MEDIATHEK

José Paulo Dos Santos (born in 1988) started dancing as a tap dancer in a social project in his hometown Araraquara-São Paulo and studied ballet and contemporary at The Dance Center Gilsamara Moura. He started his professional career in 2005 when he joined Cia Shuffle Trips where he worked until 2008 touring Brazil and South America. He worked as a teacher and choreographer with local children from the social project EMDIN. In 2008 he was invited to IPL »International Laboratory Performance« in Peru directed by Khosro Adibi to work with artists from South America and Europe. During his time at P.A.R.T.S. he had the opportunity to teach kids at Dancing Kids, performed KDO directed by Franco Dragone (Cirque du Soleil) and had numerous dance classes and workshop.