External links
- Dorky Park: Official website
- Dorky Park in Seattle: On The Boards
- Constanza Macras/Dorky Park: Sophiensaele
- Jared Gradinger's home page
- http://www.dianebusuttil.com/
Dorky Park is a dance company from Berlin, created and directed by choreographer Constanza Macras. Initially, between 1997 and 2003, the dance troupe was called Tamagotchi Y2K.
Constanza Macras was born in Buenos Aires, where she studied dance and fashion design. After spending some time obtaining additional training at the Merce Cunningham Studio New York she moved to the city of Amsterdam, where she presented her work in various local venues. In 1995 Constanza Macras moved to Berlin and founded the group Tamagotchi Y2K which became Constanza Macras/DorkyPark in 2003
| Dorky Park | |
|---|---|
| Founded in: | 2003 |
| Type of performances: | Dance/Theater |
| Website: | http://www.dorkypark.org |
'Constanza Macras/Dorky Park' is a dance/theater company created in 2003 emerging from the cultural mecca of Berlin. Dorky Park's productions Back to the Present (2003) "Big In Bombay" (2005), "Sure...Shall We Talk About It?" (2005), "No Wonder" (2005), Scratch/Neuköln (2004) and "Mir 3: Endurance" (2003), I'm Not the Only One"Volksbühne Berlin, Brickland (2007 ) Schaubühne Berlin, Hell On Earth (2008, Hebbel am Ufer). The company continue to tour internationally to acclaimed theaters and festivals. Categorizing Constanza Macras' work can be difficult because of the unique mix of dance, music, video, and physical humor.
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