ABOUT

Joao’s work focuses primarily on the theme of communication, making use of a cynical, witty, absurd voice to provide commentary on the issues of our times.

 

He received his theatre training in native Brazil, under Ronaldo Boschi, mainly focused on Stanislavski’s approach, and exploring others such as Grotowski’s Laboratory and Brecht’s Dialectical Theatre. He then pursued a dance education and career, graduating from Arts Umbrella Dance in Canada, and dancing with the Ballett der Oper Graz, Austria for five years.

 

Since 2018, he has performed as a freelancer for institutions such as the Venice Biennale, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Wen Wei Dance, and the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, either as a dancer, actor, or both. He holds an MA in Choreography from the Palucca University in Germany (2020), and has conceived dance and dance-theatre works both for video and stage. 

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Approaching Choreography as the organization of space, Joao integrates in his creative work multiple performative elements such as spoken word, the manipulation of the setting, movement scores and improvisation practices as vehicles of communication. 

 

He looks to create events and works that offer a complexity of inputs and leave plenty of room for doubt. Inspired by John Keats' term negative knowledge - the importance of not knowing to remain receptive and aware - Joao creates with specificity and craft to offer the viewer a moment of uncertainty.