MASP Hosts São Paulo Dance Week with Historic Performances Streamed Online
São Paulo Dance Week is back for its third edition at the MASP Auditorium, running from January 25 to 29. This year, you can catch pre-recorded performances on their YouTube channel. The festival kicked off on January 25, coinciding with São Paulo's 467th birthday, featuring the São Paulo City Ballet. Curated by Anzelmo Zolla, who has been at the helm since the beginning, the event aims to make dance accessible for everyone. It includes five notable companies: four Brazilian and one from Germany, Theater Lüneburg. New this year are pre-show discussions with directors and dancers, including José Possi Neto, focusing on company stories and the museum's 2020 theme, 'Histories of Dance at MASP.' Events start at 7 PM, and the festival attracted over 2,000 visitors in 2019.
Key facts
- São Paulo Dance Week runs from January 25 to 29 at MASP Auditorium.
- All performances are pre-recorded and streamed on MASP's YouTube channel.
- The festival is in its third edition, created in 2018.
- It features five companies: four Brazilian and one international (Theater Lüneburg from Germany).
- New pre-show talks include directors, dancers, and theater director José Possi Neto.
- The São Paulo City Ballet opened the festival on January 25.
- Curator Anzelmo Zolla also curated the first two seasons.
- The Bahia Folkloric Ballet closes the event.
Entities
Artists
- Anzelmo Zolla
- José Possi Neto
- Raymundo Costa
- Olaf Schmidt
- Henrique Rodovalho
- William Pereira
- Vavá Botelho
- Erika Ishimaru
- Mara Mesquita
- Nildinha Fonseca
Institutions
- MASP
- São Paulo City Ballet
- Theater Lüneburg
- Quasar Cia de Dança
- Studio3 Cia de Dança
- Bahia Folkloric Ballet
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Germany