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| Born | February 6, 1955 New York City, US |
Dulcy Langfelder, better known as Dulcinea Langfelder is a multidisciplinary American artist (drama, dance, song, mime, multimedia). [1] Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1955, she's the founder of Dulcinea Langfelder & Co. [2]
Dulcinea studied dance with Paul Sanasardo, [3] then mime with the master, Étienne Decroux, in Paris. She has studied theatre with Eugenio Barba and Yoshi Oida. [2] When Decroux's assistants, Jean Asselin and Denise Boulanger, returned to Montreal to establish their company, they invited Dulcinea to join la Troupe Omnibus. [2] She moved to Montreal in 1978.
Dulcinea signed choreographies in over twenty musical comedy and television productions. Her diversified talent, her socio-satiric sense and her inspiration garnered her the honor of being named Personality of the year by the Montreal daily, La Presse, in 1990. [4]
In 1985, she founded her own company which she named Virtuous Circle Dance theatre. Since then her works have toured around the world. In 1997, she changed her company's name to Dulcinea Langfelder & Co. [12]
Dulcinea Langfelder & Co. is a non-profit organization that creates and presents multidisciplinary shows worldwide. The company aims to brighten life with entertaining creations that also refreshes our minds and souls. With a tragicomic background, her work combines drama, dance and multimedia, going through disciplinary and cultural barriers.
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