Lígia Soares

Portuguese choreographer and playwright based in Lisbon. She studied dance, but since 1999 her work has moved between the disciplines of dance, theatre and performance. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally (Portugal, Brazil, Germany, France, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Serbia, Croatia, among others). Between 2001 and 2014 she was the artistic director of Máquina Agradável. She has also developed various programming contexts with other artists such as Demimonde or Face-a-Face. Following works such as “Romance” (2015), “O Ato da Primavera” (2017), “Turning Backs” (2016), “Jogo de Lençóis” (2019) she continues her research into scenic devices that include the presence of the spectator as a constituent element of the show’s dramaturgy, incorporating or replacing the role of the performer. She is a mentor in several stage writing programmes and regularly collaborates as a dramaturge in dance and theatre projects. The plays “Romance”, “Cinderela”, “Civilização”, “Memorial” and “A Minha Vitória Como Ginasta de Alta Competição” are published by Douda Correria. She was awarded the DGLAB artistic and literary creation grant in 2020.