ALEXEY TARAN
1970
Born, Villa Clara, Cuba
Born, Villa Clara, Cuba
EDUCATION
1980-1988
National Art School, School of Ballet, Havana, Cuba
National Art School, School of Ballet, Havana, Cuba
AWARDS & RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
2025
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
2024
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) Grants, US.
Best Editing, Premio Municipal del Cine de Chacao (January 19, 2024) Caracas, Venezuela.
2023
Best Editing, The Magic of Cinema (September 2023), Barcelona - Spain.
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
Special Mention, Best Director of Photography, Cine del Mar International Film Festival, Punta del Este, Uruguay.
2022
Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Stipend Program, Miami, FL, US.
Art Studio Ginestrelle, Residency Program, Asissi, Italy.
2021
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
"Nostalgia di Domicella" Best Dance for Camera at Vesuvius International Film Festival Naples, Italy (2021)
2020
MIAMI-DADE ARTISTS SUPPORT! (MÁS!) GRANTS PROGRAM, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
Artist Relief - Artist Relief Cycle II, Artist Relief is an emergency initiative organized by the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, YoungArts, and United States Artists, US. Foundation for Contemporary Arts, FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund, US.
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
2019
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
2017
NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittance Travel Award. San Antonio, TX, US.
New Music USA Project Grant Award, New York, NY, US.
Knight Arts Challenge 2017, granted by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge, Miami, FL, US.
2016
Winner of the ICE Project by Tigertail Production. Residency Program. Berlin, Germany.
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant, San Antonio, TX, US.
National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program, Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal, Valledupar, Colombia.
2015
National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program. Barranquilla, Valledupar, Riohacha and Santa Marta, Colombia.
New Times' Mastermind Award Miami, FL, US.
New Music USA Project Grant Award New York, NY, US.
Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL, US.
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, Miami, FL, US.
2014
Artistic Residency, Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin Berlin, Germany.
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, FL, US.
2012
SandBox Series Residency Program, Miami Theater Center Miami, FL, US.
Inkub8 Residency Program Miami, FL, US.
2011
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, FL, US.
2010
New Music USA Project Grant Award New York, NY, US.
2007
Guggenheim Fellowship, US & Canada Competition Creative Arts - Choreography John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, NY, US.
1998
Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author, “VI International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis” Award granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division. Seine, Saint Denis, France.
1997
Winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters, 1997 “Austin International Platforms” Austin, TX, US.
1996
Municipal Dance Award Caracas, Venezuela.
Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author, “V International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis” Award granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division. Seine, Saint Denis, France.
Winner of the Latin American Platform “Movements 96” Hamburg, Germany.
Co-production of the piece “18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo” Award granted by Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg; Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt; Haus der Kulturem der Welt, Berlin; Tanz and Theater International, Hannover. Hamburg, Germany. Artistic Residency Kapnagel, Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg Hamburg, Germany.
1994
Nominated for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer Caracas, Venezuela.
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
2024
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) Grants, US.
Best Editing, Premio Municipal del Cine de Chacao (January 19, 2024) Caracas, Venezuela.
2023
Best Editing, The Magic of Cinema (September 2023), Barcelona - Spain.
Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant Program, Miami, FL, US.
Special Mention, Best Director of Photography, Cine del Mar International Film Festival, Punta del Este, Uruguay.
2022
Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Stipend Program, Miami, FL, US.
Art Studio Ginestrelle, Residency Program, Asissi, Italy.
2021
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
"Nostalgia di Domicella" Best Dance for Camera at Vesuvius International Film Festival Naples, Italy (2021)
2020
MIAMI-DADE ARTISTS SUPPORT! (MÁS!) GRANTS PROGRAM, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
Artist Relief - Artist Relief Cycle II, Artist Relief is an emergency initiative organized by the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, YoungArts, and United States Artists, US. Foundation for Contemporary Arts, FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund, US.
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
2019
Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program Award, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, US.
2017
NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittance Travel Award. San Antonio, TX, US.
New Music USA Project Grant Award, New York, NY, US.
Knight Arts Challenge 2017, granted by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge, Miami, FL, US.
2016
Winner of the ICE Project by Tigertail Production. Residency Program. Berlin, Germany.
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant, San Antonio, TX, US.
National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program, Fundacion Divulgar - Plataforma Canibal, Valledupar, Colombia.
2015
National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program. Barranquilla, Valledupar, Riohacha and Santa Marta, Colombia.
New Times' Mastermind Award Miami, FL, US.
New Music USA Project Grant Award New York, NY, US.
Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL, US.
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, Miami, FL, US.
2014
Artistic Residency, Dance-tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin Berlin, Germany.
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, FL, US.
2012
SandBox Series Residency Program, Miami Theater Center Miami, FL, US.
Inkub8 Residency Program Miami, FL, US.
2011
Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program Award Miami, FL, US.
2010
New Music USA Project Grant Award New York, NY, US.
2007
Guggenheim Fellowship, US & Canada Competition Creative Arts - Choreography John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, NY, US.
1998
Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author, “VI International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis” Award granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division. Seine, Saint Denis, France.
1997
Winner of the US Platform VIth International Choreographic Encounters, 1997 “Austin International Platforms” Austin, TX, US.
1996
Municipal Dance Award Caracas, Venezuela.
Author Award, Category Independent Choreographer, Young Author, “V International Choreographic Encounters of Seine, Saint Denis” Award granted by MC Bobigny, Maison de la Culture Seine, Saint, Denis, International Center of Artistic Creation and Diffusion, Ministry of Culture, Music and Dance Division. Seine, Saint Denis, France.
Winner of the Latin American Platform “Movements 96” Hamburg, Germany.
Co-production of the piece “18 minutos por 2 ½ tiempos’ bolo” Award granted by Internationales Sommer Theater Festival Hamburg; Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt; Haus der Kulturem der Welt, Berlin; Tanz and Theater International, Hannover. Hamburg, Germany. Artistic Residency Kapnagel, Internationales Summer Theater Festival Hamburg Hamburg, Germany.
1994
Nominated for the National Artist Award as a Contemporary Dancer Caracas, Venezuela.
TEACHING
- Making visible the shadows - Improvisation Workshop, Maderos Theater, Valledupar, Colombia.
- Making visible the shadows - Improvisation Workshop, Guajira Cultural Art Center, Riohacha, Colombia.
- Making visible the shadows - Improvisation Workshop, Colegio del Cuerpo, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Cartagena, Colombia.
- Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, 10th Dance & Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincent, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, National Experimental University of the Dance, Caracas, Venezuela.
- Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, Tempo Ballet, Caracas, Venezuela.
- Improvisation Workshop, National Ballet of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, Experimental Forming Workshop Program of the Scenic Arts, Caracas, Venezuela.
- Conference and Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, Center for Dramatic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Improvisation in Urban Spaces Workshop, Conference and Performance Festival, Bytom, Cracow, Poland.
- Making visible the shadows - Improvisation Workshop, Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Ballet workshop, Contemporary Ballet of Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
- Ballet workshop, Cuban National School of Dance, National Art School, Havana, Cuba.
- Ballet workshop, Danza Abierta (Open Dance Company), Havana, Cuba.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film Corp. Miami, FL, US
Founder / Artistic Director / Choreographer
DIRECTV, Miami, FL, US
Editor
Trimedia Films, Miami, FL, US
Co-Director / Producer/ Art Director/ Editor
Broward College, Central Campus, Broward, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Guest Choreographer
Art for Learning, Miami, Miami, FL, US
Dance Teacher
Bill Young / Colleen Thomas & Co. New York, NY, US
Guest Choreographer
Ballet Teresa Carreño, Teresa Carreño Theatre Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
Ballet Teacher
National Experimental University of the Dance, Caracas, Venezuela
Ballet Teacher / Composition and Improvisation Teacher
Rajatabla Danza, Caracas, Venezuela
Guest Choreographer / Dancer
Zagrebacki Plesni Ansambl ZPA (Zagreb Dance Company), Zagreb, Croatia
Guest Choreographer
Neodanza de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Co-Director / Choreographer / Dancer
Experimental Forming Workshop Program of the Scenic Arts, Caracas, Venezuela
Co-director / Teacher
International Improvisation Festival, Caracas, Venezuela
Founder / Director
Danzahoy Company, Caracas, Venezuela
Guest Performer
Higher Institute of Dance, Caracas, Venezuela
Professor in Classical Dancing Technique
Danza Abierta, Havana, Cuba
Performer / Dance and Ballet Teacher
Cuban National Ballet, Havana, Cuba
Dancer
Cuban National School of Dance, National Art School, Havana, Cuba
Ballet Teacher
Founder / Artistic Director / Choreographer
DIRECTV, Miami, FL, US
Editor
Trimedia Films, Miami, FL, US
Co-Director / Producer/ Art Director/ Editor
Broward College, Central Campus, Broward, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Guest Choreographer
Art for Learning, Miami, Miami, FL, US
Dance Teacher
Bill Young / Colleen Thomas & Co. New York, NY, US
Guest Choreographer
Ballet Teresa Carreño, Teresa Carreño Theatre Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
Ballet Teacher
National Experimental University of the Dance, Caracas, Venezuela
Ballet Teacher / Composition and Improvisation Teacher
Rajatabla Danza, Caracas, Venezuela
Guest Choreographer / Dancer
Zagrebacki Plesni Ansambl ZPA (Zagreb Dance Company), Zagreb, Croatia
Guest Choreographer
Neodanza de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Co-Director / Choreographer / Dancer
Experimental Forming Workshop Program of the Scenic Arts, Caracas, Venezuela
Co-director / Teacher
International Improvisation Festival, Caracas, Venezuela
Founder / Director
Danzahoy Company, Caracas, Venezuela
Guest Performer
Higher Institute of Dance, Caracas, Venezuela
Professor in Classical Dancing Technique
Danza Abierta, Havana, Cuba
Performer / Dance and Ballet Teacher
Cuban National Ballet, Havana, Cuba
Dancer
Cuban National School of Dance, National Art School, Havana, Cuba
Ballet Teacher