Camilo Mejia Cortés grew up in Cali (Colombia) until he moved to Spain at 14. After a dance education in Barcelona, he started at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance.
He was later part of ‘Sound of the Trap’, a production by the Bodhi Project and Cecilia Bengolea and of ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’, directed by Jan Lauwers. Jan subsequently invited him into his Needcompany, where he participated in ‘War and Turpentine’, ‘Isabella’s Room’, ‘All the good’ and ‘PIE (Probabilities of Independent Events)’.
In 2020, he collaborated on ‘The Sadness’ (Ula Sickle), ‘Draconis Lacrimae’ (Pablo Esbert Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir) and ‘Spheres & Circles, Circles & Spheres’ (Isaiah Lopaz).
Since May 2022, Camilo has been touring internationally with DARKMATTER, a project by Cherish Menzo, with whom he shares the stage.
He is currently working on a personal project that explores the influence of salsa music in the construction of his artistic discourse by diving into this genre’s artistic, socio-political, and spiritual aspects. By doing this, he will contribute to the archive of the experiences of the African Diaspora.
Coming soon
DARKMATTER
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