Based in Sao Paulo, Alex Soares has had a career as a dancer in his native Brazil with a range of contemporary dance companies, including São Paulo City Ballet (BCSP) and Balé Teatro Guaíra.
He performed works by renowned choreographers Ohad Naharin, Mauro Bigonzetti, Rami Levi, Gagik Ismailian, Itzik Galili, Angelin Preljocaj, Cayetano Soto, Oscar Araiz,Luis Arrieta,Henrique Rodovalho, among others.
As a choreographer and videomaker, Alex began creating in workshop settings for new choreographers at the São Paulo City Ballet, whilst still dancing. Always very interested in video and its many aspects, Alex also studied film-making, with the purpose of using this knowledge in his scenic productions and also in the creation of video dance.
His videodance For a lost moment (2009) received the best video award at the 2010 Minute Festival and the following year he was invited by Noord Nederlandse Dans, a company based in Groningen, Netherlands, to create the video dance Perishable.
In 2012, Alex was one of 16 finalists of the 26th Hannover International Choreography Competition, an event that annually brings together promising choreographers in Hannover, Germany. That same year he won the 4th Pretty Creatives International Choreography Competition, which made it possible to create Trace in Loss for the Northwest Dance Project, a company based in Portland, USA. In 2013 he created Link for Ribeirão Preto Cia de Dança, which won the Choreographic Creation Award of the Year for the Paulista Dance Cooperative.
Since 2010, Alex has directed his own artistic troupe, the Mov_oLA Project and in October 2018 he was appointed Artistic Director of a Jundiaí Youth Dance Company.
As a guest choreographer, Alex has created works in Brazil for Balé Teatro Guaíra, Niterói City Ballet, Balé Teatro Castro Alves, Sesc Dance Company, Ribeirão Preto Dance Company, Amazonas Dance Company and São Paulo City Ballet.
Internationally, Alex has created for Noord Nederländse Dans (Holland), Northwest Dance Project (USA), National Ballet of Chile and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (USA).
Since 2018 he has been Artistic Director of Cia Jovem de Dança de Jundiaí (Jundiaí Youth Dance Company) and since 2020 he has also been acting as Dance Curator of the Qualification Program in Arts of the State of São Paulo.
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Coreógrafo e videomaker, Alex Soares começou a criar em um workshop para novos coreógrafos do Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, onde ainda atuava como bailarino.
Sempre muito interessado em video e suas vertentes, Alex também estudou cinema, com intuito de utlizar estes conhecimentos em suas produções cênicas e também na criação de videodanças. Sua videodança Por um momento perdido (2009) recebeu o prêmio de melhor vídeo no Festival do Minuto de 2010 e no ano seguinte foi convidado pela Noord Nederlandse Dans, companhia sediada em Groningen, Holanda, para criar uma videodança.
Em 2012 foi um 16 finalistas do 26th International Choreography Competition, evento que anualmente reúne promissores coreógrafos da dança mundial em Hannover, Alemanha. No mesmo ano ganhou o 4th Pretty Creatives International Choreography Competition, o que possibilitou criar Trace in Loss para a Northwest Dance Project, companhia sediada em Portland, Estados Unidos. Em 2013 criou a obra Link para a Ribeirão Preto Cia de Dança, que ganhou o Prêmio de Criação Coreográfica do Ano pela Cooperativa Paulista de Dança. Desde 2010 dirige em São Paulo seu próprio núcleo artístico, o Projeto Mov_oLA.
Como coreógrafo convidado trabalhou com companhias no Brasil: Balé Teatro Guaíra, Balé da Cidade de Niterói , Balé Teatro Castro Alves, Cia Sesc de Dança, Ribeirão Preto Cia de Dança, Corpo de Baile do Amazonas e Balé da Cidade de São Paulo.
No exterior: Noord Nederlandse Dans (Holanda), Northwest Dance Project de Portland (EUA), Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (EUA) e Balé Nacional Chileno (BANCH).
Desde 2018 é Diretor Artístico da Cia Jovem de Dança de Jundiaí e a partir de 2020 passou também a atuar como Curador de Dança do Programa Qualificação em Artes do Estado de São Paulo.
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Choreographer | Coreógrafo
Videomaker
Winner Premio APCA - Best dance production of the year (Oroboro ) - 2018
Winner Jury Premio Governador do Estado - (Devolve 2h and The Nuts Talent Show) - 2016
Finalist Premio Bravo! - Best dance production of the year (Devolve 2h) - 2016
Winner Premio APCA - Best dance production of the year (Devolve 2h)- 2016
Wiinner Jury FolhaSP - Best dance production of the year (Devolve 2h) - 2016
Denilto Gomes Award for Best Contemporary Work - (LINK) - 2013
Winner Hubbard Street 2 National Choreographic Award - 2013
Winner Pretty Creatives International Competition - Northwest Dance Project - 2012
Finalist - 26th Hannover Choreography Competition - (Coup de grace) - 2012
