MAURA
Film Description:
Maura follows the Cuban exile and successful dancer/choreographer all the way back to her former homeland. Seamlessly and sensitively shifting between documentary and dance film, this short film captures an exceptional artist and the on-going, drastic socio-cultural metamorphosis in Cuba.
Bio:
Multi award-winning dancer and choreographer Maura Morales was 17 years old when she fled from Cuba to Europe. Today, she lives in Germany together with her husband Michio Woigardt, musician and co-founder of dance ensemble Cooperativa Maura Morales. After twelve years at a boarding school specialised in dance and having good prospects on a successful career at the Cuban State-Ballet, she backed out while on tour in Vienna and seized the opportunity to start a new life. A life that would lead her all across the globe, and, every once in a while, back to her former homeland – to the place where her family and friends would still be tied to. There she’s considered a successful German, yet in Germany, she’ll always be considered Cuban.
http://mauramorales.de/
Running time: 13 minutes
Maura follows the Cuban exile and successful dancer/choreographer all the way back to her former homeland. Seamlessly and sensitively shifting between documentary and dance film, this short film captures an exceptional artist and the on-going, drastic socio-cultural metamorphosis in Cuba.
Bio:
Multi award-winning dancer and choreographer Maura Morales was 17 years old when she fled from Cuba to Europe. Today, she lives in Germany together with her husband Michio Woigardt, musician and co-founder of dance ensemble Cooperativa Maura Morales. After twelve years at a boarding school specialised in dance and having good prospects on a successful career at the Cuban State-Ballet, she backed out while on tour in Vienna and seized the opportunity to start a new life. A life that would lead her all across the globe, and, every once in a while, back to her former homeland – to the place where her family and friends would still be tied to. There she’s considered a successful German, yet in Germany, she’ll always be considered Cuban.
http://mauramorales.de/
Running time: 13 minutes