May 24 2024 81 mins
Today we are chatting with René Alejandro Huari Mateus.
René is a dance artist from Colombia, she studied chemistry before discovering dance and the power of movement rolling down her spine one day. Encounters brought her to Germany where she trained At the Folkwang School in Essen - before dancing as a guest dancer for Pina Bausch. She then worked as a full time dancer of the the Staatsatheater Kassel, for 3 seasons, she also worked amongst others, with Tino Sehgal during Documenta13.
René has always been interested in creating, she (and I quote) 'choreographs dances that celebrate the more-than-human, pursuing a naïve stubbornness: to defy the windmills of institutionalized discrimination, which in Germany occasionally allows some dances to be choreographed by some non-Germans.'
René is a gift in my life, I will always remember the joy I felt when we bumped into each other in an elevator. This meant the audition we both attended, was about to offer 2 years of incredible friendship and artistic partnership. René is a dear friend and a wonderful artist and thinker I feel connected to - someone with an ultra creative mind and a fascinating analytical eye. She thinks outside the box and outside the box thats outside the box. You will laugh at her stories, and think through her words.. I hope you’ll enjoy this chat as much as I did!