Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox: Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles
Трэвор Копп, Джеф Фокс: Бальные танцы, которые отрицают гендерные роли
Trevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative. Full bioJeff Fox - Dancer
Jeff Fox is a professional dancer, competitor, choreographer who has won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance. Full bio
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first hit the airwaves,
впервые вышли в эфир,
ballroom dance instructors
бальные танцы,
популярность танцевального зала,
«тротин» — бегущие рысцой,
о тонкостях правильного «шага-пера».
geeking out that we had always done
рассуждения о бальных танцах:
than the competitive rumba
чем конкурсная румба,
не так, как вальс —
the public consciousness,
в сознание публики
somehow, we were cool --
стали клёвыми,
would get together for training seminars
встречались для тренировок
to lead all the time.
перехода от ведущего к ведомому
for switching lead and follow
эту систему в наше выступление
as part of a performance
on the shoulder.
с важным замечанием.
and director of a playwright center,
драматургического союза,
и сказала:
how political that was?"
по созданию спектакля,
collaboration to create a play
our system for switching
нашу систему переключения,
of being locked into a single role,
в одной и той же роли,
isn't just a system of dancing;
это не просто система,
consistent, though:
it's all the same --
или турнирное танго, всё равно —
you don't throw it out,
that this is the past.
respect it, revive it -- great!
цени, возрождай — отлично!
парного танца?»
of partner dancing
the other one follows.
а другой следует.
regardless of who's playing which role.
неважно, кто играет какую роль.
give a crap about your gender.
какого ты пола.
существующую систему,
more representative
чтобы она ближе отражала
не только на то, что там есть,
don't just watch what's there.
only a man or a woman.
couples just disappear.
пары просто исчезли.
соревнований по бальным танцам
ballroom competitions,
recognized on the floor,
признаются очень редко,
"professional Latin dancer,"
«профессиональный латино-танцор»
настоящего латиноамериканца.
это белые, гетеросексуальные русские пары
of white, straight Russian couples
цвета красного дерева.
there are no Asians,
нет азиатов,
just disappeared.
просто исчезли.
couple-only paradigm --
белых гетеросексуальных пар,
would never stand for this.
его никогда не примем.
straight or anything --
гетеросексуалов или других,
or functional looks like that,
разумными и функциональными,
you slap some makeup on it,
добавь макияж,
as movement, not as text,
как движение, а не текст,
своему собственному отсутствию.
from partner dancing.
из парных танцев.
two men dancing together.
двух танцующих вместе мужчин.
одного пола могут подтвердить:
ballroom circuit can attest
can be dynamic and strong and exciting,
и захватывающими танцы пар одного пола,
closed ballroom hold ...
позицию, касаясь друг друга ...
must be larger and masculine
должен быть крупнее и мужественнее,
from a totally different angle.
совершенно с другой точки зрения.
the idea of lead and follow
ведущего и ведомого,
was connected to gender?
с полом танцора?
could lead and follow each other
будут вести и следовать,
just like we do in life?
как это происходит в жизни?
«Танцы с гибким лидированием».
называемый «перевод партнёра по линии».
called the cross-body lead.
чтобы разделить импровизацию.
to break up the improvisation.
if you're not used to looking for it,
если не знаешь, к чему присматриваться,
to this transitional step,
к этому переходному шагу,
становится моментом,
to take over the lead,
может стать лидером,
лидерство партёру,
to surrender it,
перевод партнёра по линии.
a counter-cross-body lead.
в замедленном действии.
when we danced it in the opening dance.
в нашем начальном танце.
the dance moves from being a dictation
танец преображается из предписания
Каждый может следовать.
you can change your mind.
всегда можно передумать.
of how this applies,
anything can happen.
всё станет возможным.
could apply to a classic waltz.
гибкое лидирование к классическому вальсу.
передачи лидирования,
the dance itself more efficient.
танец ещё эффектнее.
traveling backwards,
where they're going.
летит вам навстречу.
of accidents out there
of this blind spot.
were to just allow for
просто разрешалось бы
множество столкновений.
but allowed this switch to happen,
всё время, но позволил бы перемену,
offering new aesthetics into the waltz.
новый стиль.
about your gender.
ваш пол абсолютно без разницы.
в клубах, конференц-центрах
in clubs, convention centers
the play we created with Lisa,
спектакля «Первый танец»
of seeing two men dancing together,
двух танцующих вместе мужчин,
волнующее и захватывающее.
увидеть наш первый показ
Lisa see our initial demonstration
ролями ведущего и ведомого,
switching lead and follow;
in our presence, our personality
своё присутствие, характер и силу
of which role we were playing.
в которой мы выступали.
настоящая свобода —
by whichever role you're playing,
которую вы играете,
true to yourself.
to look like, or a follow.
вне танцевального зала,
off the dance floor as well,
the perfect opportunity
идеальную возможность
reinvigorate an old relic,
вдохнуть жизнь в старые реликвии
of our era and our current way of being.
представляли нашу эру и наш образ жизни.
all the time with women and men
как с женщинами, так и с мужчинами,
that this is a historic form
что эта историческая модель
and produce invisibility
который мы сегодня рады видеть.
that we enjoy today.
all the ideas that don't belong to us
от всех чуждых нам идей
чем это было всегда —
to what it really always was:
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Trevor Copp - Artistic directorTrevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative.
Why you should listen
Trevor Copp was a full-time ballroom dance instructor and regional Fred Astaire's Canada American Style Latin/Ballroom Champion. He retired from teaching to pursue his love of theater and now runs Tottering Biped Theatre, a professional theater company emphasizing social justice and highly physical work in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Copp has performed in over 30 international cities and theater festivals. The salsa scene keeps him dancing, however. Locally, he coaches the World Salsa Champions, and internationally he's an avid salsa tourist, having danced it in 13 countries so far.
Copp and Jeff Fox met as colleagues during their shared tenure with Fred Astaire's Canada and remained friends after Copp retired from teaching. They would dance at social occasions where they developed their "playing fair" method of sharing the lead, which caught the eye of local dramaturge, Lisa O’Connell. Thus began the theatrical collaboration which led to the creation of a full-length Ballroom Dance/Theatre production, "First Dance," about the development of the first dance for a same sex wedding. Through building the show they formalized their "Liquid Lead" concept and continue to tour the piece at regional professional theaters, festivals and even as part of an international dance festival in Tirana, Albania. In 2015 Alida Esmail, a former student of Copp's, championed the TEDx Montreal proposal and graciously volunteered to help the Fox and Copp demonstrate their work on the TEDx stage.
Trevor Copp | Speaker | TED.com
Jeff Fox - Dancer
Jeff Fox is a professional dancer, competitor, choreographer who has won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance.
Why you should listen
After graduating with an honors degree in psychology, Jeff Fox entered the world of dance in the fall of 2000 almost by accident, investigating an ad out of curiosity, and he hasn't looked back. Working as a full-time instructor, choreographer and competitor, Fox has taught hundreds of students and won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance. In addition to his ballroom work, Fox is a double black belt martial artist and creates lyrical contemporary work focusing on the universal experiences we all share, which has been featured in festivals across southern Ontario, Canada.
Fox and Trevor Copp met as colleagues during their shared tenure with Fred Astaire's Canada and remained friends after Copp retired from teaching. They would dance at social occasions where they developed their "playing fair" method of sharing the lead, which caught the eye of local dramaturge, Lisa O’Connell. Thus began the theatrical collaboration which led to the creation of a full-length Ballroom Dance/Theatre production, "First Dance," about the development of the first dance for a same sex wedding. Through building the show they formalized their "Liquid Lead" concept and continue to tour the piece at regional professional theaters, festivals and even as part of an international dance festival in Tirana, Albania. In 2015 Alida Esmail, a former student of Copp's, championed the TEDx Montreal proposal and graciously volunteered to help the Fox and Copp demonstrate their work on the TEDx stage.
Jeff Fox | Speaker | TED.com