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PHYSICAL MOMENTUM | Francisco Córdova

FRANCISCOCÓRDOVA

PERFORMER, CHOREOGRAPHER & EDUCATOR  |  MX

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Francisco Cordova is a performer, choreographer and pedagogue with more than 23 years of professional contemporary dance background. His work has been developed in both the performing and academic fields at national and international levels, participating in festivals, institutions and specialized platforms in over 30 countries around the globe.

 

He is the Director of the company Physical Momentum, Director of ATLAS MEXICO Biennial International Dance Festival, Director-Founder of the civil association Fabrica Escena S.C. as well as the authorized nonprofit organization Vortex Fomento Arte y Cultura A.C.

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He holds a Bachelor's degree in Contemporary Dance from the National School of Dance (ENDCC, Mexico), and completed additional professional training in Montreal and New York. He holds two Master's degrees from the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona: a Master's in Theatre Studies and Stage Direction, and a Master's in Stage Lightning. 

 

Since 2006 he has developed BODY-ACTION, his own movement research and training method, aligned with current avant-garde approaches to dance education. This proposal has been taught in renowed professional schools, festivals and creation centers throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, establishing him as a key figure within international networks of contemporary dance pedagogy. He is a direct disciple of David Zambrano’s techniques.

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As a choreographer and producer, he has created 53 stage productions, from which 26 belong to his company Physical Momentum and 27 are comissioned pieces and collaborations for other companies and independent schools. His work has been presented in over 250 festivals, stages and international dance and theatre events. Specialized critics recognize him as one of the leading international figures of the mexican contemporary dance and one of its principal ambassadors on the global stage. 

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He has been recipient of various artistic residencies, awards and grants in Latin America and Europe, including support from FONCA and System of Support for the Creation and Cultural Projects (SACPC) in Mexico.

 

His professional work has been portrayed by prestigious institutions and renowned festivals, including:​​​

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(CHINA) The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; (AUSTRIA) SEAD- Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance; (NETHERLANDS) FONTYS Hogeschool voor de Kunsten; (BELGIUM) TicTac Art Center; (SPAIN) Deltebre Dansa Festival, (GERMANY) B12 Festival; (CANADA) Circuit-Est centre Chorégraphique, L’Artère, (GREECE) Kalamata International Dance Festival; (ISRAEL) Movement Research Israel, Kibbutz Program Hasadna & Masa; (FINLAND) ZODIAK Center for New Dance Helsinki; (UNITED STATES) Gybney Dance Center through Fail Space NYC; (RUSSIA) Классы Для Своих, DAAS; (CROATIA) Festival plesa i neverbalnog kazališta Svetvinčenat > Zagreb; (SINGAPORE) Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Odt Dance Fiesta; (INDIA) Sanskar Festival, Atakkalari; (CZECH REPUBLIC) Konzervatoř Duncan Center; (ITALY) AND Academia Nazzionali di Danza de Roma, to mention a few.​

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AWARDS & GRANTS | CÓRDOVA

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  • Guest choreographer for The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, SEAD- Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance; FONTYS Hogeschool voor de Kunsten; AND Academia Nazzionali di Danza de Roma; National Dance Company Mexico; Xposition 'O' Contemporary Dance Fiesta Singapore; EPDM Mazatlán Professional School of Dance, Классы Для Своих; National Dance Company Ecuador; to mention a few, among other dance companies and professional dance schools.

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  • Subsidized of the Program “Mexico en Escena MEGA” 2024-2025 & 2020-2022​​ of the System of Supports to Creation and Cultural Projects (SACPC).

 

  • Work: "Be Careful What You Wish for" a production of the National Dance Coordination (Mexico) of the National Institute of Fine Arts premiered at the Palacio de Bellas Artes for the company's 11th Anniversary. Premier: Mexico City. 2018.

 

  • Subsidized of the Program for the Promotion of Cultural Projects and Coinversiones 2017-2018 of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA). "Study of Routes and Bodies. Geography of a Training"

 

  • Creditor to the Artistic and Pedagogical Residence CC. Barceloneta 2017 "Meeting of Bodies" Physical Momentum, Cuatro x Cuatro y Proyecto al Margen.

 

  • Grant recipient of Mexico “National Grant Program for Performing Artist 2015-2016.       Category B“ given by National Fund for Culture and the Arts" (FONCA).

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  • Grant recipient of Mexico National Grant Program for Performing Artist 2013-2014 the Young Creators Program given by National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA).

 

  • Grant recipient of Mexico “National Grant Program for Performing Artist 2011-2012.       Category A by National Fund for Culture and the Arts" (FONCA).

 

  • Grant recipient of Mexico “National Grant Program for Performing Artist 2009-2010.        Category A by National Fund for Culture and the Arts" (FONCA).

 

  • Summer Program Award / International exchanges in Quebec City, Canada. With the Dance School and Company “Le Jeune Ballet du Québec". Dir: Didier Chirpaz

 

  • Summer Program Award / International exchanges in New York City, (US). With the Dance School and Company “Ballet Hispanico” from New York. Dir: Tina Ramirez

 

  • Grantee of the Dance Award for Young Performers 2007. Program for cultural promotion and artistic development given by the State Institut of Guanajuato for Culture and Arts.

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