2011-11-10
Javier Dzul es maya, habla el dialecto maya y desde niño participó en rituales y danzas mayas, pero un día salió de su natal Edzná, (Campeche) y los caminos de la vida lo llevaron fuera de México; actualmente radica en Nueva York, desde
culturamazatlan.com
2011-04-04
Some dances suggest timid souls yoked to a societally approved routine. Consider the bloodless waltz, the exacting minuet. Other dances remind us that a gyrating human body is a chaotic marvel, preparing for war,celebration, or sexual congress. Co
Roll Magazine
2011-01-13
Grupo Dzul y su propuesta de danza mitica y contemporanea
Rebeca Herrero El Dario
2010-02-12
El grupo Dzul Dance fue creado por el mexicano Javier Dzul, quien nacio y se crio en una comunidad tribal maya pero con valores modernos, aspectos que 10 llevaron a desarrollar coreografias que exponen la influencia de temas arquetipicos como el n
Julio Paredes El Diario
2010-02-12
Dzul Dance is an ensemble troupe that has amalgamated dance with aerial arts in their new show Danzon at Baruch Performing arts Center. In Danzon we are submerged in Mayan rituals, offerings, the supernatural worl
Antonio Minino The Happiest Medium Blog
2009-10-02
“Simply Spectacular…”
Aharon Sosa Gonzalez, La i
2009-10-02
“Javier Dzul has a strong presence…’An Encounter with Picasso’ recalled Martha Graham’s ‘Penitente’ in its conscious use of theatricalized ritual.”
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
2009-07-01
“Dzul moves with the undulant muscularity of a jaguar…echoes of Martha Graham’s heroic tableaux are visible in his choreography as are elements of Mayan cosmology…Dzul’s imagery is intricate, epic and profuse.”
Sparrow Chronogram
2005-10-28
“Mr. Dzul tumbled in a series of flip-flopping falls and ended with his bald head mere inches from the floor. As a death scene this was extremely effective. In the instant of Mr. Dzul’s horrifying submission to gravity, it was easy to imagine that
Erika Kinetz, The New York Times
2005-06-01
“Javier Dzul’s choreography spans time and emotion…his widely varied experiences as a dancer have put a stamp on his choreography and enabled him to develop a vocabulary that fuses different elements into a cohesive expression.”
Suzanne K. Walther, Attitude: The Dancers’ Magazine
2005-04-01
“Electrifying…Dzul’s compositions create tumultuous psychological echoes of a socio-cultural past and emotional maps of a possible human future.”
Suzanne K. Walther, Magazine Art
2004-11-20
"Javier Dzul sent people twisting and turning with remarkable elasticity…they made skillful use of devices that turned them into creatures of the air as well as of the earth."
Jack Anderson, New York Times
2004-06-01
“Dzul finds a vehicle in which to cross boundaries. The voice, often eloquent and sophisticated, tells of a people caught between two worlds.”
Lori Ortiz, Attitude: The Dancers’ Magazine