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Cinthia Kunifas
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Bahia Federal University - Brazil
2008 - Masters in Arts
Paraná State University / Paraná Arts College
1999 - Dance and Body Awareness Specialization
Pont’ Catholic University / Guaira Theater Cultural Center
1992 - Bachelors in Dance and Teaching
Guaira Theater Cultural Center
1979 - 1986 - Classical Ballet and Modern Dance
Ki Development Center
2002 - current - AiKi and body awareness classes based on Alexander Technique and
Ki-Aikidô principles; Ki Breathing classes, Curitiba
Somatic Experiencing®
2020 - Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP)
Workshops and lectures
2006 - 2010 - with Paola Berenstein Jacques, Dora Leão, Jorge Albuquerque Vieira, Ko
Murobushi (Japan), Helena Katz, Christine Greiner and Rosa Hércules
Klein Technique with Susan Klein e Barbara Mahler, NY
Técnica Alexander with Joel Kendall, NY
Movement Research with Stephen Petronio, Ralph Lemon, David Zambrano, Irene Hulman, Bebe Miller, among others, NY
1993 - 1995
EXPERIENCE
TEACHING
Paraná State University / Paraná Arts College – Brazil
1995 - current
Teaching Contemporary Dance and Somatics to undergraduate students majoring in Dance and Theater; Dance Research Supervisor
Casa Hoffmann – Movement Research Center
2006 - 2009
Dance Research Supervisor
Coordination: Marila Vellozo
MOVEMENT TRAINER
2001- current CiaSenhas Theater Company. Direction: Sueli Araújo
2013 Theater Play Espasmo. Direction: Marcos Damaceno
2007 Theater Play Menos Emergências. Grupo Pausa. Direction: Marcio
Matana
2007 Theater and music play Cores do Brasil. Direction: Jaqueline Daher to Camerata de Curitiba
Video performance Líquens by Laura Miranda and Mônica Infante
2013-2014
Movement supervisor
Nó movimento em rede
2014 - 2019
Teaching body awareness and improvisation classes to Claudia Fantin
Direction: Andrea Sério
PERFORMER
Performer of Corpo Desconhecido
2002 -2014
Conception by Cinthia Kunifas and Mônica Infante
Performed in Curitiba, São Paulo, Florianópolis and Belo Horizonte - Brazil
Awarded by Rumos Itaú Cultural Dança – 2003
DANCE GROUP - COMPANHIA DA CIDADE
1997 – 1998
Directed and choreographed with Marila Vellozo
Co-production and co-direction of Falando de Choro with choreographies of Carlos Delgado (Chile)
PROJECTS
Dance as Continuity at Santa Clara Elderly Care Home
Movement and Aging at São Vicente de Paulo Elderly Care Home
2009-2014
Coordinator of the projects
Supported by Paraná State University
Senses in movement at Paraná Institute for the Blind - IPC
2015
Coordenator of the project
Supported by Paraná State University
Dancing Subjects
2013
Interviewed by the Project Dancing Subjects as a research artist of Curitiba-PR
Entretantas Productions
EVENTS COORDINATION
Connection South – Contemporary Artists Encounter of South Region – Paraná version
2002 and 2007
Dance Show and Symposium of Paraná State University/ Paraná Arts College
2011 - 2014
Member of the artistic commission of the 1st. INTERARTE of Paraná State University/ Paraná Arts College
2014
AWARDS
Rumos Itaú Cultural – 2003
Marcelino Champagnat, Catholic University
LANGUAGES
Portuguese: Native
English: Fluent
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