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Melecio Solo ('Super Weird')

Archive folder: Melecio Estrella solo

Amelia Rudolf (choreographer) for dancer Melecio Estrella · BANDALOOP

A vertical dance solo for BANDALOOP's Melecio Estrella, built by Amelia Rudolf to Ben Juodvalkis's 2013 track 'Super Weird', which Ben lengthened for the company. It premiered at Oakland City Hall during the 2015 Art & Soul Festival and returned in BANDALOOP's 2016 East Coast touring performances.

Premiere
2015-08-01
Venue
Oakland City Hall, Art & Soul Festival (free performance)
Where
Oakland, CA
Performances
Premiered Aug 1, 2015 at 3 pm at Oakland City Hall for the Art & Soul Festival. BANDALOOP licensed the music again in Sept 2016 for three short performances at Dartmouth College (Hopkins Center for the Arts, Maffei Arts Plaza, Hanover, NH, Sept 16, 2016) and two at Fairfield University (Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, CT, Sept 9, 2016). A 'Mele solo' scene was part of BANDALOOP's #SFPublicCanvas (San Francisco, June 2016). An 'SFPC redux of Mele solo' opened #ProvidencePublicCanvas (June 2017) as Scene 1, where the solo led into a duet with McKee and Tassiana Willis sang live from the stage.
Credits
Choreography: Amelia Rudolf (BANDALOOP). Dancer: Melecio Estrella. Music: Ben Juodvalkis ('Super Weird', 2013, lengthened for BANDALOOP in July 2015 as 'Bandaloop Melecio Solo Music 2.0'). Providence 2017 version: live vocals by Tassiana Willis; staging by Amelia Rudolf.

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