Maria João Garcia (b. 1974) was a dancer with the Companhia de Dança de Almada (1990-98), took the 2nd Contemporary Dance Performers Course at Fórum Dança (1998-2000) and continued to work regularly as a performer until the mid-2000s. She has been creating dance/theatre/performance shows since 1995 – since 2000 with the Ninho de Víboras Association (Almada), of which she is a board member.
In production and management, he has worked with: Companhia Clara Andermatt, Granular, casaBranca, Companhia Caótica, O Rumo do Fumo, DuplaCena; and on projects by various artists and organizations (Cláudia Dias, o Bando, Máquina Agradável and Teatro da Cidade).
She was Paulo Ribeiro’s assistant director and producer for the Casa da Dança project in Almada (2019-20), and continues to collaborate regularly with Adriana Grechi and Amaury Cacciacarro, namely in the production direction of Transborda – Mostra Internacional de Artes Performativas de Almada.
She was a consultant for the Intermunicipal Community of Central Alentejo for the development and maintenance of the “Transforma-te” portal, an information and documentation center for cultural professionals and agents (2021-24). She designed a cultural training program for the Municipality of Coimbra aimed at local associations and agents, with editions in 2023 and 2024. An IEFP-certified trainer, she gives training at Academia Gerador and other institutions, mainly on associations.