Piny believes in free artistic creation and in cross-disciplinary research that bridges the worlds of academia and informality. She splits her practice between the stage, as a performer and choreographer, and her work as a researcher, curator and educator. Born in Lisbon, of Portuguese and Angolan descent, she graduated in Architecture in 2007 and subsequently completed a degree in Contemporary Dance in Lisbon. In 1999, she began studying North African dances and, since 2006, has also been involved in Hip Hop, Clubbing and Ballroom culture. In 2012, she founded the Orchidaceae collective and is currently a member of House of Revlon. She has worked with various choreographers, and among her creations highlights: HIP. a pussy point of view, .G RITO, ONYX and a.travessa.da.
In 2023, she launched the OU.kupa festival. She continues to study and develop alternative ways of understanding intersectionality in being and doing, through the study of astrology, tarot, yoga and non-Eurocentric philosophies.
