Marcat Dance is the artistic home of Mario Bermúdez – the multi-award winning Spanish choreographer, and Catherine Coury – the American dancer and co-founder of the company. Based in the rural town of Vilches, Spain, the company is dedicated to sharing their creativity and joy of movement through performance, creation, and teaching opportunities around the world. Marcat Dance believes in the power of the imagination, creative risk-taking, and continuous research towards dynamic physicality. Marcat Dance connects to the human spirit and finds inspiration from world cultures, rituals, and landscapes.

Since 2016, the company performs internationally and has transmitted its teachings touring the Middle East, Europe, Asia and America, at festivals such as Festival Itálica (Spain), Jacob’s Pillow (USA), Vanguard Body (China), Yokohama Collection (Japan), or the Cali International Dance Biennial (Colombia), among others.

Choreographer Mario Bermúdez has created dance works in other relevant international companies such as the National Dance Company of Spain, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Hung Dance Taiwan, il Nuovo Balletto di Toscana, and the National Company of Wales.

In 2020, Marcat Dance launched Festival Vildanza, an international contemporary dance festival held every summer in their hometown of Vilches, Jaén.

Marcat Dance has received recognition such as  ¨Best Choreography¨ ¨Best Dance Show¨ and ¨Best Dancer¨ from the National Radio of Spain, the Spanish Academy Talía Awards, the MAX awards, the Andalucian Lorca Awards, the Association PAD awards, the Escenarios de Sevilla, amongst others, and are first prize winners of international dance contests such as CICBUNY and Masdanza.