
Carminda Soares
[she / her ]
I am a Portuguese multidisciplinary artist working in dance, performance and writing, currently based in Porto. My practice is driven by a search for new choreographic and textual devices, exploring states of intimacy, resistance and aggression, and the political and poetic dimensions of the body.
As a choreographer I have presented:
Bright Horses (2025, co-created with Maria R Soares); Simulacro (2022, with Margarida Montenÿ); Light On Light (2022); and It’s a Long Yesterday (2021, with Maria R Soares)
Alongside my own creations, I have worked with national and international artists and companies including Catarina Miranda, Lisa Freeman, Ao Cabo Teatro, Paulo Brandão, Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte, Victor Hugo Pontes, Marianela Boán, Lara Russo, and Gonçalo Lamas.
I hold a Master’s degree in Literary Theory and Lusophone Literatures from the University of Minho (2017).
Choreographing • Writting• Collaborating
Porto, Portugal