Dance:Call dance performance showcased at Dardo Galletto Studios on May 4th, 2019. Hosted by Alonso Guzman
BIOGRAPHY
Dat Nguyen is a dance and visual artist currently based in Salt Lake City, where he is pursuing an MFA degree at the University of Utah. His works have been presented at venues and festivals across the country, such as Versatility Dance Festival (Colorado), Mark Morris Dance Center (New York), Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival, 12 Minute Max, Mudson, Marriott Center for Dance, Salt Dance Fest, The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival (Utah), Bailando International Dance Festival, Jim & Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center (Texas), and Dibden Center for The Arts (Vermont).
Title of the dance: “Surf on Tides”
Description: The duet reflects our struggle for genuine connection while examining our relationship with our own desires, eventually allowing us to find solace in grappling with the pain of belonging and yet wanting to belong.
Length: 9 minutes – duet
Music: Rene Aubry and Frankie Reyes
Video link of the work: https://vimeo.com/318175349/34d5708a27
Note: Premiered at Versatility Dance Festival Colorado on January 12th, 2019, and has since been performed at NACHMO (Mark Morris Dance Center), Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Creators Grid at Metro Music Hall (Salt Lake City, UT). It is also scheduled to perform at Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival in March (Ogden, UT), as well as WAXworks in June (Brooklyn, NY).
Review: “A duo sways exhaustedly in each other’s arms as a mischievous guitar bounces out atop beach ambience, waves crashing and gulls calling as MotionVivid™ brings to life Surf on Tides. This piece explores the human conflict of wanting to connect while being unable to do so due to limitations we impose on the depth of relationships.” – Maggie Ramseur (Link: http://presentingdenver.org/the-commentary-corner/versatility-dance-festival/#)
