Fabiano Culora
Fabiano is the Co-Director and Vice-President of Mobius Atelier, with a multifaceted background as an accomplished artist, educator, therapist, trainer, and supervisor dedicated to somatic practices and well-being. Since completing his degree at the University of London in 2001, he has been actively involved in teaching, research, and disseminating knowledge across performative arts and health disciplines on an international scale - including UK, Europe, USA, Russia, and Iceland.
His extensive training spans multiple disciplines: he is a certified Pilates instructor from Trinity Laban, a yoga teacher trained at Sivananda and Amritapuri ashrams in India, and studied Body Psychotherapy with Processwork UK. Fabiano holds professional certification in Body-Mind Centering®, Authentic Movement, and Somatic Psychology from the Institute for Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy (IBMT), and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy via the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust (CTET).
Academically, he holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. His academic work focuses on developing somatic research methodologies that connect expressive movement arts with therapeutic processes, aiming to support both faculty and students. He specializes in somatic movement processes, somatic psychology, and collaborates with undergraduate and master’s programs, providing therapeutic support for students dealing with injuries and well-being issues. Fabiano has also served as a Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, and Prevent officer, and is qualified in First Aid at Work and Mental Health First Aid.
His teaching roles have included lecturing at notable institutions such as the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, GSA Conservatoire, Trinity Laban, E15 Acting School, IBMT, and CTET, along with guest lecturing internationally at Jacksonville University (Florida), Listaháskóli Íslands, the Central School of Speech and Drama, and London Contemporary Dance School.
He actively develops training programs in collaboration with organizations such as the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Yoga Kula, and Yoga Campus, One Apotation, BHA Skyline, Creative LIstening Space, fostering international partnerships and opportunities for conference collaborations.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Fabiano has had a rich career in contemporary dance and theatre as a performer and movement director, collaborating with companies like Candoco, Random, Razor Edge, Etta Ermini Dance Theatre, Íslenski Dansflokkurinn, Spiral Dansflokkur, and Lubdub. He currently partners with Mobius Dance and Displace Yourself Theatre, exploring how somatic practices can cultivate ethically conscious artists by supporting their physical and emotional resilience.
Fabiano offers individual and group clinical sessions as a Master Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator, Craniosacral Biodynamic Practitioner, Senior Yoga Teacher, Pilates Instructor, and Supervisor. He is registered with professional organizations including ISMETA, ICrA, IABT, IBMT, YAP, CNHC, and A.CSI. Committed to maintaining high standards, he engages regularly in peer and professional supervision.
His work at Mobius Atelier aims to support and cultivate dynamic, resourceful, curious, and relatable movement artists prepared to engage with the contemporary performance landscape. Additionally, he provides a nurturing environment for artists, bodyworkers, therapists, and teachers to restore, inquire and expand their practices.