JUAN DUARTE

PERFORMER

Juan Duarte is a Brazilian dancer. After graduating from Bolshoi Ballet School in Brazil, he moved to Canada, where he had the opportunity to participate in outreach programs and fellowships. In Vancouver, he joined Lamondance, a contemporary-based pre-professional program, for two seasons. After working with Lamondance, Juan joined the Arts Umbrella Grad Program, where he had the opportunity to perform works by a variety of artists, such as Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Wen Wei Wang, Mats Ek, and others. In 2019, Juan joined Ballet BC, under the direction of Emily Molnar. In 2020, Juan had the opportunity to work with Lesley Telford, through the Performance Research Program in Vancouver.

After taking a step away from the stage, Duarte joined Joshua Beamish/ MOVETHECOMPANY, under the direction of Joshua Beamish, where he has had the chance to tour throughout Ontario and Europe in Beamish’s Saudade.

Photo by Brian Van Wyk