Mélanie Ferreira was born in Switzerland in 1996. Since 2017, she has been working as a performer with several creators. In 2022, she started her project Dependência Aberta [Open Dependence] (DA), which is a series of solos performed by her, but created by artists of her choice. This series includes Tiago Vieira and Daniel Matos. In 2024, she performed in the pieces C A R C A Ç A [C A R CA S S], by Marco da Silva Ferreira, Atsumori, by Catarina Miranda, and Durarei por Paz e Nunca por Mal [I Shall Last for Peace and Never for Evil] (DA), by Daniel Matos. 

Daniel Matos is a choreographer, performer, visual artist and curator. In 2017, together with Joana Flor Duarte, he founded CAMA – Associação Cultural, a structure for the development of the performing arts located in Lagos. He is artistic co-director and programmer of PEDRA DURA – Algarve Dance Festival, as well as co-curator of Verão Azul – Transdisciplinary Festival of Contemporary Arts. He is also responsible for the creation of CenDDA – Algarve Dance Documentation Centre.