Sofia Silva

Artistic Director and Choreographer – Tudo o que está fora está dentro: Link

Artistic Director and Choreographer – Paraíso/CASP: Link

Artistic Director, Choreographer and Teacher – Plataforma Observa Lentamente: Link

Graduated in Dance at Escola Superior de Dança and began choreographic creation. Final course piece selected and presented at Fontys Dance Festival, Netherlands.

Invited to create a piece for Escola Superior de Dança, presented in 2001 for Porto European Capital of Culture.

Created the piece “Branco”, presented in 2005 at Escena Contemporánea Festivals (Spain) and, supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Scotland).

Created the piece “Delicado”, presented in Luxembourg, European Capital of Culture.

Presented “Delicado” at Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival (Palestine). During stay in Palestine and Israel, researched for the creation of “I Can’t”.

Presented “I Can’t” at MPPM programming and at Teatro da Politécnica, Lisbon.

Artistic residencies at Devir/Capa (Algarve) and Madeira, teaching at Companhia Dançando com a Diferença. Created “Veralipsi” presented at Instituto Franco-Português; later reworked as “Mute” at Galeria Graça Brandão (Lisbon).

Created transdisciplinary piece “How can you see my movement if it is not perceptible to the eye” in collaboration with Australian visual artist Rochelle Haley.

Created “A Cabra Bailarina”, presented at Fábrica das Artes/CCB, Centro Cultural de Ílhavo, Festival Dansul, among others.

Created “Tempo do Corpo”, performed on various national stages. Also invited to create pieces for “Breaking Walls With Culture” project with 66 youth from Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, and Spain.

Created “Natural”, which inspired a documentary by Luís Piranha Gonçalves, presented at DocLisboa 2016.

Collaborated with theatre company Inestética on choreography and movement for “Noir” by Alexandre Lyra Leite, presented at Festival ContraDANÇA 2019.

Collaborated with composer Carlos Marecos to create choreography for musical piece “Tríptico”, presented at Dança Invisível and Gaivotas em Marvila festivals.

Created the piece “Interior Presente”, presented at Festival Dança Invisível.

Invited to create contemporary dance collective “Paraíso” at mental health institution CASP/SCMC.

With Paraíso collective, developed a piece presented at Museu da Música Portuguesa.

Co-created “All About The Same” at Galeria Graça Brandão and started creation of “(Re)Thinking the Body” for Paraíso collective, presented at IX Mental Festival, Cinema São Jorge, Lisbon.

Work supported by Ministry of Culture/DGARTES, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and Instituto Camões.

Regular classes at Visaginásio.

Workshops at Vocational Dance School of Caldas da Rainha.

Workshops at Escola Básica 2,3 Fernão do Pó (Bombarral).

Regular classes at Academia de Dança de Sintra.

Courses at Centro de Difusão Cultural Chão de Oliva.

Workshops at Teatro Extremo.

Regular classes at Pró. Dança school.

Workshop at Centro Cultural de Belém. Workshop at Inestética Theatre Company.

Regular classes at Estúdio Bomba Suicida.

Workshops at ACT – School of Actors.

Workshop at Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo. Workshop at Inestética Theatre Company.

Occasional classes at Companhia Dançando com a Diferença.

Regular classes and workshops at Estúdio ACCCA.

Occasional classes at Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes de Lisboa.

“Body in Poetry” workshops / Conversations with the Body / Bodies with History at Centro de Apoio Social do Pisão.

Workshop in partnership with psychotherapist Rossana Apolonni at Co-Work da Praia. Occasional classes at FOR Dance Theatre.

Workshop at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas.

Regular classes at Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes.