Silvia Soter

Silvia Soter is a professor at the School of Education and the Graduate Dance Department at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a researcher and dance critic. She holds a Doctorate in Education, a Master's in Theater (2005) and an undergraduate degree in Dance from Paris 8 (France/1996). She has authored “Cidadãos dançantes: a experiência de Ivaldo Bertazzo com o corpo de dança da Maré” (2007), and co-authored Arts textbooks for primary and secondary education, as the responsible for Dance content. She has also published a DVD, “Corpo aceso: experiências em educação somática para bailarinos e não bailarinos” (2010). Since 2002, Silvia acts as the dramaturg for Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças, and she has collaborated with artists Dani Lima, Jérôme Bel, and Marcelo Evelin.