Ballett

The Brazilian Bruna Diniz Afonso was educated in classical and contemporary dance in Belo Horizonte and Vancouver. In addition, she joined courses and seminars in different countries such as Brazil, Canada and London. She was part of the "Balé Jovem do Palácio das Artes" in Belo Horizonte and the "Lamondance Company" in Vancouver. In 2012 she moved to Germany, where she was part of the "Stadttheater Ulm" with the director Roberto Scafati. In 2013 Bruna came to the Graz, because of different engagements at the "Opera House Graz". She danced in many pieces and worked with the director Darrel Toulon as well as choreographies from different invited choreographers. In 2015 she continued her collaboration with the Opera House and worked on the site of director Jörg Weinöhl. She got several main roles in his pieces. Since 2018 she is working as an independent dancer in projects between Austria and Germany, such as the production “Hippolyte et Aricie” in the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin with choreography from Aletta Collins and stage design by Ólafur Elíasson. As well as, the project “present.in.difference” with Antonia Manhartsberger selected to be part of the Kultur Jahr in Graz. 

Bruna is graduated in Industrial Design in the University of the State of Minas Gerais (UEMG) in Brazil. She is also interested in visual arts and cooperation of different art expressions.