Miriam Barbosa

Miriam Barbosa received her classical training and earned her MFA from the University of Fine Arts at Sao Paulo, Brazil.  She is a former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company and a former USC Assistant Professor of Dance. She founded the SC School of Contemporary Dance as a Division of SCCDC, established in 2007 as a non-profit organization.   

Miriam Barbosa and Marcelo Novo collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance Catharsis. 

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Collaboration | Artopia
Collaboration | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis.
Dance as a Career | Artopia
Dance as a Career | Artopia

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Miriam Barbosa describes the passion and love it takes to make dance work as a career.
Music in Catharsis | Artopia
Music in Catharsis | Artopia

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Astor Piazzolla, an Argentinian composer, created the music used in Catharsis. The music provided some unique challenges to the choreographer and dancers.
V-Man | Artopia
V-Man | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis. Novo and Barbosa describe the character, V-Man.