Born and raised in Brazil, this esteemed artist, whose career encompasses the fields of dance/choreography, playright and theater direction and leadership studies, has been living and working in NYC and Rio de Janeiro since 1999. Miranda is a LIMS® Certified Movement Analyst (CMA 1975), with specialization in Bartenieff Fundamentals with movement pioneer and cross cultural researcher Irmgard Bartenieff. Miranda was initially trained in Ballet by Tatiana Leskova, Klauss and Angel Vianna, and in Contemporary Dance with Key Takey, Sankay Juku, and Anna Sokolow, at the Juilliard School, with whom she also studied choreography. She is the founder and Director/Choreographer of the ActorsDancers of Rio de Janeiro, one of the leading contemporary dance companies of Brazil, to which she created more than 40 refined stage works and site specific performance installations. The company toured across Brazil, and internationally to France, Japan, Germany, Venezuela and United States. Miranda is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Brazilian National Foundation for the Arts (1985 & 2006), the Vitae Scholarship for the Arts (2003) Saitama International Choreographic Award (1994) and the State of Rio de Janeiro Award (1996). As an active leader in the arts community of Brazil, she created in 1990 the “Contemporary Dance Forum”, in 1994 the "Festival of Latin-American Dance" (1994), coordinated the “ Encontro Laban 2002” in the RJ Museum of Modern Art, and more recently was an invited curator for the Bratislava in MOvememnt Contemporary dance Festival, and the coordinator of LIMS® 2008 Global Laban Celebration. In the US, she created and coordinates the annual LIMS performance series Mosaic, and the Performance Atelier. She has also been dedicated to spreading Laban’s theories worldwide through lectures, workshops, articles and books. She is the author of “Expressive Movement”(1980) and “Body-Space: Aspects of a Geo-Phylosophy of the bOdy in Movement ” (7Letras, 2008). Currently, Regina Miranda is the Co-Chair/ Director of Arts & Culture of the Laban/Bartenieff Institute – NYC, the President of Centro Laban- rio and the Artistic Director of the Rio de Janeiro Choreographic Centre.

Curriculum Vitae

* Director and ballet dancer in the performance M™sica e DanÁa- Teatro Galp“ozinho BrasÌlia (1978)

* Ballet dancer with the Grupo de DanÁa of Academia Ensaio, Teatro e DanÁa-BrasÌlia (1978-1979)

* Director of Encontros e Partidas, performance by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro at FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro on occasion of the book preview for O Movimento Expressivo, by Regina Miranda, published by FUNARTE (1980).

* Director and choreographer of  Heliog·balo, o anarquista coroado, text by Carlos Henrique Escobar, based on the essay by Antonin Artaud. Scenic art by Luiz Aquila and Celeida Tostes. Music by Arnold  Dias Batista. Costume design by JosÈ Paulo Correa. Cast: Ricardo Kosovski and the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Teatro Tereza Raquel and School of Visual Arts- Parque Lage-Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Galp“o, S“o Paulo;  Teatro Galp“o, BrasÌlia (1980)

* Director of Entre Colunas, performance by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro at PontifÌcia Universidade CatÛlica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) in an installation by the artist Luiz Aquila (1981)

* Director and choreographer of Gaia, text by Maria L™cia Vidal, with the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Teatro Ipanema and School of Visual Arts- Parque Lage- Rio de Janeiro;  Teatro Castro Alves,- Salvador (1981)

* Choreographer and ballet dancer in the duet Meio m·scara, meio verdade with JosÈ Paulo Correa. Teatro Tereza Raquel- Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Castro Alves-Salvador; Teatro Galp“o- S“o Paulo (1981)

* Screenplay and choreography for the event "Photography without Cameras"  designed by the photographer Regina Alvarez. Performed at  PraÁa Cinel’ndia- Rio de Janeiro by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro (1981)

* Guest ballerina with the French Group of Contemporary Dance Lolita, performances at the International Theater Festival- S“o Paulo, Teatro Ruth Escobar- S“o Paulo; Teatro Tereza Raquel- Rio de Janeiro (1981)

* Director, choreographer and ballet dancer in the performance Almanaque 1981 by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Scenic art by Luiz Aquila. Costume design by JosÈ Paulo Correa. Choreographies by Regina Miranda presented during this performance: Vayamos al diablo (music by  A. Piazzola), Nem sei bem porque (music by J. Hendrix), Tango (in collaboration with JosÈ Paulo Correa, music by A. Piazzola), Sonata n.7 (in collaboration with Angela Loureiro, music by S. Prokofiev), Ponto de fuga (music by Herbert and Kahn), Lamento (music by Manuel de Falla). Teatro Tereza Raquel, Teatro Armando Gonzaga, Teatro Sesc Tijuca- Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Ruth Escobar- S“o Paulo (1981)

* Director, choreographer and ballet dancer in the performance Almanaque 82 by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Scenic art by Luiz Aquila. Costume design by JosÈ Paulo Correa. Choreographies by Regina Miranda presented during this performance: Vayamos al Diablo (group version), Sonata n. 7,  AtravÈs de Alice (music by E. Satie), Estudos (music by F. Chopin). Teatro Nelson Rodrigues in Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Sesc PompÈia- S“o Paulo; Teatro Castro Alves and Teatro Santo AntÙnio- Salvador (1982)

* Director  and choreographer of Linha de Fuga, performance presented at the I Festival da Mulher nas Artes. Teatro Galp“o and Sesc PompÈia- S“o Paulo (1982).

*Guest artist with the Chilean Contemporary dance group performance of Calle, directed by Victoria Larrain. Teatro Galp“o  and Teatro Sesc PompÈia- S“o Paulo (1982).

* Director, choreographer, soundtrack designer and ballet dancer in T· com fome? N“o, Tou com Febre, theater and dance performance by Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Costume design: Alexandre Meyer and JosÈ Paulo Correa. Music by  J. Brel, M. Monk, J. Hendrix, A. Piazzola, W. A Mozart, and F. Chopin. Teatro Sesc PompÈia and Cultural Center of S“o Paulo- S“o Paulo; Teatro Carlos Gomes- Victoria; Teatro Castro Alves- Salvador; Teatro Galleria, Circo Voador and Teatro Cacilda Becker- Rio de Janeiro (1983).

* Director, choreographer, soundtrack, screenplay and ballet dancer in Sal“o de DanÁas, performances by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro, including three choreographies: Valsa para Lilian (music by M. Ravel), Boleros (popular boleros and diverse authors), and Suite deTangos (music by I. Stravinski and A. Piazzola) Gafieira Estudantina Musical, Teatro Sesc da Tijuca and Sala CecÌlia Meireles, in Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Carlos Gomes- VitÛria (1984).

* Screenplay, director, choreographer, soundtrack and ballet dancer in Reabrindo o Sal“o de DanÁas, performance by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Music by F. Lehar, M. Ravel, I. Stravinski, A. Piazzola and popular boleros. Teatro Municipal de S“o Paulo and Teatro Villa-lobos- Rio de Janeiro (1984)

* Director and choreographer of the performance Boleros, presented by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro at the PraÁa Cinel’ndia, as part of the commemorations of the Dia Nacional da Cultura, as guest artist of the Municipal Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro (1984)

* Choreographer and ballet dancer in Paralelos Naturais, choreography selected from 120 other works in the Concurso Ballet pour Demain, at the Festival Internacional de Coreografia de Batgnolet in France (1985).

* Choreographer (in collaboration with Angela Loureiro) and ballet dancer in Ricercare e Fuga (music by Rodolfo Caesar) Installation and Lighting design by Luiz Aquila. Work created for the XVIII Bienal Internacional de S“o Paulo (1985)

* Director, choreographer and ballet dancer in Noturno, performance by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Music by F. Chopin, P.I. Tchaikovski and R. Caesar. Lighting design by Antonio LuÌs Mendes. Teatro Villa-Lobos- Rio de Janeiro; Teatro National- BrasÌlia; Teatro SÈrgio Cardoso- S“o Paulo; Teatro JosÈ Acarlos de Oliveira-VitÛria (1986)

* Director, choreographer and soundtrack design for Perigo de Vida, the only Brazilian dance performance selected for Tucano Artes. Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Villa-Lobos - Rio de Janeiro- 1989. "Fiat" Prize; Teatro Municipal de S“o Paulo (1990).

* Adaptation, screenplay, director, choreographer and ballet dancer for the choreographic-installation A Divina ComÈdia, occupying all of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro with 146 actors and dancers-Rio de Janeiro. (1991)

* Choreographer of Paisagens de Nova Friburgo (in collaboration with Henrique Schuller. Music by Edino Krieger. 9^o Biennial of Contemporary Music- Museum of Modern Art ñRio de Janeiro (1991).

* Screenplay, director, choreographer, soundtrack design and ballet dancer in the performance A Desordem, a dance adaptation for O Homem sem Qualidades by Robert Musil, with the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro- Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (1992).

* Choreographer, soundtrack and ballet dancer in the choreography ExÌlio (music by Messian, Clorin, Villa-lobos, and popular song  from Afganistan.) Duet with Marina Martins. Opening night at Dia Arts Center-Soho- New York (1993). Performances at the Laban Institute of Movement Studies- New York (1993), World Bank Theater- Washington DC (1993); Teatro EspaÁo Paraty (1994), Teatro GlÛria, Rio de Janeiro (1995)

* Screenplay, director, choreographer and soundtrack for Moderato Cantabile performance created for the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Opening night at the Temporada Latino Americana de DanÁa- Caracas- Venezuela (1993); International Festival Via Bahia/ Teatro Castro Alves- Salvador (1994); Teatro GlÛria- Rio de Janeiro (1995); Festival Porto Alegre Em Cena (1995).

* Screenplay, director, choreographer and soundtrack for the choreographic installation S. Thala  based on the literary works of Marguerite Duras, with the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro and 30 guest dancers. FundiÁ“o Progresso- Rio de Janeiro (1993).

* Choreography and soundtrack of Moosbrugger Dances Trio selected for the 8^th International Choreography Contest of Saitame- Japan/ Special Jury Prize- 1994; Teatro EspaÁo- Paraty (1994); Teatro GlÛria- Rio de Janeiro (1995); Festival Porto Alegre em Cena (1995).

* Choreography and soundtrack of Areias e Ventos, inspired on the tragedy As Troianas de Eurireotes for the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Teatro GlÛria (1995); Teatro do Rio Centro during the Rio Cult Arts Fair (1995)- Festival Porto Alegre Em Cena (1995)

* Director, choreographer, and soundtrack design for the choreographic installation Como Esquecer- Festival Companhia Bahia- Teatro Castro Alves- Salvador (1995)

* Director and Choreographer of  Ele N“o se Move, ele Olha com as M“os for the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro based on the theatrical work by S. Becket with the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro- Festival da ParaÌba (1995); Festival Porto Alegre Em Cena (1995); Teatro GlÛria-Rio de Janeiro (1995)

* Director, screenplay, and choreographer of the 15^th Anniversary of the Companhia Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro Atores Bailarinos 15 Anos with performances of the choreographies ExÌlio (1993), Moderato Cantabile (1993), Noturno (1986), Moosbrugger Dances (1994), Ele n“o se Move, ele olha com as M“os (1995), Areias e Ventos (1995).

* Theatrical adaptation, choreographer and director  of  A Rainha da Neve, story by Hanz Christian Anderson for the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Opening night Teatro GlÛria (November 1996)

* Choreographer of the Comiss“o de Frente da Escola de Samba AcadÍmicos do Salgueiro, Rio de Janeiro (Carnaval of 1996)

* Choreographer invited to participate at the Bienal de Lyon with the choreographies Moderato Cantabile and ExÌlio- Lyon- France (September, 1996)

* Director, choreographer, screenplay and soundtrack for Fundo Infinito, inspired on the opera Bluebeard's Castle, by Bella Bartok. Opening night: Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (1997). Teatro Sergio Porto (1997). Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (1997).

* Choreographer of the Comiss“o de Frente da Escola de Samba AcadÍmicos do Salgueiro, Rio de Janeiro (Carnaval of 1997).

* Choreographer of Contra-Ataque, for the Corpo de baile of the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro.   Original music by Luis D'AnnunciaÁ“o and Rodofo Cardoso. Scenic art by MaurÌcio Sette. Opening night: "6 CoreÛgrafos Brasileiros"- Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (1997). Teatro UERJ-Rio de Janeiro (1997). Teatro SESC- Santos (1997), Teatro SÈrgio Cardoso- S“o Paulo, St. Mark's Church- New York (1997), Teatro Castro Alves- Salvador (1998), Teatro Artur Azevedo- S“o LuÌs (1998), Teatro Municipal- Recife (1998), Teatro Villa-Lobos- Rio de Janeiro (1998).

* Choreographer and ballet dancer in Cautiva. Duet with JosÈ Paulo Correa. Music by Antonio Iglesias. Opening night: Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil- Rio de Janeiro (1997).

* Choreographer and soundtrack of Curto Circuito performed by the Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro.  Music by R. Sakamoto and Analagou Theater. Opening night: Teatro Villa-Lobos (1998).

* Director, choreographer, scenic artist, and soundtrack for Kawabata, inspired on the literary work The Sleeping Beauties, by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata for the Companhia Atores Bailarinos of Rio de Janeiro. Opening night: Teatro Castro Alves. (1998). Festival Via Magia- Salvador (1998). Teatro Villa-Lobos- Rio de Janeiro (1998).