Amparo de Gata
Specialty
Acting, performing arts, Michael Chekhov's acting technique, stage creation
Training
Teatro dos Trabalhadores, training in epic theater (Bretch, Piscator, Meyehold), Companhia Ensaio Aberto (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
International Michael Chekhov Association Workshop and Festival (2017, 2020, 2021)
Intensive residential course at the Michael Chekhov School (Hudson, NY, USA)
Completed acting studies at the Michael Chekhov Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
PhD in astrophysics (IAA, CSIC)
Bachelor of Mathematics (UAL)
Career path
She worked at Companhia Ensaio Aberto (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for two years as an actress and playwright in epic works such as “10 Dias que Abalaram o Mundo” (free version of the work by John Reed), “Divertimentos” with fragments of works by Bertolt Brecht, among others.
Author and actress of “Camiño do Mar”, a documentary theater work premiered at the Instituto Cervantes in Rio de Janeiro, also performed at the Universidade Estatal de Rio de Janeiro.
In Spain, she performs at the Almagro Festival with “Las Laurencias,” where she also coaches the cast, in “Voces humanas” (Sol Garre, Exlímite), and at Surge Madrid with a contemporary dance project. She is the creator of “Un paseo por la memoria” (Almería Art Museum) for the “Invisible Emigrants” exhibition (Spain-USA Council Foundation).
Creator selected for the Caja de Resistencia project of the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation for “Camiño do Mar”.
He also works in audiovisual media in both Brazil and Spain, appearing in numerous short films, feature films such as “Três” and “Audição,” and television series such as “Salve-se quem puder” and “Segundo Sol” (TV Globo) and “Barrio Esperanza” (RTVE). He also acts in three audio dramas produced by “El Extraordinario.”
Subjects and workshops
UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE IN AUDIOVISUAL INTERPRETATION
- Milestones in audiovisual interpretation
DEGREE IN PERFORMING ARTS AND AUDIOVISUAL INTERPRETATION
-Character development
-Interpretation Project II
-Deontology
DIPLOMA IN STAGE AND AUDIOVISUAL INTERPRETATION
-Stage creation project: Interpretation Module
Research lines
Actor's creative process
Interpretation techniques
Stage creation
Conjunction of Art and Science
Socially transformative art