About Nuria

About Nuria

Nuria Latifa Bowart is a professional dancer and movement artist; a student, practitioner, and teacher of Capoeira with the rank of Mestra; a practicing manual therapist and Certified Rolfer®; a movement educator authorized as a Teacher and Certifier within the Axis Syllabus© international research community; and a mother of two.

Nuria holds over 25 years of vocational research and practice across multiple therapeutic, martial, and artistic disciplines rooted in the expressive, relational, and healing capacities of the human body. She is deeply engaged with traditional forms of yoga, Western somatics, choreographic and improvisational movement arts, functional anatomy research, and more. She is co-founder of the Field Center in southern Vermont, a residency and pedagogical center for contemporary heterodox arts practices. Nuria teaches across the United States and Internationally.

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“I feel moved by the approach, level of curiosity, integrity, skill set, and joy of Nuria and feel blessed and appreciative of any opportunity to study alongside her.”  - Student Aren R.
“Nuria is a teacher and healer that never stops pursuing more understanding of the human body. She has gathered so much information over the years, which is priceless to have her as a resource” - Shira Y.
“Nuria's clarity and ability to demonstrate through words and body is truly special.” - Student Marina K.

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On the following pages you can read more about Nuria’s story, credits, areas of practice, view her work in action, and see what she is currently offering!

Dance & Performance
Nuria dances professionally, for pleasure, and in prayer. She has been dancing her whole life–since childhood she has been studying and cultivating the skill of sensing and moving with rhythms, for both healing and expression. In high school, Nuria was introduced to Contact Improvisation (CI) and Authentic Movement by
Capoeira Arts
For over 25 years, Nuria (AKA Marreta) has been a committed practitioner of the afro-Brazilian martial, musical, ritual art form called capoeira. In December 2023 she was graduated to the level of Mestra by Mestre Acordeon. As a capoeirista and capoeira teacher, Nuria’s style emphasizes movement flow and sequencing,
Movement Education
Nuria is a certifying teacher of the Axis Syllabus© (AS), which is her primary framework for movement pedagogy. The Axis Syllabus is an evolving body of practical approaches, theoretical research, and pedagogical methods related to human movement. It is continually developed by an active international community and was originally initiated
Bodywork
Nuria currently offers bodywork sessions in the US Northeast and SF Bay Area, with availability listed on her booking page. Book a Session with Nuria! Book a Session Nuria works with with athletes, dancers, performers, and other movement practitioners, as well as individuals who are rediscovering their mobility and building
2026 Dates & Links!
FEBRUARY 2.7-8 Teaching Tensional Integrity Workshop @ Jambugalpao in São Paulo Jambugalpao Workshop Information 2.25-28 BerimbaORIN at Berkeley Capoeira Collective in Berkeley BerimbaORIN Information MARCH 3.18-22: hOme Residency 2 @ The Field Center in Vermont hOme Project Information MARCH-MAY: VESSEL Mentorship! VESSEL Mentorship Program Information MAY 5.21-24 Lightning

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