Belinda Aimé Sáenz, MA, MEd, BFA
Multidisciplinary Performer, Teaching Artist, Instructional Specialist, Choreographer,
Scholar, Performing Arts Entrepreneur, Doctoral Candidate
Intérprete Multidisciplinaria, Artista Docente, Especialista en Instrucción, Coreógrafa, Académica, Empresaria en las Bellas Artes, Candidata al Doctorado en Educación
I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.
― George Balanchine
Choreography
A celebration and inquiry of the richness and intricacies of life! Through my choreographies and performance, I aim to honor, preserve, and divulge intercultural identities and legacies. Through innovative amalgamation of dynamic contemporary dance, traditional world folk dances, pedestrian movement, and socially conscious research, my work presents personal and communal visions and concerns while inviting expression, collaboration, discussion, and change.
The US in USA
Year of production: Spring 2017
Production: NYU Susan Koff
Artistic Direction: Deborah Damast
Lighting Design: Cris Dopher
Choreography: Belinda Sáenz & Dancers
Dancers: Denise N. Brown, Cinthia Conlon McManus, JoAnna Fisher, Daria Fitzgerald, William Huntington, Dena Nicole Quarantillo, Danielle Staropoli, Ana Zárate.
Music:
NYC Protest 2017 recorded by B. Sáenz
Immigrant Stories’ Excerpts by: Justin Schell, Natasha Reika, Ederick Lokpez, Irma Marquez Trapero, Ariana Yang, John Andreozzi, Silvia Alvarez de Avila, William Nyangun, Alejandra Cruz Blanco, Yan Naving, Mary Fray, Adam Martinez, Ayan Omar, Chiyoko Toguchi Swartz, Magnolia Yang Sao, and anonymous.
The Last Stand by Michael Ash Sharbaugh & Mike Sober
The Demagogue by Lila Downs
*I do not own the right to this music
Photography: Benjamin Ouriel
New York University- Frederick Loewe Theater NYU Steinhardt Distinguished Faculty Concert
Noche Flamenca
Year of production: Spring 2016
Production: NYU Susan Koff
Artistic Direction: Deborah Damast
Lighting Design: Cris Dopher
Choreography: Belinda A. Sáenz
Dancers:
Shannon Chapman
Tiffini Jones
Margaret Lipton
Wipavee Patoompong
Dena Nicole Quarantillo
Danielle Staropoli
Music:
“Road to Her Home”, “Flower of Romance”, and “2 The Night” by Ottmar Liebert
*I do not own the right to this music
New York University- Frederick Loewe Theater NYU Steinhardt Distinguished Faculty Concert
EnRelaciones
Year of production: Spring 2015
Production: NYU Susan Koff
Artistic Direction: Deborah Damast
Lighting Design: Cris Dopher
Choreographer: Belinda Sáenz
Dancers:
Alycia Marie Heckathorn
Carlye Anne Denice
Jiwon Ham
Joan Liu
Kimberly Yancheson
Lijun Gan
Margaret Lipton
Megan Minturn
Music:
Lonely Tear Drops by Jackie Wilson
In the Still of the Night by The Five Satins
Hit the Road Jack Performed by Ray Charles Composed by Percy Mayfield
Back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro
*I do not own the right to this music
New York University- Frederick Loewe Theater NYU Steinhardt Distinguished Faculty Concert
Sueño Mestizo
Year of production: Fall 2013
Production: NYU Susan Koff
Artistic Direction: Deborah Damast
Lighting Design: Cris Dopher
Choreographer: Belinda Sáenz
Dancers: Ako Ando
Li Jun Gan
Jamia Nicole Jordan
Danielle Pierce-Master
Tatiana Santos
Samantha Lopes Sousa.
Music: “Zapateado,” “Hechizo Nocturno” and “Guacamole,” all by Luis Leñero Elú. Mix by Belinda A. Sáenz and Cerezmy Salcido.
Photography: James Alonzo White
New York University- Frederick Loewe Theater NYU Steinhardt MA Concert.