sebastian garcia ferro/youval shacham "something out" p5

sebastiangarciaferro@gmail.com

Sebastián García Ferro is a Choreographer, Dancer, Contact Improvisation Performer and Music Composer.

He studied Contact improvisation with Andrew Harwood, Nancy Stark Smith, Chris Aiken, Cathy Caraker among others. His knowledge of Contemporary Dance comes from Cristina Bosso, Gustavo Lezgart and Diana Szeimblum, Jordy Vidal, Ted Stoffer, Roberto Olivan, David Hernández, Martin Kilvady. He also studied Acrobats, Martial Arts, Clown and Physical Theatre.

He was part of the following dance groups in Argentina: El Resbalón, Contragravedad, No se llama and Huellas. Sebastián García Ferro is the Director of his own Dance company since 1999 and created 15 different dance pieces since then: "En redes", "Contragravedad", Solamente Solo", "Fetich", "Vacio y Multitud", "Huellas 1", "On your Mark", Mandrös, Something Out, "Back",Tancat Attitude, Afternoon Shining, Travellers, Almost first, Almost last, NADA. He also collaborated with several project as an improviser and performer. He currently lives in Barcelona (Spain).

The Company obtained more than 8 Choreography residencies and Commissions throughout Europe during the last 5 years in Rosas P.A.R.T.S. for the Summer Studio Project directed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Le Bains Connective (Brussels, Belgium), Espaco do tempo (Portugal) of Rui Horta, Teatro, TanzHaus Nwr (Dusseldorf), Tanzfabrik (Berlin), La fundición (Bilbao, Spain), Cal L´Estrcuh, Area Tangent and Centro Cívico Barceloneta (Barcelona, Spain).

Sebastián García Ferro won the 1rst prix in the 12 MasPalomas Choreography contest in Canarian Island (2007), the 2do prix in the XX Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid (2006) with his last piece Back, the 3 prix in the Certamen Coreográfico de Salt with his piece On your Mark and 1 residence in the initiative D.A.N.C.E directed by William Forsythe.

He is the director of the Barcelona International Dance Exchange (B.I.D.E.) a platform for professional choreographers, dancers and performers: www.bide.be

He also regularly teaches Contact Improvisation, Composition, since 1997 in different festivals, dance studies and educational institutions in Argentina, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal and Belgium in places like: TanzHaus Nwr (Düsseldorf), Forum Dansa (Lisboa), Estudio 3 (Madrid), Area, Tragant Dansa (Barcelona), Dies de Dansa Festival (Barcelona), International CI Festival of Freiburg, Oster ImproFestival (Germany), Madrid CI Festival, International CI Festival of Buenos Aires (Argentine). He is also a musician and composed all the original score of his dance pieces and also collaborates with many other Dance and Theatre companies, he is a resident composer of Phonos foundation in University of Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

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