Based in London since 2001, and in Rio de Janeiro since 2004, ZECORA URA THEATRE is constantly re-defining its approach to cross-artform innovation and multi-cultural dialogue with its renowned collaborators as well as members of the local community.
Its work provokes active encounters which are set out to de-construct rigid views of theatre-making and re-invent theatre practice as a challenging and inclusive bridge between personal identity and current politics of technology and communication.
The Compagnia Teatrale CAT was founded in December 2006 by the artists that have been collaborating and working in ilCAntinonearte Teatri, Montepulciano (SI), organising events, cultural and performative activities, workshops and projects for schools.
The Company members combine their heterogeneous artistic backgrounds in their research on different possibilities of expression through an interdisciplinary perspective. Particular care is given to visual art, danced movement and the use of vocality.
MOTUS is resident company of Siena Municipal Theatre, is supported by the Region of Tuscany and Siena City and it is recognised as social welfare body by Siena Province Administration. The Company MOTUS began the Piccolo Teatro of Siena, developing from an idea of Simona Cieri, dancer and coreographer, trained as ballet dancer and afterwards interested in modern, jazz and contemporary forms of expression.
Born in Portugal but with Angolan origins, BA in European Theatre Arts in Rose Bruford College, London, diploma in Performance Arts at Hammersmith and West College in London and acting diploma at Lisbon Instituto das Artes do Espectáculo. She trained at the Oppressed Theatre Center of Paris (directed by Ruy Fratty) and of Rio de Janeiro (directed by Augusto Boal), at the Theatre Institute in Barcelona and in London. She partecipated to seminars held by Ramon d'Avila, Clive Mendus and Dympna Callery (Lecoq Técnique), Phil Night (Jerzey Grotowski method), Zois Bigades (Vesevold Meyerhold method), Adam Curtis (Constantin Stanislavski method).