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Cuqui Jerez is an artist, choreographer and performer. She was born in 1973 in Madrid. She lives and works in Madrid and Berlin. She studied dance in Madrid and New York. In 1990 she graduated at Real Conservatorio de Música y Danza of Madrid. Since 1990 she has been working as a dancer and performer in several companies, films and productions. In 1995 she started to develop her own work. She created the following pieces: Me encontraré bien enseguida solo me falta la respiración (1995), Dígase en tono mandril (1996), Hiding Inches (1999), A space odyssey (2002) (2001), The Real Fiction (2005); The Rehearsal (2007) as part of the project The Neverstarting Story in collaboration with Maria Jerez, Cristina Blanco and Amaia Urra; The Croquis Reloaded (2009); The Nowness Mystery (2011) and Crocodiles and Alligators (2012). Her work has been presented in several festivals and theatres in Europe, USA and Latin America. Since 2010 she collaborates in the MA in Performing Arts Practice and Visual Culture in Madrid. In 2012 she co-edited with Victoria Perez Royo Cairon 14, Journal of Dance Studies. She co-directs with Juan Dominguez, Maria Jerez and Luis Urculo Living Room Festival in Madrid. (Quelle: cuquijerez.com) csm