Marcelo Evelin, born in Piauí, Brazil, is a choreographer, researcher and interpreter. He resides and works between Teresina and Amsterdam. Since 1986 he has been working with dance in Europe, where he has collaborated with artists of different nationalities in projects involving physical theater, music, video, installation and occupation of specific spaces. He is an independent creator through his company Demolición Incorporada, founded in 1995. He teaches at the Higher School of Mimicry in Amsterdam-Holland, where he also guides students in their creative processes.
He conducts workshops and collaborative projects in several countries in Europe, the United States, Africa, Japan, South America and Brazil, where he returned in 2006. Since then he has also developed professionally as a manager and a curator in both Teresina and Núcleo de Direcu (2006-2013), a collective of independent artists as well as research and development platform for the Contemporary Performing Arts. In March 2016 in Teresina, together with a cultural manager Regina Veloso, he formed CAMPO, a new space to think, to make and to disseminate arts and disciplines that go along with the principles of Demolición Incorporada.
His shows Matadouro (2010) and De Abriente Queda Todo Negro con Gente (2012) were presented in more than 18 countries. With the participation of more than 300 interpreters of different nationalities, BATUCADA ("performance event") continues this year its diffusion in Brazil and Chile. Danza Enferma, his other work inspired by the universe of Tatsumi Hijikata / JP, had its premiere in May 2017 in Brussels and toured through Europe, Brazil and Japan. His latest creation, An invention of Evil, had its premiere in May 2019.