Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD

Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD
© Mauricia | Neves and Be Dias, Maria Barquet, Lui L'Abbate, Pedro Quintana, Raquel Pimentel)

Jo Castro is a white queer artist who develops projects that blend dance, performance, voice, and sound, having presented some of her works in Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, and Brazil. With an autobiographical creative universe, in addition to death, memory, and spectrality, gender identity intersects with their personal and artistic experience as they search for a body that operates in states of transition—on the threshold of what it means to be human, without gender.


Francisca Manuel is a filmmaker. In 2017 she began a trilogy in the Azores islands with the video installation at the Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre and “Seven days with the sea on my left hand” (2024) premiered at Curtas Vila do Conde. “Courage of Lassie” (2009) and “Avenida 211” (2018) were both awarded and belong to the Peter Meeker and EDP Foundation collections. Since 2008 she has collaborated with creators in co-authoring and cinematography. Part of the cultural and environmental association O Lugar do Meio.


Lui L’Abbate is a black cuir non-binary trans-disciplinary artist of light and space. Has worked in almost 15 countries around the world (and counting), developing their research where guerrilla and gambiarra are made aesthetic creation methodologies. With that, works designing and operating lights for dance, performance, concerts, expositions, audiovisual and parties. They also venture in acting, research, writing, music, performance and photography.


REZMORAH is plural abundance in blasphemous trinary prayers. An electronic visually charged artist, creating lyrical words to hypnotic beats. A reconnection to transcestrality rooted in pluricultural rhythms and strong vocal notes. A Brazilian born, Portuguese and NYC bred international trans-artist.


ROD is a researcher and visual artist. ROD holds a Postdoctoral degree from the Communication and Society Research Center of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, a PhD in Sociology from the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon and a Master's degree from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. ROD founded the Coletivo Afrontosas and UNA – União Negra das Artes.

Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD
Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD
Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD
Jo Castro with Francisca Manuel, Lui L'Abbate, Rezmorah and ROD