Alexandra Cabral de Andrade Teixeira (3517-9447-8168)

Curriculum Vitae

Alexandra Cabral de Andrade Teixeira

Alexandra Cabral (1978) is Portuguese and lives in Lisbon. She holds a PhD in Design ("Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art"), a Master's in Fashion Design ("Fashion and Contemporary Work o Art - Processes, Procedures and Cross-Contaminations in the Work of Joana Vasconcelos") and a degree in Fashion Design from FAUL. Research Member at EUROWEB: Europe Through Textiles: Network for an Integrated and Interdisciplinary Humanities (COST Action CA 19131). Researcher at CIAUD-FAUL/ Research Group in Design and Social Sciences, with the projects "The Performative Body in Fashion and Costume Design Processes" and "Heritage and Design in the Interdisciplinary Intersections in Fashion and Design", Alexandra publishes articles/book chapters. She co-edited dossier 7 - Education and Participatory Design (2020) of Ensinarmode magazine, with Maria Carolina Garcia, PhD (Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo) and Michael Smith-Masis, MSC (Harvard University Graduate School of Design). She has taught at FAUL, ESART- IPCB, ETIC, Modatex and Raffles Design Institute Shanghai. Professional experience (2001-) fashion design, styling, design management, creative direction, costume design. Co-creator and co-artistic director of Ponte - International Fashion and Performance Meeting (Ass. Via Criativa, Lisbon, 2023-). Coordination of the Desenhar a Terra Futura (Desiging the Future Land) project - participatory design, Healthy Neighborhoods Program, Portuguese Government (Mértola, 2022). Guest artist at FUTURAMA - Artists in Schools (Mértola, 2022). Costume designer in Garb'urlesco, a production about Algarve traditions (DGArtes support, 2019). Artist in the international projects Identity Compass (with Anneke Gräper and Movalatex, 2019-), upon the invitation of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences of Bern University, Dolores (on domestic violence, ed. Séverine Bourguignon, Paris, 2009) and "Frem-Factal" (LadyFestSur, Sevilha, 2009 - Carmen Carmona - Movalatex , Coord.). Solo exhibitions "Cinderella" (D_Tex Conference 2019) and "From Word to Fashion: Bernarda Alba at Casa dos Livros" (Beja Library, 2010). President of the Board of Via Criativa - Design for the Local Development (Mértola, 2024-). 2nd prize 48 Hour Film Project 2009, with "Constante" (co-authored by Liliana Ferreira). 2nd Prize for Young Creators/Music (1996, Henrique Borges and Sinfonia group). 1st Prize Young Creators/Fashion (2003). Represented in the Casoria CAM collection (Naples) since 2006 with the work "Amélie".

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Alexandra Cabral de Andrade Teixeira
Date of birth: 1978/02/15
Gender: Female

Citation names

Cabral, Alexandra
Teixeira, Alexandra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3517-9447-8168
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3819-6558

Email addresses

cabral.faul@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

https://costumedesignphd.wixsite.com/performance-art (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
Humanities - Arts - Architectural design

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2012 - 2019 Concluded	PhD in Design (Doutoramento) Major in Fashion Design Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal ""Design de Figurinos Dinâmicos e Interactivos para a Performance Artística" (Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with Distinction
2012 - 2013 Concluded	Advanced Studies in Design (Pós-Graduação) Major in Moda Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal	17
2008 - 2010 Concluded	M.A. in Fashion Design (Mestrado) Major in Fashion Design Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal "Moda e Obra de Arte Contemporânea: Processos, Percursos e Contaminações na Obra de Joana Vasconcelos (Fashion and Contemporary Work of Art: Practices, Processes and Cross-Contaminations in the Work of Joana Vasconcelos)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
1998 - 2004 Concluded	Licentiate Degree in Fashion Design (Licenciatura) Major in Fashion Design Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal	14

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09 - 2022/08/31	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
2013/09 - 2019/09	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
2017/11 - 2019/07	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes de Lisboa, Portugal

2013/03 - 2013/05	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas, Portugal

2007/09 - 2008/08	Assistant (University Teacher)	Raffles Design Institute, China

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/10/06 - Current	Fashion Design Project Coordinator	Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/11 - 2017/03	Trainer / Lecturer	World Academy, Portugal

2015/11 - 2015/12	Trainer / Lecturer	Lisbon School of Design, Portugal

2012/01 - 2014/11	Trainer / Lecturer	Modatex - Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Têxtil, Vestuário, Confeção e Lanificios, Portugal

2005/03 - 2005/04	Trainer / Lecturer	Escola de Tecnologias Inovação e Criação, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/10/06 - 2022/10/05	Designing the Future Land candidatura 786 Principal investigator Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal	Governo da República Portuguesa Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/05/01 - 2026/06/30	Identity and Heritage at the Interdisciplinary Intersections in Fashion and Design Grupo de Investigação em Design e Ciências Sociais Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal	Ongoing
2019 - 2024	The Performative Body in Fashion Design Processes Grupo de Investigação em Design e Ciências Sociais Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal	Ongoing
2012/10 - 2019/10	Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art doutoramento Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Cabral, Alexandra. "Expropriating Bodies: Immateriality and Emotion in Costume Design". In Handbook of Usability and User-Experience, edited by Soares, Marcelo M.; Rebelo, Francisco; Ahram, Tareq, 173-190. Boca Raton, United States: Taylor & Francis, 2022. Published Cabral, Alexandra; Figueiredo, Carlos Manuel. "Performative Approaches in Designing Costumes: Ergonomics in Immersion and Storytelling". In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, edited by Di Bucchianico G., 337-349. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2019. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-20444-0_33
Conference paper	Cabral, Alexandra; Figueiredo, Carlos Manuel. "Costumes' somatic role in the immersion in virtual fictional cinematic worlds: between the spectator’s memories and their wish of dematerialization". Paper presented in AVANCA - CINEMA, Avanca, 2015. Cabral, Alexandra; Figueiredo, Carlos Manuel. "Costume Design: Ergonomics in Performance Art". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics AHFE 2014, Cracóvia, 2014. Published Cabral, Alexandra; Carlos Manuel Figueiredo. "O Figurino na Construção das Personagens e do Drama da Ficção Cinematográfica (Costume Design in the Construction of Characters and Drama in Film Fiction)". Paper presented in 8º Congresso da SOPCOM, Lisboa, 2013. 10.5753/brasnam.2017.3250 Cabral, Alexandra; Carvalho, Manuela Cristina. "Design de Figurinos Inteligentes e Criação de Discursos Simbólicos (Design of Smant Costumes and the Creation of Symbolic Discourses)". Paper presented in UD'13, 2º Encontro Nacional de Investigação Doutoral em Design, Porto, 2013. Cabral, Alexandra. "Joana Vasconcelos e Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro: uma Relação à Flor da Pele (Joana Vasconcelos: Joana Vasconcelos and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro: A Skin-deep Relationship)". Paper presented in Criadores Sobre outras Obras - CSO'13, 2012. Cabral, Alexandra. "Design de Moda e Património Lusófono (Fashion Design and the Lusophone Heritage)". Paper presented in 8º Colóquio de Moda, 2012. Cabral, Alexandra; Hazem Abdelfathah; Tabeth, Karama. "Fashion Designers' Insight in the Global Crisis". Paper presented in Less More Architecture Design Landscape, Capri, 2012. Published Cabral, Alexandra. "Joana Vasconcelos: Contaminações entre Escultura e Moda (Joana Vasconcelos: Cross - Contaminations between Sculpture and Fashion)". Paper presented in Criadores Sobre outras Obras - CSO'12, Lisboa, 2012. Cabral, Alexandra. "A Indústria Criativa da Moda e o Design Português (The Creative Fashion Industry and the Portuguese Design)". Paper presented in Designa 2011, Covilhã, 2011. Published
Conference poster	Cabral, Alexandra; Carvalho, Manuela Cristina. "Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Perfomance Art". Paper presented in 3º Seminário de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design, FA-ULisboa, 2015.
Journal article	Cabral, Alexandra. "Joana Vasconcelos e Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro: uma Relação à Flor da Pele (Joana Vasconcelos: Joana Vasconcelos and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro: A Skin-deep Relationship)". Estúdio 7 (2013): Published Cabral, Alexandra. "Formação Profissional em Design de Moda: Práticas Criativas no Modatex (Professional Training in Fashion Design: Creative Practices at Modatex)". Vestir 72 (2013): Published Cabral, Alexandra. "Joana Vasconcelos: Contaminações entre Escultura e Moda (Joana Vasconcelos: Cross - Contaminations between Sculpture and Fashion)". Estúdio 5 (2012): Published
Journal issue	Maria Carolina Garcia; Michael Smith Masis; Cabral, Alexandra. "Education and Participatory Design (Ensinarmode magazine, 7th dossier, 2020)". Revista de Ensino em Artes, Moda e Design 4 3 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.5965/25944630432020001. 10.5965/25944630432020001
Thesis / Dissertation	Cabral, Alexandra. "Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art (Design de Figurinos Dinâmicos e Interactivos para a Performance Artística)". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, 2019. https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/18486/1/%22Design%20de%20figurinos%20din%C3%A2micos%20e%20interativos...%22_Alexandra%20Cabral.pdf. Cabral, Alexandra. "Moda e Obra de Arte Contemporânea: Processos, Percursos e Contaminações na Obra de Joana Vasconcelos (Fashion and Contemporary Art: Procedures, Processes and Contaminations in the Work of Joana Vasconcelos)". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, 2010.

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition

"Mértola is in Fashion" (Mértola está na Moda) - garment exhibition resulting from Participatory Design done with the 9th grade students of the Mértola School Group, pupils of Professor Nádia Torres, under the project Designing the Future Land (Healthy Neighborhoods - Bairros Saudáveis, Portuguese Government). 2022.
Cabral, Alexandra; Gräper, Anneke; Carmona, Carmen. Performance to introduce the ID Compass collective (Alexandra Cabral, Anneke Gräper, Carmen Carmona - Movalatex). Co-curatorship, Co-Production. conference "On the Move: Migration in Antiquity", Conference Center Monte Verità (Ascona, Switzerland). 2022.

Curatorial / Museum exhibition

2022. "Exhibition/Installation of the ID Compass collective's artwork (Alexandra Cabral, Anneke Gräper, Carmen Carmona - Movalatex). Co-curatorship, Co-Production. conference "On the Move: Migration in Antiquity", Conference Center Monte Verità (Ascona, Switzerland)".

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/05/14	ID Compass (co-athorship with Anneke Grapër and Carmen Carmona Movalatex), "MOVE: Kulturelle Begegnungen in Musik, Kunst und Literatur", Centre of Global Studies Forum	MOVE: Kulturelle Begegnungen in Musik, Kunst und Literatur Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Universität Bern, org. Dr. Annick Payne (Berna, Switzerland)
2022/04/11	communication "ID Compass" (co-authorship with Anneke Grapër and Carmen Carmona Movalatex), "On the Move. Migration in Antiquity" conference, Conference Centre Monte Verità, Ascona	"On the Move. Migration in Antiquity", Conference Centre Monte Verità Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften,Universität Bern, org. Dr. Annick Payne (Ascona, Switzerland)
2022/02/05	"Dynamism and color in the costume design in Cinderella" (Dinamismo e cor no design de figurinos em Cinderela)	Jornadas Internacionais de Cenografia e Figurinos ESBAL - Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/03/21	"Dynamism and color in the costume design in Cinderella" / oral presentation by invitation, webinar celebrating the Color Day, "Directing the Gaze: Color in Performance". ("Dinamismo e cor no design de figurinos em Cinderela" / webinar Dirigir o Olhar: Cor na performance, APCOR)	Dirigir o Olhar: Cor na performance Associação Portuguesa da Cor (online, Portugal)
2016/12/05	"Costume Design: Ergonomics in Performance Art", Conference paper 2014 / presented at Costume & Fashion in Context & Practice Symposium 2016 / co-authorship with Carlos Manuel Figueiredo	Costume & Fashion in Context & Practice Symposium Huddersfield University (Huddersfiled, United Kingdom)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/01/21 - 2022/07/28	Body and Ancestry in Costume: Skin that Wears (Corpo e Ancestralidade no Figurino: Pele que Veste) Co-supervisor of Roseli Paraguassú dos Santos	Mestrado em Design de Moda (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2019/01/13 - 2021/10/01	The Creative Process in Fashion Design as Exploration and Creative Expression: Self-Knowledge (Processo Criativo em Design de Moda como Exploração e Expressão Criativa: Autoconhecimento) Co-supervisor of Margarida Nunes Curto	Design de Moda (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2019/01/13 - 2021/10/01	Silhouette Distortion Inspired by Francis Bacon: What is its Impact on Individual and Social Perception? (Distorção da Silhueta com Inspiração em Francis Bacon: Qual o seu Impacto na Percepção Individual e Social?) Supervisor of Marta de Sequeiros Correia e Rodrigues	Design de Moda (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Fashion as Communication and Artistic Expression: Author Design by Dino Alves (Moda como Comunicação e Expressão Artística: o Design de Autor em Dino Alves) Co-supervisor of Margarida Cerejo Sales	Mestrado em Design de Vestuário e Têxtil (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/05/18 - 2022/06/30	"Mértola is in Fashion" (Mértola está na Moda)- Co-Curation and Co-Production of the exhibition of works by 9th grade students of Professor Nádia Torres, Agrupamento de Escolas de Mértola (Mértola School Group), as part of the project Desenhar a Terra Futura (Designing the Future Land, Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development), at the Hermitage of Saint Sebastian (Mértola Museum). (2022/05/18 - 2022/06/30) Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)	Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Câmara Municipal de Mértola, Portugal Museu de Mértola Cláudio Torres, Portugal
2022/04/18 - 2022/05/18	"Designed Surfaces: Islamic Ceramics and Textile Design" (Superfícies Desenhadas: Cerâmica Islâmica e Design Têxtil) - Co-Curatorship and Co-Production of the exhibition at the Islamic Art Center (Mértola Museum), as part of the urban-rural knowledge transfer of the Designing the Future Land project. (2022/05/18 - 2022/10/03) Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)	Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Núcleo de Arte Islâmica do Museu de Mértola, Portugal Câmara Municipal de Mértola, Portugal
2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07	Natural Dyeing Workshop, Arts and Crafts Biennial - New Design Alentejo (Dias Abertos Alentejo, Bienal de Artes e Ofícios - Novo Design) and Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Portugal. (2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Spira – Revitalização Patrimonial, Portugal
2022/04/15 - 2022/04/15	ID Compass Collective Art Performance (Alexandra Cabral, Anneke Gräper, Carmen Carmona - Movalatex), conference "On the Move: Migration in Antiquity", Conference Centre Monte Verità (Ascona, Suíça) (2022/04/15 - 2022/04/15) Conference (Other)	Universität Bern Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Switzerland

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2020/08/23 - 2020/08/23	Participation in the Critical Costume 2020 conference working group, session no. 35 Rhetorical Costume, moderated by Jane Collins	Critical Costume 2020

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022/07/28	Body and Ancestry in Costume: Skin that Wears (Corpo e Ancestralidade no Figurino: Pele que Veste) Supervisor	Roseli Paraguassú dos Santos (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2022/01/22	Textile Screen Printing Applied to Fashion Design: a study for the construction of a manual (Serigrafia Têxtil Aplicada ao Design de Moda: um estudo para a construção de um manual) President of the jury	Cibele Mazai (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2021/10/01	The Creative Process in Fashion Design as Exploration and Creative Expression: Self-Knowledge (Processo Criativo em Design de Moda como Exploração e Expressão Criativa: Autoconhecimento) Supervisor	Margarida Nunes Curto (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2021/10/01	Silhouette Distortion Inspired by Francis Bacon: What is its Impact on Individual and Social Perception? (Distorção da Silhueta com Inspiração em Francis Bacon: Qual o seu Impacto na Percepção Individual e Social?) Supervisor	Marta de Sequeiros Correia e Rodrigues (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2021/01/27	Thoughts on the internship at UNIS Textile Design Studio: Spring/Summer 2021 (Reflexões do Estágio na UNIS Textile Design Studio: Spring/Summer 2021) President of the jury	Bárbara Loução Correira (Master) Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
2020	Thermal Camouflage and Fashion Design (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Pimenta (PhD) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020	Dandyism Survival : Men's Clothing Focused on Dandies (Dandyism Survival : Vestuário Masculino Focado nos Dandies) (Thesis) Main arguer	Cláudia Brito (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2015 - Current	Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local (Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development)	co-fundador

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022/10/21 - 2022/10/21	Scientific Committee - 1st Meeting of Project and Social Sciences (1º encontro de Projeto e Ciências Sociais, FAUL) Member	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
2022/07/07 - 2022/07/09	Scientific Committee (Clothing and Textile Design) of EIMAD - International Research Meeting on Music, Arts and Design (EIMAD - Encontro Internacional de Investigação em Música, Artes e Design) Member	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022/06/26 - 2022/06/26	"Ponte 20" - Consultancy and casting direction for the Fashion, Art and Sustainability performance/installation event promoted by Rastilho Associação Cultural at the Alcântara Library, in connection with the inauguration of Edis One's mural "Rio Tejo". Participation of former FA-ULisboa Fashion Design students.	Rastilho Associação Cultural, Portugal Biblioteca de Alcântara, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2012	Fashion Writer 2012 Prize - Jornal i contest (ModaLisboa media partner)
2009	48 Hour Film Project Lisboa (Best Usage of Prop, Best Sound) "Constante" shortcut, co-authorship with Liliana Ferreira
2004	1st Prize in the Fashion Category / Young Creators Exhibition 2003 (Mostra de Jovens Criadores), IPJ and Clube Português de Artes e Ideias
1997	2nd Prize in the Music Category / Young Creators Exhibition 1996 (Mostra de Jovens Criadores) as part of "Henrique Borges & Sinfonia", IPJ and Clube Português de Artes e Ideias Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, Portugal

Other distinction

2021	Funding, under the Healthy Neighborhoods Program, for the "Designing the Future Land" project (Programa Bairros Saudáveis, Governo Português) Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2019	DGARTES funding for Creation, multidisciplinary production GARB'URLESCO (costumes). Direção-Geral das Artes, Portugal
2013	Accreditation iTechStyle Innovator by CITEVE (tailor jacket recreation)
2006	work of art on permanent display at the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (Naples, Italy), 3 looks inspired b the "Amélie" film.
2005	Representing Portugal (Fashion category) at the Biennale of Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean, Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples