Artistic Mentors 2023

Angélica Topfstedt

Brazil/Germany | Dance

Angélica Topfstedt is a Brazilian dancer, performer and teacher. She is interested in discovering how dance and movement can unite cultures. Her work focuses on contemporary dance with an emphasis on improvisation and body awareness and traditional Brazilian dances. Since 2017, she has been living in Stuttgart and learning about new cultures. She is a member of the artist association Produktionszentrum and has contact with local and international artist names. She has participated as a dancer in festivals such as Ethno Portugal (2018) and Ethno Germany (2019), as well as the Social Festival of Tudanzas (Spain). She is currently part of the organizing team of Ethno Germany. Her interests are sewing and costume design, photography and theater. She started her dance training in 2009 at the Escola Técnica de Artes in São Paulo and graduated in dance from the University of Campinas in 2014.

Instagram: @spon.tanz

Eduardo Scaramuzza

Brazil | percussion

Eduardo Scaramuzza is a Brazilian percussionist based in Stavanger - Norway, with MA in Jazz and Improvisation from UiS. Currently performing with Mbirofonia Duo, Tesî, Orun quartet and working as a composer/producer for Estuary Ensemble. His artistic research includes sound design, a sonic exploration of daily objects, traditional percussion instruments, collaboration with contemporary dancers/choreographers.

Scaramuzza defines the variety of sounds in his practices as a toolbox used to communicate with the audience, investigate collaborative work between artists and create new Music. Scaramuzza joined his first Ethno as a participant in 2015, and after that, he joined 11 Ethnos.

https://www.eduardoscaramuzza.com/