Founded in 2000 by Victor Hugo Pontes – choreographer, stage director and artistic director –, Nome Próprio produces contemporary dance pieces and theatre. Among them are Porque é infinito, Meio no Meio, Os Três Irmãos, Drama, Margem (Best Choreography 2019 Award by Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores), Nocturno, Uníssono – Composição para cinco bailarinos, Se Alguma Vez Precisares da Minha Vida, Vem e Toma-a, Cair, Orlando, Coppia, Fall, Zoo, A Ballet Story (Dance Show of the Year 2012, "Público" and "Expresso"), A Strange Land, Fuga Sem Fim, Vice-versa, Rendez-vous and Manual de Instruções. Throughout the years, Nome Próprio has developed projects with several artists and institutions, presented both nationally and internationally: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Centro Cultural de Belém, Teatro Nacional de São João, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Maria Matos and São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Festival Panorama (Brazil), Festival de Dance de Cannes (France), Théâtre de Liége (Belgium), among others. New creations will premier in 2022.
Nome Próprio
ArtistsPortugal, 2000.
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Abel Rojo→
Artist Residencies 2024, Dance Classes in Studio 1, Territory VIII
Afonso Nogueira→
Young Composers — 2025
Ágata Xavier→
Akram Khan→
Territory VII, KICK OFF'24
Aldara Bizarro→
Alexandra Zeidan→
Artist Residencies 2023
Alice Duarte→
Alice Joana Gonçalves→
Alina Ruiz Folini→
Artist Residencies 2023
Alkantara Festival→
Amélia Bentes→
Amélia Caldas→
Artist Residencies 2023
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→
Artist Residencies 2024
Ana Rita Teodoro→
Artist Residencies 2023, At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva, Season Partners 2024
Anadélia Giscafré→
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
PARASITA→
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Baileia→
In Transit — 2025
Bárbara Cordeiro→
In Transit — 2025
Bárbara Salvador→
First Stage 2022
Be Dias→
Young Composers — 2025
Beatriz Garrucho→
Artist Residencies 2024
Beatriz Lourenço→
First Stage 2022
Beatriz Mira→
Artist Residencies 2023
Beatriz Soares Dias→
Artist Residencies 2023
Beatriz Valentim→
Young Composers - 2024, Artist-in-Residence ⏤ PNA
Ben Twist→
Benvindo Fonseca→
Conference Meetings for the Future V
Bibi Dória→
Bibiana Figueiredo→
BoCA - Biennial of Contemporary Arts →
Bojana Cvejić→
Brandon Lagaert→
KICK OFF'23
Bruno Alexandre→
Artist Residencies 2024
Bruno Rodrigues→
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Camilla Morello→
Camões - Centro Cultural Português em Maputo→
Itineraries 2022, A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo, Workshop in Maputo
Carla Bolito→
Artist Residencies 2023
Carlos Manuel Oliveira→
Artist Residencies 2023, Season Partners 2024
Carlos Pinillos→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Carlota Lagido→
Exhibition space, Exhibitions — 2025
Carolina Batalha→
First Stage — 2025
Carolina Manuel→
Itineraries 2023
Catarina Branco→
Catarina Câmara→
Catarina Marques→
First Stage 2022
Catarina Miranda→
Catarina Sá Ribeiro→
Catarina Vieira→
Cátia Esteves→
Christina Elias→
In Transit — 2025
CiM - Companhia de Dança→
Artist Residencies 2024
Clara Andermatt→
Other Worlds ⏤ Iran
Clara Villalba→
Claúdia Andrade→
Young Composers - 2024
Cláudia Galhós→
ECOSYSTEM.dances.bodies, Season Partners 2024
Cláudia Nóvoa→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies — 2025
Coffeepaste→
Season Partners ⏤ 2025
Companhia do Corpo ― Pulsar→
Concrète [Lab] Ensemble→
Connor Scott→
Dance Classes in Studio 1, Artist Residencies — 2025
Converge +→
Itineraries 2022
Cristina Farinha→
Cristina Peres→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo, A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Atlantic Axis, A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ À la Minute
Cristina Planas Leitão→
Crystal Pite→
EVC Training 2024
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Dai→
Artist Residencies 2024
Dally Schwarz→
Artist Residencies 2024
Dança em Diálogos→
Daniel Matos→
ECOSYSTEM.dances.bodies, Artist Residencies 2024
Daniel Tércio→
Daniela Andana→
Artist Residencies 2024
David Marques→
Itineraries 2022, Conference Meetings for the Future V, Itineraries 2023, At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva, Artist Residencies 2024, PALOP — 2025
Débora Coquim→
Young Composers - 2024
Deeogo Oliveira→
Young Composers - 2024
Delma Nicolace→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Diana Niepce→
Artist Residencies 2024
Diane Giraud→
Diogo Batista→
Diogo Igor Amaral→
Itineraries 2023
Dorotea Saykaly→
Dougie Knight→
Artist Residencies 2024
Douglas Lee→
Territory VI
Duarte Valadares→
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Edivaldo Ernesto→
KICK OFF’22 , A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Edna Jaime →
Itineraries 2022, A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Elisabete Paiva →
Elizabete Francisca→
Artist Residencies 2024
Encontro Bienal de Artes Performativas – (Re)union→
Eríc Amorim dos Santos→
Artist Residencies 2024
Escola Superior de Dança→
Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa→
Estelle Valente→
Photography Residencies ⏤ Estelle Valente
Eva Aguilar→
Young Composers 2023
Eva Urbanová →
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Faustin Linyekula→
Fernando Balsera Pita→
Fernando Duarte→
Festival Cumplicidades→
Festival Materiais Diversos→
Festival Temps D'Images Lisboa→
Filipa Peraltinha→
Filipe Macedo→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Flávio Rodrigues→
Exhibitions — 2025
Formiga Atómica →
Forum Dança→
Francesca Bertozzi→
Francisca Mirine→
Itineraries 2022
Francisca Pinto→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies — 2025
Francisca Poças→
Artist Residencies 2023
Francisco Fontes→
Francisco Rolo→
At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva
Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti→
Artist Residencies 2023
Freek Damen→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
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Gabriela Moriondo→
Gaya de Medeiros→
Young Composers 2023, Artist Residencies 2024
Gonçalo Andrade→
Young Composers — 2025
Gonçalo Ferreira→
GUIdance - International Contemporary Dance Festival→
Guilherme Gouveia→
Itineraries 2023, Photography Residency Program 2023, Exhibition space
Guilherme Leal→
Gustavo Colombini→
Young Composers — 2025
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Hélder Seabra→
Helena Dawin→
Artist Residencies 2024
Hélio Santos→
Conference Meetings for the Future V
Henrique Furtado Vieira→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Horácio Macuácua→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Hugo Cabral Mendes→
Artist Residencies 2023
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Ídio Chichava→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Inês Barahona →
Inês Francisco Jacob→
Young Composers - 2024
Inês Gomes→
Inês Madeira Lopes→
Inés Sybille Vooduness→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Israel Aloni→
Izabel Nejur→
Artist Residencies 2024
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Jermaine Spivey→
Territory VII
Jessica Guez→
In Transit 2023
Joana Couto→
Young Composers — 2025
Joana Craveiro→
Meetings for the Future VII
Joana Franco→
Young Composers - 2024, Artist-in-Residence ⏤ PNA
Joana Pupo→
Artist Residencies 2023
Joana von Mayer Trindade & Hugo Calhim Cristovão→
João Almeida→
João Cardoso→
KICK OFF’22 , Dance Classes in Studio 1, Artist Residencies — 2025, Kick Off ’25
João Cristóvão Leitão→
João dos Santos Martins→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies 2024
João Esteves da Silva→
Young Composers — 2025
João Galante→
João Pacheco→
Young Composers 2023
João Pedro Vala→
Young Composers - 2024
João Penalva→
Young Composers 2023
João Quinteiro→
João Sanchez→
Artist-in-Residence ⏤ PNA
Jonas&Lander→
Artist Residencies 2023
Jonathan Burrows→
Jorge Cipriano→
Conference Meetings for the Future V
Jorge Ramos do Ó→
Conference ⏤ Meetings for the Future IV
Joris Janssens→
Josefa Pereira→
Josefa Searle→
Photography Residency Program 2023
Júlia Durand→
Young Composers — 2025
Julio Pavani→
Season Partners ⏤ 2025
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Katarina Lanier→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies — 2025
Kimberley Ribeiro→
Kinani - International Contemporary Dance Festival→
Itineraries 2022
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L'OBRADOR Creation Space→
Itineraries 2022
La Veronal→
EVC Training 2023
Lander Patrick→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Lara Maia→
Leia Mabasso→
Itineraries 2022
Leonardo Calvino→
Lewis Seivwright→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Lígia Soares→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Liliana Coutinho→
Loïc Perela→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Lorena Nogal→
EVC Training 2023
Louise Baduel→
Lua Carreira→
Luan Okun→
Artist Residencies 2024
Luciény Kaabral→
Luís de Oliveira→
Artist Residencies 2023
Luís Guerra→
Exhibition space
Luís Oliveira→
Young Composers — 2025
Luís Tinoco→
Young Composers 2023, Young Composers - 2024, Young Composers — 2025
Luiz Antunes→
Artist Residencies 2024
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Madalena Rato→
Magna Araújo Amorim→
Mano Preto→
Manuela Fonseca→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Marcia Bellamy→
Young Composers — 2025
Marco da Silva Ferreira→
Artist Residencies 2023, Words and Practices
Marco Goecke→
Territory VIII
Marco Santos→
Artist Residencies 2024
Marcos Aganju→
Artist Residencies 2024
Marcos Morau→
Margarida Belo Costa→
Maria Abrantes→
Artist Residencies 2024
Maria Antunes→
Artist Residencies 2023
Maria Eduarda de Sousa→
Young Composers 2023
Maria Ferreira Silva→
Artist Residencies 2024
Maria Fonseca→
Dance Classes in Studio 1, Artist Residencies — 2025
Maria Helena Pinto→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Mariana Dionísio→
Young Composers — 2025
Mariana Tembe→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Mariana Tiago→
Artist Residencies 2023
Mário Carneiro→
Mário J. Negrão→
Territory VI
Marlene Monteiro Freitas→
At Home ⏤ Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies — 2025
Marta Jardim→
Young Composers 2023
Marta Pinto Machado→
Itineraries 2023
Marta Ramos→
Martins Tuvanji→
Artist Residencies 2024
Mary Sano→
Artist Residencies 2023
Matilde Barbas→
Matilde Ferreira→
First Stage 2022
Maurícia | Neves→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Mauricio Flórez→
First Stage 2022
Mélanie Ferreira→
Artist Residencies 2023
Mente de Cão→
In Transit — 2025
Miguel (strokethrough) Bonneville→
Exhibitions — 2025
Miguel Ângelo→
Miguel Carlos→
Miguel Ferrão Lopes→
Miguel Fragata→
Miguel Moreira→
Miguel Pereira→
Miguel Santos→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies 2024
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Nacor Ibanez→
Nadav Zelner→
Territory VIII
Natacha Campos→
Artist Residencies 2023, ECOSYSTEM.dances.bodies, Season Partners 2024
Natália Mendonça→
First Stage 2022
Nicole Kohlmann→
Territory VIII
Nilsen Jorge→
Noeli Kikuchi →
Nuno Barreto→
Nuno Labau→
Artist Residencies 2023
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Pak Nadjamena→
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo
Panaibra Canda →
A Collection for Tomorrow ⏤ Lisbon | Maputo, Itineraries 2023, Network of Artist Residencies in the Portuguese-speaking African countries
Patrícia Henriques→
Dance Classes in Studio 1
Paul Bronkhorst→
Paul Lightfoot→
Territory VI
Pedro Carvalho→
First Stage 2022
Pedro Emes Nogueira→
Pedro Ramos→
Artist Residencies 2023, Season Partners 2024, Dance Classes in Studio 1, Artist Residencies — 2025, Kick Off ’25, PALOP — 2025
Peeping Tom→
KICK OFF'23
Pia Krämer→
Conference ⏤ Meetings for the Future IV
Piny→
Conference Meetings for the Future V, Season Partners 2024, Artist Residencies 2024, Season Partners ⏤ 2025
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Rachael Mauney→
Rafael Alvarez→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies 2024
Rafael Pinto→
First Stage 2022
Ricardo Almeida→
Young Composers 2023
Ricardo Ambrózio→
Artist Residencies 2023
Ricardo Machado→
Artist Residencies — 2025
Rina Marques→
Rodrigo Teixeira→
Rúben Dias→
Young Composers - 2024
Rui Torrinha→
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Samuel Dias→
Sandra Marín Garcia→
EVC Training 2024
Sara Anjo→
At Home ⏤ Teresa Silva
Sara Bernardo→
Sara Ferreira→
Sara Garcia→
Sara Schürmann→
Dance Classes in Studio 1, Territory VIII
Silvana Ivaldi→
Simão Costa→
Artist Residencies 2023, Artist Residencies 2024
Siobhan Davies→
Siri Dybwik→
Artist Residencies 2024
