"KUYA"

2014

This production of "Kuya," was made possible through the Joffrey Academy of Dance - 4th Annual Choreographers of Color Awards, Winning Works 2014. (premiered March 1st, 2014 at the Broadway Playhouse Chicago, IL)

Choreography by Norbert De La Cruz III
Length: 10 minutes
"Ænigmata,” Original Music by Kevin Keller 
Costume Designs by: Gabriel Hanson
Lighting: Matt Miller

Piece Description:  Kuya (tagalog) - A Filipino kinship term used as a sign of proper respect to verbally address an older male brother, cousin, friend, or family.  

"This creation aims to unfold my untold story of the visibility or disappearance of deeply personal relationships, within and without the physical world.  Although challenging and empowering the volume and mechanics of contemporary dance, I yearn to still preach of honest themes of reality within my bloodline, both familiar and unknown - striving to reenact a potentially coincidental moment of both mistake and fate within my family. This idea of ‘presence’ versus the notion to ‘vanish' defines how I comprehend a profound existence within my life – an ode to my 'Kuya.'  This is for You, my lost sibling." -Norbert De La Cruz III

PHOTOS:

---