Ballet and Contemporary Dance

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Maria Agius Muscat (b.2000, Malta) is a freelance dance artist currently working as an educator, choreographer, and facilitator. She started her training at a young age in classical ballet and later in contemporary and flamenco. She graduated from a Bachelor in Dance Studies with first class honours from the University of Malta (2021), and a Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies with the Royal Academy of Dance (2023). She also studied the Pedagogy of Contemporary Dance at the Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Alicante in Spain (2019).

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Mara is the Outreach and Educational Officer for Moveo Dance Company alongside her work as a dance teacher. With Moveo, Maria works on delivering and facilitating the arts within the context of mainstream education, under the direction of Diane Portelli and Dorian Mallia. She choreographs regularly for the schools she teaches at and has also created work for the University’s Dance Department and Moveo Junior Company. Following a series of workshops with dramaturgs Rodia Vomvolou and Mila Pavićević, Maria has extended her work to include dramaturgy and co-production. She acted as dramaturg for AllTheThingsI’mTryingToSay produced by Chewing Productions (2022) and has co-produced interdisciplinary shows such as What We Wear  for Science in the City (2023) and Youropean with the Hoi Polloi Theatre Company (2024). Maria has also worked as a Venue Manager for Żigużajg Festival (2023) and will be working as a festival assistant at the Art Explora Festival (2024).

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Maria has attended local and international workshops with Malta Dance Hybrid, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Hofesh Shechter Company and ŻfinMalta, among others, and has performed with the University’s Dance Department, Other Dance Theatre, and ŻfinMalta in collaboration with Żigużajg Festival.