A.Isa Araújo (b. Lisbon, Portugal) is a visual and performance artist working with dance, performance, video art, live cinema, performative modeling and self portraiture.

 
 

Doing

Began working as an actress in various projects within the performing arts with an emphasis on physical theater.

Started to develop a liking for moving in-between the back and the front of the camera both as a self-portrait photographer / performative model and video artist / dancer, developing concepts within the scope of live cinema by performing and creating video art pieces that she later manipulates and re-enacts live.

In addition to working as a performer and co-creator with various artists and collectives, develops transdisciplinary projects of performance, dance, video art, live cinema, photography and experimental audio that address issues of corporealities, identities and otherness in a context of environmental emergency.

 
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Learning

Attending post-graduate in Media & Performance at ESTC (School of Theater and Cinema), Lisbon. Master in Performing Arts and Post-graduate in Contemporary Dance at ESMAE (School of Music and Performing Arts) in Oporto. BA in Theater at ESAD.CR. (School of Arts and Design). Certified professional training in Photography at Oficina da Imagem, Oporto and of Pedagogical Skills at Institute of Arts and Sciences. Participation in numerous workshops and courses in the areas of dance, somatic practices, performance, photography, video and theater.

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Sharing

Assistant professor teaching “Performance, Body, Device” and “Performance and Visuality” at ESAD.CR’s BFA in Visual Arts. Teaches Body, Movement, Improvisation classes and workshops, gives talks and masterclasses on the subjects of Performance and Media. Occasional guest teacher in Performance classes at ESAD.CR’s BFA in Visual Arts in 2019.

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Co-creating

Collaborates with several transdisciplinary artistic collectives with emphasis on Mr.Lazy & Mme.Leisure and their work on video art, experimental sound and audiovisual performance.
Co-founder of the non-profit RIZOMA COLONY collective and Artistic director of the now extinct a·mor·phous AV Fest - International Audiovisual Performance Festival.

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