BIOGRAPHY
The contemporary circus/dance company Duo Masawa was born in 2014 with the meeting of the Italian Wanagi Valnei and the Argentinean Manuela Gaona.
The artists are formed in completely different environments, Wanagi comes from the world of traditional circus and Manuela from classical and contemporary dance, since then they try to combine these two worlds, cultures and artistic visions in the most organic way possible.
Over the years they have been able to create and develop a personal, original, expressive style that represents them, the dancing bodies harmoniously blend dance and acrobatics in duo.
Manuela Maria Gaona
Classical and contemporary dance Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Born in Buenos Aires Argentina on 04.02.1987 she started her training as a dancer at the age of 10 taking ballet and body expression classes, to follow her vocation she travelled very young to Spain and started attending the Academy of the Master of Classical Dance Ion Beitia in Barcelona, to follow him after a few years in Madrid. In 2012 he began his acrobatic training in Madrid, specializing as a Flyer in the discipline of acrobatic hand to hand. Since then, he continues his technical training following several seminars in Europe and South America.
Wanagi Valnei
Contemporary circus and Acrobat Born in Sardinia,
Italy
Born in Nuoro, Sardinia, on 11.10.1986. Developed an early interest in juggling and acrobatics, he started his self-taught training at the age of 8/9. After graduating as an air traffic controller, he decided in 2006 to dedicate himself completely to the circus world and together with his brother embarked on a social project that led them to travel together for six years through 8 North and Central American countries, getting to know different cultures and traditions that will substantially influence the motivational capacity to create and develop artistic content.
Technical Training:
Manuela Maria Gaona
Ion Beita (Barcelona / Madrid Spain) Classical dance Jaime Urcioli (Madrid Spain) Contemporary dance Gonzalo Diaz (Madrid Spain) Contemporary dance Mariano Pujal (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Martin Carella (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Mahmoud Louertani (Lomme France) Acrobatic partner Yamil Falvella (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Fernando Melki (Senigallia Italy) Acrobatic partner
Wanagi Valnei
Mariano Pujal (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Martin Carella (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Mahmoud Louertani (Lomme France) Acrobatic partner Yamil Falvella (Buenos Aires Argentina) Acrobatic partner Fernando Melki (Senigallia Italy) Acrobatic partner