Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti (1984) is a Brazilian, queer, non-white, neurodiverse dance, theater, and performance artist, with a BA in dance and a master's degree in education, and currently pursuing a PhD in Modern Literature and Culture. He began his artistic path at the age of 9. He is the founder and artistic director of the independent, multidisciplinary and cross-border collective "um cavalo disse mamãe", based in Lisbon. He lives between Portugal and Brazil. Among other subjects, he researches the behavior of non-human animals, their poetics and symbology, physical theater, and dance theater. While in Rio de Janeiro, he collaborated seven years with choreographer Lia Rodrigues; this experience resonates strongly in his authorial work. He has created the following pieces: Contra a espada (2005), Cabíria corta o cabelo (2013), Mãe (2015), Um corpo foi achado (2018), Também se matam cavalos (2022), Quando eu morrer me enterrem na floresta (2023) and 52blue (2024).
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