Neemias
Santana
Brazylia

Neemias Santana, Brazilian dance artist, based in Salvador (Bahia – Brazil). Graduated in dance from the Federal University of Bahia, he acts as choreographer, dancer, teacher and curator. He is a founding member of “Nii | Colaboratorio”, a platform that gathers creators, dancers and dance producers in Brazil, with projects of creation, education, artistic exchanges and research. He is choreographer of works “70porcento” (2013), “nii – nothing new under the sun” (2015), “Percurso Nebulosa” and “Essay for Muse” (2017), “The Gaze” (2017) and “Estio” 2018). He directs creative and research projects awarded by the Brazilian government, with an emphasis on physicality, visuality and cinematographic narratives. He is a freelance dancer, collaborating with artists of the visual arts, theater and dance, and integrating works such as SEMENTE (2016/2017), directed by Joanna Lesnierowska (Poland) and Janus Orlik (Poland), in co-production with Vivadança International Festival (Brazil). As a teacher, conducts investigative processes based on the aesthetics that constitute his creations. In parallel, develops a technical approach focused on the qualities of fluency of movement.