Isabel Bezelga holds a PhD in Theatre from the University of Évora and specialises in Theatre Education and Artistic Intercultural Methodologies. She research in the scope of participatory artistic practices at the Research Centre in Art History and Artistic Creation (CHAIA-UE). She also collaborates at the Institute for Literature and Tradition Studies - Heritage, Arts and Cultures (IELT/FCSH - Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and the Research Centre in Education and Psychology (CIEP -UE). He has supervised post-doctoral, doctoral and master's studies in the areas of Theatre, Community Theatre and Education and has given evidence in Portuguese and Brazilian HEIs, organized international academic meetings and collaborated in Journals, Academic jury and awards. His work has been published in books and specialized journals interacting frequently with co-authors of scientific works. She is an Associated Professor at the School of Arts - University of Évora where she teaches in the Departments of Performing Arts and Pedagogy and Education. she is currently Course Director of the Master in Theatre - Acting/Directing. She was Course Director of the Theatre Degrees and Member Theatre Dir. Course of Education. She has developed her professional activity as: Actress, Artistic director, Trainer and Teacher of various degrees and levels; Member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Commission of D.R.C.Alentejo (Theatre); Consultant and Creator of the Curricular Guidelines of Theatre in Basic and Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education; Coordinator of artistic, educational and socio-cultural projects, focusing on the promotion of Arts, participation and collaboration in public space. She has published works in the field of theatre and community and in arts/education, in several books and journals on national and international fields.