Alex Magno (choreographer)
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Alexandre (Alex-Andre) Magno is a Brazilian born
Choreography
1993 - 2006
In 1993 Magno was choreographer for
In 2001, Madonna worked with Magno again on her
In 2002, Magno graduated from the New York Film Academy.[citation needed]
In 2003, Britney Spears asked Magno to choreograph for her ABC special and MTV club tour, for which his work was highly praised in Us Weekly.[citation needed]
In 2004, Magno was commissioned by the Norwegian company ODE choreograph their 10th anniversary show, to be titled Illusionatics.[citation needed]
In December 2005, Magno worked with
Magno appeared in, directed and choreographed The Eternal a short film written by
Magno choreographed the video for the songSway by the
In the beginning of 2006, Magno completed his work on Orfeu In The Carnival of Souls a full-length original ballet commissioned by New York's Ballet Hispanico. In addition to conceiving and choreographing the ballet, he directed, produced the soundtrack, and co-wrote most of the original music made for the ballet.[citation needed] Orfeu In The Carnival Of Souls received a favorable review from Sara G. Levin in The Villager.[4]
Magno produced original music for his ballets Rendezvous Liaison, Dejame Sonar and Orfeu In The Carnaval Of Souls.
He has been a dance trainer for Christina Applegate, Elizabeth Berkley, and Jennifer Lopez.[citation needed]
2008 - present
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Magno collaborated with
Magno produced, staged and choreographed "Benise The Spanish Guitar", he then went on to direct and choreograph the "Benise" 40 city US Tour, ending the tour at the "Chicago Theatre"
He is producer, co-writer and choreographer of Winds of Passion a series of three short films, linked into one drama feature film.
Magno created for the Norwegian dance company ODE La Rueda a Latin/Cuban ballet, with both established and new Latin artists,[who?] using Latin songs such as Celia Cruz’s single La Vida Es Un Carnaval.
Theater
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In 1989, Magno formed his own dance company, Personna Dance Theater. He produced a five show series With Passion. In 1998, he and his company were the featured company for Joinville, the dance festival in South America, where he received a special award for excellence in choreography.
In 1996, Magno was hired to choreograph, write, and compose Hiroshima Requiem, a dance concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
He was later the director and choreographer and composer for the Parisian Lido Show Rendezvous Liaison, an original ballet for their upcoming world tour.
For the Ballet Hispanico in New York City, he created an original ballet based on Hispanic music of the 1940s and 1950s, Dejame Sonar.
In 2003, Magno was commissioned to create original works for Odyssey dance company, based on the mythic story of
He also choreographed for Franz Ferdinand Master of Illusion tour, the Hair 20th anniversary, Jfoxx and Jmen, and Love vs. Hate; A Romeo and Juliet Story.
Feature films and television
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- 62nd Academy Awards, which he co-choreographed with Paula Abdul
- In Living Color, a television series in which he directed a dance segment
- Lord of Illusions a Clive Barker film
- Somebody to Love, starring Rosie Perez
- Liquid Dreams, for which his choreography was favorably reviewed at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
- Brasil 500 Anos, a celebration of Brazil’s 500th birthday
- The Golden Eagle Awards for Nosostro TV
- Just a Dream, a video for MCA recording artist Donna De Lory
References
- ^ "Madonna Live Down Under: The Girlie Show". Daily Variety. 22 November 1993.
- ^ "Madonna Tribe Interview: Alex Magno - The Drowned World Tour Interview".
- ^ [1] Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A Latin twist on a Greek classic". The Villager. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2014-11-19.