Irineu Nogueira Dance

Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dance Educator based in Munich via London. Almost thirty years after that first experience with dance, the dancer, actor, choreographer, director and teacher Irineu Nogueira has become a reference in research and the teaching of Afro-Brazilian dance in Brazil. Born in São Luis, in the state of Maranhão, in the North of the country, Irineu is recognized for his pioneering role in mixing solid references of African dance with contemporary dance techniques, thus creating a unique language whose strong point is diversity. In this melting pot of eclectic references and experiences, Abieié (rebirth, in the Yorubá language) was born, in 2005; a flag wielded by Irineu to further research, develop his own style and defend the place of Afro-Brazilian dance, not only in Brazil, but in the world, especially in Europe. Abieié is, at the same time, a language and a methodology, born after many years of research in Sala Crisantempo, an important space dedicated to dance in the city of São Paulo, where Irineu worked as a resident teacher. This is a unique proposition for the body, blending contemporary dance techniques with the diversity of Africo-Brazilian culture.