Some comments on Fernanda’s work

Fernanda Amaral received many very positive supporting letters for her Creative Wales Award application.

“She is a charismatic dancer with an engaging, disarmingly natural, fluid quality. She draws on her Brazilian roots bringing her positive, colourful, intuitive moving body into her work.” Eeva-Maria Mutka

 “I feel empathy with Fernanda’s approach to working and creating performances with individuals, her positive and dynamic way always focusing on the ability of each person, to build on a welcoming, warm and inclusive environment for all who wish to participate in workshops, classes and performance creation.” Sioned Huws

“It gives BVSNW great pleasure to offer our full support to Ms Fernanda Amaral, one of our most experienced and successful Artist Database members.” Leanne Rahman

“I know Fernanda Amaral as an extremely talented and experienced creative artist whose medium is dance and movement. The primary vehicle for the expression of her unique view is the individuality  of the human form and its distinct identity free from stigmatization  and categorization” Emma Juliet Lawton

“As well as being dynamic and inspirational, Fernada has an intuitive ability to treat people equally, equitably as individuals. As well as enabling people from all walks of life to enjoy dance, movement and find physical creative freedom , this ability is of particular importance to disabled people and inclusive groups.” Chris Tally Evans

2010 Summer

Fernanda Amaral and Leila Bebb delivered an open mixed ability dance workshop at the Disability Pride 2010 at Cardiff Bay organised by Arts Disability Cymru.

Fernanda Amaral with the assistance of Leila Bebb ran a series of very successful  talks and workshops about successful models of mixed ability work at the Unequal Spaces seminars organised by Arts Disability Cymru.

 Training

Fernanda Amaral, with the help of Eeva-Maria Mutka, delivered a Professional development training designed specially for Leila Bebb at Penpynfarch and Chapter Arts. 

Paisagem – Memory Landscape images and DVD

Please visit the You Tube for more Paisagem – Memory Landscape images and DVD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqWdFRozKA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HFLNKi2YQA&feature=related

Paisagem-Memory Landscape 2009 tour

Paisagem Oct 2009 © Kirsten Mcternan

It was a success! Paisagem attracted new audiences and the company got many positive comments. Have a look at  the review we got at the Theatre of Wales website!!!

http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=2229

Also to have a look at great pictures from the show, look at:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=115745&id=686623512&l=e881ae6c91

 

Paisagem – Memory Landscape

Creates a landscape of bodies in movement working from sensation to movement using the creative dynamic of the group to create a piece that is challenging, affirming and real.

Led by Patuá’s Artistic Director, Fernanda Amaral in collaboration with Eeva-Maria  Mutka, Leila  Bebb, Sally Edwards and Lucie Palmer.  Patuá’s work is an exploration and celebration of the human body as well as questioning people’s preconceived perceptions and has delighted many audiences nationally and internationally over the years.

Chapter Arts 9th and 10th October and Powys Dance 17th October -Performance

Open workshop 1oth October Chapter Arts (10am to 1pm)

 (Funded by ACW, Cardiff County Council, Vale of Glamorgan, Chapter Arts)

Patuá DanceAbility 2009

The company is preparing a professional mixed ability dance performance devised by the dancers and the Artistic Director and Choreographer Fernanda Amaral. The production will create a landscape of bodies in movement by a mixed group of disabled and non-disabled women dancers. The work is based on the techniques of DanceAbility and the premise of creative equality challenging preconceptions of dis/ability and working from sensation to movement using the creative dynamic of the group to create a piece that is challenging, affirming and real. 

The show has been created in collaboration with Chapter Arts Centre and funded by the Arts Council of Wales following a successful pilot project in 2007. It will be premiered at Chapter on 9^th and 10^th October.

 Open Workshops

The company will also offers workshops led by Fernanda and the company members giving a practical introduction to DanceAbility and reflecting Fernanda’s  twenty years’ professional dance career and ten years specialization in mixed-ability dance. Participants of all ability levels and experience are welcome.

If you would like anymore information please do contact us on info@patuadance.co.uk

Fernanda runs INSET Day for Keep Wales Tidy

As part of Secondary Schools Action Day for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) and Eco-Schools issues, Fernanda Amaral provided an Afro-Brazilian Dance workshop. It was very successful and lots of the participants enjoyed the afternoon, finding it to be one of the most interesting parts of the day.

This promises to lead to further training sessions for other INSET days with Keep Wales Tidy. Patuá Dance has already received invitations to work with new secondary schools as a result of this association.