Paulina Almeida

Paulina Almeida is a body storytelling artist focusing on performance art. She produces large-scale site-specific works and walks on an edgy curatorial line, exploring together with underground and political artists in the fields of dance, circus performance, electronic music and digital art. Her work incorporates a mixture of environmental, feminist and post-colonial themes that bring the political and personal spheres of contemporary life into close proximity. She graduated in Jewelry Design, studied Anthropological Theater and dance, holds a Master's degree in Science Education and a postgraduate in Environmental Curatorial practices, and attended a PhD in Artistic Creation at Aveiro University. Performer: collaborated with the companies Grotest Maru (Berlin), Plasticiens Volants (Toulouse), La Fura dels Baus (Barcelona) and Odin Teatret (Denmark); investigated Japanese butoh dance in Germany and Japan. Curator: Palácio das Artes / Fundação da Juventude, Cargotopia Festival, AGITlab residence, LAMB, Land Art Moving Biennial, Marrakesh Art Festival, JAB Jelsa Art Biennial, Festival dos Canais. Co-founder: Improvise and Organize art association (2017–2025). Project coordinator: Museum Broken Relationships Portugal, Landed Magic Carpets closure exhibition Portugal, Moon Gallery Foundation Portugal.