Julia Cima leads on a tour of history of dance

A solo piece by the French dancer/choreographer Julia Cima takes the audience on a journey through history. Cima has studied landmark works of 20th century dance and compiled a choreographic interpretation of historical solos.

The original solos are linked to specific historical events and people, and they can never be replicated perfectly. Therefore, Julia Cima’s Visitations must be seen as a new piece and an interpretation of the history of dance.

“Visitations is first and foremost an interpreter's project. It is a series of solos that do not belong to me but which I make my own. I wish that this leap into history reveals the endless wealth and variety of the moment as these dances would have done in the days of these craftspeople,” says Cima.

In this solo work, Julia Cima visits the works of ten choreographers from a period spanning almost a hundred years. The solos in question are not just any works, but cornerstones of Western dance that have blazed new trails, developed choreographical thinking in and created entire schools of dance. The dance luminaries featured include Vaslav Nijinsky, Tatsumi Hijikata, Valeska Gert and Merce Cunningham.