"My work relies in certain points of intersection between movement and Word. "

Cecilia Loffredo

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About me

My work relies in certain points of intersection between Dance and Word. 

I was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, on April 24, 1975. At 19, I moved to La Plata to pursue my university studies. After graduating, I moved to Esquel (Chubut, Argentine Patagonia). Since 2023, I have lived in Spain, currently in Elche, Valencian Community.

I hold a degree in Psychology from the National University of La Plata (UNLP) , with a degree recognized as a Master's in General Health Psychology (COPCV 19771). I also received official training as a Advanced Classical Dance Teacher and as a Specialist in Contemporary Dance Trends ( UNA. National University of the Arts). In Spain, I obtained certification as a Pilates Floor & Studio Instructor.

A Crossroads Between Psychoanalysis and Art

Since 2003, I have been practicing psychoanalytically. For over ten years, I worked in public healthcare institutions in Argentina, most notably at the Esquel Zonal Hospital and in the Community Mental Health Service (2013–2023).

In parallel, my artistic and pedagogical journey has unfolded over the last 25 years encompassing teaching projects and creative research processes, with numerous premiered works.

My research focuses on the articulation of languages, bringing art and psychoanalysis into dialogue from a perspective that acknowledges their own complexities, fostering the expression and unique development of individuals and/or groups through the body, movement, and words.

Featured Projects

I have developed multiple projects that integrate dance, theater, and tango, including the Experimental Tango Encounter (Argentina-Colombia). I have been invited as a dancer, actress, creator, and teacher to festivals and gatherings in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Uruguay, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina.

I collaborate with the Grupo Teatro del Tablón, directed by Daniel García Belardinelli, where we explore the relationship between theater and dance. Some notable works include Yo no sé qué me han hizo tus ojos (I Don't Know What Your Eyes Have Done to Me), Marathon, Bahía Blanca, and Mi amor Tampoco (Neither does my love ).

In 2009, I co-founded the Quiero Ser Agua Company with German artist Rosalie Wanka. Based in Argentina, Germany, and Austria, we created pieces that have been presented in Europe and Latin America. Since 2014, we have continued collaborating as independent artists with works such as Cuerpo()Territorio()Memoria (Body()Territory()Memory), Becoming / Devenir (Becoming / Devenir), and Encuentros Asimétricos (Asymmetric Encounters) (2021-2023).

In 2021, I wrote the play Siete pasos during my time as an ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at the prestigious Villa Waldberta (Germany). In 2023, I was invited, along with dancer Nidia Martínez Barbieri, to an artist residency at SITE Stockholm (Sweden), where I continued to explore intersections between theatrical and dance languages.

Training, Teaching, and Community Work

In the educational field, I taught workshops and seminars for diverse audiences—from artists to populations with special needs—and coordinated the physical training of stage performers.

In Argentina, I held professorships in the Official Teacher Training Programs of Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Special Education, Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Education. 

I was the Coordinator of the Theater Program (IESA N°818, Esquel) and the Mental Health Day Center (Esquel Zonal Hospital).

I also served on Juries for cultural competitions organized by the Departments of Culture of Chubut and Buenos Aires.

Today

My journey is extensive, intense, diverse, and guided by an inescapable passion that I can identify in the two fires that inhabit me simultaneously: movement arts and psychoanalysis.

That tireless drive and desire I'm talking about led me to the decision to emigrate to Spain in 2023 and begin a process of profound redefinition of my experience and training, in the light and shadow of honest self-observation, alone and without fanfare.

Pilates is, for me, a place where I allow myself that active pause of personal reinvention. I currently enjoy teaching Pilates Floor, Barré, and Machine classes in the cities of Murcia (Psicopilates) and Elche (Pilates Studio) .

[Ph: Pedro Guridi]

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psychoanalysis and performing arts