Biography
Ruth Amarante is a Brazilian dancer and actress. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1963, she studied medicine at the State University of Rio de Janeiro from 1982 to 1988. She then trained in dance at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, completing her studies in 1991.
Since 1991 she has been a member of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch ensemble. She appeared in the film Talk to Her (2002) and featured as herself in the documentaries Pina Bausch (2009) and Pina (2011).
