Who hasn’t felt the weight of the pandemic this past year? Who hasn’t felt the anxiety, stress, and worry that our lives are forever changed?

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Every crisis gives an opportunity for new ambitions.

 

During the initial lockdown, Mauricio Vera, a New York based dancer, found himself an intimate artistic refuge. Aware of the growing importance of technology and social media, he decided to explore the possibilities of creating with other artists from a distance with a dance film. The whole project took place with only inside one apartment as the stage and one cellphone camera to document the process.  

Consequently, “Restless” was made and with it the drive to continue to produce short dance films long after the pandemic with other dancers from around the world. This first short film #danzarestless has​ already received awards​ such as: 1st ​prize at the DancinBO ​in Bologna Italy, the best of dance in 2020 by "El Circulo de Críticos de Arte de Chile", winner in the Prague International Indie Film Festival, short Film catalog at the Cannes film festival Marche Du film, semifinalist and nominated at nine Film Festivals in 9 different countries.

The ​objective is to continue producing digital dance works with the prospect of creating a hybrid and virtual dance company. The group will provide international communication between artists enhancing job opportunities as well as an enriched cultural exchange. We wish to expand the collaboration to Europe, USA and South America in order to create 7/8 short films with different cultural identities for the end of the year 2021.

The project insures artists that against future eventualities it will continue to produce remunerated material and will strive to support the art community.
 
When the company has reached an important amount of dance films, we plan to distribute the collection to film festivals and stream the works from private homes to online galas, theatres websites and streaming platforms.

We are Restless to create and dance again. However, to produce the highest quality of dance films, we need to adequately compensate the production and artistic staff.

All donations will be invested back into the artists in order to improve your lifestyle with our best entertainment.  The objective: to constantly evolve in a creative space.  Dance films have​ become a necessity for dancers to persevere today and to entertain 21st century audiences.

Creativity will not be threatened by these times. Art will remain part of our lives and so will dancers, choreographers, video editors and other artistic jobs fundamental to society.

  We depend on your generous support to launch our digital, artistic and performative residency.

Danza Restless is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Danza Restless must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

We need your support and without your help we cannot start this project.

We thank you in advance for your generous support - the opening date begins with you!

About us :=)

 

Ombline Noyer is a French/United States Citizen dancer who received her pre-professional training in both classical and contemporary dance at the Superior Dance School of Rosella Hightower in Cannes. During that time she was also a member of the Cannes Jeunes Ballet (Youth ballet) until her graduation in 2012. She then began freelancing with the Czech company 420PEOPLE directed by Vaclav Kunes where she also participated in the piece “Phrasing the Pain” created by the invited choreographer Ann van den Broek. Following this, she continued to work in various projects within Europe such as for example with Julia Anna and Marios Konstantinous in Cyprus and Lia Haraki for the site-specific performance “Drops of Peace'' (2015). Cumulating in experiences she danced with disabled dancers, took part in a Christmas pop up show (2016, UK) and then integrated the Companhia de Dança de Matosinhos (2017) to work with Gustavo Oliveira. Finally, she joined the Ballet Nacional Chileno under the direction of Mathieu Guilhaumon until October 2020.
In parallel to this she continued to attend intensives and workshops such as the Summer Dance Lab Candoco Dance Company (2014), Hofesh Shechter Company professional intensive (2015), Gaga Winter Course Intensive (2016), Winter Intensive Hubbard Street Dance Company (2017), Springboard Danse Montreal (2018).
Ombline is currently a part-time student at the England Open University in a BA in Arts and Humanities.
 
 

A New York City based United States Citizen, Shannon Wright is a dancer and choreographer. She graduated in 2019 from East Carolina University, earning her BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography and graduating Magna Cum Laude with University Honors and National Dance Honors. She was awarded the Outstanding Senior Dancer for her work within and outside the BFA program. Following graduation, she moved to NYC to continue her career in the arts.
 Shannon has trained under notable professors such as David Ingram, John Dixon, Teal Darkenwald, and Danielle Sheather. She has participated in additional training with Trinity Laban Conservatoire UK, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Eisenhower Dance Detroit.
Her recent work as a production & marketing assistant for Jodi Kaplan of Booking Dance Festival exposed her to networking opportunities aimed at educating young professionals on arts equity and social justice. Shannon plans to further her education in arts management and administration.

 

Prolific multidisciplinary creator, trained at the University of Chile and at the Theater. Recognized for being behind remembered visual works, for the Scene, the Cinema, and the Television, as a designer and art director: The Mission, Twins, Brunch, Sin Sangre; Machuca, Los 80, La buena vida, Violeta went to heaven, Spider, etc. Among the latter, Goya Best Ibero-American Film and Grand Prize of the Sundance Festival Jury, directed by A. Wood, and of which he is a co-writer. In 2010, he heads a multidisciplinary team responsible for the artistic content of the Chilean pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, obtaining for Chile the Gold Medal: Gold Theme Development. In 2007 he premiered as author and theater director, Pelo Negro Boca Arriba, and recently the acclaimed version of Olenna by D. Mamet. Self-taught Director of the Fiction Series, responsible for the last two seasons of the series Los 80, being designated Director of Revelation TV. In 2021. He will premiere a biographical miniseries -winner of the CNTV fund- about the life of Chilean & United States writer (Isabel Allende) on HBO MAX USA & Amazon Prime LAT.

 

Born in Torrelavega, Spain. He began his dance studies at the Escuela Superior de Ballet AKAMINE-SMINK and two years later he entered the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1997 he entered the Escuela del Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile. The following year he graduated from said institution, and Ivan Nagy, director of the Ballet de Santiago at the time, hired him as an aspirant for the 1999 season. In 2010, under the direction of Marcia Haydée, he was promoted to soloist, a position which continues to the present day.
As a choreographer, since 2013 he has made more than twenty dance pieces, which range from complete classical ballet (NUTCRACKER, COPPELIA, PETER AND THE WOLF), original works (23:59, SESSION 9, D⁴, REALITY SHOW, ALADDIN, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, OBJETO DE MI PROPIO DESEO), videodance (37, EN CADA COSA QUE HAGO, #DANZARESTLESS), concerts (FÖLLAKZOID), musicals (PEOPLE) and music videos (LOS BIKERS). In most of his original works he is also in charge of creating the music.
It should be noted that this year #DANZARESTLESS won the award from the Circulo de críticos de arte de Chile as the best digital collaborative creation in 2020, and his film included in it (OCASO) also won the first prize at the Dancing'BO festival in Bologna (ITALY).

Paola Méndez resides in Santiago de Chile, is a Clinical Psychologist and Master in Psychology
Junguian Analytical Clinic of the Adolfo Ibáñez University, graduated in Dance Therapy and
corporal expression in Rukalegre, student of Astrology in the Astrotherapeutic school of Santiago.
She has dedicated more than 10 years of her life to dance, mainly exploring rhythms.
Latinos such as Cuban salsa, bachata, Afro Cuban dance and son, where she has found
various tools to express and channel sensations, feelings and
emotions, in addition to representing dance a passion in her life.
She is always exploring new alternative therapeutic tools to go
complementing her work such as Reiki, Gemotherapy, reading of the oracle of
feminine energy, Aroma therapy, among others.
She is currently dedicated to emotional education, a topic that she considers fundamental
in the life of every human being, which is why I create the company called (EMOTIVATE), in the
which is generating content, products and resources so that people can go
becoming aware of their emotions, working on their management and improving their quality
of life.

Chilean ballet dancer, based in Tribeca - New York, Mauricio began his studies in 1998 with (Bafochi) Ballet Folclórico Chileno & Hugo Urrutia Academy, In 2000 He was accepted at the Chilean Opera House School of Ballet of the Teatro Municipal de Santiago, under the artistic direction of Patricio Gutierrez. He became a apprentice and corp of the Ballet De Santiago under the direction of Marcia Haydée. He participate in several Chilean TV productions like the annual Festival International de Viña del Mar. In 2006, he continued studying at the National Ballet of Cuba of Alicia Alonso in La Habana. After moving to the USA 2011 he trained at Steps on Broadway and School at Steps in NYC and worked with Charleston Ballet Theater in South Carolina. After He danced with State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, CA for six seasons, was SemiFinalist of "So you think you can dance" LA & next round, Season 11 ON Fox TV, 2018 he moved back to east coast and joined Roxey Ballet in New Jersey dancing principal rolls, He participated in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade. Also Connecticut Ballet Company, FJK Dance Company for the 2018-19-20 seasons At the same time, In NYC Manhattan he performed at the 2019 Biannual Whitney Museum (Master & Form) installation and Solomon Guggenheim Museum annual Gala.

He has toured all over Germany, China, as well as the USA invited as a guest artist especially for the Nutcracker season. Mauricio has danced and produced the first Las Condes International Ballet Gala and Festival Reencuentro de Coreógrafos in Santiago de Chile and in NYC #dancerestless digital collaboration that has Won the 1st Place Soloist category in (World Dance Connection) DanceBologna in Italy, Best of 2020 Award in Dance by the Circle of Art Critics of Chile, Best Newcomer Actor Award, Best Production and Short Film at the Prague International Festival. Gold Medal in the Latin American Soloist Dance category. He Choreographer of the LA- Hollywood short Film (Bubble). He created the Duo (Messages) with the Finnish choreographer, who toured different theaters and festivals of the NYC scene.
Recently Mauricio became a tech Entrepreneur App for the Arts.