Luciano Amarelo: a long artistic journey without borders or limits

Creator, performer, clown, director and interdisciplinary trainer, Luciano Amarelo has trained at the École des Maîtres (Italy/Belgium), the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School (France), Rose Bruford College (England) and the Academia Contemporânea do Espectáculo (Portugal).

Luciano has taken part in various workshops in the areas of Theatre, Movement, Dance, New Circus (Clown, Rope, Fabric and Trapeze), Voice and Singing. He directs, creates, interprets and/or guides creations, projects and training workshops for various organizations ranging from Physical Theatre to Circus, both in Portugal and abroad.

photo: © ATO

Luciano Amarelo is a founding member and was director, performer and artistic director of Terra na Boca - Associação Cultural between 2009 and 2016 and Teatro Bruto between 1995 and 2008 (Porto). He was also an actor and teacher at Escola do Largo, Lisbon (2022), creator / performer of theater-dance shows - Butterfly Blues (1999/2000 - winner of the critics' and audience awards at the Rencontres Charles Dulin, Paris) and Hoje à Tarde (revelation award at the Erlagen Festival, Germany), among others. He played Father Américo in the film 1618 - a feature directed by Luís Ismael; he took also part in the television series Liberdade 21 (2009) and in several short films. He has done dubbing for animated and live-action films and series.

Luciano was a founding member of Teatro Bruto (1995 - 2008, Porto) and is also a founding member, programmer, director, performer and artistic director of Terra na Boca - Associação Cultural since 2009.

photo: © ATO

The intersection of all artistic disciplines for the formation of a complete human being

Throughout his personal and professional career, Luciano has focused on merging various artistic, social and spiritual elements in harmony with Earth. This is what led to Terra Divina (Divine Land) and the founding of ATO - Associação Terras de Ourondo, of which he os a founding member and president.

Luciano's path is therefore a laboratory of intersecting disciplines, which explain why ATO's projects - CEREJATO, Reinos e Mundos, EIPÁ! - are not classical in their categories but rather experimental platforms for human development and expression in its various forms.