Artistic Director

Leda Muhana is a Brazilian choreographer living in the northeastern United States since 2015. She has retired from 35 years of teaching at the Dance School of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She holds a Master degree in Dance Kinesiology (University of Utah) and a Doctor of Education in the Teaching of Choreography (Temple University). She has choreographed for professional dance groups since 1980. For 18 years she founded, directed and danced in the Tran Chan Dance Company, which performed throughout Brazil, in South and North America, and in Europe. Before leaving Brazil she directed the Contemporary Dance Company of the Federal University of Bahia, choreographing three dance concerts while there. 

After arriving in the United States, she initiated the Movimento Project, synthesizing the choreographic languages of local dance artists in site-specific venues (2015-22).  She has also since 2015 organized an annual Artistic Residence and Cultural Exchange at her emerging dance space, The Barn in Brewster, promoting dialogue and choreographic collaboration between American and Brazilian dance artists. Her interests include stimulating and facilitating new works by emerging artists, elaborating collaborative choreographic events, developing contemporary dance performances for public spaces, and promoting dance experiences that are inclusive and available for everyone interested.                    

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