Analivia Cordeiro
Analívia Cordeiro is a pioneering Brazilian artist whose practice merges dance, video and code. She initially studied Laban’s Method in Brazil before learning modern dance techniques in New York alongside other pioneers such as Alvin Nikolais, Merce Cunningham and Viola Farber. Cordeiro’s groundbreaking work in computer-assisted dance began in the early 1970s with M 3x3, a seminal piece that generated choreographic movement using a computer—a milestone in the history of video dance.
Cordeiro’s artistic journey explores body awareness, exemplified by her DuCorpo exercises. In collaboration with engineers, she developed the Nota-Ana annotation system, which illustrates movement in space and time. In Unsquare Dance, a collaboration with researcher Luiz Velho, Cordeiro uses light projections and dance to create a fusion of visual art and movement.
Her legacy spans international exhibitions, including the Bienal de São Paulo and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. In 2015, Cordeiro received the prestigious Premio ARCOmadrid/BEEP de Arte Electrónico for M 3x3. As a prolific author, she has contributed extensively to the discourse on dance and technology in art.
