Ana

Trinity Research
kemiprojects.ca 

Created by Jennifer Dallas 
with dancer Ana Claudette Groppler 
Music Duke Ellington

Trinity began with my interest in the music of big band leader Duke Ellington and has since evolved to include my interest in the women of the day, in particular the flapper culture of the 1920’s. I have begun to create this new work by researching emerging physical language between three women, all within the context of the 1920’s Jazz era with a focus on Ellington’s music.

The “Flapper” Definition: fledgling, yet in the nest, and vainly attempting to fly while its wings have only pinfeathers, the symbol of budding girlhood.

About Ana

Ana Claudette Groppler was born in Toronto. She is a graduate from Rosedale Heights School of the Arts and recently graduated from The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She danced in works by Marc Boivin, Dancemakers, Danny Grossman, Susanna Hood, and Sasha Ivanochko. After graduating she worked with Mélanie Demers in Montreal with TransFormation Danse performing in Montreal’s FTA Short and Sweet. In the summer of 2011 Groppler performed with Toronto Dance Heritage, dancing David Earle’s piece Miserere. She worked as a rehearsal assistant with Michael Caldwell for his piece Ash Unravel for Dance: Made in Canada. She then began working with Jennifer Dallas and Kẹmi Contemporary Dance Projects on a new work. In the winter of 2011 she traveled to Germany, taking classes and tasting the waters.