Marta Navaridas (*San Sebastián) and Alex Deutinger (*Salzburg) both studied Translation, Interpreting and Dance. Marta studied Translation at Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona, Choreography at ArtEZ University Arnhem and Mime at HKA Amsterdam. Alex studied Translation at Karl-Franzens University Graz and Contemporary Dance at the Institute for Dance Arts (IDA) of Anton Bruckner University Linz.
They have been developing text-based performance works since 2008. They are based in Graz, Austria.
Selected works: MOTORA, Emancipation of Wonder, Your Majesties, Speaking of Which, Queen of Hearts, Octopus, I Would Like to Be a Better Person.
Their works have been shown at international festivals and venues such as Abrons Arts Center New York, Gessnerallee Zürich, Maison de la Danse Lyon, Palazzo Grassi Venice, The Place London, Danspalladium Malmö, Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint Denis, Centrale Fies Drodesera, Pôle Sud Strasbourg, Impulstanz Festival Vienna, Dansens Hus Stockholm, DanceWeek Festival Zagreb, Muffatwerk Munich, Frascati Theater Amsterdam, Escena Contemporánea Madrid, Szene Salzburg, Tanzquartier Wien, steirischer herbst festival.
AWARDS, GRANTS, SUPPORT
APAP network selected artists 2016-2020
Swedish Arts Grant 2016
Dansnät Sverige Company 2014
Aerowaves Priority Company 2013
Springforward Artists 2013
BestOFFstyria Prize 2010 + 2012
BestOFFstyria Audience Prize 2012
DanceWEBeurope scholarship 2010
ACT Bilbao Prize 2008
PRODUCTION SUPPORT via Kulturamt der Stadt Graz, Kultur Land Steiermark, Bundeskanzleramt Österreich
TOUR SUPPORT via BMKÖS, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Dublin, Bern, Stockholm, Brussels, Madrid, Moscow, London.
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