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Career
Ricardo de Paula is a Brazilian freelance dance performer and choreographer.

He was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He began his dance studies in 1987 at ‘Harmonia Studio de Dança’. Since 1989 he has danced as a professional, being hired by several dance companies.

Recently, the artist has been researching physicality body and developing works of contact improvisation and capoeira.
  Photo: Lars Mylius
2007 Did the Research process at To be Straight with you
at DV8 Physical theater in London, UK
2006 Founded the dance company Grupo Oito in Berlin
2006 Worked with Sasha Waltz in Berlin
2006 Worked with Felix Ruckert in Berlin
2005 Worked with Ahn Eun-Me in Berlin
2005 Worked with Felix Ruckert in Berlin
2004 Worked with Sommer Ulrickson in Berlin
2003 Moved to Berlin where he has worked with choreographers like Christoph Winkler, Constanza Macras and researched with Sasha Waltz
2002 Ricardo moved to Germany attending an invitation from the Staatstheather Kassel where he worked with Ana Mondini
1993 Ricardo is hired by Grupo Corpo where he worked with the choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras during eight years and
attended to classical ballet with the maestros Gustavo Mollajoli and Bettina Bellomo
1989 He began his professional carrier dancing with the Centro Mineiro de Danças Clássicas under the direction of the master Carlos Leite and Maria Clara Sales
1989 Ricardo joined the Grupo de Dança Camaleão under the direction of Marjorie Quast and Bettina Bellomo
1987 Ricardo start his dance studies on Harmonia Studio de Dança
1986 Ricardo studied Regional Capoeira with Chicão Master at the Governed School Carlos Lacerda
 
 
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