São Castro

São Castro began her dance training at Balleteatro Escola Profissional de Dança e de Teatro do Porto. In 2002, she completed her degree in Dance at the Escola Superior de Dança, IPL. Since then, she has worked with choreographers such as Né Barros, Isabel Barros, Rui Lopes Graça, Benvindo Fonseca, Sofia Silva, Vasco Wellenkamp, Paulo Ribeiro, Olga Roriz, Clara Andermatt, André Mesquita, Tânia Carvalho, Luís Marrafa, Hofesh Shechter/Companhia Instável, among others. She was a performer at Balleteatro Companhia, Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo and Ballet Gulbenkian. In 2009, she started to choreograph, with the creation of the solo aTempo, and, in the following years, choreographed for Companhia de Dança do Algarve, for the National Conservatory Dance School, Quorum Project and Almada Dance Company. Since 2011, she has developed an artistic collaboration with choreographer and dancer António M Cabrita. In 2015, the two choreographers were distinguished with the Autores Award – Best Choreography, with the piece Play False, by Soc. Portuguesa de Autores. The duo was nominated in years following. Some of her pieces were considered by the newspaper Público as one of the best dance shows of the year. In 2016, she was distinguished by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa with the Silver Medal of Valor and Distinction. In 2017, São Castro and António M Cabrita created Dido and Eneias for the National Ballet Company. She was, together with António M Cabrita, artistic director of Companhia Paulo Ribeiro, between January 2017 and December 2021. Since 2019, she has been invited by the Municipality of São João da Madeira to take over the programming of the event A CIDADE DANÇA. She is currently attending a Master in Choreographic Creation and Professional Practices at Escola Superior de Dança, IPL.

António M Cabrita

With a degree from Escola Superior de Dança, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, António M Cabrita also trained at the Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional and studied Dance at the Joffrey Ballet School, in New York. Parallel to his training in Dance, he took the Cinema course at the New York Film Academy, and the Advertising Creativity course at Restart, Lisbon. As a dancer, he has worked with choreographers such as Rui Horta/Companhia Instável, Né Barros, Silke Z., António Tavares, Tânia Carvalho, Ana Rita Barata, Pedro Ramos, Felix Lozano, Paulo Ribeiro and Luís Marrafa, among others. Between 2007 and 2015, he was artist in residence at the German company SilkeZ./Resistdance. He started to choreograph in 2009, with the creation of the To Fail project. Since 2011, he has developed an artistic collaboration with choreographer and dancer São Castro. In 2015, the two choreographers were distinguished with the Autores Award – Best Choreography with the piece Play False, by the Portuguese Society of Authors, and nominated in subsequent years. Some of his pieces were considered by the newspaper Público as one of the best dance shows of the year. In 2016, he was distinguished by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa with the Silver Medal of Valor and Distinction. In 2017, António M Cabrita and São Castro created Dido and Eneias for the National Ballet Company. He was, together with São Castro, artistic director of Companhia Paulo Ribeiro, between January 2017 and December 2021. He is currently attending a Master in Choreographic Creation and Professional Practices at Escola Superior de Dança, IPL.