2022 McKnight International Choreographer
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Mário Nascimento began his studies in Brazil in 1978, majoring in classical ballet, modern dance, and jazz. He studied with Toshie Kobayashi, Lenie Dale, Fred Benjamin, Redhá Bettenfour, Joyce Kermann, Tony Abbot, and Mayza Tempesta. In 1989, Nascimento studied modern and contemporary dance in Europe. He performed with Charleroi Danses from Brussels. With the creation of the show "Escapada," in partnership with the musician Fábio Cardia, he performed in Germany and started to practice martial arts, athletics, and the composition of musical rhythms, which contributed to the development of his own technique and language. He is considered an artist from the underground world of São Paulo.
Nascimento is the Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer of Cia Mário Nascimento created 20 years ago. He was the assistant director and choreographer of Cisne Negro Cia de Dança (São Paulo), directed by Hulda Bittencourt, where he created the works: "7 por 7 and “Maracatu de Chico Rei.” In 1997 he was invited by the Choreographic Center of the French-Belgium Community to teach classes at the Post in Hamburg. In 2002, he established Cia Mário Nascimento in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
In January 2020, Nascimento assumed the artistic direction of Corpo de Dança do Amazonas - CDA, in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, where he currently resides.
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