João Lima (Brazil, 1980). He works as a choreographer, performer and cultural producer for various artistic organisations. He was part of the choreographic research and creation course at Fórum Dança, in Lisbon, and he also completed ESSAIS training at the National Centre for Contemporary Dance in Angers, France. For nearly twenty years, he has performed and taught theatre and dance in Latin America and Europe. From 2009 to 2014, he directed the Performing Arts Coordination Forum in Recife. His creations include O Outro do Outro (2010), Ilusionistas (2012 Klauss Vianna Award), Morder la Lengua (2014 Klauss Vianna Award) and, more recently Vibrar el temps (2018), as part of the “Tot Dansa”, promoted by Mercat de les Flors, the Institut del Teatre and the Barcelona Institute of Education. A Philosophy graduate from the University of Barcelona, he works with the magazines Negratinta (ES), Yuca (GB), Continente (BR) and Interdanza (MX).

Presentation updated in September 2019