Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge

Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge
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Marga Alfeirão (Lisbon, 1994) uses media to carve safe spaces for the exploration of intimacy and sexuality through dance and performance. Heavily influenced by dance genres and sound textures from the African diaspora disseminated through Lisbon’s social tissue, she seeks an active claim of womanhood, making room for lesbian sensualities. She has worked with choreographers Tamara Alegre and Antonjia Livingstone, architect Afaina de Jong, among others.  She is active in the portuguese Ballroom scene as a founding member of the Casa das Musas. Currently she is developing her new work on cheesiness, grief and queerness with dancers Myriam Lucas, Mariana Benengue and herself, dj's Nidia and Shaka Lion and writers Duygu Agal and Candice Nembhard, attempting simultaneous lapdances.


Dancer, choreographer and designer, Mariana Benenge (CG/FR) is a free spirit in the Parisian queer community. The young entrepreneur co-founded P3, an exclusive FLINTA party that celebrates and encourages queer BIPOC lesbians to celebrate their sensuality and cultivate spaces without the dominance of the male gaze. As a designer, Mariana carries her Congolese heritage, in close dialogue with color and texture, and presents audacity rather than apologism in her clothes, representing her femininity. She has collaborated as a movement director for several musical artists and fashion designers, such as Clara Dagin, and brands, such as Channel. She began her training in traditional Congolese dances in Congo, and later, in Paris, became a waacker and an active member of the urban dance and ballroom scene, where she competed, was a judge and organized and hosted events. Mariana is currently developing her second fashion collection, launched by her brand, Tantine de Paris.

Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge
Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge
Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge
Marga Alfeirão & Mariana Benenge