As the recipient of the cross-residency program with Pivô, offered as part of Villa Fatumbi, an initiative of the French Embassy in Brazil, artist Bruno Moreno will be in residence at the Villa Arson from September 15 to December 14, 2025.
Bruno Moreno (b. 1988, São Paulo) is a performer and choreographer with a degree in Performing Arts from the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Since 2014, he has been a collaborator with Marcelo Evelin / Demolition Incorporada, performing in works such as UIRAPURU (2022), Barricada (2019), The Invention of Evil (2019), Sick Dance (2017), and Batucada (2014), which have been presented at national and international festivals including KunstenFestivaldesArts (Belgium), SESC Dance Biennial (Brazil), and Kyoto Experiment (Japan).
Since 2018, he has been part of the artistic direction and programming team at CAMPO, an art residency space in Teresina, Piauí, where he leads and facilitates projects in artistic training,
production, and creation.
He has worked as a performer in collaboration with choreographers Alejandro Ahmed (Grupo Cena 11 Cia de Dança), Luis Garay (Colombia/Germany), and Gustavo Ciríaco (Brazil/Portugal), and was a member of [pH2]: estado de teatro, creating works as both performer and choreographic director.
Bruno was invited to join the residency program at Espaço Alkantara in Lisbon (2019). In 2024, he took part in the Pivô Research residency in São Paulo, continuing his choreographic investigations under the mentorship of Letícia Ramos and Christine Greiner.
Pivô
Pivô is a non-profit art space conceived as a platform for exchange, critical reflection, and artistic experimentation, located in one of São Paulo’s most iconic modernist buildings, the Copan, designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Since its creation in 2012, the institution has supported and facilitated projects by more than 400 local and international artists and curators at all stages of their careers.
Villa Fatumbi
Created by the French Embassy in Brazil in 2025, Villa Fatumbi is a new cultural cooperation program that connects artists, institutions, festivals, and cultural organizations in France, Brazil, and Africa.
Conceived as an innovative interface fostering dialogue between cultures and the arts, the program draws inspiration from existing models of French cultural diplomacy, such as Villa Swagatam in India or Villa Albertine in the United States. It distinguishes itself, however, through its innovative and adaptable ‘archipelago-network’ model: a shared space for dialogue where each member of Villa Fatumbi remains autonomous and independent, while sharing common values and a collective vision.
This cultural cooperation program also introduces a new framework for exchanges between France, Brazil, and Africa (Benin and Côte d’Ivoire), with the aim of promoting contemporary creation and supporting the development of the creative economy.
