Joana Guerra (Lisbon, 1983) is a cellist, composer and improviser whose restlessness and passion for experimentation have led her to collaborate with countless musicians, as well as dance, performance and theatre projects, weaving together a unique and constantly expanding universe. She has worked in diverse contexts, solo and collectively, moving freely between artistic disciplines. Joana incorporates a wide range of influences, including noise, improvisation, folk, jazz, experimental music, traditional or minimalist sounds, unifying these references in a distinctive approach.
She has released four albums from her solo project, the most recent being ‘Chão Vermelho’: impressionistic and experimental songs, aligned by the hypnosis of the cello.
She collaborates on projects in the spectrum of exploratory and improvised music: The Alvaret Ensemble, Lantana, Tratado Ensemble (inspired by Cornelius Cardew's Treatise), Orquestra do Ruído, etc. In addition to various artistic collaborations: Joëlle Léandre, Surma, Gume, João Ferro Martins, Manja Ristić, Victor Herrero, Ricardo Jacinto, Lula Pena, Mikhail Karikis, Yaw Tembe, Asimov, Tiago Sousa, Pop Dell'Arte, among others. In dance, he collaborates with Madalena Victorino, Clara Andermatt & João Lucas; in theatre with Companhia João Garcia Miguel and Hotel Europa.
Photograph (c) June Nash
