Marta Chaves was born on the 2nd of August 1970 in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES:

1992 - 1995
National Circus School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

- Contemporary Dance Courses and Workshops
- Angel Vianna Dance School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Tanzfabrik, Dock 11, Berlin, Germany

Creation Workshops with Samuel Jornot
September 2003, Chalons en Champagne, France
March 2001, Frankfurt, Germany
July 2000, Chalons en Champagne, France
March-April 1997 Workshop at Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Canada

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

1995 - 1997
Atrupelados and Intrépida Trupe, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 1997
Festival du Dumain, "OURO", Paris, France
May 1997 - March 1998
Pomp Duck and Circumstance ( Cirque du Soleil), "OURO", Hamburg, Germany
May 1998 - December 1998
Pomp Duck and Circumstance ( Cirque du Soleil), "OURO", Düsseldorf, Germany
April - June 1999
Wintergarten Varieté, "OURO", Berlin, Germany
November 1999
Pomp Duck and Circumstance ( Cirque du Soleil), "OURO", Munich, Germany
September - October 1999
Friedrich Bau Varieté, "OURO", Stuttgart, Germany
December 1999 - January 2000
Freiburg Weinnachtszirkus Festival, "OURO", Freiburg, Germany
November 2002 - January 2003
Palazzo Colombina, "OURO", Basel, Switzerland
January 2000
Pomp Duck and Circumstance ( Cirque du Soleil), "OURO", Munich, Germany
April 2000
Apollo Varieté, "OURO", Düsseldorf, Germany
May 2000
Princess Festival", "OURO", Stockholm, Sweden
August 2000 - April 2001
Pomp Duck and Circumstance (Cirque du Soleil), "OURO" and "QUEM?", Frankfurt, Germany
June 2001
Varieté GOP, "QUEM?", Hannover, Germany
July 2001
Brazilian Circus Show, Panama Theater, "OURO", Amsterdam, Holland
December 2001
Palazzo Colombina, "QUEM?", Freiburg, Germany
December 2001
Winter Träume Kulturhaus Osterfeld, "OURO", Pforzheim, Germany
September 2002
Festival C´est du Jamais Vu, "OURO" and "QUEM ?", Brussel, Belgium
Winter 2002/2003
Palazzo Colombino with the Duo "OURO", Basel, Switzerland