Bia Sion - A Levada do Jazz & Biography

Beatriz Sion, known as Bia Sion, is an actress, singer, speaker and songwriter. Born in Rio de Janeiro, in Copacabana, in the early 60's in a family where music was always in the air. His father played saxophone and clarinet, but long before Bia Sion, sunrise he sold his instruments to buy a refrigerator and was a businessman with his mother the actress.

He grew up listening to jazz, choro, Beatles, Carole King, James Taylor, Carpenters, Chico Buarque, Barry White, Yes, Pink Floyd, Young Guard and the Festivals. Well's small Bia Sion already sang behind closed doors, the bathroom and the drama club with imaginary characters and audience. Also played freshman program. He started strumming the guitar hidden in his brother and imitate what he did in the tests of his band, the room of your home.

Then, Bia Sion won a guitar Di Giorgio and began learning to play samba, bossa nova and even Bourré of Bach. At school, Bia stood out singing, playing and clowning around for all to enjoy. And he said, "if I'm not artist will not be happy." He participated in many festivals and youth, at age 17, began playing guitar in a children's play at Teatro Gloria, "The Princess and the Dragon Mimada Evil. He joined the faculty of journalism and attended Unirio, theater, but only one year. Learn theater was practically beside Silvia Orthof of children's theater. He played guitar, sang and made characters. At that time, attended the play "I Chovo, Tu rains, it rains, the Teatro Senac, the kickoff to their professionalization.

Then, studied theater with actress Camilla Amado that Shakespeare presented by several approaches. Bia Sion played for Juliet to Lady Macbeth. With Rubens Corrêa, Bia Sion came into contact with Jung in a drama class at CAL. Found in the cinema Bob Fosse, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Chaplin, Julie Andrews and Liza Minnelli. His dream was always to make music. He, then, jazz, tap and was to New York after 37 years of age.

When seen in Rio de Janeiro to play "Call me Leo", the group brought the trombone Asdrubal, Bia Sion was snatched. Since then decided that I wanted to be an actress. Made some dancing lessons with Lennie Dale. Bia Sion auditioned for a musical singing "New York, New York" which opened many doors. Debuted in adult theater in 1982 with "Band Age!" Ze Rodrix and Michael Paiva.

From there, Bia Sion did "The Boy in the Green Finger", "glass slipper - A History of Eternity", a great success in the Lagoon Theater, next to Lucinha Lins. Then Perez Hilton wrote a paper for Bia Sion's novel "Partido Alto". In this novel has launched a fashion ties colored tulle. He theater next to Norma Bengell and Caique Ferreira, in the play "Isadora & Oswald, Aguinaldo Silva, and then went on tour of Brazil with a troupe of" Feliz Ano Velho "with Marcos Frota, Denise del Vecchio, Lilia Cabral , Adilson Barros.

In Manchete, Bia Sion made "Dona Beija" and various specials. In Rede Globo, did the musical, "Cida, The Cat Rocker", along with Claudia Raia, Rita Lee, Evandro Mesquita and Tim Maia. Still in Manchete, Bia Sion made the soap opera "Carmen" also from Gloria Perez, with Lucélia Santos and Paulo Betti. He made a character who participated in the program of Silvio Santos, in the "Dating on TV," which was part of the novel.

Then attended the play "Filumena Marturano" at Theater Four, the last piece of the actress Yara Amaral, who Bia Sion says he learned a lot about the art of acting. He also participated in the shows "Music Divine Music, The Sound of Music" with Zezé Polessa and Luiz Armando Queiroz. He also produced a show with text and music of his own, the "Sign in" directed by Claudio Tovar. Excursions with the play "The Saltimbancos.

In parallel with this work, Bia Sion has always been devoted also to compose and sing. Dedicated to issues mystical, Bia Sion made course reading tarot and teaches and consultation about that. He also wrote a musical inspired by the 22 letters: "Cat King". Bia Sion also works as a newsreader and advertises. He also participated in the plays "viralatas, but with pedigree, Music Dance Carlota Portella (1989)," Music, Music Divine ", directed by Ticiana Studart (1992)," The Saltimbancos ", by Chico Buarque (1994 to 96), "Making Friends at the Farm" (children's show directed by Bob Brown, 2002), among others.

Bia Sion also participated in shows like "De Noel to Chico - The Cream of Gimme Shelter" and "swing jazz" where she sang standards like The Man I Love, Blue Moon, Moonglow, Love For Sale, They can not take that away from me, Someone to Watch Over Me, Fever, Cabaret, All of Me, among others, accompanied by instrumentalists Dodo Ferreira (bass) and Adriano Souza (piano).

In 2007, Bia Sion took the novel "Eterna Magia" in the role of the teacher Evelyn, and presented the show "The Levada of Jazz" at Teatro Café Pequeno, next to Dodo Ferreira, and directed by Anselmo Vasconcellos. In 2009, Bia Sion, carries hard to show "The Levada do Jazz" was held in 2005 and taken the stage from 2006.
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