Luis Marrafa Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Belgium

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Brussels Area, Belgium

MARRAFA dance company is based in StairCase.studio Brussels

Brussels Area, Belgium

He was born and lived until he was 9 years old in Schüttorf in Germany, moved to Évora and then to Lisbon, passed through London and now lives and works in Brussels since 2009. Luis Marrafa, graduated from the Escola Superior de Dança in Lisbon. In Brussels he is the artistic director of the dance company Marrafa company and of StairCase.studio Brussels where he also works as artistic curator. He creates and produces his own works as choreographer, performer and sound composer, being… Show more He was born and lived until he was 9 years old in Schüttorf in Germany, moved to Évora and then to Lisbon, passed through London and now lives and works in Brussels since 2009. Luis Marrafa, graduated from the Escola Superior de Dança in Lisbon. In Brussels he is the artistic director of the dance company Marrafa company and of StairCase.studio Brussels where he also works as artistic curator. He creates and produces his own works as choreographer, performer and sound composer, being intuitively inspired by his experience and the multicultural environment around him.Luis has been invited by several dance schools and professional companies as choreographer and dance teacher. Some of the pieces he has created: Clavícula, Efeméride, Functio, Hodierno, Anpassung, Soma, Marvel, Duplo, Folclore, Proxemics, Unstable, Transistor... And highlights, HOME - Selection Aerowaves twenty company in London 2016; ABSTAND - Nominated for the best choreography by the Authors Award SPA Lisbon 2014; Untitled - Best performance at the International InShadow Festival, Lisbon 2012; Coffee Loop - Nominated for One Film Festival in Gent, BE 2011; IIB - Selection for The Place dance school film in London, UK 2008 and Best dance video at the International Dance Festival, Almada 2009.He has collaborated with artists such as: Alain Platel, Rui Horta, Karine Ponties, Tânia Carvalho, Satya Roosens, António Cabrita, Luis Guerra, among others. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

Is a Brussels-based dance company founded in 2012 by Portuguese choreographer/dancer Luis Marrafa and Belgian dancer Petra Van Gompel; both performing artists with an individual artistic path. This international collaboration focuses on research in dance and on cultural exchanges, inviting dance audiences to engage with them through an open working process in which artistic visions are exchanged. The collective works with artists and networks from different disciplines and creates a structure… Show more Is a Brussels-based dance company founded in 2012 by Portuguese choreographer/dancer Luis Marrafa and Belgian dancer Petra Van Gompel; both performing artists with an individual artistic path. This international collaboration focuses on research in dance and on cultural exchanges, inviting dance audiences to engage with them through an open working process in which artistic visions are exchanged. The collective works with artists and networks from different disciplines and creates a structure to produce projects and share knowledge and ideas. Show less

Safira, Montemor-O-Novo

Lisbon