Paulo Ribeiro

PAULO RIBEIRO, A LISBON NATIVE, TRANSITIONED FROM A CAREER AS A DANCER TO A RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER, CO-FOUNDING THE STRIDANSE COMPANY IN PARIS IN 1984. IN 1995, HE ESTABLISHED THE PAULO RIBEIRO COMPANY TO PURSUE HIS DISTINCT CHOREOGRAPHIC STYLE. HIS INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE ROLES AS A COMMISSIONER FOR DANCE, DIRECTING BALLET GULBENKIAN, AND LAUNCHING THE CASA DA DANÇA PROJECT IN 2019. RIBEIRO, RECOGNIZED WITH VARIOUS AWARDS, RESUMED THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION OF HIS COMPANY IN 2022 AND RELOCATED TO CASCAIS IN 2023 FOR ONGOING RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE.