VIDEOS
Overdose - 1991 (Contemporary Dance)
"Overdose" was the first solo piece to conquer several prizes throughout Brazil in 1991, and gave Renato Leão acknowledgement as a ballet dancer and choreographer.
Overdose talks about a young man addicted to drugs, and the sad changes in his behavior; from ecstasy to overdose.
Music : Unknown
Dancers - Jurandir Dias, Renato Leão
"Urban Meetings" - "Encontros Urbanos" - 1992 (Contemporary Dance)
"Encontros Urbanos" - "Urban Meetings" was created in 1992 for Emproarte Theater Company under Magali Bueno's direction.
This work opened a cycle in Renato Leão's career subsequently it started to be performed by Fato Dance Company.
The work talks about big metropolis with their political and social habits, their own rhythm of routine events to the unusualness. Various stories which are lost within the anonymous life of
people, marked by meetings and divergences, where unique types of citizens and those who pass without even being noticed, each inside his own problem, keep their own mystery in silence.
Dancers - Alessandra Cruz, Adriana Lobianco, Andrea Pivatto, Andrea Ferraz, Andrea Rosa, Clarice Martins, Celso Alencar, Fernanda Sandoval, Fernando Mendes, Francisco Silvino, Jurandir Dias,
Liberato Neto, Liliane de Gramont, Marina P C Betinassi, Michelle Guidotti, Ozeias Fernandes, Patricia Nagim, Paula Santos, Raquel Vieira, Renato Leão, Rosangela Lima, Stefania Bragança, Veronica
Sarmento
Choreographer - Renato Leão
"Metamorphosis" - "Metamorfose" - 1995 (Contemporary Dance)
"Metamorfose" - "Metamorphosis" Created in 1995 for Fato Dance Company.
The society creates patterns and values to which people try to fit, hiding the faulty and real beings that they are.
However in some point of life the transformation is unavoidable, they undress their fantasies, break up with the acceptable and show up their real face. Leaving people who follow it always with a
doubt about trying what is forbidden.
Dancers - Adriana Lobianco, Andrea Pivatto, Clarice Martins, Georgia Ramos, Liliane de Gramont, Jucimara Araujo Lira, Kelly Damiano, Renata Russo, Stefania Bragança,
Choreographer - Renato Leão
Alegria Alegria 2000 (Contemporary Dance)
This work was created in 2000 for Fato Dance Company. "ALEGRIA ALEGRIA" - "Joy Joy" is a contemporaneous dance spectacle which shows the Joy and Happiness of the Circus through their laughter and
dancing.
It aims the public in general, mainly children, with the purpose of awakening their imagination.
As a research source, it uses works conducted with circus schools, people directly linked to circus spectacles, films and documentaries about the life of several "clowns" or circus companies
which are famous nowadays.
Dancers - Carlos Rodrigues, Daniela Abdala, Dayane Lopes, Fernanda Granda, Fernada Sandoval, Jucimara Araujo Lira, Raquel Cristina, Renato Leão, Valdemar Bartolli
Choreographer - Renato Leão
Familia Z-1998 (Contemporary Dance)
Capoeira in Japan This work ."Familia Z" - "Z Family" was created, researched and developed by Renato Leão and Sergio Luiz in 1998
Currently it is part of Fato Dance Company's repertoire.
A contemporaneous dance which depicts the problems faced by youngsters who live on the streets, from the moment they wake up to the time they go to time.
It aims to alert society in general about the problems which youngsters face when they live on the streets.
Its research sources are newspaper articles, interviews, news services and open-field research.
The researchers were able to compose the characters and develop scenes related to themes such as:
THE DAWN, THE HUNGER, IN SEARCH OF SMALL COINS, THE BEST FRIEND - THE DRUGS DEALER, THE POLICE RAID, THE REBELLION AND THE COLD. "THE UNION OF Z Family".
Music by - Carlinhos Brown, Chico Science and Nação Zumbi, Gabriel Pensador, Legião Urbana, Racionais MC's
Dancers - Andrea Yashida, Jucimara Araujo Lira, Jurandir Rodrigues, Marcos Sobrinho, Maria Emilia Clark, Raquel Cristina, Renato Leão, Roberto Amorim, Sergio Luis, Zamir de Castro
Choreographer - Renato Leão and Sergio Luis
Raça or Race - 1998 (Contemporary Dance)
"Raça" - "Race" was made and danced for the first time in 1998 its talk about the energy involved in the people from Brazil who make Capoeira.
"Raça" - "Race" is a Mix Technics with Capoeira and Contemporary Dance.
It was second solo performance crieted and danced by Renato Leão
Music by - Unknown
Dancers - Renato Leão, Valdir Peres
Choreographer - Renato Leão
Memory - 2006 (Neo Classical Ballet) - in Japan
Memory - Memorias - Neo Classical Ballet -
Loxodonta Black - Osaka - Japan - 11/03/2006
Drão ou Grain -2006 (Contemporary Dance)
Contemporary Dance in Japan - Drão ou Grão - Grain - 10/22/2006
Flagments 2 - 2011 (Contemporary Dance)
Choreographer and Dancer - Renato Leão