Mélanie Ferreira (Suíça, 1996) began studying dance at the Escola de Dança do Lugar Presente in Viseu. She went on to complete her first degree and master’s degree at the Escola Superior de Dança. Her career path has been influenced by her contact with different languages. She has worked with Madalena Victorino, Francisco Pedro, Diana Niepce, Ana Borralho & João Galante, André Uerba, Lucia Nacht, Marco da Silva Ferreira and Catarina Miranda, among others. In 2021, she created her first performance/photography piece Deitamos Flores pelo lado de Dentro [‘We throw flowers from the inside’] with André Luís Alves.

Tiago Vieira (Lisboa, 1986) graduated from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. He began to create his own shows in 2011 and is responsible for their stage direction, choreographic composition, dramaturgy, sets and wardrobe. Devemos sempre perdoar os cobardes, [‘We should always forgive cowards but never be like them’] was considered one of the ten best theatre shows in 2020 by the Expresso newspaper. Em 2021, he started up the Associação Tiago Vieira e os Melancólicos Tropicais in order to work on a continuous basis with a group of actors.