Deborah Colker

Deborah Colker
Deborah Colker in 2013
Born (1960-12-06) December 6, 1960 (age 64)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Theater director, writer, choreographer, dancer

Deborah Colker (born December 6, 1960, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer, theater director, dancer and choreographer.[1] She was an awardee of the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Colker was also the movement director and choreographer of the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Career

Colker began working as a movement director in 1984. She was involved in more 30 plays, working with Brazil's prominent director and actors.[2] She founded her dance company, the Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, in 1993.[3] One of her early works was Velox, which explored movement and space and integrated movements from ordinary life.[3] It focused on fusing street, classical, and contemporary dances that do not only include dancers as performers, but also actors and fashion models.[4] One of the notable performances in the company's repertoire was Mix, which featured a collection of movements that investigate the physics of motion on a vertical stage.[5] This choreography won for Colker the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2001.[6]

In 2009, she wrote, directed and choreographed the Cirque du Soleil production, Ovo.[7] Her works include 4 por 4 ("4 x 4"), which involved a quartet of dances that also featured high-class circus choreography.[8] This performance explored concepts such as containment, delicacy, limitation, daring, and transparency.[9]

Colker was responsible for the more than 6,000 volunteers who danced in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.[10] She combined Velox and Rota performances, which were part of the repertoire of her dance company.[4]

Personal life

Colker is of Jewish Russian descent, her grandparents on both sides were Jewish Russians who immigrated to Brazil.[11][12]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "A história de vida de Deborah Colker: Deborah Colker". Museu da Pessoa (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Deborah Colker | Kennedy Center". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Deborah Colker". Edinburgh International Culture Summit. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Deborah Colker: The Olympian Choreographer of Brazil | Icons". www.danceicons.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Deborah Colker Dance Company". www.israel-opera.co.il. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Olivier Awards with MasterCard – Official Site". Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  7. ^ David Ng (January 21, 2012). "Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ "Companhia De Danca Deborah Colker". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "4 por 4 | Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker". Cia Deborah Colker (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Opening ceremony choreographer promises masterpiece of dance and passion". Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker vem a BH com espetáculo "Sagração", neste fim de semana". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Deborah Colker: "Renasci com meu neto"". VEJA RIO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 27, 2024.


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