Tecer o corpo, habitar a sombra
The RPM 2025 laboratory – led by Portuguese artist Tânia Carvalho – will delve into the exploration of the body as a territory of persistence, transit, and transformation, drawing on elements from A tecedura do caos, one of her most well-known works, as well as from her new creation in progress, Ventre do vulcão.
The dialogue with live tableaux and the reconfiguration of classical and romantic ballet gestures into an unceasing quest—like a Ulysses who never reaches home—characteristic of A tecedura do caos, are combined with the intimate shadows we inhabit and resist revealing, which inspire the exploration of the process Ventre do vulcão.
A laboratory to weave body, image, and memory. A space where Tânia invites us to let the imprint of the past transform into new paths of expression.
Tânia Carvalho
Viana do Castelo, 1976.
Primarily known as a choreographer with over two decades of creative work, Tânia Carvalho is a multidisciplinary artist whose talent also spans music, drawing, and film, both in Portugal and internationally.
In the field of choreography, Tânia Carvalho boasts an impressive portfolio, including creations for companies such as the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon (Xylographie), the Company of Elders in London (I Walk, You Sing), the Companhia Nacional de Bailado (S), Companhia Paulo Ribeiro (Como é que eu vou fazer isto?), Companhia de Ballet do Norte (3), Dançando com a Diferença (Doesdicon), the Ballet National de Marseille (one of four periods in time, ellipsis), and Tanzmainz Company (Mysterious Heart), among others.
Her musical projects include Madmud, Idiolecto, and dubloc barulin. In 2018, she made Um Saco e uma Pedra – peça de dança para ecrã, her first film. In 2021, she formed the duo Papillons d’éternité with musician and performer Matthieu Ehrlacher. Since then, the duo has created and presented Pieris Napi, Greta Oto, Lyropteryx Appollonia, and Nymphalis Antiopa.
Tânia Carvalho received the 2000 New Creators Award for Inicialmente Previsto (1999), and twice won the Best Choreography Award from the Portuguese Society of Authors, for Icosahedron (2012) and onironauta (2021). As part of the 2022 Portugal-France Cross Season program, the Théâtre de la Ville dedicated special attention to her work, showcasing several of her pieces throughout the year in Paris.
In 2019, she was honored with the title of Citizen of Merit by the City Council of Viana do Castelo, and in 2023, she was decorated by the French Ministry of Culture with the insignia of Chevalier de L’ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in recognition of her contribution to the country’s cultural enrichment.