María Lucía Agón Ramírez: On the Importance of Networks and Spaces for Authenticity
08/29/24 • 96 min
In this episode, Patrick Oancia, Asia Shcherbakova and Maria Lucia Agon Ramirez discuss the experiences that shaped Maria's career in dance, from co-founding the TANZMOTO company to the creation of Mukti Espacio Vivo. The conversation delves into Maria Lucia's personal journey, including her struggles with educational expectations, the importance of family support, and the influences that led her to focus on spaces for authenticity and self-expression in her professional and personal life.
About María Lucía:
María Lucía Agón Ramírez is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Teacher of Contemporary Dance and Yoga. After high school in 1998, she joined the "Ballet Experimental Contemporaneo" in Colombia, performing at international festivals. She studied at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine in France and Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany. Since 2000, she’s performed globally and co-founded TANZMOTO DANCE COMPANY in 2004 with Mohan Thomas. She also collaborated with choreographer Royston Maldoom. In 2019, she returned to Colombia to work as a choreographer and dance teacher. In 2021, she founded MUKTI Espacio Vivo, focusing on community and interdisciplinary movement education.
Baseworks Transmission
These Baseworks Transmission conversations look at both the concrete and abstract realizations that emerge from a commitment to any kind of practice or pursuit to achieve life goals. The ideas get unpacked from their subjectivity, and the outcome of each transmission sets out to discover critical feature patterns and construct common recognition categories of physical and introspective experiences.
For time-stamped show notes, references to the topics discussed, other associated links, show transcript, full bios, and the companion reflection access, visit:
https://baseworks.com/podcast/importance-networks-spaces-for-authenticity/
In this episode, Patrick Oancia, Asia Shcherbakova and Maria Lucia Agon Ramirez discuss the experiences that shaped Maria's career in dance, from co-founding the TANZMOTO company to the creation of Mukti Espacio Vivo. The conversation delves into Maria Lucia's personal journey, including her struggles with educational expectations, the importance of family support, and the influences that led her to focus on spaces for authenticity and self-expression in her professional and personal life.
About María Lucía:
María Lucía Agón Ramírez is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Teacher of Contemporary Dance and Yoga. After high school in 1998, she joined the "Ballet Experimental Contemporaneo" in Colombia, performing at international festivals. She studied at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine in France and Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany. Since 2000, she’s performed globally and co-founded TANZMOTO DANCE COMPANY in 2004 with Mohan Thomas. She also collaborated with choreographer Royston Maldoom. In 2019, she returned to Colombia to work as a choreographer and dance teacher. In 2021, she founded MUKTI Espacio Vivo, focusing on community and interdisciplinary movement education.
Baseworks Transmission
These Baseworks Transmission conversations look at both the concrete and abstract realizations that emerge from a commitment to any kind of practice or pursuit to achieve life goals. The ideas get unpacked from their subjectivity, and the outcome of each transmission sets out to discover critical feature patterns and construct common recognition categories of physical and introspective experiences.
For time-stamped show notes, references to the topics discussed, other associated links, show transcript, full bios, and the companion reflection access, visit:
https://baseworks.com/podcast/importance-networks-spaces-for-authenticity/
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Jozef Frucek: On Fighting Monkey Practice, Communication & Adaptation Of Biological Systems
In this episode, Patrick Oancia chats with Jozef Fruček in a reflective dialogue exploring Jozef’s upbringing amidst nature and and foraging trips with his dad in Slovakia, and the profound impact it had on shaping his insights into the dynamics of “communication” between living systems (including us, humans) and their environments. The discussion unpacks the philosophical and practical aspects of Jozef’s views reflected in the Fighting Monkey Practice, touching on the themes of authenticity, adaptability, vitality, creativity, parenting, and the interplay of art and athletics, all of which underscore his journey towards cultivating versatile forms of expression and pedagogy.
About Jozef:
Jozef Frucek is a movement practitioner, artist, and educator. Born in Slovakia, he graduated from the Academy of Music and Theater of Bratislava and completed a PhD thesis in 2002. For several years he was a member of Ultima VezWim Vandekeybus, and later collaborated with the Royal Flemish Theater in Brussels. Together with Linda Kapetanea, Jozef co-founded RootlessRoot in 2006, as a platform for their own productions, research and teaching. Together, they have been developing the Fighting Monkey practice.
Baseworks Transmission
These Baseworks Transmission conversations look at both the concrete and abstract realizations that emerge from a commitment to any kind of practice or pursuit to achieve life goals. The ideas get unpacked from their subjectivity, and the outcome of each transmission sets out to discover critical feature patterns and construct common recognition categories of physical and introspective experiences.
For time-stamped show notes, references to the topics discussed about Japan, other associated links, show transcript, full bio's, and the companion reflection access, visit:
https://baseworks.com/podcast/jozef-frucek-fighting-monkey-practice-communication-adaptation
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Reflections: Jozef Frucek- On Fighting Monkey, Communication & Adaptation of Biological Systems
This is the companion REFLECTIONS transmission for the conversation Patrick Oancia had with Jozef Frucek, co-founder of the Fighting Monkey practice. To gain detailed insights and understand the philosophies discussed, we recommend listening to the original episode first. You can watch or listen to that here:
https://baseworks.com/podcast/jozef-frucek-fighting-monkey-practice-communication-adaptation/
In this Reflection, Baseworks Method co-developer Asia Shcherbakova explores Jozef’s approach to movement practice, examining how he integrates concepts of biological systems and communication within the context of Fighting Monkey. Asia contrasts these methods with the Baseworks Method, providing thoughtful comparisons and connections.
As there is a lot of contextual graphics that accompany this episode, consider watching the video instead either on Spotify or Youtube.
For show notes, transcript and other resources for this Reflection, please visit :
https://baseworks.com/podcast/jozef-frucek-fighting-monkey-practice-communication-adaptation/
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