{"id":4395,"date":"2014-07-08T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/?p=4395"},"modified":"2014-07-29T04:09:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T04:09:04","slug":"sara-de-santis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/2014\/sara-de-santis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance in a Matrix: Sara de Santis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4400\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4400\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4400\" alt=\"Sara de Santis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD-120x95.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD-480x380.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara de Santis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the murky shadows of a darkened basement a figure stirs within a matrix of projections.\u00a0\u00a0Like an insect, struggling to escape a spider web, her crafted environment distorts and shifts with movement. Eventually the dancer gains control of her environment as she maneuvers the space with greater freedom, causing major contortions of the matrix that surrounds her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4396\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4396\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4396\" alt=\"Emanuel Andel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD4-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emanuel Andel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0For dance anywhere\u00ae 2014 choreographer Sara de Santis created a web-like series of projections, which she described as a \u201cplayground to explore with movement\u201d. As Sara moved within the space, her crafted world distorted and changed with her. \u00a0\u201cThe piece was an exploration of shifting and changing landscapes and unstable environments\u201d.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/91076929\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dance anywhere\u00ae for my memories, my soul, my future!\u201d said Sara.\u00a0 Sara, a first time dance anywhere\u00ae\u00a0participant from Rome, Italy participated in dance anywhere\u00ae because she sought a community dedicated to performance in unconventional spaces. \u00a0Her work investigates the memories and stories of shared and common spaces. \u201cI love to dance in unusual spaces!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4399\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4399\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4399\" alt=\"Sara de Santis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1-120x84.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1-500x350.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD1-480x336.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara de Santis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sara&#8217;s most recent work,\u00a0<i>Lumbering Memories<\/i>\u00a0traverses the grounds of a large stone castle in Crete, Greece. &#8220;Two performers investigated the concept of memory and its place-time location. They exchanged suggestions and movement material in order to create a &#8216;common playground&#8217; where they can not only let resurface common memories but interact with each other&#8221;. Sara choreographs in locations that reflect memories and themes relevant to individuals across cultures and backgrounds. With this in mind, she perceives that site- specific dance has &#8220;an incredible potential to unite people.&#8221; \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4397\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4397\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4397\" alt=\"Emanuel Andel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3-120x96.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD3-480x385.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emanuel Andel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0Though currently based in Amsterdam, Sara choreographed \u00a0<i>Lumbering Memories<\/i> in Crete, Greece\u00a0during dance anywhere\u00ae 2014. In Crete Sara explored a wide variety of indoor and outdoor spaces, as she scouted an appropriate location for her new work. She especially enjoyed dancing near the ocean and on rocks overlooking the sea in Iraklion. These explorations inspired the site-specific &#8220;web&#8221; she created for dance anywhere\u00ae 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4398\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SD2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sara De Santis is a choreographer and performer based in Amsterdam.\u00a0She recently finished her Masters Degree in Dance and Performance at AND (National Academy of Dance) and also holds a degree in Theories and Practices of Anthropology (Sapienza, Rome). \u00a0Since 2009\u00a0she has collaborated as a choreographer and dancer with the visual artist Klaus Obermaier in &#8220;The Concept of Here and Now&#8221;. Sara has presented her own choreography in Greece, Italy, France, Poland, Germany and Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0For more information on Sara de Santis view her <a href=\"http:\/\/seradesantis.wix.com\/saradesantis#!working-on\/cb3i\">website <\/a>or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/participant\/saradesantis\">dance anywhere page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI dance anywhere\u00ae for my memories, my soul, my future!\u201d said choreographer Sara de Santis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":4400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[802,803,804,781,805,806,801],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4395"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4452,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions\/4452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}