María Fux

María Fux (Buenos Aires, 2 January 1922) is an Argentine dancer, choreographer, and dance therapist. She is recognized as a developer of her own system of dance therapy in Argentina. Fux established dance schools in Argentina and Europe, where she trained physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, doctors, teachers of dance and of gymnastics, psychotherapists, and psychologists. She also trained teachers working with different disabilities. She has been invited to institutions, conferences and seminars to witness their integrative experience on issues related to deafness, down syndrome, spastic, autistic, elderly and various disabilities.

Awards

  • Diploma, UNESCO (1996)
  • Recognition from UN (1999)
  • Illustrious citizen of the City (2002)
  • Gratia Artis Award (2007)
  • Silver Clover Award, Rotary (2008)
  • Bicentennial Medal (2010)
  • National Endowment for the Arts Award (2011)
  • Rosa Silver Award of Congress (2012)

Selected works

Fux published several books, which have been translated into Italian and Portuguese:

  • Fux, María (1982). Primer encuentro con la danzaterapia (in Spanish). Paidós. p. 149. ISBN 978-950-12-4415-1.
  • Fux, María (1997). La formación del danzaterapeuta (in Spanish). Gedisa. p. 112. ISBN 9788474326413.
  • Fux, María (1998). Danzaterapia: Fragmentos de vida (in Spanish). Lumen Argentina. p. 128. ISBN 978-950-724-724-8.
  • Fux, María (1999). Danza, experiencia de vida (in Spanish). Ediciones Paidós Ibérica. p. 128. ISBN 978-968-853-361-1.
  • Fux, María (2001). Después de la caída... ¡continúo con la Danzaterapia! (in Spanish). Lumen Argentina. p. 94. ISBN 978-987-00-0056-3.
  • Fux, María (2005). Qué es la danzaterapia, preguntas que tienen respuesta (in Spanish). Lumen. p. 72. ISBN 9789870003519.
  • Fux, María (2007). Ser danzaterapeuta hoy (in Spanish). Lumen Argentina. p. 120. ISBN 978-987-00-0692-3.
  • Fux, María (2009). Imágenes de la danzaterapia (in Spanish). Lumen Argentina. p. 40. ISBN 978-987-00-0875-0.
  • Fux, María (2013). El Color es Movimiento (in Spanish). Papers Editores. p. 109. ISBN 978-987-1274-20-8.

See also

Official website (in Spanish)

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