Marina Magalhães, (choreographer/dancer),  is an award-winning choreographer and seasoned dancer from Brazil based in Los Angeles. Magalhães's choreography draws from her unique background in Afro-Latin and Contemporary dance practices to create a dance theatre grounded in subversive politics and deeply personal story-telling. Her work has been shown throughout LA-- REDCAT Theatre, Ford Amphitheatre, Zipper Concert Hall, Highways performance Space, UCLA Fowler Museum, Blaktina Festival -- the US -- CounterPulse (SF), Bowery Ballroom (NYC), Yerba Buena Night (SF), -- and internationally-- Maitisong Festival (Botswana), My Body My Space Festival (South Africa) and the Wits Theatre (South Africa). She was awarded the LA Weekly Theatre Award for Best Choreography in 2013 for her original work in the pop musical phenomenon  “Patty! The Revival”. Other choreography credits include Watsky’s YouTube sensation “Moral of the Story” (over 6 million views) and BuzzFeed’s “What Does Music Look Like?” Marina joined Viver Brasil in 2016.