Gloria García Arambarry
Specialty
Dance
Training
Doctor in Arts with a "cum laude" mention from the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC)
Master's Degree in Performing Arts from the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC)
Graduate in Dance in the specialty of Choreography and Performance Techniques from the “Alicia Alonso” Higher Dance Institute.
Graduated "magna cum laude" in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico
Career path
Professor at the “Alicia Alonso” Higher Dance Institute with an extensive professional and academic career.
She has been general secretary of the International Dance Committee of the International Theater Institute, World Organization of the Performing Arts/UNESCO and Secretary of the Spanish Delegation of the aforementioned international organization, being in charge of coordinating the twelve national committees. Likewise, she has worked as a visiting guest professor at Shanghai Theater Academy, China (2017-2019).
She has solid professional experience acquired in her performance as a classical dancer as a member of the San Juan Ballet Company of Puerto Rico and collaborations with contemporary dance choreographers in Puerto Rico Petra Bravo and Gloria Llompart, to which she adds her learning at the level pedagogical through the Cuban school and the National Ballet of Cuba.
These professional experiences were enriched by stays at the Prodanza Center directed by Laura Alonso, her stay at the Royal Ballet in London and her subsequent studies on the GAGA movement language (Antwerp, Barcelona and Turin), and the methodology of Horton and Graham technique under the tutelage of Milton Myers and Terese Capucilli respectively (Jacob's Pillow School, Massachusetts, USA)
currently desempeñaAdditionally, as a choreographer for the Madrid Chamber Ballet.
Subjects and workshops
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PERFORMING ARTS AND SCREEN ACTING
Contemporary dance
Choreography
DEGREE IN PERFORMING ARTS AND AUDIOVISUAL INTERPRETATION
Contemporary Dance
Research lines
The dance classroom as a space for peace: Relational harmony as an educational competence. Art and philosophy in dialogue for peace. pp. 139-148. Sindéresis, 2025. ISBN 9788410120969
Kurt Jooss's The Green Table: An Analysis from the Perspective of Manipulation. Art, Philosophy, and Critical Thinking. Chapter 10, pp. 139–145. Madrid, Community of Madrid (Spain): Sindéresis, 2024. ISBN 9788410120655
Other merits
General Coordinator of the 1st World Congress on Research in the Performing Arts, held at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and organized by the IUDAA and ITI/UNESCO.
Coordinator of the International Artist Residencies for the Creative Europe Programme projects "Genius Loci: performing arts between heritage and future" and "Legends on circular ruins: archaeological sites + performing arts + community."
Speaker at the 2024rd AIE XNUMX Art, Research and Education Congress with the works "Little Viennese Waltz. Video Essay Session" and "The Crossroads of Carmen: Dances, Bodies and Powers."
Speaker at the 2024nd Edition of NMTO XNUMX. New Media Technological Opportunity Congress on Corporate Communication and Social Reputation with the papers "The importance of the Oriented Improvisation Mode (OIM): keys to its application for the role of the journalist" and "Improvisation is vital."
Speaker at the 5th Phersu Seminar: Art and Philosophy in Dialogue for Peace through Work: "The Dance Classroom as a Space for Peace: Relational Harmony as an Educational Skill."
Speaker at the 1st FUNANART International Conference on Arts and Health with the paper "Well-Being. Well-Feeling. Notes on the Relationship between Dance and People's Well-Being."