DANIEL ROJASANTA
Performing Multidisciplinary Artist born in Latin America.
Studied Plastic Arts & Contemporary Art at the Colombia National University, got a Master degree on Traditional Chinese Painting at the China Art Academy, with a thesis about Painting & Performance, and learned Physical Theater in South Korea with the Theater Troupe Georipae.
Through his studies in Asia, integrated his Western experience on diverse fields like Contemporary Art, Improvisation, Physical Theater, Clown and Capoeira, with Eastern Arts and Culture: Meditation, Yoga, Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, Butoh and TaiJiQuan (TaiChi). After co-creating the first CI community in Hangzhou, he toured extensively in China teaching Somatics and Contact Improvisation, and performing his own Improvisation pieces co-created in collaboration with Contact HZ, as well as The ASK Dance and Theater productions, created by the Theater Troupe Teatre Animal from Spain and the Swedish Dance Company Ingrid Olterman Dans.
He had performed at the India Art Fair in New Delhi, the Myriang Village Theater in South Korea, the National Grand Theater in Beijing and the Power Station of Art at the Shanghai Art Biennial.
Member of the Europe Contact Improvisation Teachers Conference ECITE in Italy and Belgium, and Teacher and Performer at the TOUCH China Contact mprovisation Art Festival.
His Art practice is rooted in Contact Improvisation, with explorations on Theater, Dance, Music and Literature, in Art Events and International Festivals in India, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Georgia, China, Japan, South Korea, Colombia, United States and Thailand.