Eloisa Maturen

Actress and producer Eloísa Maturén is a classical trained dancer who also obtained a Summa Cum Laude degree in Mass Communication at Universidad Central de Venezuela. With ten years of professional experience at the National Ballet Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas and a profound and avant-garde artistic vision, Maturén has fused her varied careers into one. In 2012, Maturén started her path as an actress supported by the prestigious Venezuelan film maker Fina Torres. She shared the lead role in Torres' upcoming movie "Liz in September" with actress and international super model Patricia Velasquez (Premiere September 2014). In 2013, Eloísa made her way back to theater, acting, singing and dancing the role of "Hunyak" in the Venezuelan production of the musical "Chicago" directed by Luis Fernández. In 2008, Maturén founded Ciclorama Scenic Productions, a company focused on the production of dance, theater and music events in Venezuela and abroad. Ciclorama's most recent production is the "Vive la Danza" Festival, an artistic celebration of dance in all forms. Ciclorama has already produced three editions of the Festival which happens every two years in Caracas. It has been praised by critics and audiences alike, making it a must see event in the city. In 2010, she produced a multimedia program for the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Festival Americans and the Americas, including "La Cantata Criolla" an epic Venezuela poem tone. Maturén also produced the documentaries "Dudamel, Let the children play" directed by Alberto Arvelo, and "Don Armando" by Jonathan Reverón Her journalistic writing has focused on dance, music, and fine arts, and she has been a contributing journalist to El Nacional , the largest metropolitan newspaper in Venezuela, for several years.