Tânia Carvalho

Writing about my work is like writing about the deepest part of my Being. That's why I say, "I'm not good with words." Not when I want to show them the depths of my heart. Translate it. I feel strange. I decided to call the play Versa-vice (vice versa of vice versa) because when I make a play I say: "The piece is about this and that...". But it could also be about its opposite. Its reflection. Or about anything else that is there, for a second, while you see, hear, dance, remember... This second is as valid as the entire creation process. It may even have more strength, more impact within us. A second glimpse. A second that makes us change direction, or that causes us something else, even if we do not realize it. — Tânia Carvalho


Tânia Carvalho was born in Viana do Castelo, in 1976, and lives in Lisbon. As a choreographer, she has a career of more than twenty years. Tânia has had a regular presence in theatres, festivals and artistic residencies, both in the national and international contexts. Among her musical projects stand out Madmud, Idiolecto and dubloc barulin. In 2021, she started the Papillons d'éternité project with Matthieu Erhlacher. She received the Programa Jovens Criadores [Young Creators Program] 2000 award, with Inicialmente Previsto, and was also awarded the Best Choreography Award from the Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores [Portuguese Society of Authors] with Icosahedron (2012) and onironauta (2021).