Ismael Ivo, * 17th of January 1955 São Paolo (Brazil),† 8th of April 2021 São Paolo, dancer and choreographer.

THE GOD OF MOVEMENT

A man of hope, a man of truth, a man with an illuminated soul.
 
A liberator – he gave a voice to the oppressed.

Ismael showed us what is possible by taking risks, by moving and dancing social racial artistic and institutional boundaries.
 
He showed us the power of his passion and engaged our own with is eloquence, beauty and talent.

He was a visionary and a dreamer. One who created his very own universe by becoming a sun around which we now revolve.

Ismael knew that the expansion of the physical, mental and the emotional allows us to contribute to the growth of civilisation.

By dancing and vibrating our hearts and minds out of the ordinary world into the realm of greater consciousness and a higher quality of life.

We who had the honour of knowing him personally also have the responsibility of preserving his memory and his teachings for those who follow.

Marcel Kaskeline, President of the Foundation

Artist/Architect, Stage Set Designer, Collaborator and Manager of Ismaels Estate

Sarah Jennings the later Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Countess of Nellenburg

5 June 1660 – 18 October 1744

The foundation resides in Nymphenburg Munich, Germany

Nymphenburg was originally named Borgo delle Ninfe, by Henriette Adelaide von Savoyen. This means the place, the home, the borgo of the Nymphes. Ismael was inspired by our location to dedicate himself to preserving the park and the castle of Schloss Nymphenburg. Here as in the rest of the world the peace and beauty of nature, the historical buildings and the uplifting impact these have on the population are in danger of being sacrificed to the interests of industry and politics.

Ismael celebrates the dance of life in all of its forms. He cultivated joy and empowered art. We honor and maintain this in his tradition and teachings. His movement, his way of dance, his way of life are artistic and political motors of change for a better world.

Marina Abramovic & Ismael Ivo

Pina Bausch & Ismael Ivo

Ismael in Vienna

Ismael Ivo in Vienna at the Burgtheater with the “golden honorary cross of the city of vienna”.

Ismael in Venezia

“Look at the Italians they cultivate joy.”

Ismael Ivo, choreograf and director of the dancesection of the Biennale of Venice from 2005 till 2012.

From 2017 till 2020 Ismael Ivo was the director of the Balé da Cidade de São Paulo.

Projects

Preserve traditional beauty – protect flora, fauna and water

Preserve paradise from neglect and exploitation.

Clean water for the planet, clean water for our communities, clean water in our blood streams