Charya Burt

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18 Dec, 2013

The First Stage of My Creative Process for Silenced

2016-03-12T01:39:06-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|Tags: , , |

I am currently working my latest dance piece called Silenced. It is a piece honoring the life of Cambodian pop icon Ros Serey Sothea mixing some of her songs from 1960’s Cambodian pop music with original compositions for guitar composed by my long time composer, Alexis Alrich. The piece is also integrated with video imagery, designed by Olivia Ting, as a backdrop throughout the piece. In the first part of the piece I will use Classical Cambodian dance vocabulary as

23 Feb, 2014

Silenced Has Taken Shape

2016-03-12T01:38:52-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|

My first work-in-progress felt a bit rushed because there were so many new ideas I was experimenting with. After a while things came together and I was able to see how I could I make the piece into what I wanted – a compelling story bringing together many elements, thematically, choreographically, musically, and visually. I have tried to use Classical Cambodian Dance vocabulary in a new context creating a style that is more expressive with movements I hope reflect a

9 Mar, 2014

At the end of Silenced:

2016-03-12T01:38:38-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|

It has been an intensive residency for the past five months at CounterPULSE, beginning from November of last year up until now. From the first stages of research to the exploration of movement and recently the presentation of three works-in-progress performances, now Silenced has reached its final stage. These five months of discovery and inspiration will stay with me for the rest of my life. The challenges of this piece involves so many elements interwoven together to tell this compelling

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