Duvan Castro

Duvan is a dancer, teacher and choreographer with 28 years of dance experience, national and international, Duvan is native of Garzón in Huila, Colombia. His dance career began at Bogota´s Dance School; he was a dancer with the contemporary dance company ‘Triknia Kabelioz’; principal dancer at the ‘Compañia Colombiana de Ballet “of COLCULTURA; and dancer with the contemporary dance company ‘Danza Concierto’ in Medellin. He won a choreography grant for young choreographers with his proposal ‘Torbellino’, inspired in a rhythm of Colombian folk music. He was the creator and choreographer of the following contemporary dance companies’Zajana Quin’ ‘Danza Nueva’ and ‘Pié Cúbico’. He has been working with young people from indigenous communities in Huila, where he developed research projects aiming at promoting cultural and social development and he works with the Corporation REDEPAZ NACIONAL in promoting a Culture of Peace by supporting citizens initiatives for democracy and social organization; currently he participates in a network of dance artist promoting dance as a means for community building in Cota, Cundinamarca.