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Meet Miguel Santos and Beatriz Silva, the Dance winners at MNJC23

This is the podcast where we invite you to meet the young creators who in 2023 won the National Young Creators Showcase in the 15 artistic areas in competition.

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It is with a little dance that we arrive at the tenth episode of the National Young Creators Showcase podcast. We spoke with Miguel Santos and Beatriz Silva, winners of Dance at MNJC23 with "Atopos", a creation that is inspired by the concept introduced by the philosopher Roland Barthes.

The artists reveal to us how the possibility of working together came about, they talk to us about their creative process and the importance of time for its fluidity and tell us some of their artistic references.

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The National Young Creators Showcase podcast invites you to learn more about the winners of the 2023 edition of the MNJC. In each episode, we will reveal the creative processes, inspirations and artistic references of creators of Digital Art, Textile Art, Cinema, Disciplinary Crossing, Dance, Sculpture, Photography, Gastronomy, Humor, Illustration, Literature, Fashion, Music, Painting and Theater. The interviews are conducted by Carolina Touré.

The National Young Creators Showcase is an initiative of the IPDJ, organized by Gerador. Learn more here.

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