Projects
5 Paths to Uptown Stories
A Dance-Theatrical piece
October 29 & 30, 2021 | @ 7:30pm
October 31, 2021 | @ 4:30pm
El Barrio's Artspace / The Black Box Theater
New York, NY 10029
This choreographic work is presented on stage that
emulates a "maze/cage", with clear plastic walls as urban playground of dance, music and drama. With a diverse cast of dancers, singers and a drag-queen.
Cast: Ellen O'Brien, Alessia Secli, Sara Grassi, Luca Villa, Roy "Chicky Gorgina", Yvanhova Figueroa.
Artistic Director/ Choreographer : Elliott Ortiz
Tech Dir/ Lights : John McGee
MUA/ Hair/ Costume Coordinator: Percy Van Oordt
Everything Around Us
Version 2019 (remake)
May 10, 11, 17, 18 | @ 7pm
El Barrio's Artspace/ Gallery Space/ New York, NY 10029
A dance/physical theater performance, where the human adventure is reshaped by six dancers and one actress through their characters, with distinguishing gestures, abstract movements that sculpt emotions and enrich the choreographic language .
This choreographic piece describes the world around us with simplicity, some humor and poignancy. Cast members: Belange Rodriguez, Raymond Rivas, Carlos Gonzalez, Luna P. Carreira, Yvanhova Figueroa, Elliott Ortiz.
Artistic Director/ Choreographer: Elliott Ortiz
Orzaneaux Art space
( crossed collaboration project)
Orzaneaux Art space
(gallery NYC)
Jun 21 to Aug 30. 2018
A series of portraits of people representing characters from their imagination. 131 images. 83 people were photographed.
Curated by Miguel Rivera
Art Direction by Elliott Ortiz
Photographer : Carlos David ( head of the project)
Everything Around Us
premier Quebec- Canada
(original version 2015). Presented by
Les Fetes Internationales du Theatre, organized by IUTA & Valleyfield College. Spring 2015
An excuse to create characters and situations to describe the world around us. the performance dramatizes urban events by blending modern dance forms with contemporary tunes, poems, and theatrical expression Everything Around Us is Dramaturgy in Dance
Performers: Yvanhova figueroa, Jonny Rueda, Elliott Ortiz & Students of Drama Troupe of Valleyfield.College
Artistic Dir./ Choreographer: Elliott Ortiz
Photos by Marc Bruxelle
A Dark Wind With
Female's Name
crossed collaboration with BIP & El Barrios Artspace
A choreographic piece that reflects some experiences , facts during Maria hurricane passed through Puerto Rico.integrated poetry and sketches movements, offering an emotional call to climate action
A theatrical-dance performance for La Patria Resiste. Choreographed by Elliott Ortiz & Heber Romero. With poem by Papoleto Melendez. El Barrio's Artspace Gallery 2018
Clark Center & El Barrio's Artspace Dance Festival
A crossed collaboration with El Barrio's
Artspace and The Clark Center
Oct 19 & 20 / 2018
Dancers and choreographers from both institutions meet to celebrate dance in East Harlem New York.
Dance 10 Project collaborator
Production Coordinator : Elliott Ortiz
Untimely Movements
Dance Festival
April 28 & 29, 2017 | 7:30pm
Untimely Movements it is a Dance- Show structured as a collection of unrelated short stories which express the metaphor of “Time Passing. First cross collaboration with dancers & choreographers from El Barrio's Artspace and special guest: KR3T's Dance Company (Violeta Galagarza). This fest was organized by Elliott Ortiz & D.10 Project