MARILA VELLOsO

MARILA VELLOsO
curriculum vitae
Marila Annnibelli Vellozo
Site| www.emove.com.br
E-mail| marilaemovimento@hotmail.com
Professional Area| Dance
Address| Rua Pasteur, 624. CEP: 80.250-080 – Curitiba, Paraná - Brazil
FORMAL EDUCATION
graduation
1983 – Escola de Danças Clássicas do Tearto Guaíra- Curitiba,
State do Paraná, Brazil (Teatro Guaíra Classic Dance School)
1990 - License and graduation in Dance – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – (State of Paraná Catholic University)
1999 – Specialist in Body Conscientiousness/Dance – Faculdade de Arts do Paraná (State of Paraná Art University)
2005 – Master Degree in Communication and Semiotics - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo– São Paulo, SP – Brazil
(State of São Paulo Catholic University)
2011 – Doctorate in Art Performing – Universidade Federal da
Bahia - Salvador, Brazil (State of Bahia Federal University).
Attended several Dance and Creation courses throughout Brazil, USA and Europe taught by the following teachers: Carla
Reinecke, Eva Shul, Ralf Jarochinski, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,
Inãki Aszpillaga
e Wim Wandekeybus, Belgica. Russel Mali-
phant e Nigel Charnok/DV8, Domenique Mercy e Malou Airaudo/TanzTheater Wuppertal, Rui Horta, Michelle Assaf, Frank
Hatchet, Pamela Critelli, Barbara Mahley, Mark Taylor/USA etc.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• Professional dancer, professional license DRT 1840, since 1981;
• Choreographer/producer, professional license DRT 15170;
• In the last years mainly working as creator/performer;
• Teacher, Practitioner and Somatic Movement Educator of Body-Mind Centering® (USA and
Germany);
• Teacher at the dance course of the University of State of Parana, since 1991.
2014:
Choreographer of “So you really think you can dance” - Cleon Jacques Theater, Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil – from June 18 to July 06;
2012: Soloist Dancer in “Recall” with the collaboration of Adriana Grechi (State of São Paulo)
- Obragem Cia de Teatro- Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil (Obragem Theater Company);
Contemporary Dance Theater Play - “Entre... danças: uma dança de quê?” (“In between…
dances: what kind of dance?” - Teatro Cleon Jacques (Cleon Jacques Theater) – Curitiba,
State of Paraná, Brazil;
2010 – Artistic Performances: Companhia Senhas de Teatro (Senhas Theater Company) at
Guadalupe Bus Terminal in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil;
2009 – “Entreterritórios: Errante no Paraná” Project – (“In between Territories: Wandering in
Paraná” Project), dancing in 12 cities of the State of Paraná through the State Department of
Culture Circulation Edital;
2008 – Creation of “Videodança Entreterritórios” (In between Territories Video dance) selected for the following shows: “S.E.E.D.S Festival”/EarthDance/ MA/USA; “International Show
Video Dance Festival” 2009/AAS Art Film Series: Dance and Media Japan; “The International
Video Dance Festival”/Le Breuil/France; Klauss Vianna Award-winner with the creation of Art
installation Entreterritórios (In Between Territories) /FAP Theater Laboratory – Curitiba, State
of Paraná Brazil;
MAIN PARTICIPATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EVENTS
2006 – Funarte Petrobras dance play “Violência Violada” (Violated Violence) – Casa Vermelha Theater, Curitiba State of Paraná Brazil
• Since 2013- Dance and somatic education teacher - Sven Doehner workshop in Oaxaca,
Mexico;
• 2008 - Lecturer and workshop teacher at a Perform Dance event coordinated by Ray Schwartz - Universidad de Las Américas (Las Americas University) Cholula, México;
• 2003 – Choreographer and dancer at the “I Northampton Contact and Improvisation Festival, USA.
• 2002 – Participation as guest of the “II Dance International Interchange”, Essen, Germany;
• Most recent participations as lecturer and teacher in dance, somatic education and investigative contemporary dance workshops in Brazil:
• 2014 - VII Dance research seminar, Belém, State of Pará Brazil;
• 11th Brazilian Dance Show, Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil;
• IV Forum of Brazilian Superior Dance Course Coordinators, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil;
• IV State of Rio Grande do Sul dance graduation meeting, Montenegro/Rio Grande
do Sul, Brazil; V Mova-se (Move yourself), Manaus, State of Amazon, Brazil;
• 2011 – Dance Diagnosis, State of Goiás, Brazil; Triangle Dance Festival pedagogic
coordinator, Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil;
• 2010 - International Dance Platform, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil; Rio Grande do
Norte University Dance Course, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Curator of Foz do Iguaçu
Theater and Dance Festival, Foz do Iguaçu, State of Paraná Brazil;
• 2009 – Multiple Dance, Forianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil; Funarte (National
Art Foundation) Representative in discussions and dance teacher at the 22nd Art and Education
Seminar, Montenegro, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Scenic Republic Space, Campinas,
State of São Paulo, Brazil; Londrina Dance Festival, Londrina, state of Paraná, Brazil;
• 2006 – Via Corpo Studio, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil.
MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Marila Velloso graduated in Dance in 1983 and from then on has been working as dancer and
dance creator, interpreter, choreographer, researcher and producer. Co-founder with Cinthia
Kunifas of the Companhia da Cidade (City Company) in 1996, which changed its name to Luzzo
Fluidans under the direction of the dancer and choreographer Sávio de Luna. In 2002 created
a dance producing company named Emovimento.
From 1996 on has been developing reflections on art, dance policy and academic issues addressed to improving the Dance area in the city of Curitiba and in the State of Paraná. Some
examples of her actions: co-elaborated and produced the 2010 Dance National Seminar, the
2009 Dance National Symposium, and the Body New Dramaturgy Meeting- 2010/2013, among
others. Concerning policies for the sector, she co-created the Curitiba Dance Forum and participated in the Movement Pro-Paraná Culture State Counsel. She also represents, until 2015, the
Cultural Police National Counsel and Dance Sector Collegiate nationally and the Management
Commission of Dance South American Net internationally.
Other accomplishments include teaching in the FAP/UNESPAR Dance Courses and Coordinating
three dance specialization courses in the Dance Research Group, researches on Dance Cultural
Policies and civil organizations, besides practical and theoretical researches on the interaction
between Somatic Education and Dance and investigative contemporary dance (articles on the
subject can be found at www.emove.com.br).
AWARDS
• 2011 -Funarte Klauss Vianna Dance Award
• 2009- Funarte Klauss Vianna Dance Award
• 2008 -Funarte Klauss Vianna Dance Award
• Isa Zilli Award as Notable Woman
• 2005 – Funart Petrobrás Dance Award
• Parana Commercial Association for choreographing the show “O Palácio do Príncipe Dragão”
(The Dragon Prince Palace)
Political and social participation, Management
and civil organizations:
• 2013 and 2014 – Culture National Counsel effective member representing the Ministry of
Culture Dance Area;
• 2012 to 2014 – Member of Ministry of culture Dance Sector Collegiate;
• 2010 and 2011 – Effective member of the Management Commission of the Rede Sur America
de Danza;
• 2010 to March 2014 – Dance National Forum board member;
• 2005 and 2009 – Dance Coordinator of Curitiba Cultural Foundation and Casa Hoffmann
Movement Study Center;
• 2006 – Contacto Cultural Association fiscal advisor;
• 2005 – Co-founder of the Curitiba Dance Forum;
• 2004- Guaíra Theater Cultural Center artistic director.
Observation: we may provide other workshops specifically focusing on understanding body,
movement, dance and specific body systems, as well as cultural policies in Brazil and political
activism in the art segment, according to demand and motivation.
Dance composition investigations:
Exploring multi-references in your body through the
Body-Mind Centering
®
Lecturer: Marila Velloso
H
ow may exploring movements, that are part of different body systems, such as organs, glands, skeleton etc., stimulate body spatial explorations, mobility and refined
understanding of what we feel and what is materialized through small dance com-
positions? The workshop aims at contributing to dance by showing body and movement
exploration strategies through the sensations of what we mobilize and the power of what we
can notice as dance composition structures.
Who it is addressed to: people interested in body movement and composition through improvisation.
Number of participants: 40
BODY-MIND CENTERING (BMC)
body systems and means to develop experiences and
body, movement and dance classes
Lecturer: Marila Velloso
T
he workshop aims at knowing and experiencing the Body-Mind Centering Somatic
approach methodologies: recognizing and experiencing the corporal system characteristics and principles (skeleton, organs, glands, senses, perception, basic cell and
neurologic patterns, among others) aiming at planning and developing dance practices.
Objective: Learning the means and supports provided by our different body systems through
the BMC Somatic approach towards structuring corporal experiences and/or dance classes
addressed to movement and creation exploration.
Who it is addressed to: people interested in body movement and composition through improvisation.
Observation: we may provide other workshops specifically focusing on understanding body,
movement, dance and specific body systems, as well as cultural policies in Brazil and political activism in the art segment, according to demand and motivation.
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