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Omar Guadarrama
Interdisciplinary performing artist

Born in Mexico-City, first studied Journalism and Communication in the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), in which he got a Bachelor-Degree in 2009 and then decided to additionally study Acting at Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral  (ENAT), in where he received a bachelor degree with distinction. One of the very few public acting schools in Mexico, the ENAT is known for educate highly skilled performers, who can work as actors as well as contemporary performers. Its alumni are often working in politically relevant and courageous theatre and art projects. After finishing his studies, Guadarrama started working as a freelance-artist in theatre-projects as actor, dancer, performer, in groups and solo-performances in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, China, Romania, Italy and Germany with international artists. Now he studies the Master of Arts (InterAmerican Studies) in Bielefeld University.

After finishing his studies, Guadarrama started working as a freelance-artist in theatre-projects as actor, dancer, performer, in groups and solo-performances in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, China, Romania, Italy, Canada and Germany with international artists.

Now working on the project

TRILOGY OF MEMORY


Some of the productions he had participated:

Bolero [Héctor Mendoza (MX)] Festival de Teatro Universitario de las Américas y el VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Teatro in Cali, Colombia (2008)

Safari Urbano in Mexico City [Daniel Gimenéz Cacho (MX) and Aldeheid Roosen (NL)] (2013)

72 Migrantes/Altar [Gilberto Guerrero (MX) and Lucio Herrera (AR)] in Mexico-City, Puebla, Pachuca and Monterrey and in the following festivals:

World Festival of Theatre Schools ITI/UNESCO in Bucarest, Romania (2012),

7th Shanghai International Experimental Theatre Festival in Shanghai, China (2013),

Festival Laboratorio Interculturale di Practiche Teatrali, co-working with Teatro Potlach and Odin Teatret in Fara Sabina, Italy (2014)

Festival Palco Giratorio in Rio de Janeiro and Florianopolis, Brasil (2014)

 La Muerte De Iván Ilich by Leo Tolstoi [Mauricio Jimenéz (MX)], with presentations in Mexico-City and Fara Sabina, ItalY (2015)

Dirección Gritadero von Guy Foissy [Felipe Caicedo, (COL)] in collaboration with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia with presentations in Mexico-City and at FITU-Festival (UNAM) and  in Medellín, Colombia (2015)

Frauen Mord [Martin Apfaltrer (DE)] Scenes to Loriot. Presentations in Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (2017).

Taumel/Dizzines as a choreographic element. A movement research [by Laura Brechmann (DE)] Presentations in the Cheers of Fears Festival in Germany (2018).

Macondo. Our house enclosed. [Omar Guadarrama (MX) and Pia Alena Wagner (DE) with presentations in Germany and Mexico City. (2018)

Der*Neue [theaterspiel (DE)] Character “Beppo” Presentations in several states of Germany. (2018).

Lost & Found [Toboso (DE)] Character “U18” Presentations in Essen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Schwäbisch Hall. (2109-2020).

Dr. Lafari ist weg [Toboso (DE)] Character “Kommissar Umar” Presentations in Essen (2020).

OO-DE-LALLY [PROGRANAUTEN (DE)] Direction: Josefine Rose Habmermehl and Ulrike Weidlich. Performances in Bochum, Germany. (2021)

Das Wunder von Hamm [Treibkraft Theater (DE)] Directed by Katja Ahlers and Reimar De la Chevallerie. Performances in Hamm, Germany [2022]