Teófilo Mercado

Teo is a Motion Artist, Choreographer, Dancer and Colombian Performer. His origin is the Traditional Afro Colombian Dance; he is a dancer and carrier of ancestral cultural knowledge. Virtuoso dancer of traditional dances and experimental afro-contemporary dance, one of the most refined in the country. His tireless search and desire to exalt his Afro roots have led him to settle in the midst of research processes of traditional Afro-Colombian dances and their impact on the current context by generating creative and innovative proposals, keeping the essence of the rites of tradition, putting in context the idiosyncrasies of the Afro-Colombian cultural heritage.