Lia Rodrigues: masterclass
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Date
1.11-1.11.2026
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Duration
2 h
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Tickets
10 €
Schedule
Sun 1.11. at 11–13
Rehersal studio, Dance House Helsinki (Kaapeliaukio 3)
For
Dancers, choreographers, performers and other artists interested in embodied expression.
Please note
Workshop is held in English.
MasterClass for Professionals and semi-professionals
Led by Lia Rodrigues, the masterclass offers a space for sharing ideas, experiences and artistic working methods. During the workshop, participants will explore new tools for creative practice and approach their own artistic expression through both practical exercises and discussion.
The workshop is intended for dancers, choreographers, performers and other artists interested in embodied expression.
The workshop has a limited number of places. Register via the link provided. A registration fee of 10 € applies. Confirmation of participation will be sent by 23.10., and those who fit in will receive a payment link at the same time.
Instructor: Lia Rodrigues

Lia Rodrigues was born in São Paulo Brazil in 1956 and studied classical ballet and history at the University of São Paulo (USP). After having been part of the São Paulo contemporary dance movement in the 1970s, she joined Maguy Marin’s dance company in France from 1980 to 1982. Back in Brazil, she set up the Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças in 1990 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1992, she created the annual contemporary dance festival Panorama de Dança, running it until 2005. Since 2004, her company has been involved in developing educational and artistic activities in the Maré favela in Rio de Janeiro in partnership with the NGO Redes de Desenvolvimento da Maré. This collaboration has established the Centro de Artes da Maré (Maré Arts Centre), which opened in 2009, and the Escola Livre de Danças da Maré (Maré Free Dance School) in October 2011.
In her professional and artistic career spanning forty years, the choreographer has dedicated herself not only to artistic training and creation, but also to education in the form of workshops and seminars. Lia Rodrigues believes in the synergy between art and social processes. Her recent creations include Aquilo de que somos feitos(2000), Formas breves (2002), Encarnado (2005), Chantier poétique (2008), Pororoca(2009), Piracema (2011) and Pindorama (2013), Para que o céu nao caia (2016), Fúria(2018) and Encantado (2021). Lia Rodrigues is associate artist at the Centquatre-Paris, the Maison de la danse and the Biennale de la danse in Lyon.
Lia Rodrigues: Borda
Borda, is a timely and sensuous exploration of borders – how they are formed, how they shift, and how they constantly transform.
Performances of Borda on 2.–3.11.