Chanel DaSilva, a New Yorker and rising choreographer, reflects on her life and career in dance. She expresses how she felt at home in dance from a young age and now brings a unique style that blends classical technique with emotional depth. Her latest piece, A Shadow Work, touches on her experiences with grief after losing her mother at 19 and her journey through therapy. DaSilva draws inspiration from the psychological concept of the shadow self to convey complex themes of facing and accepting one's own vulnerabilities.
"I felt completely free, I felt at home. Like I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. And it's weird to know that at the age of three."
"A Shadow Work is inspired by the idea of the shadow self in psychology... There’s a parallel with the moment in therapy where you see the shadow and you’re like, this is too much for me to deal with, I want to retreat."
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