Miguel Martins Pessoa

Miguel Martins Pessoa is an actor, dramaturg and director. Formed in the company Pequeno Palco de Lisboa, by Rui Luís Brás and João Ferrador. He specializes at the Escuela Int. de Mimo y Teatro Físico Nouveau Colombier, by José Piris, in Madrid, where he studies Mime, Pantomime, Mask, Suzuki Method and Lecoq Technique. He delves deeper into the Suzuki Method, with Tadashi Suzuki, Kameron Steele and Aki Sato-Johnson in Japan, and in several disciplines with several other trainers, such as Hajo Schüler from Familie Flöz; Raúl Iaiza from Regula contra Regulam, Grotowski Institute and Odin Teatret; Rob Tannion of DV8; Hernán Gené and Rogério de Carvalho. Actor in companies in Portugal, Spain and Turkey. He collaborates on Bob Wilson's Lecture on Nothing show and founds the Amnesty International Theater Group. Actor in the feature films "Hereje" by Ignacio Oliva and "A Pollock painting with blood" or "Em casa também não fazemos a cama" by Rui António. He produces and directs a documentary in South America, on Theater as an art of social transformation. Director of two comunity theatre groups: Teatro de Vizinhes, in Faro and Community Theater Group - Quarteira Fora da Caixa. He is founder and artistic co-director of JAT - Janela Aberta Teatro and MOMI - International Physical Theater Festival - Algarve.