Almir Ribeiro da Silva Filho

Doctor (PhD) in Performing Arts at University of São Paulo (Brasil)(2014). Postdoctoral research in progress at USP: "Edward Gordon Craig: Über-marionette and Interculturalism". Master (MA) in Visual Arts at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2008). Specialization in Philosophy at Universidade de Barra Mansa (2006). Degree in Pedagogy by Isabel Institute (Rio de Janeiro) (1997). Technical training in theatrical interpretation by CAL (Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras) (Rio de Janeiro) (1987). Undergraduate course coordination: Dept. of Visual Arts at UBM (Rio de Janeiro) Post-graduate course Coordination latu sensu "Theatre: Language and Interfaces." at UBM (Rio de Janeiro) Theater director, professor of Interpretation and Corporal Expression and researcher of Oriental Theatre. Author of "Kathakali, Uma introdução ao teatro e ao Sagrado da Índia." In 1990, he created the Teatro Minimo: Center for productions and researches on the Indian classical Theater (Rio de janeiro) Professor at: Qa Bal Centre Wed Arts (Rome, Italy), Teatro Escola Macunaíma (São Paulo), Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras CAL (Rio de Janeiro), UniverCidade (Rio de Janeiro) and Universidade de Barra Mansa UBM (Volta Redonda). Additional training includes a five-year stay between India and Italy, researching the tradition of Indian classical theater-dance, with special attention to Kathakali, masculine style of South India. Participates on the group of debates Forum Cruce de Criterios (Critics and Theiry) connected to the Iberoamerican Festival of Cadiz, Spain, since 2008. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)