{"id":3984,"date":"2022-09-29T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danceartsfaculty.com\/uncategorized\/ana-maria-locaciu\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:30:50","slug":"ana-maria-locaciu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danceartsfaculty.com\/en\/artists-teachers\/ana-maria-locaciu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Maria Locaciu"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Ana Maria was born in Bucharest, Romania. At the age of 11 she received a scholarship from the National Ballet School of Canada, where she completed her dance education. She joined Canada\u2019s National Ballet and went on to dance with the Royal Danish Ballet, Germany\u2019s Augsburg Ballet and Lisbon\u2019s Contemporary Portuguese Dance Company and most recently, with New York\u2019s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, where she danced for seven years.<\/p>\n

Lucaciu has performed works by Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Ji\u0159\u00ed Kyli\u00e1n, Alexander Ekman, Lar Lubovitch, Alexei Ratmansky, and many others. Holder of a BFA in dance from Empire State College, she collaborates and performs with a wide range of artists and companies, and freelances as a dancer and choreographer in her own right. She also teaches ballet, contemporary, and improvisation workshops at professional programs and dance companies across the US and Europe.<\/p>\n

She currently assists Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman with new creations and stages his work around the world.<\/p>\n

Ana Maria most recently worked with New Dialect during the creation and presentation of Peter Chu’s commissioned duet Two Yous<\/em>. The duet premiered at OZ Arts Nashville on April 1 & 2, 2016.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” left_padding_desktop=”8%” right_padding_desktop=”8%” top_padding_tablet=”10%” bottom_padding_tablet=”15%” left_padding_tablet=”8%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”hidden” class=”bloccodinamico” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#000000″ shape_divider_position=”top” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”straight_section” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”0px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669723975488{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”nasconde” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][morphing_outline][\/morphing_outline][nectar_cta btn_style=”arrow-animation” heading_tag=”h6″ button_color=”default” text_color=”#000000″ button_border_color=”#cccccc” button_border_color_hover=”#0a0a0a” button_border_thickness=”1px” link_type=”regular” alignment=”left” alignment_tablet=”default” alignment_phone=”center” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_4=”yes” display=”block” display_tablet=”inherit” display_phone=”inherit” link_text=”Vedi tutti” margin_top=”30″ padding_top=”15″ padding_bottom=”15″ padding_left=”40″ padding_right=”40″ url=”https:\/\/danceartsfaculty.com\/eventi\/”][carousel script=”flickity” flickity_formatting=”default” desktop_cols_flickity=”4″ desktop_small_cols_flickity=”3″ tablet_cols_flickity=”2″ phone_cols_flickity=”1″ flickity_controls=”touch_total” flickity_touch_total_style=”solid_bg” flickity_touch_total_indicator_bg_color=”#ff5149″ flickity_touch_total_indicator_icon_color=”#ffffff” flickity_touch_total_hide_indicator=”true” color=”default” flickity_overflow=”visible” flickity_wrap_around=”no-wrap” flickity_spacing=”15px” flickity_column_vertical_alignment=”default” column_padding=”0″ flickity_element_spacing=”0″ flickity_image_scale_on_drag=”true” border_radius=”none”][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1674228598036-7″ title=”Item” tab_id=”1674228598037-5″][nectar_video_lightbox link_style=”play_button_mouse_follow” image_url=”535″ mouse_indicator_style=”default” video_url=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/593515815″][fancy_box box_style=”image_above_text_underline” image_aspect_ratio=”16-9″ content_color=”#000000″ border_radius=”default” image_loading=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-right” image_size=”large” delay=”500″]\n

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