BALé DA CIDADE DE SãO PAULO

BIOGRAPHIES

Balé da Cidade de São Paulo

When the dance company was founded in 1968, the most important point was at first to do justice to the neccessities of a theater in Latin America's biggest metropolis. In 1974, Antonio Carlos Cardoso then pushed a new development while searching dancers, who were able to realize his modern and innovative ideas. Both the name of the group, Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, and the exceptional status come from that time until today, the Balé da Cidade is an independent company inside the official structure of the theater.

In the 80s, many choreographers, directors, sceneographers, painters and musicians formed the company's style and constantly developed an own language and own aesthetics on the basis of modern dance techniques. The Brasilian self-image gave the dancers within the universal language as well technical as interpretatory variety, which had the consequences, that every direction of style flowed into the repertoire, from neo-classicism to dance theater.

The work which has developed this way, met a lively echo with audience and press and was awarded with prizes in all conceivable categories. In addition to various chreographies, technical perfection and artistic expression were especially praised.

Mônica Mion

started her carrier at the Stagium Ballet in Brazil. Now she is a member of the Balé da Cidade since 25 years. She has assisted nine years in a row and has earned the trust of renowned choreo-graphers such as Oscar Araiz, Ohad Naharin, Vasco Wellenkamp and Germaine Acogny. Under the influence of José Possi Neto she has intensified her understanding of dance theatre. In 2001 she became artistic director of Balé da Cidade.

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