Marco da Silva Ferreira

Marco da Silva Ferreira (1986) was born in Santa Maria da Feira and graduated in Physiotherapy from the Piaget Institute, Gaia (2010), a career he never pursued. HIs intense physical practice began in 1996 with swimming but in 2002 shifted away towards body practices in the performing arts. His path in dance was self-taught, rooted in styles from urban/street contexts, pop culture and clubbing. In 2010, Marco won the TV competition,So you think you can dance Portugal, and danced professionally for choreographers such as André Mesquita, Hofesh Shechter, Sylvia Rijmer, Tiago Guedes, Victor Hugo Pontes, Paulo Ribeiro and others. As a choreographer, Hu(r)mano (2013) marked the beginning of an unpredictable journey. BROTHER (2016) consolidated his authorial discourse and both pieces were part of the Aerowaves Priority Companies. Subsequent creations include Bisonte (2019), Corpos de Baile (2020) for the Companhia Nacional de Bailado and SIRI (2021), a co-creation with director Jorge Jácome, supported by the Foundation d'entreprise Hérmes - New Setting Program. førma Inførma (2022), with the South African company Via Katlehong, Fantasie Minor (2022), supported by the CCN de Caen, and C A R C A Ç A (2022), a piece selected by the Big Pulse Dance Alliance. a folia (2024) will be his next creation, for the Ballet de Lorraine. Marco has been an associate artist at Teatro Municipal do Porto (2018/2019), Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen in Normandie (2019/ 2020/ 2021) and currently at Maison de la Danse - Lyon (2023-2025).