Gisselle Villada Vergara

Soyons ralistes, demandons l'impossible After Herbert Marcuse. May 68 french students.

Teather Director, actress, teacher,

playwright, costumer and Artistic
Producer. Dancer, Choreographer and
teacher on Contemporary Dances,
Eastern and Tribal Dances. Visual artist
experienced in drawing, painting,
video, sculpture, performance and
action arts. Costume and fashion
designer.

STUDIES, WORKSHOPS AND ACADEMICS

Institucin Educativa La Paz, Technical High School in Arts, La Ceja del Tambo 2010.
Universidad de Antioquia, Undergrade student in Visual Arts Master, Seccional
Oriente. First Semester, 2011
COMFAMA. Technical Studies on Fashion Design, 2013
Teather School Mscaras y Paradojas, CIUDAD ESCUELA, Municipio de La Ceja del
Tambo. 2009-2011.

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Eastern Dances, Master Yaneth Alzate, COMFAMA, La Ceja del Tambo, 2011 (4
levels).
Eastern dances and dance traditional implements (Isis wings, veils an fan veils),
Master Myriam Suaza, COMFAMA San Ignacio, Medelln, 2012 (2 levels)
Eastern Dances, Tribal Dances, Flamenco. Mara Isabel ngel Arango Academy,
Masters Mara Isabel ngel Arango, Yaryth Roll, Tatiana Gonzlez, Paula Ciodaro.
Workshop Teather Cirtuits. Movimiento GATO (Grupos Amigos de Teatro del
Oriente):
Specialized Workhops: Dramatic voice and Vocal Technics Level I and II Master
Liliana Montaa, Teatro Varasanta, Carmen de Viboral, 2010-2011.
Teather performance, Master Csar Badillo de Teatro La Candelaria, Carmen de
Viboral, 2011.
Creating Characters Performance. Master Geovanny Largo, X2 Teatro, de
Manizales. Marinilla, 2010
Visual Arts Lab, Sculptor Ferney Hernndez, CIUDAD ESCUELA, Municipio de La
Ceja del Tambo, 2011.
Cultural Projects Chair Arts, Culture and Patrimonial Heritage- CIUDAD
ESCUELA, Municipio de La Ceja del Tambo, 2010.
Audiovisual Creation Intensive Workshop, TAIA, masters Lorena Best (Per) and
Dante Arenas (Chile). Universidad de Antioquia Escuela de Artes S.M.P. La Ceja,
2011.
Vocal Technics Lyrical singing. Master Yenny Saldarriaga, Escuela de Artes S.M.P.
de La Ceja, 2012 (2 semestres).
Design and dressmaking Technics. Academia Latino Alemana. Escuela de Artes
S.M.P. de La Ceja, 2012.
Contemporary Dances, Master Diana Fernndez, Universidad de Antioquia,
Medelln, 2012-2014.
Ballet, Master Sabine Stockman, Academia Jazz Dance, 2014
Flamenco and Castanets, Master Natalia Arango, Academia Jazz Dance, 2014-2015
(Special Academic Workshops in Teather, Antioquia Government) Seminarios de
formacin Antioquia vive el Teatro: Masters Farley Velsquez (Vocal and Physical
actions), Henry Daz Vargas (Playwright) and Fernando Zapata (Performance and
Physical Teather), november 2012.
(Special Academic Workshops in Teather, Antioquia Government) Seminarios de
Formacin la magia de la Voz. Antioquia Vive el Teatro. September 2013.
(Special Academic Workshops in Puppets, Antioquia Government) Seminarios de
Formacin, Laboratorios de Tteres. August and September, 2013.

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(Special Academic Workshops in Teather, Antioquia Government) Seminarios de

Formacin Antioquia Vive el Teatro. Scenography and Stage Design, Dance and
Teather. November 2013.
(Special Academic Workshops in Teather, Antioquia Government) Puppets Lab:
making, handling, playwright, stage settting and Pedagogy for Puppets and Scenic
Objetcs. (ICPA, 2015)
Special Contemporary Workshops Proyecto rbol Proceso Creativos Vivos.
-Master Mercedes Pedroch e(Espaa) seminarios In-Out, 2014 Siembra and
rbol, 2015).
- Butoh Dance: Master Gyohei Zaitsu (Japain), 2015
-Kundalini Yoga: Bocetos de un Encuentro: Maester Martha Echavarra (ColombiaBelgique), 2015.
Workshop C&C Dance Music Hall (Fusion Tribal Dance). Bogot, 2014. Masters
Caro Dumani (Costa Rica) and Cera Byer (USA), 2014.
International Festival of Eastern Dances, Academia Mara Isabel ngel Arango,
Medelln, 2015. Masters Jilina (USA), Nour (Egypt), Amir Sofi (Israel-Palestine),
Yasser Al Swery (Egypt).
Workshop Zaghareet, Tribal Dances, Bogot, 2015. Masters Emine di Cosmo
(Argentina) and Heather Stants (USA).
Workshops Festribal Internacional de Medelln, 2015. Masters Alessa Fortuna
(Mxico), Moria Chappel (USA), Sneha Mistri (India), Sumaia Rubi (Argentina),
Vlad Tribal, Ambar Kumar, Lisseth Pedroza and Yulitza Herera (Colombia).
Workshops Festival Tribal Internacional, Mxico D.F., 2015. Masters Alessa
Fortuna (Mxico), Marsha Poulin y Ana Lalwani (Anita & Marsha Fat Chance
Belly Dance FCBD).
Tribal dances, ATS Style, and Russian Style for eastern Dances, Padma Estudio
Custom Classes, 2015. Master Lauruga Gutirrez.
Flamenco and castanets Custom Classes, Medelln, 2015, Master Natalia Arango.
Custom Workshop, Physical Teather and Corporal Pantomime: Master Carlos Agudelo
Plata (Bogot), 2015.
Custom Workshop, Contemporary Dance, Master Mercedes Pedroche (Espaa), 2015.
Workshop, Contemporary Shadow Teather, Master Gabriel Von Fernndez, Argentina,
COMFENALCO-Casa del rbol, Medelln-La Ceja, 2016.
Eastern Traditional Dances Professorship, Academia Mara Isabel ngel (cycles 1 and 2,
2016)

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Teaching and Promoting Arts.

Teather Teaching, Municipio La Ceja del Tambo, -Children, Young and rural
groups. 2013 and 2016
Actions:
-Periodic Workshops on Finger Puppets for children in urban and rural schools.
-Monthly Workshop in Puppet making and handling
-Monthly Workshop El Cuerpo en Escena The body on stage-.
-Production of International Teather Festival Festival Internacional, Nacional y
Local de Teatro, La Ceja, 2013.

Teather and Corporal Technics Teaching Model Agency Angel Models, 2013.

Teather Teaching for Children, Centro Educativo Recrearte, 2013.

Chosen Teacher for the project Laboratorio de Tteres (Puppet Lab), Teaching on
puppet making and handling in Schools and highschools. Production of the Puppet
Play El Consejo de las Siete Brujas. (The Seven Witches Council) ICPACOMFENALCO, 2013.
Director, actress, Teather Teacher, Costume and make up director: Group Teatro
Bitcoras 2010-2015.
Director of Escuela de Formacin Escnica Teatro Bitcoras- Laboratorio Cuerpo
en Escena. (Scenic School Teatro Bitcoras. Body on Stage Lab) (Skills and tools
from dance, teather and body disciplines for Peforming Arts. Project supported
cofinanced- by the Instituto de Cultura y Patrimonio de Antioquia, 2014 y 2015.
Processes developed in La Ceja and La Unin, with additional workshops in
Rionegro, Guarne, El Peol y Sonsn municipalities-).

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Tribal Dance Workshop (as Special Guest Master) Saric, Templo de Danza. Itag,
2015.
Visual Arts Exhibition YO VEO, YO SOY MIRADAS A LO CONTEMPORNEO: (I see,
I am: A look on contemporary) Galera Aranzazu, municipality La Ceja del Tambo.
(Sculpture, painting, art Installation, sculpture assemblage, collage, cartoon and
Performance ORION) 2010.

Performance, make up and costumes of the teather play La Sabidura del Ltigo,
(The Whip Wisdom) Group Mscaras y Paradojas 2010.
Direction, plawright, make up and costumes of the play La Pasin (The
Passion). Group I.E. La Paz. 2010

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Performantic creation, performance and costume of the art Installacin Performance Fronteras directed by the Sculptor Ferney Hernndez, Fisrt
Contemporary Art Exhibition, Caravana de Colores, Rionegro. FRONTERAS, drom
teh series Caminos de herradura. Expropiacin., 2011.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDDFSTyGBM&feature=relmfu,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRAAY_Ykag&feature=relmfu)

Direction, performance, make up and costume of the Performance Desayuno

sobre la Hierba. Expropiacin. (From the Manet painting Le Dejeuner Sur Lherbe)
Teatro Bitcoras with Sculptor Ferney Hernndez and Accordionist Alejandro
Rochat, 2011.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOjuk8u3z8)

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Performance, performance-poetic reading, dance, costumes and make up of the

Poetic Show Palabras y Tambores (Words and Drums): Teather, dance,
Performance Reading, and African Drums with the Percussionist Alejandro Rochat,
Teatro Bitcoras. Direction, Anselmo Ros, 2011.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWCrNyv4Jxk&feature=relmfu)

Direction of the Play Las Ratas de Hammelin (Rats of Hammelin) After the Pied
Piper tale. Childrens Teather Group I. E. Rosa Mara Henao Pavas, Sonsn, 2011.
Member of the Art Collective CIUDAD GALERIA, Art in Public spaces, arts
exhibition curatorship, performances, community art actions and national and
local cultural heritage surveillance, 2011.

Direction and Editing of the Short Film Cejiando, Audiovisual Workshop TAIA,
2011. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAdoPU24gA)

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Direction, creation, costume and make up of the Performance DEMTER: Diosa

de la Fertilidad, (Demeter, Fertility Goddess) Universidad de Antioquia Eastern
campus, September 2011. Photographic Creations with the Photographer Wilson
Alarcn, November 2011.

Costumes and Make up, Photographic Creation Veladura de Infancia

(Childhood veiling) Teatro Bitcoras with Photographer Wilson Alarcn. Nov. 2011

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Creation, Direction and Production of Performantic routine Hacer el Destino.

(Making Destiny In Colombia Destino Destiny- has a figurative meaning related
to household and laundry chores) March, 2012.

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Direction, Performance, Production, Costumes and Make up: San Jorge y El

Dragn, (Saint George and the Dragon). Teather for Open Places. Winner of the
National Contestable Fund for young Teather Creators, National Contestable
Funding Program, Ministery of Culture, 2012. Performed at the International
Festival Enquentro en el Espacio Pblico, Quito, Ecuador, 2013.

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* Artistic Direction, Performance, costumes, make up, stage setting, accessories and
props of the Play Batman, un Motivo para Rer (Batman, a Reason to Laugh) Winner of
the Second Contestable Funding Call for the Creative Talents, Instituto de Cultura y
Patrimonio de Antioquia, (ICPA) Institute of Culture and Heritage of Antioquia- 2013.

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* Creation, pertormance and costumes, Performance T El Hallado, (T-The Found) La

Ceja del Tambo, 2013.

* Direction, Playwright, Costume and Make Up of the play Turno 519. Childrens Teather
Group La Casa Dorada. La Ceja del Tambo, 2013.

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* Direction, Playwright and Puppet Design and construction for the Play El Consejo de
las Siete Brujas. (The Seven Witches Council) Puppet Lab ICPA Comfenalco.
* Choreography and Costumes, Sanakay: Tribal Turkish Flamenco. Performed in the
shows La Ceja Celebra la Danza, and Casa Escuela Opening.

* Artistic Direction, Make up, Costumes and Modeling Artstic Collective La Mano en la
Cabeza. Productions Estaciones del Espritu, (Spirits Seasons) 2013. Presencias, 2014.

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Direction, Costumes, performance and Choreographies of the Play MEDEA

MADRE. (MOTHER MEDEA) Night Street Teather. Premiere in the XIX Teather
Internactional Festo El Gesto Noble, El Carmen de Viboral, 2014. Teatro Bitcoras-

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Artistic Direction, Costumes and performance in the Play La Repblica de Dbora

Arango. Politic Farse. Winner of the third Contestable Funding Call for the Creative
Talents, (ICPA) Institute of Culture and Heritage of Antioquia- 2014.

Choreographies, Dance and Costumes of the Show Sobre las Alas del Mundo.
(Above Worlds Wings) Live World Music and World Dances. Teatro Bitcoras
Banu Sanaz, Winner of the third Contestable Funding Call for the Creative Talents,
(ICPA) 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raYs3XGwq-0
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Direction, Playwright, Performance, Choreographies, Costumes and Video Art of

the Play Las Zapatillas Rojas. (The Red Shoes) Winner of the third Contestable
Funding Call for Creative Talents, (ICPA) 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVxnHjCJIw

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Codirection, costumes, paraphernalia, choreographies and dance, Show Llenas de

Gracia. Compaa Banu Sanaz. Belly Dance and Tribal Dance. 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGSy8ZSOqM

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Codirection, Choreographies, Dance, Show Metamorfosis. Tribal Dance and

Contemporary Dance (Compaa Banu Sanaz, Teatro Bitcoras and Laboratorio
Cuerpo en Escena 2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x_Lw4o7AcA

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Artistic Direction, Actors Direction, performance, choreographies, make up and

costumes of the play Momo y los Hombres Grises, Teatro en Bicicleta. (Momo
and the Gray Men, Teather on Bicycle). Winner of the National Contestable Fund
for Street Teather Juglares, National Contestable Funding Program, Ministery of
Culture, 2015. Teatro Bitcoras, 2015.

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Artistic Direction, Costumes, Soprano Singer and Dancer With the Early MusicWorld Music Consort Concilio. Since 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S13b92CoBw0,
https://soundcloud.com/concilio-468112523

Gisselle Cntaro Project. World Dances, Eastern traditional and contemporary style
dances. Belly dance, Tribal ATS and Tribal Fusion, Contemporary Dance. Choreographies,
Costumes and Dance performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lVVTWG-Cig,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwgz-z0S-PKLmueeMxQMsA

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Prices and Recognition:

Winner of the National Contestable Fund for young creators, National

Contestable Funding Program, Ministery of Culture, 2012. Production and
development of the project San Jorge y el Dragn Teatro de Calle para los Pueblos
y Parques de Colombia. (Saint George and the Dragon, Street teather for
Colombian towns and parks)
Official Selection Visual Arts Regional Biennial, Universidad de Antioquia COMFENALCO, subregional Carmen de Viboral, Sculpture assemblage Cobija. 2012
Local and Regional (Eastern of Antioquia) winner of Talented Young Women,
Gender Equity Secretary, Antioquia Government. 2012.
Contestable International Artistic Traveling Fund ICPA, 2013. Participation on
International Festival EnQuentro en el Espacio Pblico, Quito, Ecuador, with the
play San Jorge y el Dragn.
Winner of the third Contestable Funding Call for the Creative Talents, (ICPA)
2014. Category Teather Play Directed by a woman. Production of the play Las
Zapatillas Rojas. (The Red Shoes)
Contestable International Artistic Traveling Fund ICPA, 2013. Participation on
International Festival Festival Tribal Internacional, Mxico, D.F., 2015, Banu
Sanaz.
Winner of the National Contestable Fund for Street Teather Juglares, National
Contestable Funding Program, Ministery of Culture, 2015, Prodution of the Play
Momo y los Hombres Grises, Teatro en Bicicleta. (Momo and the Gray Men,
Teather on Bicycle).

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Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwgz-z0SPKLmueeMxQMsA
In Spanish Visual CV 2010-2014:

http://youtu.be/4xXoAO0zMhQ
Cejiando Short Film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAdoPU24gA
La Mano en la Cabeza:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98676138@N07/

Teatro Bitcoras:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOjuk8u3z8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWCrNyv4Jxk&feature=relmfu
http://www.vocesdepapel.co/?id_nota=206&title=Gisselle Villada:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94035295@N02/sets/
Banu Sanaz
https://vimeo.com/104436494
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3PChEk7Py0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFkohowAvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raYs3XGwq-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGSy8ZSOqM
https://vimeo.com/103063062

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