BERNA HUIDOBRO

Berna Huidobro was born in Chile (1986) and has lived in Europe since 2011. She is a circus and physical theatre artist with an international career spanning Europe and Latin America. Her career, marked by a constant creative search and a deep connection with the public, combines acting, artistic direction and teaching.

 

She studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where she obtained her BA in Theatre (2008), completed a Master's in Cultural Management at the University of Barcelona (2015); she perfected her training in Gestual Theatre at the Berty Tovías School in Barcelona, specialising in the Jacques Lecoq Method (2014). She also specialises in New Magic, training with the BetaCircus programme (2022).

 

His circus training includes a specialization in handstands in Barcelona with the masters Enric Petit and Olger Caci, and in the hand-to-hand discipline in Barcelona with Fernando Melki, France with Mahmoud Louertani and Brazil with Sasha Kudyakova, enriching his stage practice with exceptional body control.

 

Currently, she co-creates the shows "Pandora", "Abrazo", "Femen" and "Vertical Boom" and is a performer in the program "Boca Aberta" at the Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II (Lisbon). Previously, she co-created with the Vaya company (2016-2023) the shows: "Atempo", "On Time", "Ecosofía", "I See You" and "Barbelix"; with the Giramundo company (2012-2015) the show "Sueño de Hilos" and with the La Kanita Callejera company (2009-2011) the show "Capital".

 

His work has been awarded at prestigious international festivals: Mimos/France (2023), Festiclown/Spain (2019-2022) and Sarmede/Italy (2018), obtaining public awards for the shows "Atempo" and "Vertical Boom".

 

Since 2019, she has been directing the Emraizart Festival in Algarve-Portugal, where she promotes art in rural environments and expands cultural access to new communities.

 

He has worked in the production of international artistic projects with the company "La Fura dels Baus" and the "FiraTarrega" Festival.

 

He collaborates artistically with the Portuguese Cultural Associations "Teatro Experimental de Lagos" and "Circo Vagamundo", and with the humanitarian aid organization "Payasos en Rebeldía".

 

Her commitment to teaching is reflected in her work as a comprehensive circus teacher, giving intensive training and seminars. She worked as a regular teacher at the circus school "El Circo del Mundo Chile" (2018) in the hand-to-hand discipline.