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Valerie Williams is a choreographer, director, producer and dancer, currently collaborating and creating a variety of dance productions that are performed on various stages, in an art gallery, and in virtual reality. Artistic director of Co'Motion Dance Theater, Ms. Williams has also worked as a dance artist in education in 9 states, as a rehearsal director for Bill T. Jones, a performer and researcher with Musica Antiqua, a musical theater performer, choreographer to several theater companies, and a guest artist in 6 different countries. Her choreographic work includes modern dance works, musical theater, mixed media performance and virtual reality. That work has been presented in theaters across the upper Midwest of the USA, New York City, Italy, France, and in a regular season since 1993 at the City Auditorium in Ames, Iowa. As a social dance expert, her knowledge has been sought on subjects from the dances of Medieval Spain to contemporary Swing. The focus of her artistic work at present lies in the dialogue between human movement, dance and new technologies. She has a particular interest in interactive technologies and dance which involve a live performance element, some of which focuses on audience-directed interactivity, or a combination of the two, such as exhibited in Clearly, her latest collaboration with percussionist Matthew Coley.
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Silvina López Barrera is an architect, dancer and choreographer from Uruguay. She is a Lecturer of Architecture at ISU where she teaches design studios. A founder and co-director of “ATE” dance company, she has also danced with “Danza-Qué?!” and Moebius in UY and travelled to international festivals. During 2008 she was part of “Artists in the Streets,” which presented dancers in unconventional spaces. Her work as a dancer, choreographer, and director was awarded by the Municipal Government of Montevideo-Uruguay. Since 2009 she has been dancing with Co|Motion Dance Theater and Fellow Travelers Performance Group.
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