Visiting Experts: Renan Martins
Save the date for an open lecture by the Brazilian and Europe-based choreographer and performer.
Renan Martins’ multi-modal presentation will firstly invite participants to engage in a physical practice (no prior training needed) that is based on dance improvisation. In addition, Renan will contextualise his artistic journey by describing key moments of his personal life that have impacted his current artistic interests. Finally, excerpts of his previous choreographic works will be displayed, and the evening will end with an open dialogue.
About
Renan Martins is a Brazilian choreographer and performer based in Europe. He started his artistic path as a young actor in Rio de Janeiro and at the age of 17 moved to Europe to study contemporary dance. He graduated from both SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and P.A.R.T.S (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) where he started developing his choreographic work.
His very first full evening piece “Let Me Die In My Footsteps” was chosen by Aerowaves as one of the top 20 works of 2016. Since then, he has been making pieces, performing and touring in various cities in Europe and Brazil. In 2018 he became a member of Sekoia Artes Performativas, a Portuguese platform that produces his work.
Parallel to his choreographic practice, he has been a dancer for Iztok Kovac, Marysia Stoklosa, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Alexandra Waierstall, Ceren Oran, Daniel Linehan, Peter Savel and was an active member of DAMAGED GOODS/Meg Stuart from 2013 to 2024.
Renan Martins is an active teacher sharing his work in various dance schools, festivals and companies around Europe and Brazil such as Impulstanz, Ballet National de Marseille, Norwegian Theatre Academy, Theater Bremen, B12, Danish National School of Performing Arts, Dance Theatre Heidelberg, SKH, Danscentrum Stockholm, Tictac Art Center, Antwerp Royal Conservatory, Centro de Artes da Maré/Lia Rodrigues and P.A.R.T.S., to name a few. He is also a founding member of DDE (Diversity in European Higher Dance Education), a research project on diversity and inclusion together with the faculty of P.A.R.T.S. (BE), Manufacture (CH) and SKH (SK).
As choreographer he has presented his independent work around Europe and Brasil and has choreographed for companies such as ME-SA (CZ), BOD.Y (SK), Dance Theatre Heidelberg (DE), Unusual Symptoms/Theater Bremen (DE) and Danish Dance Theatre (DK). In 2025 he will premiere his newest creation ‘GUERRILLA’ in collaboration with Cullberg (SE).
Renan Martins’ website: https://www.renanmartins.net/
The upcoming open lecture is part of the Visiting Experts series where international experts in the arts and sciences, invited by Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy, share their knowledge.
Renan Martins’ multi-modal presentation will firstly invite participants to engage in a physical practice (no prior training needed) that is based on dance improvisation. In addition, Renan will contextualise his artistic journey by describing key moments of his personal life that have impacted his current artistic interests. Finally, excerpts of his previous choreographic works will be displayed, and the evening will end with an open dialogue.
About
Renan Martins is a Brazilian choreographer and performer based in Europe. He started his artistic path as a young actor in Rio de Janeiro and at the age of 17 moved to Europe to study contemporary dance. He graduated from both SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and P.A.R.T.S (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) where he started developing his choreographic work.
His very first full evening piece “Let Me Die In My Footsteps” was chosen by Aerowaves as one of the top 20 works of 2016. Since then, he has been making pieces, performing and touring in various cities in Europe and Brazil. In 2018 he became a member of Sekoia Artes Performativas, a Portuguese platform that produces his work.
Parallel to his choreographic practice, he has been a dancer for Iztok Kovac, Marysia Stoklosa, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Alexandra Waierstall, Ceren Oran, Daniel Linehan, Peter Savel and was an active member of DAMAGED GOODS/Meg Stuart from 2013 to 2024.
Renan Martins is an active teacher sharing his work in various dance schools, festivals and companies around Europe and Brazil such as Impulstanz, Ballet National de Marseille, Norwegian Theatre Academy, Theater Bremen, B12, Danish National School of Performing Arts, Dance Theatre Heidelberg, SKH, Danscentrum Stockholm, Tictac Art Center, Antwerp Royal Conservatory, Centro de Artes da Maré/Lia Rodrigues and P.A.R.T.S., to name a few. He is also a founding member of DDE (Diversity in European Higher Dance Education), a research project on diversity and inclusion together with the faculty of P.A.R.T.S. (BE), Manufacture (CH) and SKH (SK).
As choreographer he has presented his independent work around Europe and Brasil and has choreographed for companies such as ME-SA (CZ), BOD.Y (SK), Dance Theatre Heidelberg (DE), Unusual Symptoms/Theater Bremen (DE) and Danish Dance Theatre (DK). In 2025 he will premiere his newest creation ‘GUERRILLA’ in collaboration with Cullberg (SE).
Renan Martins’ website: https://www.renanmartins.net/
The upcoming open lecture is part of the Visiting Experts series where international experts in the arts and sciences, invited by Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy, share their knowledge.