Leonardo Rodrigues Santos
(short story)
Leonardo Rodrigues is an artist born in Salvador da Bahia, a vibrant Afro-diasporic city in Northeast Brazil. I work as a freelance creator in dance education and performance, developing practices where movement is understood as a relational act—between bodies, space, objects, sound, memory, and atmosphere. Choreography, in my work, is not fixed but emerges through these encounters, where perception is constantly shaped by what is present and what is arriving.
My practice centers on movement research and on expanding dance beyond conventional educational frameworks. I understand growth as something that unfolds over time, through curiosity, trust, and encounter. I work to create conditions where space, support, and open dialogue form a porous environment—one where honesty, attention, and the courage to listen can emerge, and where movement becomes a shared language of connection.