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Marcelo Evelin was born in Piauí, Brazil and is a choreographer, researcher and performer. He lives and works in Amsterdam and Teresina. In Europe since 1986, he has worked in dance, collaborating with artists who speak different languages in projects also involving physical theatre, music, video and site-specific installations. Evelin is an independent creator with his company Demolition Inc., and teaches at the Mime School in Amsterdam, where he also guides students in their creative process. He coordinates workshops and collaborative projects in various countries in Europe, America, Africa, Japan and South America, returning to Brazil in 2006. Since then he has also been working as a curator, establishing in Teresina the Núcleo do Dirceu, a collective of artists and a platform of independent research and development of contemporary performing arts which he coordinated until 2013. His last two shows, Matadouro (2010) and De repente fica tudo preto de gente (2012), are currently being performed in theatres and festivals in Brazil and abroad. (Quelle: http://www.kfda.be/en/projects/batucada) Mehr Informationen auf Portugiesisch: http://wikidanca.net/wiki/index.php/Marcelo_Evelin egd