This page lists produced works for which Carlo has conceived choreography, whether solely or in collaboration with others.
2022
Last Dance, Lost Dance. College Park, Maryland, US. 45-minute dance for nine performers (Casie Curry, Brit Falcon, MK Ford, Daniel Miramontes, Javi Padilla, Christina Kouni Smith, Emma Vanderlinde, Caleb Wein, and Carlo Antonio Villanueva), with lighting design by Christina Kouni Smith, costume design by Becca Janney, scenic design by Sarah Beth Hall, sound design by Roni Lancaster, and media design by Jerran Kowalski. Presented in the Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert at the University of Maryland. 17-20 November.
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CALL. Washington, D.C., US. 10-minute solo performed by Miriam Gabriel, with music by Beyonce & Lady Gaga, and original sound and arrangement by Mimi and Carlo. Presented in the District Choreographers Dance Festival at Dance Place, under the curation and artistic direction of dani tirrell. 12 November.
re/moving maria clara. College Park, Maryland, US. Triptych of three 10-minute improvised solos performed by Carlo Antonio Villanueva, with music by La Force, John Philip Sousa, and Terry Riley. Presented in the Experimental Performance Series at the University of Maryland. 1 & 2 April.
natürliches sparkle, natürlich. College Park, Maryland, US. 15-minute dance quartet for stage; arranged and performed by Carlo Antonio Villanueva with Casie Curry, Brit Falcon, and Hana Huie; lighting and sound design by Emily Pan, projection design by Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor. Presented in the Experimental Performance Series at the University of Maryland. 11 & 12 February.
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2021
Triple Helix. College Park, Maryland, US. 10-minute improvisational performance for ten performers (Christina Alemayehu, Shekinah Brown, Debanshi Chowdhury, Casie Curry, Brit Falcon, Mary Kate Ford, Paetyn Lewis, C Macko, Emily Pan, and Jalen Wilhite), projection, and live-feed camera; directed and devised by Carlo Antonio Villanueva, Andrés Poch, and Tristan Koepke. Presented in Fall Dance Concert under the direction of Kendra Portier at the University of Maryland.
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i, [ ]bject. College Park, Maryland, US. 7-minute digital dance film for green screen, flesh, and a modern dance-trained, marginalized body. Presented in Body Politics: Corporeality in Performance seminar with Melissa Blanco Borelli, University of Maryland.
Short Guided Run for Carlo, Subject, and Viewer. College Park, Maryland, US. 7-minute digital film for sound, a runner, a maker, and the audience, with eternal appearance by Instagram influencers. Presented in Body Politics: Corporeality in Performance seminar with Melissa Blanco Borelli, University of Maryland.
We meet again in North East, Maryland. College Park, Maryland, US. 7-minute digital dance film for two improvisers in the woods (Miriam Gabriel and Carlo Antonio Villanueva). Presented in Second Season at the School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland.
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mutual luciding, Washington, D.C., US. 17-minute digital film installation with studio dancing, Google Maps, poetry. Devised and composed long distance by Motasem Siam and Carlo Antonio Villanueva, with original text and voice by Siam and dance performance by Villanueva. Curated by Candace Scarborough & Jamal Abrams for the Keep the Light On Performance Series, co-presented by Dance Place and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as part of the 2021 BlackLight Summit.
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2020
PARE KO, The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York, US. Curated by Raja Feather Kelly for the Pride Music Video Festival.
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2018
GALLIVANTING, Recess, Brooklyn, New York, US. 20-minute solo multimedia lecture-performance. Curated by Camilo Godoy.
An informal showing of solos & duos, The Pit, O’Kane Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, US. Lecture-performance duet with excerpts of Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company repertory, in the style of the Company’s Story/Time (2013). Devised and performed with Christina Robson for the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company. Curated by Art Transcending Borders at College of the Holy Cross.
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choosing (dis)agreement and differentiation 5, Jack Crystal Theatre, Manhattan, New York, US. 16-minute multimedia duet performance, 8-foot mirror, projection, video and sound design, lecture, improvisation. Created with Miriam Gabriel. Costumes by Justin Time. Curated by NYU Tisch Summer Dance as part of “Dances by Dancers of the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company”.
performance for two bodies, two mirrors, a wall, and you. Bethany Arts Community, Ossining, New York, US. Durational duet and gallery installation, with 10-foot wide mirrors, gallery walls, and work lamps. Performed with Christina Robson. Presented by Bethany Arts Community in partnership with Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company.
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choosing (dis)agreement and differentiation 4, Loree Dance Theater, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. Postmodern lecture-performance duet, with projector, video, and costumes. Created and performed with Miriam Gabriel. Curated by Stephen O’Connell.
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choosing (dis)agreement and differentiation 1, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Brooklyn, New York, US. Postmodern lecture-performance duet, with projector, video, and costumes. Created and performed with Miriam Gabriel. Curated by Fernando Maneca and Jillian Peña for BAX Upstart Program.
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2017
Untitled (Duet in A), Studio A, Gibney Dance, Manhattan, New York, US. 20-minute duet performance employing resilience and companionship in the face of a volatile, maximalist pop landscape. Costumed, choreographed, and performed with Miriam Gabriel. Sound by Jonathan Johnson. Lighting by Asami Morita. Curated and commissioned by Ben Pryor for Invocation Proclamation Manifesto at Gibney Dance.
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Untitled (GALLIVANTING), Knockdown Center, Maspeth, New York, US. 20-minute solo improvisation, with recorded voice and desert sounds. Created and performed by Carlo Antonio Villanueva. Curated by Alexis Convento for Sunday Service at Knockdown Center.
Untitled (Performance for Five), Jack Crystal Theatre, Manhattan, New York, US. 16-minute quintet performance; a development in the Untitled Series. Crafted and performed with Jennifer Payán, Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde, and Miriam Gabriel, with literary/ poetic direction and performance by xtian w. Lighting by Lauren Libretti. Curated by NYU Tisch Summer Dance as part of “Dances by Dancers of the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company”.
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Untitled (Duet on Four Frames) Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, New York, US. 16-minute quartet performance; a development in the Untitled Series. Created and performed with Jennifer Payán, Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde, and Miriam Gabriel. Curated by Movement Research for Movement Research at Judson Church.
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In the Depths of LAVA: An Ode to Richard Foreman, The Glove, Brooklyn, New York, US. Movement direction and choreography. Directed by Scott Davis.
2016
Untitled (Duet in Three Frames), Jack Crystal Theatre, Manhattan, New York, US. 15-minute duet performance, with dance, text, nudity, and improvisation. Created and performed with Miriam Gabriel. Curated by NYU Tisch Summer Dance as part of “Dances by Dancers of the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company”.
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Wood (working title), WeisAcres, Manhattan, New York, US. 22-minute duet performance with a 10-foot tall cardboard box. Costumed, choreographed, and performed with Miriam Gabriel. Projection design by Sophia DeBaun. Curated by Cathy Weis for the Sundays on Broadway Emerging Choreographers Program.
2015
How to Dinkle, Bibber, Shako and Plume, Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, New York, US. 15-minute trio researching the convergence of Cunningham and marching band techniques and aesthetics. Performed with Juliana Ventimiglia and Miriam Gabriel. Curated by Movement Research for Movement Research at Judson Church.
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Untitled (BkSD), Brooklyn Studios for Dance, Brooklyn, New York, US. 16-minute trio performance, with overhead projector. Performed with Kyle Marshall and Miriam Gabriel. Music by Gavin Bryars. Curated by Pepper Fajans and Kay Ottinger.
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Untitled (AUNTS), WOW Café Theatre, Manhattan, New York, US. 16-minute sextet, with scored choreography and improvisation. Created and performed with Robert Foerster, Benny Olk, Monica Gonzalez, Kyle Marshall, and Miriam Gabriel. Curated by AUNTS.
What We Leave Behind, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US. Movement direction and choreography. Performed by Black Watch Color Guard. Music collaboration with Dev Hynes. Curated by David Byrne for CONTEMPORARY COLOR.
2014
How to Dinkle, Bibber, Shako and Plume; Debaun Performing Arts Center, Hoboken, New Jersey, US, and Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, New York, US. 12-minute duet researching the convergence of Cunningham and marching band techniques and aesthetics. Curated by Morgan Hille Refakis and Meagan Woods.
2013
Mon Sacre du Pr, Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. Performed by Mariela Dorado, Jennifer Payán, Andy Santana, Casey O’Neill, Kyle Georgina Marsh, Hayden Katz, and Robert Foerster. Decor by Latiana Gourzong. Music by Igor Stravinsky. Curated by Julia Ritter for the Senior BFA Dance Concert at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Come Together, Loree Dance Theater, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. A duet presented in the round, performed by Hayden Katz and Robert Foerster. Music by The Beatles. Presented for a Senior Choreography Showing.
2012
חמישה במקום שלושה (five instead of three), Loree Dance Theater, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. A quintet for five Americans. Curated by Julia Ritter for Traveling Bodies at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
ואז היה אחד (…and then there was one), Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem. A solo for one homebound American. Curated by Melanie Berson.
שלוש בשבעים ושש בשבע או פחות (three at seventy-six in seven or less), Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem. Finalist in the Gertrud Kraus Choreography Competition.
2011
Pre-Birds or Future Birds, Studio 110, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. A trio about strange birds. Performed by Juliana Ventimiglia, Shelley White, and Casey O’Neill.
Let’s Go, Studio 110, Mason Gross School for the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. A video collaboration and live duet performance, devised and performed with Arielle Petruzzella.
2010
Study Number 3, Loree Dance Theater, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. A performance for eight dancers. Music by Elliot Goldenthal.
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