Choreographer, researcher, educator, and performer working at the intersection of artistic practice and academic research in the field of performing arts. Her work is grounded in practice-as-research methodologies, with a particular focus on contemporary dance, dance dramaturgy, somatic practices, and performance studies. She holds a PhD in Performing Arts from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, including a doctoral research period at Université Paris 8 under the supervision of Isabelle Launay, funded by CAPES. She also holds a Master’s degree in Performing Arts from the Universidade de São Paulo, initial training from the Royal Academy of Dance, and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Universidade Católica Dom Bosco. Her postdoctoral research at the Universidade de São Paulo and the Universidade de Lisboa led to the development of the concept of Choreographic Haikus. This compositional and analytical approach explores temporality, perception, and minimal structures in choreography. She is currently a researcher at the Centro de Estudos de Teatro and a collaborator with Forum Dança. In 2023, she was a Visiting Professor at the Universidade Federal da Bahia. She is the author of The Poetics of Nowhere: Towards Theatricality in Dance (2013) and Cia Carne Agonizante – Sem tempo para ter medo (2018), and co-convened the “Choreography and Corporeality” Working Group at the International Federation for Theatre Research, contributing to international debates on choreography and embodiment. Her artistic practice unfolds as a form of knowledge production. She has collaborated with dance companies and independent artists in Brazil and Portugal, including Ginga Cia de Dança (Campo Grande), Dançaurbana (MS), Cia Fragmento (São Paulo), Performa Teatro (São Paulo) Teatro Aberto (Lisboa), and the choreographer Luísa Saraiva (Berlin/Porto). In education, she founded and directed the Escola de Dança GD for over two decades, developing pedagogical frameworks that integrate artistic creation, somatic awareness, and critical thinking. She also led long-term projects in socially engaged contexts through Casa de Ensaio, working with children and youth from underserved communities. Alongside her academic and artistic work, she maintains a sustained engagement with somatic practices, holding certifications in Pilates, Gyrokinesis®, and the Klein Technique™. She is a member of international associations such as the Dance Studies Association, International Federation for Theatre Research, and EASTAP.