Robert Muraine
Robert Muraine | |
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North East Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Height | 6.1 ft (186 cm) |
Career | |
Dances | popping |
Robert "Mr. Fantastic" Muraine (born July 2, 1987, in
style.Muraine gained international attention when he gave a lengthy audition to the instrumental of the obscure tune "
Muraine also represented the US in Superstars of Dance on NBC later in fall of 2008, specifically winning the bronze medal in the solo category, which helped lead the US to take the top prize for the season. He was referred to as the "popping soloist" of the team.
In the same year Muraine starred in a
From 2009 to early 2011 Muraine was involved in the
Between the shows and seasons of his tour with Illumination, Robert would be asked to perform in various parts of the World of Dance Tour - "the largest urban dance competition in the United States focusing on the art of street dance and choreography, taking place in 14 cities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom". Several video clips of his freestyle performances at World of Dance shows have been uploaded and posted by audiences all over the US to have gained millions of international views to this day.
In Summer and Fall of 2011, Muraine was contracted for his first time abroad in the German circus show called Magnifico directed by André Heller. Shortly after the tour launched the company filed for bankruptcy, leaving Muraine as a free agent in Europe.
In 2012 and 2013 Robert earned medals for his 'Eccentric Dance' piece in the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in France and The Nikulin Circus Festival in Moscow, in which he also earned "the most creative act of 2012" award.
Robert now travels the world performing his act in all different types of live shows all over the world and currently works with Crazy Horse in Paris and is working on his "new contortion number" and putting together "a few comedy acts for future festivals".
Robert now travels back and forth between Los Angeles and Paris and working as an international freelance entertainer.
References
- ^ "The Official Page Of Robert Muraine". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Reality TV Calendar - So You Think You Can Dance: The Finale - Performance and Results
- ^ The Making Of The Ikea Commercial (Feat Robert Muraine), YouTube video