Premiere this weekend! The Mirror, a new duet created for @introdans , will be performed at @krollermullermuseum in the Netherlands. Looking forward to sharing this work in such a special setting, in dialogue with the beautiful work of George Rickey.
Choreography, Design & Direction: @_fernando_melo
Dancers: @ingmartedbron@lorenzotopino
Choreography Assistant: @marlena.wolfe
What’s the real secret behind Tempo’s impossible illusions?
Choreographer Fernando Melo has one answer, and it has nothing to do with magic.
One week to Tempo – a hypnotic show where time slows and reverse as the laws of nature dissolve on stage. A blend of movement, illusion and magic, it’s the kind of show that makes you question what you just witnessed.
It’s your last chance to catch the Winner of Best Stage Performance 2025! Three shows only in Singapore.
Tempo (SELLING FAST!)
📅 15 – 17 May
📍 Drama Centre Theatre
🎟️ Book your tickets now, before they’re all gone! Book at sifa.sg or via the link in bio.
#SIFALetsPlay #WhatsOnSG #ArtsFestival #dance #theatre
The Brazilian-born artist @_Fernando_Melo is known for creating works through silence, layering movement with scenography, illusion and restrained sound. His pieces, presented across Europe and beyond, unfold with quiet intensity, inviting audiences to experience heightened states of attention. At the core of his work lies a belief in theatre as a space for empathy, where observing others becomes an ethical act.
Dive into the artistic world of Fernando Melo in our interview, in which he reflects on presence, perception and the fragile language of the body. Access the full conversation via the link in the bio.
(1) Out of Order
Helsinki Dance Company
Photography by Kalle Nio
(2) Tempo
WHS
Photography by Kalle Nio
(3-4) Shadow Waltz
Musiktheater Im Revier
Photography by Zoran Varga
(5-6) Leaning Tree
Danish Dance Theater
Photography by Natascha Thiara Rydvald
(7-8) Traces
Introdans
Photography by Hans Gerritsen
(9-10) The Longest Distance Between Two Points
Skånes Dansteater
Photography by Tilo Stengel
(11) Fernando Melo
Photography by Maryam Barari
#FernandoMelo #hubemagazine #hubevoices #dance
𝙄𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙞 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙞 è lo studio di Fernando Melo per “Alla ricerca della meraviglia”, progetto di ricerca e produzione dedicato all’infanzia curato da CCN/Aterballetto.
“Il coreografo brasiliano, ma residente e attivo in Svezia, @_fernando_melo ha costruito con i danzatori @matildediciolo e @matteocapetola una sorta di cortometraggio muto, un inno alla meraviglia della scoperta e della conoscenza dell’altro.
Partendo da una scenografia apparentemente semplice ma quantomai flessibile ed evocativa – due pareti movibili composte da fasce elastiche nere – il coreografo gioca con quei movimenti di avvicinamento e allontanamento, diffidenza e progressiva fiducia che contraddistinguono le relazioni umane.
Un lavoro che invita piccoli e grandi a non rinunciare al piacere della meraviglia.” Laura Bevione, @artribune
🔴 Presentazione a Reggio Emilia >>> @internazionalekids
8 maggio | Fonderia - per le scuole
9 maggio | Teatro Cavallerizza - aperto a tutti
ℹ️ LINK IN BIO
📹 @valeriacivardi_
#aterballetto #danza #infanzia #bambini
Last chance to see Out of Order
with @helsinkidancecompany
Final performances:
Tonight (27.4) & Tomorrow (28.04)
@hktfi
Dancers:
Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen · Kalle Lähde
Choreography & Direction — @_fernando_melo
Set Design & Artistic Collaboration — @kallenio
Costume Design — @samujussi
Lighting Design — @kulahti
Sound Design — Eero Niemi
Mask Design — Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company — @valtteri.raekallio
Video — @kallenio
Out of Order enters its final round of performances with @helsinkidancecompany at @hktfi 22.4 · 24.4 · 25.4 · 27.4 · 28.4
Dancers: Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen · Kalle Lähde
Choreography & Direction — @_fernando_melo Set Design & Artistic Collaboration — @kallenio Costume Design — @samujussi Lighting Design — @kulahti Sound Design — Eero Niemi Mask Design — Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company — @valtteri.raekallio
Video — @kallenio
“The Longest Distance Between Two Points” returns to the stage in the Netherlands—tonight at Deventer Schouwburg and on April 21 at Parktheater Eindhoven with @introdans . Looking forward to sharing this work with audiences again.
🪑 Ready to question your sense of reality? Tempo slows, bends, and plays with the ever-ticking hands of the clock, all through razor‑sharp physicality and a touch of illusion.
Directed by visual artist and magician Kalle Nio and choreographed by Fernando Melo, this piece meddles with your sense of “now”; slowing it up, speeding it up and freezing it mid-fall. ⏰✨
🎫 Get your tickets now at sifa.sg!
#SIFA2026 #LetsPlay
Tonight @hktfi in Helsinki! Out of Order - A new work for @helsinkidancecompany by @_fernando_melo & @kallenio
Dancers: · Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen · Kalle Lähde
Choreography & Direction @_fernando_melo Set Design & Artistic Collaboration @kallenio Costume Design @samujussi Lighting Design @kulahti Sound Design Eero Niemi Makeup Design Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company @valtteri.raekallio
Video @kallenio
Out of Order - A new work for @helsinkidancecompany by @_fernando_melo & @kallenio Premieres tonight @hktfi Helsinki, Finland
Dancers: · Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen
Choreography & Direction — @_fernando_melo Set Design & Artistic Collaboration — @kallenio Costume Design — @samujussi Lighting Design — @kulahti Sound Design — Eero Niemi Makeup Design — Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company — @valtteri.raekallio
Video: @kallenio
Premiere week! Out of Order - A new work for @helsinkidancecompany by @_fernando_melo & @kallenio
Premiere March 11 — Helsinki, Finland @hktfi
Dancers:�Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen
Choreography & Direction — @_fernando_melo �Set Design & Artistic Collaboration — @kallenio �Costume Design — @samujussi �Lighting Design — @kulahti �Sound Design — Eero Niemi�Mask Design — Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company — @valtteri.raekallio
Out of Order - A new creation for @helsinkidancecompany by @_fernando_melo & @kallenio Premieres next week in Helsinki!
March 11 — Helsinki, Finland @hktfi
Dancers:�Sofia Hilli · Jyrki Kasper · Aksinja Lommi · Pekka Louhio · Mikko Paloniemi · Justus Pienmunne · Inka Tiitinen
Choreography & Direction — @_fernando_melo �Set Design & Artistic Collaboration — @kallenio �Costume Design — @samujussi �Lighting Design — @kulahti �Sound Design — Eero Niemi�Mask Design — Tuula Kuittinen
Artistic Director, Helsinki Dance Company — @valtteri.raekallio
