Ana Kfouri

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Also known as

Ana Maria Barcellos Kfouri, Ana Kfouri Aun, Ana Tereza Kfouri Aun

Years Active

1977

Genres

theater, performing arts, performance

Biography

Ana Maria Barcellos Kfouri, artistically known as Ana Kfouri, is a renowned Brazilian theater director, actress, researcher, and professor, born in São Paulo in 1957. With a consolidated career spanning over four decades, Kfouri stands out for her innovative approach to the performing arts, combining action, gestural choreography, and fragmented texts that explore profound themes.

Her academic background is robust, with a master's degree in theater from Unirio and a doctorate in visual arts from UFRJ. Currently, she is a professor and coordinator of the performing arts undergraduate course at PUC Rio, in addition to developing post-doctoral research in scenic arts. Throughout her trajectory, Ana Kfouri has explored the intrinsic relationship between body and word, developing pedagogical and artistic practices that seek new forms of scenic expression, such as her methodology "Focos Móveis".

Ana Kfouri is the author of books such as "Forças de um corpo vazado" and "Focos móveis – atuação no campo intensivo das artes da cena", which share her knowledge and research. Her work as an actress and director has earned her important nominations and awards, such as the Shell, Cesgranrio, and Questão de Crítica awards. In addition to her theater career, she has also worked as a casting director and acting coach for film and television, impacting generations of performers. In 2017, she inaugurated the Centro de Estudos Ana Kfouri (CEAK) in Rio de Janeiro, a space dedicated to artistic experimentation and research.