Silvana Cardell, Georgian Court University dance director and the choreographer behind Supper, People on the Move, will showcase her work in New York May 14-15. A companion photo gallery will accompany the performance. (Photo courtesy of SupperDance.com)
Performance by GCU’s Silvana Cardell Tackles Mobility, Identity, and Community
Georgian Court university Assistant Professor of Dance Silvana Cardell will share her thought-provoking performance, Supper, People on the Move, May 14-15 at New York’s La MaMa! Moves dance festival.
The invitation to participate is an honor, says Ms. Cardell whose moving work about the immigration experience debuted in Philadelphia in 2015. She joins only 17 invited highly selective guest artists. Overall, the artists—many of whom hail from other countries—explore social issues around politics, culture, the environment, and more.
“It is about mobility and decisions moving you,” Ms. Cardell, a native of Argentina, has said in previous interviews. “An action starts with a clear intention, and it is carried away by a tide of impulses.”
When creating Supper, People on the Move, Ms. Cardell received major funding from the prestigious Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia, as well as the Swarthmore College Project. As director of the GCU Department of Dance, Ms. Cardell also received a summer research grant for the project from Georgian Court.
The piece continues to draw praise from audiences and critics alike. Most recently, the online publication Broadway World added that Supper “brims with emotional power that is part and parcel of the psychological and physical challenges of an immigrant’s journey.”
Tickets are available online for Supper, People on the Move performances Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15. The entire LaMama Moves! Festival runs through May 29. A preview of Ms. Cardell’s work is shared below.
