Ponzy
SCHEME

Cervera and Caldarella will revisit their 2024 collaborative duet, entitled Ponzy Scheme. This work emerged from a shared desire to get in the studio and move together, where weekly rehearsals evolved into a meaningful and cathartic ritual of movement and conversation. During those early studio sessions, we not only exchanged movement ideas but also stories about our various dance histories and dance training lineages. Our collaborative choreographic methodology honors and incorporates the unique specialties that each of us brings onto the dance floor, drawing from various movement influences, including Ballet Folklorico, Release Technique, ballet, and the Merce Cunningham Technique. This blend of movement material allows for the coexistence of our varied dance histories to exist simultaneously within the work. Throughout the upcoming residency week, we will reflect on and refine existing material while potentially discarding elements that no longer serve us. Ponzy Scheme is intended to be experimental, capturing aspects of our rehearsal process and conversations, while highlighting our individual contributions through collaborative exchange and physical dialogue.

Performances
2025 Venue: Dance Initiative in Colorado.
2024 Venue: Krannert Center for the Arts in Urbana-Champaign, IL.
In-Between
2024 Venue: Cleveland Dance Festival. Playhouse theatre. Cleveland, OH.
2023 Venue: Orlando Family Stage. Dance Festival in Orlando, FL