THE COMPANY
Created in 1994, the Deborah Colker Dance Company has just turned 27 years old. With thirteen shows in its repertoire, the company remains one of the most awarded and prestigious in Brazil and in the world, receiving in 2018 the Prix Benois de la Danse in Moscow, the most important award in the category. He also received a Laurence Olivier in 2001, a famous English prize, given by The Society of London Theater, for the show Mix. In 2009, Deborah Colker was invited by Cirque du Soleil to create the new show by the Canadian company, Ovo, being the first woman to create and direct a show for Cirque. In 2016, she was the movement director of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony, an event broadcast to more than 2 billion people worldwide. Over the years, the Company has already made more than 1,600 presentations , in approximately 65 cities and in 32 countries , reaching an audience of more than 3,000,000 people .
AWARDS
PRIX BENOIS DE LA DANSE
2018 (Moscow, Russia) , show DOG WITHOUT FEATHERS
LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS
2001 (Great Britain), Choreography of the show - MIX
RIO DANÇA AWARD
1999, Best costume design, set design and lighting - CASA
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL
Best dance shows 1999 - CASA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AWARD
1997 Mambembe Trophy - ROUTE
O GLOBO NEWSPAPER
Best dance show of 1997 - ROTA
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL
The best of 1995 in dance - VELOX
O GLOBO NEWSPAPER
The best of 1995 in dance - VELOX
PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE
João Elias Alvares da Silva started doing theater in Porto Alegre in 1976, moving to Rio de Janeiro in 1978, where he acted and produced several Performing Arts shows. In 1981 he went to Salvador - BA where he worked for the Grupo Troca de Segredos, founded the Casa de Espetáculo “Circo Troca de Segredos”, which for two years presented the most diverse musical shows of the Brazilian scene.
Back in Rio de Janeiro in 1984, he performed and produced several scenic shows in the city. From 1987 to 1992, he produced commercials and worked for TV Globo on several journalistic programs. In 1992 he founded JE Produções, a company responsible for several advertising films and video clips by important Brazilian artists, in addition to documentary series for Brazilian TV.
We are a family owned and operated business.
In 1994, JE Produções joins Deborah Colker and founds the Dance Company that bears his name and in which he is present as an associate today.
We are a family owned and operated business.
In 1997 he founded Giros Produções with Belisario Franca, a company that in the following years is responsible for the most important documentaries on Brazilian TV.
We are a family owned and operated business.
From 2000 on, he started to dedicate himself exclusively to the Dance Company Deborah Colker.
TOKEN
TECHNIQUE
Artistic Direction DEBORAH COLKER
Executive Directon JOÃO ELIAS
Artistic Direction Assistant MOZART MIZUYAMA
Dancers ALEXSANDER COSTA, ANA LIVIA COSTTA, ANA SANTOS, ANA SILVA, ANGÉLICA BUENO, DIEGO ENDRIGO, JEAN VALBER, JEY SANTOS, LUAN BATISTA, MARTA BATISTA, OLIVIA PUREZA, PAULO WESLEY, PHELIPE ALVES E YASMIN MATTOS.
Intern SOFIA CAMARGO
Production HENRIQUE BOTKAY
Production Assistant STEPHANIE MIRANDA
International Production CAROLINA TAVARES
Stage Direction THIAGO MERIJ
Light Operator RODRIGO MACIEL
Stage Assistant GILMAR RODRIGUES
Chambermaid JOSÉ ALEXANDRE DAMASCENO
Legal Advice ERNESTO PAULOZZI JR. ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS,
FELIPE SANTA CRUZ ADVOGADOS
Graphic Design and Communication PEU FULGENCIO
Social Media Management JULIA PARETO
Financial and Administrative MIRIAM FURTADO
Administrative Assistant ROMÁRIO SOUZA
Project Archives and Frameworks ISRAEL OLIVEIRA
Maintenance ISAÍAS LAGO BASTOS
