GOLPE
For multidisciplinary artist Tammy Forsythe, art has the power to change the world. Committed to dancing every day, she translates the political landscape of our times into movement, voice, drawing, bookbinding, music and video.
The bloody violence of the struggle for democracy, the bankruptcy of the market economy, the rise of private militias and the hypocrisy of government are all themes for Forsythe. Compelled to move while reflecting on these urgent matters, she engages in a counter-dance of ultimate resistance. Golpe is a shot, as in gunshot, putsch, coup d’état. The second part of a trilogy that began with The Backtrack, this new work is highly physical, theatrical and politically committed. The movement is athletic and absurdist, echoing the physical movements of the cult of militarism. Inspiration comes from the resistance of the peoples of Honduras, Venezuela and Palestine. Forsythe adds vocals, percussion, live music and an onslaught of original sound to shake off the stuporous routine of comfort and indifference.
PRODUCED BY TUSKETDANCE
ARTISTS: JON ASENCIO + TAMMY FORSYTHE + TERENCE MCGEE + GELYMAR SANCHEZ + SIÔNED WATKINS
MUSIC: 3KORE + GUEST ARTISTS
COPRODUCTION FESTIVAL TRANSAMÉRIQUES + AGORA DE LA DANSE
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AGORA DE LA DANSE
TAMMY FORSYTHE (MONTREAL)
TUSKETDANCE
Tammy Forsythe grew up in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and studied dance at Concordia University in Montreal. She rose to prominence as a choreographer in the early ‘90s with Doberman’s Moment and Snakes Afraid. In 1996 she founded TusketDance, a company focussed on dance and video art.
