A young choreographer with a distinctive voice that The New York Times praised as “restrained and poetic,” Ms. Cardiel’s choreography has been produced in New York by Skirball Center for the Performing Arts as part of Mexico Now 2004, Joyce SoHo Presents, DanceNow Festival, Teatro La Tea as part of México Now 2005, The Local Produce Festival, Joyce SoHo 2005 y2008,Dance New Amsterdam as part of Mexico Now 2006 and The Limón Institute in 5 times . In México by Dharma Danza Contemporánea. Additionally, she has received several international awards: she was a finalist in both Mexico City’s XXIV Premio INBA/UAM Contemporary Choreography Competition (2003) and the Masdanza International Choreography Festival in the Canary Islands (2005). She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
A MAP (2008) Original Music: Juan Sosa
Set: Natalia Porter
5 dancers, 30 minutes.
Highly-charged, movement driven group work traces the path from violence and intolerance to acceptance.
Premiere @ Joyce SoHoON/OFF (2008) Original Music by Juan Sosa
2 dancers, 30 minutes
Takes a sharp look at being a performer and what it means to be 'on' or 'off'--physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Premiere @ Joyce SoHoCURVE (2007) Music: Kronos Quartet, Café Tacuba
Commission by the Professional Studies Program from the Limon Institute
12 dancers, 15 minutes
Premiere @ Cunningham StudioMAP OF FORGIVENES (2006) Original Music: Juan Sosa
Commission By The Professional Studies Program
8 dancers, 13 minutes
Premiere @Cunningham StudioFOREST (2005) Original music: Juan Sosa
Set: Natalia Porter & Daniel Holguin
2 dancers; 12 minutes
Integrating a mirrored set that frames the space, Forest dwells in an ever-shifting world on the border between waking and sleeping.
Premiere at Joyce SoHo 205, Selected for a program at Dance New Amsterdam as part of Celebrate Mexico Now 2006.SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO! (2005) Original music: Juan Sosa
5 dancers; 26 minutes
Capturing facets of the internal debate faced by many New Yorkers—particularly newcomers—about leaving or staying in the city, Should I stay or should I go! Is a nuanced portrait of the complexities of New York City living. Made possible in part through a space grant from Union Street Dance.
DRAMAMINE (2004) Original Music: Carlo Nicolau with excerpts from Café Tacuba
3 dancers; 20 minutes
A wry look at differences in language and culture, contrasting the American tendency towards pragmatism with the Mexican penchant for drama. Commissioned by JPMorgan Chase and Skirball Center for the Performing Arts for the 2004 mexicoNOW festival, and a Finalist in the 2005 Masdanza International Choreography Competition.ROMPE Y RASGA (2003) Music: Gameleon -Sun of the Lion-
3 dancers; 12 minutes
Improvisation and preparation converge to create a work that is spontaneous and full of life. Finalist in Mexico City’s XXIV Premio INBA/UAM Contemporary Choreography Competition (2003).A WALK IN THE PARK (2002) Music: Moby
9 dancers; 9 minutes
A non-stop, hysterically funny commentary on fads and individual and group behaviors. Selected for Joyce SoHo Presents 2004.