Raquel André, 1986. She is a collector, a performer, a researcher, a teacher, she is an artist.
Currently is doing a PhD at the Theater Studies Department in Faculdade de Letras - Lisbon University with a scholarship by Foundation of Sciences and Technology - an investigation based on her own artistic practice, oriented by the investigator Paula Caspão. In 2016 she owned a Master in Collectionism in the Performing Arts from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, oriented by the artist and investigator Eleonora Fabião.
In 2011 she moved to Rio de Janeiro and it changed her life, as an artist, a woman, a person in this crazy world. She was selected by INOVArt to do a 5 months artistic residency at Cia dos Atores in Rio and stayed for 8 years. Brazil give her the professional experience as a director - working in 7 productions with the director Bel Garcia, and the experience on curating and programme a Cultural Center - Galpão Gamboa working with César Augusto, Marco Nanini and Fernando Libonati.
The 10 years project - Collection of People - is an undeniable mark in her trajectory as a position in the performing arts. A vast, multidisciplinary and unrepeatable collection that brings together four projects: Collection of Lovers, Collection of Collectors, Collection of Artists and Collection of Spectators.
In 2022 she colaborated with other artists, directing the projects Outra Língua and Set the Table.
In 2024 she premiered Belonging | E di | Pertenencia | Zugehörigkeit | Pertença | 絆, work that continues her artistic pratices - meet people and share their stories.
Her work tours widely in Europa, North and South América. Departing from one-to-one encounters, Raquel André aims to build an archive of the ephemeral with shows, performances, conferences, books and exhibitions.
