SCHEDULE
Backhaus Summer Dance Intensive
Countertechnique & ImprovisationJuly 27, 2021, 12:45-3:45pm
Countertechnique in-person Class
July 17, 2021, 10:30am-12pmStomping Ground LA
Blaktinx Alumni Concert: "Smashcut"
Premiere of new dance film "(re)volver"Streaming June 24-29, 2021, 7pm
Countertechnique Online Spring Series
June 4, 10-11:30am PSTFor full schedule and registration go to
Online Spring Series | Countertechnique®
San Diego Dance Theatre Dance Concert "Other Times, Other Places"
May 21 & 22 at 6:30pm PDTMay 23 at 2:30pm PDT
Liberty Station
Performing new solo "Milonga Mia"
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Countertechnique Online Winter Series
March 19 & March 26, 10-11:30am PSTFor full schedule and registration go to
Online Winter Series | Countertechnique®
PAST EVENTS
Countertechnique Workshop
Jan 4-8, 2020, 10am-12pmThe Space at Diavolo
Guest Artist Residency at University of Southern Mississippi
Oct 15-19, 2019Countertechnique classes taught to students in the School of Performing and Visual Arts
New work created for the Repertory Dance Company
LA MADE: "Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"
October 6, 2019 @ 2:00 PMLos Angeles Public Library
Blaktinx Dance Festival
"Her Name Was Miriam"
Sept 20-21, 2019, 7:30pmBootleg Theatre
In the 1970s Rosanna Tavarez's mother moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic seeking a better life. As a teenager, Tavarez's mother began work in jewelry and sewing factories in New York City as an undocumented worker. In this new work-in-progress, Rosanna shares a conversation with her mother about the day the immigration officers raided one of the factories where she worked, and chaos and tragedy ensued.
American Dance Festival
July 8 - July 21, 2019Duke University
At the heart of ADF is the Summer Dance Intensive (formerly Six Week School), where dancers from around the globe come to train, create, and discover the vast possibilities of the dance world. More than a series of classes, the Summer Dance Intensive is a powerful opportunity to move, make, research, discuss, and form lifelong, career-building relationships with other dance artists. Over the course of the festival, students of all levels work each day with ADF’s diverse faculty, extraordinary musicians, and vibrant student body to create rewarding, life-changing experiences. The five-and-a-half week commitment results in the enduring, hard-won benefits that only long-term training can yield.
Rosanna Tavarez & Charles Slender-White teach Countertechnique and Improvisation for Performance
LA Dance Festival
"Her Name Was Miriam"
April 14, 2019, 6:30pmLuckman Fine Arts Complex
In the 1970s Rosanna Tavarez's mother moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic seeking a better life. As a teenager, Tavarez's mother began work in jewelry and sewing factories in New York City as an undocumented worker. In this new work-in-progress, Rosanna shares a conversation with her mother about the day the immigration officers raided one of the factories where she worked, and chaos and tragedy ensued.
Sarasota Contemporary Dance: In Studio Series
East Coast Premiere "Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"
March 15 & 16, 2019, 7pm
Dance at The Odyssey
"Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"February 8, 2019, 2 PM & February 3, 2019, 2 PM
Full-length premiere "Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"
December 7 & 8, 2018Highways Performance Space
Countertechnique for Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company Summer Intensive
July 30-31, 201810:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Brockus Project Studios
618B Moulton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Focal Change: Countertechnique Workshop
presented by TECTONIC MARROW SOCIETY
June 18-22, 2018University of Washington
REDCAT Studio: Spring 2018
Showing work-in-progress "Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"June 9 & 10, 2018
LA Dance Platform presented by Department of Cultural Affairs
Showing work-in-progress "Hybrids of Plants and of Ghosts"June 8, 2018
Downtown Dance and Movement Center