dancer, choreographer and teacher
my vision of dance
From my earliest years as a professional dancer, I discovered movement as a transformative force: capable of altering the body’s presence in the world, creating connections, and generating real change in spaces and relationships.
For me, dance is also a political act — a way of being in the world and acting within it. This realization led me to study Psychology, expanding my perspective on the artistic processes of dance creation.
Today, I continue to investigate the body as a space of crossings: where past, present, and future coexist. For me, dance is resistance, celebration, exchange, and above all, a tool to imagine new narratives and multiple ways of existing.
Work in Companies and Collectives
More than 20 years of experience in dance.
From 2005 to 2012, I was a member of the Cia. de Dança Palácio das Artes, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, performing and collaborating in the co-creation of works by some of the country’s most important choreographers.
In 2013, I moved to Berlin, where from 2013 to 2025 I was a core member of Grupo Oito, performing as a dancer in nearly all productions and providing choreographic assistance in several works. During this time, I performed at venues such as Ballhaus Naunynstraße, OYOUN Kultur NeuDenken, Gropius Bau, HALLE Tanzbühne Berlin, HAU – Hebbel am Ufer, and Uferstudios, and also took part in projects in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with local artists.
Choreographic creations
Since 2013 I have been developing my work as a choreographer, with pieces presented at venues such as English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center, Theater o.N, Hoftheater Kreuzberg, Teatro Belmira Villas Boas (Brazil), Lake Studios Berlin, Ada Studio, among others.
• Unset (2013)
• DOCH! (2015)
• Federlicht (2017)
• TRANSATLANTICA (2021–2022) – supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste and the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, resulting in a film (2021) and a live performance premiered at the English Theatre Berlin (2022).
Artistic research
2019 – UNZÄHLBARE (Quartiersmanagement Badstraße, Berlin), in collaboration with Temporary Contact Zone AUCH (Ilker Abay, Nora Haakh): performances and workshops on experiences of womanhood.
2019 – The search for a feminist body: a new movement archive (Fonds Darstellende Künste, Berlin): investigation into dance practices and the representation of women on stage.
2020 – Research at the FRATZ International festival (Berlin), with Mareike Jung and Iury Trojaborg: exploring class, gender, and racialization in theatre and dance for young audiences.
2021 – Anti-Norm (Grupo Oito, NEUSTART KULTUR #TakeAction – Fonds Darstellende Künste): collective research on whiteness and anti-racist practices.
2022 – Sewing Thoughts (Grupo Oito + HAU Hebbel am Ufer, NEUSTART KULTUR #TakeHeart – Fonds Darstellende Künste): research inspired by the life and work of Unica Zürn, addressing subjects such as abortion and mental health.
2025 - Independent research lying at the intersection of experiential psychology, affect theory, neuroscience, and artistic creation in dance and performance. Exploring how these perspectives can generate artistic tools and practices that expand artistic creation and embodied knowledge.
Collaborations
• Machine to Become – a research and creation project developed since 2016 with Natalie Riedelsheimer and Nora Haakh, questioning stereotypes and narratives about gender.
Machine to Become – Woman (2020, Berlin, supported by NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT). Presented at the English Theatre Berlin in 2020.
Machine to Become – Which Witch? (2023, Berlin, supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste). Presented at Ackerstadt Palast in 2023.
• Bohème 2020 (2018–2019) – dancer and choreographer for the Dresdner Musikfestspiele project, performed at venues including Hellerau, Kulturpalast Dresden, and Staatsoperette Dresden.
• Stricken (2019) – assistant choreographer for Magda Korsinsky’s project at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Berlin.
• A Stranger in Paradise? (2019) – dance expert accompanying the research in the Flausen+ project at Theater Wrede+ (Oldenburg).
• Kosmokörper (2024) – performance and creation in a work for children and adults by Elisabete Finger, produced within the framework of Explore Dance – Network for Young Audiences, a cooperation between fabrik moves Potsdam, Fokus Tanz | Tanz und Schule e.V. Munich, K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg, and HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts.
Collaborations
• Machine to Become – a research and creation project developed since 2016 with Natalie Riedelsheimer and Nora Haakh, questioning stereotypes and narratives about gender.
Machine to Become – Woman (2020, Berlin, supported by NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT). Presented at the English Theatre Berlin in 2020.
Machine to Become – Which Witch? (2023, Berlin, supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste). Presented at Ackerstadt Palast in 2023.
• Bohème 2020 (2018–2019) – dancer and choreographer for the Dresdner Musikfestspiele project, performed at venues including Hellerau, Kulturpalast Dresden, and Staatsoperette Dresden.
• Stricken (2019) – assistant choreographer for Magda Korsinsky’s project at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Berlin.
• A Stranger in Paradise? (2019) – dance expert accompanying the research in the Flausen+ project at Theater Wrede+ (Oldenburg).
• Kosmokörper (2024) – performance and creation in a work for children and adults by Elisabete Finger, produced within the framework of Explore Dance – Network for Young Audiences, a cooperation between fabrik moves Potsdam, Fokus Tanz | Tanz und Schule e.V. Munich, K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg, and HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts.
teaching
Since 2016 I have been teaching regular contemporary dance classes at Vuesch e.V. – Berlin and have led workshops in Germany, Croatia, Italy, Austria, and Brazil.
My pedagogical work combines techniques such as floorwork, partnering, improvisation, somatic practices, and the Get Physical Process (developed by Ricardo de Paula and Grupo Oito). The focus is always on empowering students’ creativity and autonomy.
Since 2024, I have been developing a research in collaboration with Martina Garbelli on interdependence in partnering dance, which resulted in the workshop Shared Dynamics. The workshop continues to be taught and has recently been touring in various locations across Germany.
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