PORTFOLIO
GENERAL
TELMO BRANCO
Queer Activist and Interdisciplinary Artist:
Theater I Dance I Sound design I Film I Poetry
Date of Birth: 02/05/1991
Nationality: Portuguese
Based: Berlin, Germany
Languages (fluent): Portuguese, Spanish, English
ACADEMIC TRAINING
21/09/2009 - 29/06/2010Course of Performing Arts, University of Évora. Evora. Portugal.27/09/2010 - 31/07/2012School of Theater and Film (Higher Education Degree) Acting. Lisbon, Portugal.01/10/2012 - 13/06/2013School of Dramatic Art Valencia. Spain.2013 - 2015Circus and Physical Theater Training - Stella Polaris Sandfjord, NorwayContemporary Dance Training - Mamen Garcia Valencia, Spain- Teatro De La Generalitat, Valencia, Spain
Dance Workshops (2015/ - ):Les Slovaks, Shang-Chi Sun, Mila Koistinen, Christina Mertzani, Narendra Patil, Michael Loehr, Edivaldo Ernesto, Evangelous Poulinas, Narendra Patil, Michael Langeneckert, Ricardo Ambrosio, etc,.
BIO
Telmo Branco (they / them) is a portuguese interdisciplinary artist, and queer activist, based in Lisbon and Berlin.
Telmo has a degree in acting from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Lisbon, and is trained in physical theater, circus, contemporary dance and production.
Their solo works "The Unspeakable - Part 3" (2023) and "FLÓBÉR" (2024), currently on tour, have been supported by Dachverband Tanz Deutschland und NEUSTARTKULTUR, Direção-Geral das Artes e Fundação GDA.
Their work " The Tradition" (2021) was the winner of the "Air Scope Berlin" award.
Their film " The Tradition - The Film" (2020/2021) received honorable mentions at the festivals: Make art no fear (PT), MIFA - Madeira International Film Awards (PT), Multiplié Dance Film (NO) and Europe NOW Film Festival (UK).
Telmo has collaborated with the following artists: Veronica Riz (IT), Helena Waldmann (DE), Nir de Wolff (IL) , Annelie Andre (AT), Alexandra Pirici (RO), Falk Richter (DE), Lea Pitschke (DE), Shang-Chi Sun (TW), among others.
MOST IMPORTANT/RECENT WORKS (2016 / - )
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FLÓBÉR - 2024
Dance Theater Production by Telmo Branco, with Ren Mauney
Performed at Mala Voadora, Porto.
On tour.
Photography: Sara Corvo
The Unspeakable - Part3 - 2023
Dance Theater Production by Telmo Branco
Performed at Mala Posta, Lisboa.
On tour.
Photography: Lucia Pires
The Unspeakable - Part2 - 2022
Dance Theater Production by Telmo Branco
Performed at Mala Voadora, Porto.
Photography: Rachael Mauney
BODY RIOT - 2022
Dance Theater Production by Telmo Branco
Performed at Hosek Contemporary, Berlin + Touring in Germany and Portugal.
Amplify 2 - Poetic Sonoplasty - 2022
Composition by Loop Station and poem by Telmo Branco
Curated by: Rachael Mauney
Performed at Hosek Contemporary, Berlin. In collaboration with Rainbow RailRoad. Photography: Rachael Mauney
The Unspeakable - Part 1 - 2022
Dance Theater production by Telmo Branco
Performer at Acker Statd Palast, Berlin
Photography: Rachael Mauney
The March - 2022
Dance Theater production by Telmo Branco. Sound design by Adrian Blount.
Performed at Humboldt Forum, Berlin. Curated by Jana Luethje.
Photography: Frank Sperling
Matrilineal - 2022
Dance Performance production by Rachael Mauney. Co-creation, sound Design and Performance by Telmo Branco.
Performed at Here Arts Center, New York + Touring in Germany and Portugal.
The Tradition /solo - 2021
Dance Theater production by Telmo Branco
Performed at Acker Stadt Palast, Berlin.
Photography: Rachael Mauney
I recall to not repeat - 2021
Loop Station Composition Poem by Telmo Branco
Performed at Hosek Contemporary, for Rainbow RailRoad, Berlin.
The Tradition, The Film - 2021
Dance Theater Film by Telmo Branco
European Screening.
Photography: Rachael Mauney
Trequanda - 2020
Dance production by Veronika Riz
Performed at Ex-Masten, Bolzano, Italy
Photography: Gregor Khuen
The Kingdom - 2020
Dance Theater Film by Telmo Branco
European Screening.
Photography: Rachael Mauney
The Intruder - 2019
Dance Production by Helena Waldmann
German Tour 2019/2021
Photography: themovingpictureartist
Wavering - 2018
Dance Theater production by Telmo Branco, Rachael Mauney and Annelie Andre.
Performed at Ada Studios
Photography: Jochen Nünning
TRUST - 2018
Dance production by Construst Collective (Malwina Stepien)
Performed at Hellerau - Dresden + Italian Tour
Photography: Michael Theis
Rough Sublime (on wires) - 2018
Dance Theater Production by Telmo Branco
Performed at Lake Studios Berlin
Photography: Nicolette Michalla
While The Others Go Wild - 2018
Dance Theater production by Revolver Dance Theater (João Cidade)
Performed at AckerStadt Palast - Berlin
Photography: Manon Santi
STOIC - 2018
Photography project directed by Telmo Branco in collaboration with Rudi Berr
Photography: Rudi Berr
Rudi Berr Studios - Berlin
Die Zeugen Im Zeughaus - 2017
Dance production by Lea Pitschke and Michael Baumann
Performed at Uferstudios - Berlin
Photography: Andrej Wawel
Aggregate - 2017
Performance Installation by Alexandra Pirici
Performed at N.B.K, Berlin.
Performed at N.B.K, Berlin.
Photography: W Menezes
SYNTAGMA - 2017
Dance production by Annelie Andre.
Performed at Former Willner Brauerei Berlin
Photography: Stefan Tietz
