Chorégraphes 2025-2026

Leslie Mannès

Supported by le Grand Studio à Bruxelles

https://lesliemannes.com/sous-le-volcan/

Wura Moraes

Supported par Teatro Municipal do Porto

Wura Moraes is a Portuguese-Brazilian dancer who has been developing her choreographic work across the Atlantic. She graduated from Faculdade Angel Vianna (Brazil) and trained at École des Sables (Senegal), EDIT (Burkina Faso), and FAICC (Portugal).

As a performer, she has had the opportunity to work with Emmanuelle Huynh, Joana Lopes, Loke Wolf, Gil Mac, Dori Nigro, Charles Cardin-Bourbeau, Calixto Neto, Mónica de Miranda, Vânia Doutel Vaz, Bod Wilson trio and Ana Rita Xavier. In a co-production with the DDD — Festival Dias da Dança, she created solo piece HENDA I XALA, and now REVERBERAÇÕES, both as part of her major-project Confluências (Confluences), in homage of her father Mário Calixto (1960-1997) and Miltércio Santos (1963-2024), both dancers and choreographers.

Jonas Frey

Supported by Theater Freiburg

Jonas Frey is a Germany-based choreographer, dancer, and dance educator with roots in Hip Hop and breaking. After studying at ArtEZ School of Dance and completing an MA in Choreography at Codarts/Fontys, he creates works at the intersection of club- and streetdance and contemporary choreography.

His practice is shaped by co-creation, encouraging all collaborators to become co-authors in the process. Jonas’ works are presented in his home base of Mannheim as well as nationally and internationally. Together with Julie Pécard, he directs the Junior Company at EinTanzHaus and co-directs Mpower Urban, a platform for choreographic development in club- and streetstyles. In 2025–26 he is a resident artist at Theater Freiburg within the Reseau Grand Luxe.

https://jonas-frey.com/