Armando Duarte, a native Brazilian, holds a BS
degree in Physical Education from University
of São Paulo and an MFA degree in
Choreography and Performance from New
York University, Tisch School of the Arts. Mr.
Duarte is a founding member of the
internationally known Cisne Negro (Black
Swan) Dance Company from São Paulo, Brazil,
where he worked for 14 years. He has
Armando Duarte
received a Best New Choreographer award from the São Paulo Association
of Arts Reviewers, and in 1989, he was one of the international guest
choreographers at the American Dance Festival. Since coming to the
University of IowaI in 1993, he has choreographed 45 original dance
pieces and has restaged several works from his own repertory in which he
continues to perform.
At The University of Iowa, he is a two-time winner of the Iowa Old Gold
Summer Fellowship; and has received several grants from the Support
Program for Arts and Humanities and the Arts and Humanities Initiative
Program at the university.
Mr. Duarte is pleased to serve as a
workshop instructor and a panelist on
the Scholarship Selection Committee
of the National Learning and
Achievement Organization's ASPIRE
Scholarship Program. His choreography
has been commissioned by several
repertory and regional dance companies
throughout the world. His international guest appearances included visits to
Milan, Geneva, Lausanne, Udine, Paris, São Paulo and Natal. Most recently
he has commissioned works for the Brigham Young University in Utah, the
Victoria Ballet in Texas, the Georgia Youth Ballet in Atlanta, Georgia, the
Sandra Organ Dance Company and the internationally known Ballet
Concierto de Puerto Rico. In Brazil he continues to be very active in the
Dance field. He has recently choreographed works for the Bale da Cidade
de Natal; the UAI Q Dança Company in Uberlândia e taught several
Workshops at the Studio 3 with the Sociedade Masculina da Dança in São
Paulo.
As part of his creative research and educational mission, Mr. Duarte has
been conducting extensive research about Brazilian culture. The material
collected is being used as resources for his choreographic works as well as
lectures and workshops about Brazil. Mr. Duarte intends to continue
teaching and choreographing for universities, dance schools and regional
dance companies throughout the United States. With his artistry and cultural
background, he hopes to contribute to the education of dance students of all
ages.
Mr. Duarte is also the artistic director of the Duarte Dance Works (DDW), a
contemporary dance company based in Iowa City.
of Arts Reviewers, and in 1989, he was one of the international guest
choreographers at the American Dance Festival. Since coming to the
University of IowaI in 1993, he has choreographed 45 original dance
pieces and has restaged several works from his own repertory in which he
continues to perform.
At The University of Iowa, he is a two-time winner of the Iowa Old Gold
Summer Fellowship; and has received several grants from the Support
Program for Arts and Humanities and the Arts and Humanities Initiative
Program at the university.
Mr. Duarte is pleased to serve as a
workshop instructor and a panelist on
the Scholarship Selection Committee
of the National Learning and
Achievement Organization's ASPIRE
Scholarship Program. His choreography
has been commissioned by several
repertory and regional dance companies
throughout the world. His international guest appearances included visits to
Milan, Geneva, Lausanne, Udine, Paris, São Paulo and Natal. Most recently
he has commissioned works for the Brigham Young University in Utah, the
Victoria Ballet in Texas, the Georgia Youth Ballet in Atlanta, Georgia, the
Sandra Organ Dance Company and the internationally known Ballet
Concierto de Puerto Rico. In Brazil he continues to be very active in the
Dance field. He has recently choreographed works for the Bale da Cidade
de Natal; the UAI Q Dança Company in Uberlândia e taught several
Workshops at the Studio 3 with the Sociedade Masculina da Dança in São
Paulo.
As part of his creative research and educational mission, Mr. Duarte has
been conducting extensive research about Brazilian culture. The material
collected is being used as resources for his choreographic works as well as
lectures and workshops about Brazil. Mr. Duarte intends to continue
teaching and choreographing for universities, dance schools and regional
dance companies throughout the United States. With his artistry and cultural
background, he hopes to contribute to the education of dance students of all
ages.
Mr. Duarte is also the artistic director of the Duarte Dance Works (DDW), a
contemporary dance company based in Iowa City.
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