Quixotic Fusion
Quixotic Fusion is a collaborative ensemble of artists from various disciplines – dance, film, aerial arts, music, and fashion. This inventive group of artists goes beyond the limits of any specific art form, challenging traditional perceptions and creating a total sensory experience unlike any other for its audience.---
Voted "Best Performing Arts Group 2008"-Kansas City Magazine
Voted "Best Performing Arts Group 2008"-Kansas City Magazine
Aug 13
New show announced! Quixotic | Surface
Partnership with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Alexandra!
KCMetropolis.org takes a look into the mechanics behind the magic during a rehearsal of the Quixotic Dance Fusion aerial team before their upcoming premiere of “Lux Esalar
Jun 14
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Distant Sirens from the Lux Esalare soundtrack.
Jun 11
Moving in to the Spencer Theatre! 9 days out.
Jun 09
INTERVIEW: SONYA TAYEH TAKES FIVE DURING PREPARATIONS FOR LUX ESALARE
Acclaimed choreographer and So You Think You Can Dance judge waxes rhapsodic on Quixotic.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Sonya Tayeh has always been known as a dynamic whirlwind of movement and energy onstage, but her career has taken on a new level of intensity as of late. Born in New York but with deep roots in Detroit, Tayeh’s recent work has found her bringing her unique style as both a choreographer and a judge to the primetime television masses via the FOX Network’s reality dance competition SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Yet as they say, a body in motion will stay in motion, so it’s no surprise that Tayeh also continues to lend her talent to crafting new and exciting work for the stage, including Quixotic’s upcoming production LUX ESALARE, set to debut at Kansas City’s Spencer Theatre on June 19th. Catching up with the daring dancer and renowned instructor during a recent rehearsal break, Tayeh answered a few questions about working with the Quixotic ensemble and the preparations for LUX ESALARE.
What was your first exposure to Quixotic and what sort of impression did that make on you?
Sonya Tayeh: “When Quixotic contacted me I was very intrigued. Their team of artists is very inspiring and very talented. They are all individuals with an amazing talent to provoke and maintain an essence of quality work.”
When you consider everything that could potentially be happening on stage, what’s your approach to managing all these elements?
ST: “I make every detail as clear as I can in the rehearsal process. So when it hits the stage it’s no longer my responsibility to
take care of it anymore. I trust what’s meant to happen happens.”
What’s the most important thing you try to instill into your choreography?
ST: “The words I constantly use in the rehearsal process are ‘conviction,’ ‘details,’ ‘trust,’ and ‘intention.’”
What’s been the most interesting thing about working with Quixotic?
ST: “Choreographing dancers with more of a ballet influence was very challenging for me. But what came out of it was so impressive. They brought fluidity and softness to my ‘rough’ elements.”
What do you want the audience to take away from your work?
ST: “I want the audience to ask questions, be provoked and affected by my movement. I’m not looking for everyone to love it. I’m looking for everyone to wonder about it. I want to challenge the mind and spirit.”
Sonya Tayeh on the Web
www.sonyatayeh.com (bio, videos, photos)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JyFZz9EPVI (2009 dance reel)
Photography: Danny Ryan
Jun 08
