©Photo Inês Galvão Teles e Inês GT

CHOREOGRAPHIC DESIGN

Choreographic design is an investigation in movement that seeks to fine-tune the body’s attention in dialogue with nature and culture, constituting itself as a pedagogical and artistic system in constant transformation. It is part of the doctoral research of choreographer and researcher Marina Vieira Nabais (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon) and is a transdisciplinary project, crossing dance with the social and human sciences. This proposal takes the form of a living laboratory, where modes of regeneration and sustainability are experimented with based on the articulation between permaculture and movement. The goal is to open art to life and return life to art, dissolving disciplinary boundaries and creating inclusive experiences accessible to both professionals and non-professionals. Heterogeneity is assumed as a vital force of the process, creating a space of utopia and expansion of artistic practice beyond institutional limits. Started in February and formalized in September 2025 in Portugal, the project will continue in 2026 to Chile, between March and May, and to Brazil in June and July, returning again to Portugal, in academic and non-institutional contexts. It will take different formats: laboratory, performance class, masterclasses, theoretical presentation, and video exhibition.

Artistic coordination and creation | Marina Nabais
Photography and Video | Inês GT
Production | Marina Nabais Dança, Cultural Association
Participants | Groups of participants in the three countries where the activity took place (Chile, Brazil, and Portugal)
Support | Câmara Municipal de Lisboa; Câmara Municipal de Almada; Casa da Dança Almada; Pólo Cultural Gaivotas | Boavista; FBAUL;  Universidade de Concepcíon; Universidade de Valparaíso; Universidade Católica de Valparaíso; UFRJ; UNIRIO; Casa Bicho.

Schedule of activities

Chile – March-May 2026

March 11-14 – 4 laboratory sessions for artist-researchers from various fields in the context of workshops organized by Nave in Santiago, Chile.
March 16-30 – Artistic residency with choreographer Carolina Cifras and Serok – Olmue
April 13-17 – Five laboratory sessions + class/performance presentation for artist-researchers from various fields in the context of “Navicular 9: Encuentro Interdisciplinario en torno al cuerpo” – University of Valparaíso.
April 20 to May 2 – 5 laboratory sessions + class/performance presentation aimed at artist-researchers from various fields in the context of regenerative architecture training. Catholic University of Valparaíso.
May 11 to 15 – 5 laboratory sessions + class/performance presentation aimed at artist-researchers from various fields in the context of performing arts training. University of Concepción.

Brazil – May-July 2026

May 18-28 – Uberlândia, to be confirmed
June 8-12 – 5 laboratory sessions + class/performance presentation aimed at researchers from various fields in the context of psychology training – UFRJ – Rio de Janeiro
June 15-25 – 3 masterclasses aimed at artist-researchers from various fields in the context of dance training – UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro.
July 6-17 – reflection and writing on previous processes – Casa Bicho, Pará.
July 20-30 – reflection and writing on previous processes – São Paulo

Portugal – May-December 2026

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