Professor of Contemporary Dance, Palucca University of Dance Dresden Born in Brazil, Rita Aozane Bilibio studied with Jussara Miranda and danced for Muovere Cia de Dança. In 1998, she moved to Germany to study at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen. From 2002 to 2013 she worked as a freelance dancer with choreographers including Pina Bausch (2004) and Sasha Waltz (2002–2009). A 2006 Kunststiftung NRW scholarship deepened her insights into Wim Vandekeybus, William Forsythe, and Alejandro Ahmed. Between 2007 and 2013 she created her own works with Damian Gmür and taught contemporary dance at various institutions. Since 2013, she has been professor of contemporary dance at the Palucca University in Dresden.
