Biography

Josefina Pérez Gardey is Muruya. She was born in 1990, in Tandil, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
 
2024
  • European tour:

    EasyStreet Festival; Korbach Musik Festival and Kulturpflaster Regensburg Festival (Germany); Per Via Festival (Italy); Turda International Theatre Festival FITT (Rumania).

  • Shows in Danish Schools organised by GadeTeater for 2 weeks and presentation at Gadeteater Festival (Denmark); Crazy Circus Festival and Soiron Festival (Belgium); Flaniermeile Velden (Austria).

  • Mamá Pulpo show: Mercantia Festival y Noale, Italy.
  • Brazilian Tour: Show at Circo no Beco (Sao Paulo); Festival do Circo do Recife; Festival do Circo do Ceará and Festival dos Inhamuns.
 
2023
  • 2023: She created a new show called Mamá Pulpo (Octopus Mum) and premiered on 30th of December
  • European tour:«10th Theatre Olympics World Festival of Puppet» -Hungary.
  • «Memminger Meile» Festival -Germany. «Sardegna Buskers Festival» & «22° I Fasti Verolani»- Italy
  • Gadeteater «School Tour» -Denmark.
  • Creation of the new solo show.
 
2022
  • European tour: Namur in Mai & Les Tilleuleries Festival -Belgium. «Cirkulum» &»Cirkulum on Road» -Check Republic. «Asfaltart» -Italy. French Alps Stations: Samöens & Morzine. «Gadeteater festival» – Denmark.
  • Participated as artist in the «Piglet Circus» in Germany during a season of 4 months.
 
2021
  • Pregnant and baby.
  • Writed and published her first book : “Un Circo en Myanmar”.
  • Participated as artist in a season with «Circo Casqú» in Argentina.
 
2020
  • Festival Cuero- (Argentina)
  • CORONA Virus- canceled tour
 
2019
  • Participed in Festival CircoFest -Puerto Rico
  • Performed in Small Theater Dolce in Incheon- South Korea
  • Shows and slackrope’s workshops in Sesc Araraquara y Sesc Riberâo -Brazil
  • European tour: “Walder Theatertage Festival” & “Kulturufer Festival” – Germany.
    “Mercantia Festival” & “Verolani Festival”- Italy. “Out There Festival”- England
    “LK Pflasterspektakel Festival”, “Straßenkunstfestival in Villach”, “ Flaniermeile Velden” & “Kulturschiene” – Austria. “43º GEZÔARSE FEESTEN- Belgium. “Piglet Tango Variete” Germany.
 
2018
  • Performed in Festival Internacional in La Prida, Eymic festival in Salta and Pico Rie Festival, La Pampa – Argentina
  • European tour: Festival Hors Lis & Internacional FOF in Offida & Apritiborgo! ABC Festival (Italy) / Kulturschiene in Salzburg & Flaniermeile Velden (Austria) / Szárnyas Sárkány Fesztivál – Winged Dragon Festival- (Hungary) / Biograd street Festival- (Croacia) / Berlin Lacht Festival & Travemünde Festival (Germany) / Gauklerfest Interlaken & KleinKunst-Spektakel in Weesen -Swissland / 24° Internationaal Festival Brouwsels op Straat – (Belgium).
 
2017
  • Shows in Shwe Daung Circus- Yangon,Myanmar.
  • In July she shows up with “Hazmereir en Vacaciones”, at the theatre Radio City -Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  • IX Festival Internacional de Teatro de Calle al Aire Puro- Bogotá & Festival de Teatro Callejero- Mesitas, Colombia
 
2016
  • European tour: Ördögkatlan Festival & Zsolnay Festival of Light in Pécs –Hungary
    Zelt Musik Festival in Freiburg & Bajazzo Festival –Germany
    Pflasterspektakel Festival in Linz & Flaniermeile Velden (Austria).
  • In September she travels to Myanmar to be part of «Shwe Daung Circus», along with twenty international artists for eight months.
 
2015
  • “Circo, Bonecos e Arte de Rua Festival” (Brazil)
  • European tour: Winged Dragon Festival and Sigetz Festival (Hungary)
    Gauklerfestival in Koblenz and Kulturufen Festival (Germany). Feldkirch Street Festival and Flaniermeile Velden (Austria). Busker Bus Festival (Poland).
 
2014
  • Festival of Circus in Ceará (Brazil)
  • European tour: Flaniermeile Velden (Austria). Veregra Street Festival (Italy)
    “Berlín Lacht” Festival; Bajazzo Festival; Festival STAMP (Germany)
 
2013
  • SESCs of Saint Paul: “Sâo José dos Campos”, “Sâo Caetano do Sul”,” Araçatuba”; “Pinheiros”; “Sorocaba”, “Sâo José do Rio Preto”, “Araraquara” (Brazil)
  • Festival “Circo en Escena” (Córdoba-ARG)
  • “Circuito Sesc das Artes” (Brazil)
  • Tour with the Provincial Auditorium Theatre with “bandoneon” musician, José Alcobruni-Argentina
  • They together made a show in “Festival de Circo Hazmereir” (Argentina).
 
2012
  • SESCs of Saint Paul: Bertioga, Campinas, Presidente Prudente (Brazil)
  • Necochea clown Festival, Payasadas in Tandil and Olavarria Street Festival (Argentina)
  • Performed in “National Convention Circus, Clowns and Street Shows”
 
2011
  • European tour: Festival de Rue Avignon (France); Aranda de Duero Festival y Festival de Teatro de Calle y Artes Escénicas de Avila (Spain); San Nicandro Festival (Italy)
  • Performed in Rambo Circus (India)
 
2010
  • She created the show “Curlers, Tango and Tightrope”
  • European tour: “Fira de Tarrega” and “Festival in Tui” (Spain
COURS
  • Community Teather course in the municipal teather school in Tandil during 2 years.
  • Pantomime seminar by Javier Lester.
  • Classes, seminars , self-taught circus training at the Urban Arts School in Rosario.
  • Intensive seminar tightrope taught by Eleonora Gimènez.
  • Intensive course of “Reciclajem” in tightrope in the “Escola Nacional do Circo” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Clown seminar and comic techniques with Cristina Moreira, Gabriel Chamé Buen Dia, company “los Bla, Bla”, Pablo Macozzi, Osqui Guzman, Leticia Gonzalez de Lellis and the clown “Chacovachi”.
  • Actoral training along with Guillermo Angelelli.
  • Tightrope training in the “Escuela de Circo Criollo” in Buenos Aires.
  • Seminar along with Perric who is a member of the Phillippe Genty`s Company
  • Tango, classical and contemporary dance.
 
MEMBERS of the NGO HAZMEREIR
  • Member with more than 10 years which performs solidarity and artistic activities.
  • She acts in the play «Hazmereir en vacaciones», winner of the «Estrella de Mar» by children’s show (2013-2014).
  • They participate in the «Trazos» series for Digital TV documentary “Hazmereir” (2011) directed by Julio Lascano.
  • She Performs along with her colleagues, several shows and charity campaigns through neighborhoods, prisons, nursing homes, canteens, indigenous communities, (“San Pedro Polhó” Zapatistas, México)
 
WORKSHOPS OF TIGHTROPE BY Josefina
  • In the «Jamboree» from the «Boy Scouts» international event for over 15,000 people (Mar del Plata, 2012)
  • In Brasilia, organized by the “Cia. Instrument da ver” (2012)
  • In Rio de Janeiro for students from the “Escola Nacional de Circo” (2013)
  • In Ceará Circus Festival (2014)
  • In the University Barrial of Tandil (2014)