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Podcast: Vocalo Radio
Episode: Chicago-Rooted Dancer Yaman Kelemet Returns Home as a Soloist for Spain’s CompañÃa Nacional de Danza
Description: Yaman Kelemet is a Chicago native and soloist dancer for the renowned Madrid-based dance company CompañÃa Nacional de Danza (CND) debuting a trio of works featuring classical, neoclassical and contemporary dance with music by Philip Glass, Mexican mambo, and more, at the Auditorium Theatre this Saturday, February 9th. RocÃo Santos spoke to Yaman about growing up in Chicago’s northside and the suburbs, moving away from home to continue her passion for dance, her journey as a dancer living abroad, the evolution of the dance scene, and finding healing power through dance. CompañÃa Nacional de Danza will be perf...