Tânia Carvalho (born Viana do Castelo, 1976) is a Portuguese artist with a career spanning over 20 years. Best known as a choreographer, she also works in other artistic fields, such as music, drawing and film.

Tânia Carvalho
Born1976 (age 47–48)
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Artist, choreographer, dancer

Biography

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Carvalho was born in Viana do Castelo and lives in Lisbon.[1]

Carvalho's choreography work includes pieces for the Lyon Opera Ballet (Xylographie),[2][3] the Company of Elders in London (I Walk, You Sing),[4] the National Ballet of Portugal (S),[5] the Paulo Ribeiro Company (How will I do this? interpreted by Leonor Keil),[6] and Dançando com a Diferença (Doesdicon).[7]

In 2018, Teatro Maria Matos, Teatro São Luiz and the National Ballet of Portugal performed the Tânia Carvalho Cycle to celebrate her twenty years of artistic creation.[8][9]

She has been developing several musical projects, of which stand out, among others, Madmud, Idiolecto and dubloc barulin.[10] She occasionally composes soundtracks for her creations, as well as for other choreographers, such as Luís Guerra.[11]

In 2018, Carvalho directed A Bag and a Stone – dance piece for screen, her first film.[12][13]

She was part of the international network of programmers and choreographers Modul Dance (2011-2014)[14][15] and programmed the national section of the Cumplicidades Festival (Portugal, 2018).[16] She participated in the Festival Best Of (Les Subsistances, Lyon, 2018), with The Recoil of Words.[17]

In 2021, Tânia was one of four women invited to develop a choreography for the Ballet National de Marseille, within a program that includes pieces by choreographers Lucinda Childs, American, Lasseindra Ninja, Guyanese, and the Irish Oona Doherty.[18]

In 2022, as part of the Portugal-France Cultural Season, the Théâtre de la Ville dedicates a focus on her work, presenting several shows in Paris. [19]

Winner of the Young Creators Award 2000 (Programa Jovens Criadores), with Inicialmente Previsto,[20] she participated, in that capacity, in a festival in Sarajevo.[21] She was also awarded the 2012 Prémio Autores and the 2021 Prémio Autores from the Portuguese Society of Authors, for the creation of Icosahedron and onironauta.

Selected works

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Choreography

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  • Por Baixo de Mão (2021)[22]
  • Young Dancers Project (2021)[23]
  • one of four periods in time (2021)[24]
  • onironauta (2020)[25]
  • muiças (2019)[26]
  • S (2018)[27]
  • Doesdicon (2017)[28]
  • Grasped By Intuition (2017)[29]
  • GLIMPSE – 5 Room Puzzle (2016)[30]
  • Xylographie (2016)[31]
  • Weaving Chaos (2014)[32]
  • Síncopa (2013)[33]
  • Coral (2013)[34]
  • The Recoil of Words (2013)[35]
  • 27 Bones (2012)[36]
  • Icosahedron (2011)[37]
  • Der Mann ist verrückt (2009)[38]
  • Danza Ricercata (2008)[39]
  • But From Me I Can't Escape, Have Patience! (2008)[40]
  • Orquestica (2006)[41]
  • Exploding In Silence Never Becomes Disturbing (2005)[42]

Music

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  • Papillons d'éternité (2021)[43]
  • duploc barulin (2019)[44]
  • Madmud (2007)[45]

Visual art

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  • Exhibition by Tânia Carvalho and Luís Guerra, in partnership with Dançando com a Diferença, Galeria Marca d’Água, Funchal, 2019[46]
  • Toledo, by Tânia Carvalho (within BoCA - Bienal de Artes Contemporâneas), Teatro da Politécnica, Lisbon, Palacete Viscondes de Balsemão, Porto[47] and Teatro Viriato, Viseu, 2017[48]
  • Dessins, by Tânia Carvalho, KLAP Maison Pour la Danse, Marseille[49]

Film

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  • A Bag and a Stone - dance piece for screen (2018) [12][13]

Awards

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  • 2000 – Young Creators Award from Programa Jovens Criadores, with Inicialmente Previsto[20]
  • 2012 – Best Choreography Award from Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, with Icosahedron[50]
  • 2019 – Citizen of Merit by the Viana do Castelo City Council[51]
  • 2021 – Best Choreography Award from Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, with Onironauta[52]

References

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  1. ^ "Tânia Carvalho – o espaço do tempo". oespacodotempo.pt.
  2. ^ "REVIEW: BALLET DE L'OPERA DE LYON".
  3. ^ Cappelle, Laura (February 24, 2016). "Lyon Opera Ballet, Paris — review: 'eccentric fantasy'". www.ft.com. Financial Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Age and Ageism Elder flowering". ArtsProfessional. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. ^ "Companhia Nacional de Bailado estreia coreografia de Tânia Carvalho - Renascença". Rádio Renascença. February 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Como e que eu vou fazer isto ?". Paulo Ribeiro Dance Co.
  7. ^ "Doesdicon - Trabalho". Dançando com a Diferença.
  8. ^ Frota, Gonçalo. "Uma coreógrafa de formas". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  9. ^ Caetano, Maria João (2018-01-19). "Durante dois meses não poderemos fugir de Tânia Carvalho - DN". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  10. ^ "Duploc Barulin (2019) – PT.19". portugueseplatform.pt.
  11. ^ "Biography". May 15, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "A Bag and a Stone".
  13. ^ a b Matos, Teatro Maria. "A Bag and a Stone – dance piece for the screen | 06 Feb". www.arquivoteatromariamatos.pt.
  14. ^ "Tânia Carvalho | modul-dance".
  15. ^ "Interview with Tânia Carvalho" – via www.numeridanse.tv.
  16. ^ "Coreógrafa Tânia Carvalho é a nova diretora artística do Festival Cumplicidades - DN". www.dn.pt.
  17. ^ Sàrl, Ergopix (July 3, 2018). "Festival Best of | Les SUBS | Lieu vivant d'expériences artistiques". www.les-subs.com.
  18. ^ de Marseille, Ballet National. "Ballet National de Marseille; 21 Sep". www.ballet-de-marseille.com.
  19. ^ Capital, Arte. "Ballet National de Marseille; 21 Sep". www.artecapital.net.
  20. ^ a b "Portal da Juventude - Jovens Premiados". juventude.gov.pt.
  21. ^ "X Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean – Sarajevo 2001 – BJCEM".
  22. ^ "Por Baixo De Mãotânia Carvalho". www.serralves.pt (in English and Portuguese). 8–9 July 2021. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Projeto Jovens Bailarinos" (PDF). www.teatroviriato.com (in Portuguese). June 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  24. ^ Philippe, Laurent (2021-07-15). "One Of Four Periods In Time de Tânia Carvalho". www.divergence-images.com (in French). Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Oneironaut". Culturgest.
  26. ^ "MUIÇAS". www.festivalddd.com.
  27. ^ Queiroz, Edite (March 8, 2018). ""S", de Tânia Carvalho, Teatro Camões".
  28. ^ "Cine-Teatro Louletano Doesdicon | Tânia Carvalho com Grupo Dançando com a Diferença". cineteatro.cm-loule.pt.
  29. ^ "Les Brigittines en Festival : le rendez-vous de l'étrange, de la sensualité et de l'humour". RTBF Culture (in French). 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  30. ^ Matos, Teatro Maria. "Glimpse – 5 Room Puzzle | 26 → 28 Jan". www.arquivoteatromariamatos.pt.
  31. ^ "Révolution(s) - Emanuel Gat, Tânia Carvalho, Rachid Ouramdane - le Toboggan". 12 January 2016.
  32. ^ "Weaving chaos". 2014.labiennaledelyon.com.
  33. ^ "Fundação de Serralves". Serralves.
  34. ^ Vedras, Câmara Municipal de Torres. "Coral". www.cm-tvedras.pt.
  35. ^ "CCNR / Tânia Carvalho - The Recoil of Words". www.ccnr.fr.
  36. ^ https://www.azkunazentroa.eus/az/ingl/activities/27-ossos-t%C3%A2nia-carvalho--1/al_evento_fa>
  37. ^ "Icosahedron".
  38. ^ mundo, Culturgest, uma casa do. "Culturgest, uma casa do mundo". Arquivo Culturgest.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  39. ^ "DANZA RICERCATA | TEATRO VIRIATO | NANT / MOSTRA DE DANÇA | 16 NOV 2012". Teatro Viriato.
  40. ^ "FROM ME I CAN'T ESCAPE, HAVE PATIENCE!". FTA.
  41. ^ Canelas, Lucinda. "Tânia Carvalho estreia peça em que o rosto é o que mais dança". PÚBLICO.
  42. ^ "MIME". archiv.mimecentrum.de.
  43. ^ "Papillons d'Éternité (Tânia Carvalho e Matthieu Ehrlacher) | BoCA – Biennial of Contemporary Arts". bocabienal.org (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  44. ^ "DUPLOC BARULIN | BoCA 2019 – Teatro da Garagem | O Teatro da Garagem dá-lhe as boas-vindas!". teatrodagaragem.com.
  45. ^ "Tânia Carvalho". www.theatredelaville-paris.com (in French). Théâtre de la ville de Paris. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  46. ^ Correia, Ana Luísa. "Dança e desenho motivam exposição de Tânia Carvalho e Luís Guerra". www.dnoticias.pt.
  47. ^ "TOLEDO". March 3, 2017.
  48. ^ "TOLEDO | TEATRO VIRIATO | EXPOSIÇÃO / FOYER | 27 MAI | 14 JUN 2017". Teatro Viriato.
  49. ^ "Dessins • KLAP Maison pour la danse - Kelemenis & cie". www.kelemenis.fr.
  50. ^ "Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores". www.spautores.pt.
  51. ^ "Viana do Castelo vai homenagear 23 personalidades no dia da cidade | Rádio Alto Minho". radioaltominho.pt.
  52. ^ "Prémio Autores 2021 | Vencedores". www.spautores.pt (in European Portuguese). SP Autores. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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