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Past Performing Arts | Dance
Presented by CAPA and Wexner Center for the Arts
Ohio Premiere
$17 members and CAPA subscribers $20 general public $14 students and seniors
Prices include a $2 CAPA facility fee.
At the request of the artist, all audience members 5 and older must provide proof of vaccination on entry, either in the form of their vaccination card or image of their card, along with their valid state-issued or university ID, or a negative COVID-19 test conducted no earlier than 72 hours prior to show time.
On sale for Wex members and CAPA subscribers only through July 28. Public sale begins Friday, July 29, at 10 AM.
ACCESSIBILITY We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
Traverse paradoxical worlds of raw emotion in this dazzling dance theater work by internationally acclaimed Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues.
In Fúria—"fury" and "force" in Portuguese—Rodrigues travels beyond the contradictions of the ego as nine dancers bond with their primitive energies to reinvent social constructs. Exploring themes of otherness and group dynamics, she crafts a fictional universe that constantly evolves as the dancers progress from conflict and isolating individualism to jubilation and collective transcendence. The result is an invigorating experience that offers respite from numbing pandemic fatigue and the social anxiety of our time.
A driving force behind Centro de Artes da Maré, an arts center in one of Rio's largest favelas, or shantytowns, Rodrigues makes no distinction between her dance practice and the diverse community to which she is deeply committed.
Please note: This performance contains nudity.
Lia Rodrigues, Fúria, photo © Sammi Landweer.
Lia Rodrigues was born in São Paulo, Brazil. After studying classical ballet, she cofounded the contemporary dance group Andança and danced with Compagnie Maguy Marin. In 1990, she founded Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças, which has presented work in over 25 countries. The Centro de Artes da Maré, inaugurated in 2009, serves as both the headquarters for her company as well as a meeting space for artists and people of all ages. In 2005, Rodrigues won the medal of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government. She has been an associate artist in Paris at both the Théâtre National de Chaillot and Le 104 since 2018.
Copresented by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging CampusParc Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Larry and Donna James Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Performing Arts
Lia Rodrigues
