Cast and creative team

Isabel Barros

Isabel Barros

Throughout her career, Isabel Barros has developed work as a choreographer, interpreter, programmer and trainer. She was born in Porto and is a member of the board of directors of Balleteatro which she founded. After her initial training in classical dance with Ruth Howner she held several courses in contemporary dance and composition in Paris, where she lived and studied. She took part in several seminars led by Gisèle Barret and Pierre Voltz at the Institut d’Etudes Théâtrales – Paris III. (…)

 
Sofia Carvalho

Sofia Carvalho

Sofia was born in Coimbra. She began her activity in theatre production in Porto, in 1996. She was assistant to Mário Moutinho at Marionetas do Porto until the end of 1999. Since 2000 she took over the financial management of the company and is also production director.

 

 


Micaela Soares

Micaela Soares was born on 14th August 1993 in Porto. She finished high school studies in Professional Acting at Balleteatro Escola Profissional, in 2012. Her professional training took place at the Porto Puppett Theatre. She has been working ever since with several companies and artists such as Teatro de Ferro, Isabel Barros, Napalm_CTDCA, Lídia Martinez, Olga Mesa, Thais Guimarães, Teatro da Garagem and Porto Puppet Theatre. In 2014 she became part of the cast of the Porto Puppet Theatre until today.


Vitor Gomes

Vítor Gomes

Vítor Gomes started his career in urban dances as self-taught in 2007, and since then he has worked with dance companies and took part in competitions of this dance style. He graduated in Theatre in 2013, at Escola Superior Artística do Porto, and since then he has taken part in projects in several disciplines such as dance, performance, theatre of animated objects and physical theatre, with directors such as Lígia Roque, Patrick Murys, Lee Beagley and the choreographer Vítor Fontes.


Filipe Azevedo

He was born in Santa Maria da Feira on April 6th, 1996. From 2011 to 2014 he attended the course of Light, Sound and Stage Effects at Academia Contemporânea do Espetáculo in Porto. He joined Marionetas do Porto’s cast in 2015, debuting in the show “Agapornis” where he was part of the creative team.

 

 


João Pedro Trindade

 

João Pedro Trindade

João Pedro Trindade (1990, Aveiro) lives and works in Porto, where he graduated in Fine Arts, by Faculdade de Belas Artes.
He has been collaborating in development and cultural promotion projects such as Painel, between 2012-2014, and is nowadays part of the team of Nartece and Sismógrafo projects.
He exhibits his work regularly since 2012 and has been using painting, sculpture and installation for research and production of his work.
Since 2016 he is a member Marionetas do Porto, working as workshop technician.

 

 

 

Collaborators

A. M. Fontes Rodrigues | photographer
Abílio Silva |puppet-maker
Agostinho Silva |puppet-maker
Albert Coma | videographer
Albuquerque Mendes | plastic artist
Alexandra Pires | puppet-maker
Alexandre Vieira | lighting designer
Alice Assal | costume manufacturing
Álvaro Magalhães | text and dramaturgy
Amândio Pinheiro | actor
Américo Castanheira | scenario construction
Ana Barros | vocal preparation
Ana Dinis | actress
Ana Ferreira | museum reception
Ana Maria Fernandes | costume manufacturing
Ana Pinto | puppet-maker
Ana Queiroz | actress
André Rocha | musician
Angélica Neto | soprano
Ângelo Peres | director
António Pires | video montage
António Ribeiro | special effects
Artur Ruivo |puppet-maker
Aurora Nazareth | costume manufacturing
Bárbara Azevedo | translator
Bianca Bast | costume manufacturing
Branca Elíseo | costume manufacturing
Carla Pereira | costume manufacturing
Carla Veloso | movement
Carlos António | actor
Carlos Guedes | composer
Carlos Machado | painter
Carlos Magalhães | actor
Catarina Barros | prop designer
Catarina Falcão | museum reception
Catarina Raposo | museum reception
Celeste Gomes | costume manufacturing
Celeste Marinho | costume manufacturing
Cláudia Armanda | puppet-maker
Cláudia Ribeiro | costume design
Cláudia Valente | lighting technician
Cristina Madureira | puppet-maker
Cristina Soares | hairdresser
Daniel Marques | graphic design
Daniel Worm d’Assumpção | lighting designer
Daniela Dias | production assistant
David Sobral | lighting and sound technician
Dino Alves | costume design
Diogo Pinto | actor
Dora Pereira | prop designer
Duarte da Costa | video creation
Edgard Fernandes | actor
Eduardo Miguel | graphic designer
Eliza Queiroz | puppet-maker
Emília Sousa | painter
Eric de Sarria | stage director
Erika Rodrigues | Exposição Anima
Erika Takeda | sculptress
Esperança Sousa | costume manufacturing
Étienne Champion | puppet-maker
Eugenia Piemontese | costume design
Fátima Moreira | production assistant
Fernando Lapa | musician
Fernando Rangel | sound
Filipe Garcia |puppet-maker
Filipe Martins | video operation
Filipe Valpereiro | special effects
Francisca Maia | puppet-maker
Francisco Campos | lighting technician
Francisco Magalhães | video animation
Franco Quartieri | composer
Gil Maia | graphic designer
Glória Costa | costume manufacturing
Glória Vieira da Silva | catering
Grifu | video animation
Henrique Delgado | photographer
Hugo Osga | composer
Hugo Valter Moutinho | video operation
Igor Gandra | actor
Ilda Nóbrega | lighting designer
Ilda Teresa Castro | plastic artist
Inês Abrunhosa | museum reception
Inês Coutinho | painter e puppet-maker
Isabel Pereira | prop designer
Isabel Silva | translator
Ivo Alexandre | actor
Ivo Reis | video
Jaime C. Soares | actor
Jaime Mota | correpetition
Jane Saks | puppet-maker
Joana Caetano | prop designer
Joana Cottim | adaptation to Portuguese Sign Language
Joana Cruz | actress
João Apolinário | video animation
João Fernandes |puppet-maker
João Loio | musician
João Lorga | lighting designer
João Martins | webdesign
João Menéres | photographer
João Pedro Domingos D’Alcântara Gomes | text
João Vaz de Carvalho | illustrator
Joaquim Azevedo | tailor
Joclécio Azevedo | assistant to director
John Havelda | translation to English
Jonas Ribeiro | painter
Jonathan Saldanha | composer
Jorge Barreira | sound design
Jorge Cerqueira | graphic designer
Jorge Constante Pereira | composer
Jorge Costa | lighting designer
Jorge Duarte | pyrotechnic
Jorge Levi | lighting designer
José Corvelo | baritone
José Cunha | special effects
José Luis Borges Coelho | choral direction
José Manuel Gigante | architect
José Simões |puppet-maker
José Teixeira | video animation
José Topa | text
Josué Maia | scenario construction
Juliana Ferreira | garçonette
Júlio Alves |puppet-maker
Júlio Vanzeler | sculpture and illustration
La Sallete Oliveira | costume manufacturing
Lícia Cunha | prop designer
Limamil | photographer
Luís Aly | sound designer
Luís Miguel Duarte | text
Luís Ternos | lighting technician
Luísa Costa Pinto | costume design
Luísa da Costa | playwright
Luísa Garcia | painter
Luísa Guerra Leal | assistant to director
Luísa Pereirinha | translator
Mafalda Seara Cardoso | museum reception
Manuel Esteves |puppet-maker
Manuel Teixeira de Campos | puppet-maker and costumes design
Manuela Azevedo | musical performer
Manuela Martinez | production assistant
Manuela Pedro | costume design
Marc Tardue | conductor
Marcelo Lafontana |puppet-maker
Márcia Santos | museum reception
Margarida Alves | lighting designer
Maria de Noronha | song lyrics
Maria Filomena Duarte | translator
Maria Glória Sousa Costa | costume manufacturing
Maria João Castro | actress
Maria Jorge Vilaverde | puppet-maker
Mariana Portugal | actress
Mário Moutinho | actor e producer
Marlene Rodrigues | costume manufacturing
Marta Nunes | actress
Martinho Silva | actor
Miguel Barbosa | acrylics
Miguel Carvalhais | musician
Miguel Santos | catering
Miguel Teixeira | sound technician
Né Barros | actress
Nelson Luís | actor
Nelson Valente | lighting and sound technician
Nuno Cortez | video animation
Nuno Guedes |puppet-maker
Nuno Meireles | actor
Nuno Valdemar Guedes |puppet-maker
Patrícia Mota | prop designer assistent
Patrícia Valente | costume design
Paula Abrunhosa | narrator
Paula Anabela Silva | production assistant
Paula Basto | ballroom dancing teacher
Paula Dias | production assistant
Paulo Barata | photographer
Paulo Freitas | actor
Paulo Moura Lopes | actor
Paulo Pimenta | photographer
Pedro Cardoso | composer
Pedro Miguel Castro | production assistant
Pedro Pereira |puppet-maker
Pedro Peres | edição de video
Pedro Pestana | audio mix
Pedro Ramos | graphic designer
Pedro Ribeiro | actor, costume designer and assistant to director
Pedro Tudela | musician
Raul Constante Pereira | painter
Raul Santos Silva | conductor
Regina Guimarães | playwright
Renato Marinho | lighting technician
Renato Seixas | graphic designer
Ricardo Ribeiro | actor
Rita Hermínio | museum reception
Rita Pinheiro | museum reception
Rita Senra | museum reception
Roberto Merino | stage director
Roberto Neulichedl | composer
Rosa Maria Pereira | puppet painting
Rosa Pinto | costume manufacturing
Rosa Ramos | puppet-maker and scenography
Rosário Costa | production assistant
Rosário Matos | puppet-maker
Rossana Fonseca | photographer
Rui Eduardo Freitas | puppet-maker
Rui Freitas | props construction
Rui Maia | lighting technician
Rui Oliveira | actor
Rui Pedro Rodrigues | lighting, sound and video technician, and puppet-maker
Rui Queiroz de Matos | actor
Rui Taveira | choral direction
Sandra Fontoura | production assistant
Sandra Neves | puppet-maker
Sara Gomes | museum reception
Sara Henriques | actress
Sérgio Rolo | actor
Setefan Babiychuc | painter
Sofia Aguiar Reis | text
Sofia Pereira | puppet-maker
Sónia Cunha | dancer
Sónia Sousa | actress
Susana Achando | puppet-maker
Susana Barbosa | production assistant
Susana Botelho | video editing
Susana Camanho | design
Susana Neves | photographer
Susana Paiva | photographer
Susana Sequeira | costume design
Tânia Gonçalves | actress
Teresa Batista | assistent prop designer
Teresa Branco | ceramics
Teresa Dantas | museum reception
Tiago Fernandes | musician
Vanda Leitão | costume design
Vasco Temudo | actor
Vera Santos | dancer
Victor Cadete | painter
Virgínia Esteves | lighting technician
Virgínia Pereira | assistent costume manufacturing
Vitor Costa | sound effects
Vitor Rua | musician
Vítor Silva |puppet-maker