Choreographer


Photo: Dimitris Vlaikos
Fashion: Kostis Von Kas
InterContinental Athenaeum Hotel - Athens, Greece (2024)
Glauco Araujo’s choreographic practice spans integrated dance, theatre, arena-scale performance, museum installation, film, and commercial movement direction. His work bridges Brazilian rhythmic tradition, contemporary movement language, and cross-cultural collaboration.
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Araujo approaches dance-making as a process of shared authorship. Entering the studio with a clear structural vision, he allows rehearsal dialogue and performer input to shape the final composition. His movement language draws from ballet, modern, jazz, samba, ballroom, and street dance influences, seeking clarity, physical expressiveness, and emotional resonance.
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Across Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Asia, his work has appeared in major festivals, Off-Broadway venues, museum exhibitions, samba arenas, commercial campaigns, and international film circuits. A consistent thread throughout his career has been collaboration with inclusive and integrated companies, positioning movement as a space of access, dignity, and collective storytelling.
Integrated Dance Practice (Brazil & USA)
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Coé (2024–Present)
Created for The Dancing Wheels Company (USA)
Premiere: Santa Barbara Bowl, California
Selected presentations include Florence Gould Theatre (APAP), NYC
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Flirtango (2016) - Co-Choreographer
Created for Momenta Dance Company (USA)
Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), Chicago​
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Corpo em Movimento (ANDEF) (2011–2013)
Created 10 original integrated dance works for Corpo em Movimento, the resident company of ANDEF (Association of Disabled People of the City of Niterói, Brazil). The works toured extensively across Brazil in theaters, cultural centers, national accessibility fairs, and major arenas, and were presented internationally during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, including public performances across the city.
Theatre & Stage
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Copacabana Supper Club (2025)
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts - San Francisco Bay Area
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Broadway Goes Hollywood (2023)
Commissioned by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico
51st Festival Internacional Cervantino
21st Festival Internacional de la Costa del Seno Mexicano
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In The Room (2022)
SoHo Playhouse - New York City
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Little Christmas Miracles (2021–2022)
Off-Broadway - Actors Temple Theatre - New York City
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Aria (2018) - Co-Choreographer
Holiday Dance Festival - Theater at St. Jean, NYC
Arena & Sambadrome Choreography (Brazil)
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A Restinga Pede Passagem e se Mostra em Superações (2013)
Estado Maior da Restinga - Porto Alegre
Winner - Estandarte de Ouro
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O Sol é Luz, Luz é Vida (2011)
Embaixadores da Alegria - Rio de Janeiro
Integrated samba school performing at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
Museum & Installation
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Kambui Olujimi Studio / Swan Song / North Star (2021–2023)
Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh
Cleveland Museum of Art
San José Museum of Art
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On Me (2014)
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum - Brazil
Film & Screen Choreography
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Dance For Freedom (2020)
First Place - Dr. David Milch Foundation / CCNY
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Stop What You’re Doing (2020)
Winner - Best Music Video
Athens International Digital Film Festival
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Ruminate (2019)
Winner - Best Dance Choreography
Oniros Film Awards
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A Tango to Remember (2020)
Multiple international awards and festival selections
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Bellevue Love Story (2022)
Official selection in major international film festivals
Transference (Post-Production)
Commercial & Movement Direction
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iPLAY App Campaign (2024)
Chengdu, China
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InterContinental Athenaeum Hotel Campaign (2024)
Athens, Greece
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Alton Lane (2022)
New York City