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Helena Botto (PT/DE) is a performer and choreographer based in Berlin. Her background is in physical theater: methodology of physical actions, Jerzy Grotowski's art as vehicle. From 1997 - 2005 she performed in Acto (PT) within this framework. She also studied with Meredith Monk, Andre Riot Sarcey, a.o. In 2006 she started to work as an independent artist developing her own performance work. In 2015 she received her MA in Solo/Dance/Authorship (Distinction) from the HZT, Berlin. Her recent works have been shown in Berlin (Uferstudios; Hau 2 - 100º), Portugal and Sofia (Antistatic Festival).
She was awarded with Young Directors Scholarship/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2008), Tanzstipendium/Berlin Senate (2015) and TANZallianz Scholarship/CC Heidelberg (2016), Karl Hofer Gesellschatf (2017), Goethe Institut (2017), a.o. As a performer she collaborated with Filipe Pereira, Iva Sveshtarova and the visual artist Christian Falsnaes. She led workshops in Portugal and abroad - Camões Institute and currently teaches movement composition at Filmschauspielschule Berlin. |
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