Julie Barnsley

JULIE BARNSLEY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF ACCIÓN COLECTIVA · AKTION KOLECTIVA Dancer, choreographer, teacher and movement researcher. Contemporary Dance training at the Place, LSCD: London School of Contemporary Dance. Further Advanced somatic and movement studies in New York, Germany and Caracas. Ph.D. (summa cum laude) UNEARTE, Universidad Nacional Experimental de las Artes Caracas. As a professional dancer she has worked with: Reinhild Hoffman and Gerhard Bohner in Germany. Lloyd Newson (DV8), Micha Bergese and Nelson Fernandez in England. Poppo Shiraishi (Butoh) in New York. Founder member of Danzahoy and CLADA (Latin American Dance Centre). Founder director of Acción ColectivaAktion Kolectiva (dance · physical theatre · video research laboratory) Caracas, Venezuela. Extensive performing, directing and teaching experience in Europe, Latin America, United States and Asia. For her work with AC /AK, Barnsley received several important dance awards in Venezuela, including the National Dance Award-Casa del Artista, Critven Award (Critics of Venezuela) and was the six times winner of the Municipal Dance Award. Invited onto the Committee of Experts at the Monaco World Dance Awards, as representative of Venezuela. Her film “Over the Rainbow”, based on her choreography and directed by Haydeé Pino, won The National Film Award ANAC for best experimental short film. Honorary Professor and teacher in choreography; analysis of modern and postmodern dance strategies. Creator of first somatic education course Conciencia Exploratoria Corporal at the UNEARTE. Publication of several articles and papers on dance, including collaborations with Movimiento in Caracas. Author of the book Cuerpo Como Territorio de la Rebeldía. (Two editions published in Venezuela: IUDANZA 2006, and UNEARTE 2013). http://aktionkolectiva.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/AktionKolectiva https://www.facebook.com/aktionkolectiva https://juliebarnsley.com/ aktionkolectiva@gmail.com