Hélio Santos

Artists

Cape Verde

Hélio Santos is a dancer, teacher and choreographer. Born in Cape Verde, he studied contemporary dance at c.e.m - centro em movimento (Lisbon) and at P.A.R.T.S - The Performing Arts Research and Training Studio (Brussels), with a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

He grew up dancing traditional African dances and was part of the first generation of teachers who showed Kizomba dance to the rest of the world. Concurrently, he began to explore his expression in contemporary art.

As a contemporary dance choreographer, he created the pieces Entrevistas, Living Through, Cântico dos Cânticos and Canoa. He was also the main character in the films Fertilize - Life as it Begins and The Black Bird Flying. He has worked as a performer in pieces by numerous national and international choreographers.

He believes that there is an infinite creative energy that resides in each of us and that can help us to unblock body and behavioral patterns - and, above all, to embrace life with a more harmonious rhythm.

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Artist Residencies 2024, Dance Classes in Studio 1, Territory VIII

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Territory VII, KICK OFF'24

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Alina Ruiz Folini

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Alkantara Festival

Amélia Bentes

Amélia Caldas

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Amélia Socovinho

Itineraries 2023

Ana Bigotte Vieira

Artist Residencies 2023

Ana Caetano

Exhibitions — 2025

Ana Clara Guerra Marques

Ana Dinger

Artist Residencies 2023

Ana Isabel Casquilho

Artist Residencies 2024

Ana Isabel Castro

Young Composers 2023

Ana Moreno

Ana P. Silva

Artist Residencies 2023

Ana Rita Barata

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Ana Rita Teodoro

Artist Residencies 2023, At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva, Season Partners 2024

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André Cabral

Conference Meetings for the Future V, In Transit 2023, Dance Classes in Studio 1

André de Campos

André e. Teodósio

Artist Residencies 2023

André Faria

Young Composers 2023

André Lepecki

Andreia Alpuim

Andreina Vila

Andresa Soares

At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva, Artist Residencies 2024

Aneth Silva

Angela Guerreiro

Conference Meetings for the Future V

António Caldeira Pires

António Tavares

António Torres

Apneia Colectiva

Artist Residencies 2024

AROUNDtheTREE

A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo

Associação VAGAR

Artist Residencies — 2025

Aurélia Bellet

Dance Classes in Studio 1

Aurora Pinho

João Afonso Vaz

A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo, A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Atlantic Axis

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