Carolina Pizarro was born in 1981 in Chile. She
is an actor, director, teacher and organiser. Carolina has a
Bachelor of Arts, with a specialty in Acting, from the University
of Chile. She has continued her learning process in different areas
of stage work and has studied several physical and vocal
techniques. In 2008 Carolina began her research into the
transmission of experience, artistic autonomy and how to create a
bridge between training and creation which has become the base of
her artistic work. Carolina's relationship with Julia Varley and
Roberta Carreri, her close ties with Odin Teatret since 2006 and,
on the other hand, meetings with her teachers Karnan Kumar in the
Silambattan, Lakshman Gurukkal and Radhika Gurukkal in the
Kalaripayattu since 2011, serve as inspiration to continue
practical learning and research.
From 2010 to 2012 Carolina was an actress in Historia
Abierta directed by Lorent Wanson, touring Chile, Belgium and
France. In Chile she directs a group of university students, and
has started the international project Transfer to invite
foreign theatre companies and artists to Chile. From 2010 to 2015
she was a teacher of "Escuela de cuenta cuentos Fundación Mustakis"
(storytelling techniques) and producer of the "Maratón
internacional de Cuenta Cuentos ECC".
In February 2013 Carolina received the prize for best actress
and best performance at the Coquimbo Theatre Festival in Chile.
She is active member of The Magdalena Project and
Women for Culture. Social Project creator of "Your story
is my story" and "Play Time", where she works with children from
the refugee centres, schools and community centres. With her
performances, work demonstration and workshops, Carolina passes on
her experience in events organised by different cultural
institutions, universities, independent companies, theatre
festivals, theatrical pedagogy around the world. Carolina joined
Odin Teatret as an actor in September 2015.
Performances
The Tree
The Chronic Life
The Great Cities under the Moon
Ode to Progress
Inside the Skeleton of the Whale
Performances, directed by others
Tierra de fuego (Land of Fire), directed by Julia
Varley
From Amagaki to Shibugaki: A Training's geography, work
demonstration directed by Julia Varley
The Empty Nest, performance directed by Roberta
Carreri
Performances for the Holstebro Festuge (Festive
Week)
The Mercurial Family, A performance created for the
Holstebro Festuge 2014 with Julia Varley and Deborah Hunt (Puerto
Rico)
Otelo and Desdémona, with Augusto Omolú created for the
Holstebro Festuge 2011
Performances directed by Carolina Pizarro for other
companies
Carolina was the director of five performances and storytelling
of the company Triskel Artes Escénicas in Chile from 2008 to
2014.