door $15 Members, Students and Seniors and $18 General Admission (additional service charges will apply). Special Event – In honor of Mother’s Day, Dance Umbrella is offering a special $30 ticket for the Saturday matinee which includes a ticket to “Mi Madre y Yo” and a Special Luncheon at Z’Tejas with Sonia Gomez and her mother Rosa Vicente following the Saturday Matinee performance. Visit DU website for more info. Dance Umbrella was founded in 1977 in Austin as a non-profit organization to promote and encourage the knowledge, appreciation, practice and performance of dance. Dance Umbrella presents innovative contemporary dance makers from around the world in its DISCOVER DANCE series to engage both the young and old in programs that express the diversity of the human experience and bring the power, culture and history of dance to the Austin community. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Tickets for “Mi Madre y Yo” are $12 - $18 (+sc) and are available through Dance Umbrella www.danceumbrella.com or The Long Center www.thelongcenter.org or by calling 512-454-LONG. For additional information on the event call Dance Umbrella at 512-450-0456 or visit www.danceumbrella.com.
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