Edivaldo Ernesto
Edivaldo Edivaldo Ernesto was born in Maputo, Mozambique, and is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and expert in improvisation. After traditional African as well as contemporary dance education in Mozambique, his work took him to Europe. In 2007 he moved to Berlin. Since then Edivaldo Ernesto has been working closely with Sasha Waltz & Guests in numerous productions as a permanent member as well as a guest of the company. He shares an intensive working relationship of many years with the Venezuelan dancer-choreographer and teacher of the »Flying low« technique David Zambrano. Since 2011, Edivaldo Ernesto has also been developing his own workshops and dance techniques. He teaches his workshops »Depth Movement« and »Next Level« at schools and festivals worldwide. In 2015, his first choreographic solo »Tears« was premiered, with which he toured Europe, Asia and South America. His second production »Brace« premiered at the Kalamata festival in 2022 and toured throughout Europe. He has been developing his own pieces as well as projects with Oscar-winning, innovative pianist and instrumentalist Volker Bertelmann aka »Hauschka«, the choreographer Linda Kapetanea and the trumpeter Marco Blaauw, as well as with Musikfabrik at the Festival MaerzMusik initiated by Berliner Festspiele. His project »I Can’t Breathe« was awarded »Best Performer« by the jury of the 2020 Italian Danza & Danza Awards among others.