Felipe Contreras & Miguel Brás

Born in Santiago do Chile, Felipe Contreras is a many-sided circus artist who has been living in Portugal since 2018 and practicing juggling since he was 18. He travels the world, attending workshops and training courses on circus and performing arts. He started his artistic journey at the social circus school in Londrina, Brazil, and then joined INAC – National Institute of Circus Arts, specialising in clubs and juggling. He then attended the Philip Radice physical theatre school in Turin for a year, and he is currently pursuing the Advanced Training in Performance and Choreographic Creation at Instável – Choreographic Centre.

Miguel Brás is a multidisciplinary artist and creator who was born in Lisbon. His work focuses on blending contemporary circus, contemporary dance, physical theatre and music production. He started his artistic training in circus performance and animation at Chapitô, in Lisbon, and then joined INAC – National Institute of Circus Arts, where he focused on contemporary circus. He also attended the circus and performance art course at the Fontys school in Tilburg (The Netherlands) for a year. As far as music is concerned, he has a degree in electronic music production from ETIC – Technical School of Image and Communication, in Lisbon. With regard to dance, he completed the Advanced Training in Performance and Choreographic Creation at Instável – Choreographic Centre.