Be Dias
Be Dias (eli/deli, she/her) is a genderqueer artist, dancer, creator, performer and director (1995, France). Grew up in Stª Maria da Feira where the sense of community in urban dances and the eroticism of Cabaret paved the way for the 2nd birth - Lisbon, 2012. Currently resides in Porto, in a return to the home of empowerment and transparency. She uses her body and voice to question language in a reflection on his experience growing up in a Portuguese society marked by patriarchy, heteronormativity, Catholicism, binarism and capitalism. Research on artistic practices that expand subversion, viscerality, hybridity, celebration, resistance and liberation. She created MUSCULUS (INTERFERÊNCIAS Festival, 2019) and NEON 80 (Pendular co-programming between CCB and TMP, 2021/2023), having been nominated by the Autores 22’ Award as an interpreter. She is currently developing the autobiographical project RE.SET a metaphor for my queer emancipation co-produced by Teatro Viriato (NANT festival), DDD - Festival Dias da Dança, Teatro Cine Pombal and Cine Teatro Louletano. Highlights collaborations with Companhia Olga Roriz, Maurícia | Neves, Tamara Cubas, André Uerba, Diana de Sousa, André de Campos, Francisca Manuel and Teatro do Mar. She is regularly invited to lead improvisation classes or workshops, having graduated in Dance from ESD (2012-2015) and certified in the Olga Roriz Training (2015-2016).