Luiza is a circus artist from Brasília, now based between Oslo and Brussels. She graduated from the National Circus Institute in Portugal and also studied Tourism and Sports Science at the University of Brasília.
Luiza started dancing at the age of seven, and a few years later, she discovered circus and extreme sports. She took part in various social projects, some autonomously and others in partnership with the University of Brasília.
She is passionate about movement, art, ecology, feminism, and books. And how to make art with philosophy and politics existence.
Luiza worked in festivals, dinner shows, circus tents, and circus gatherings across South America and Europe. She participated in the project "The Other," which combined dance, music, and videography in Portugal in 2021. The project was awarded and recognized at various film and video dance festivals in Portugal, Greece, India, Chile, and Uruguay.
Currently, Luiza dedicates herself to artistic collaborations with the Bemvindoforening association in Norway and the new creation of the company Arrepio in Belgium, as well as her artistic projects "Bloom" with Sara Montanaro and her solo work "What’s-her-face” with the direction of Julia Henning and Maira Moraes (Instrumento de Ver).
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I come from Brazil, and since a kid, I have been involved with dance and questioning the world.
I grew up listening to my old man talk about land and who really owns it.
I started doing social work at a very young age, and creating a democratic world has always been, and continues to be, my goal as an artist.
I went to college to study tourism and sports science at the University of Brasília, while I started working with children and as a performer. I wanted to understand the body and the environment. I could see how anatomy was related to communities and ecology.
I studied circus arts and worked with collectives, in circus tents, on the streets, at traffic lights, and in theaters throughout Latin America and Europe, and I believe that art can reach every corner of the world, and we should listen to it.
I like hanging and being upside down, I also like heights.
I like creating worlds that subvert reality, I like opening doors, and I like talking to strangers.