Bio 

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ANDREI MEDEIROS SCHLATTER

Andrei Medeiros Schlatter is a talented Brazilian dancer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His dance journey began in 2008 at the Centro de Dança Rio, under the direction of Marisa Fonseca Estrela.

His professional career started with the Companhia Jovem de Ballet do Rio de Janeiro, where, under the guidance of Dalal Achcar, he participated in remarkable productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Marguerite and Armand. Collaborating with Carla Camurati and Isaac Karabtchevsky, Andrei performed before a crowd of 80,000 people against the iconic backdrop of Copacabana Beach as part of the Aquarius Project.

In 2014, Andrei took his first international steps in Switzerland with the Association L'Avant Scène Dance Cie in Lausanne, directed by Jania Batista. Returning to Brazil in 2015 and 2016, he danced with the Ballet Company of Mato Grosso, directed by Maria Hercília Panosso.

In 2017, Andrei brought his vibrant energy to the world-renowned Rio de Janeiro Carnival, performing with the Escola de Samba Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, under the direction of Marcelo Misailidis. That same year, he returned to Switzerland to work on Colors of Passion, a project led by Gretchen Bernard Newburger in Zurich.

The following year, in 2018, Andrei contributed to the production of the musical Fame, performed at the Theater Workshop of the Freies Gymnasium Zürich. In August of the same year, he joined the Cinevox Junior Company in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, led by Malou Fenaroli Leclerc and choreographer Franz Brodmann.

After this enriching period, Andrei took on soloist roles in ballets such as Die goldene Nuss (The Nutcracker) and Gayane with the Basel Dance Company, under the support of director and choreographer Galina Gladkova and her partner Sergey Baranov.

In addition to his extensive artistic career, Andrei holds a dance license from Danse Suisse and the Sindicato dos Profissionais da Dança do Rio de Janeiro (SPDRJ).

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