Dancers

Photo: Ravi Deepres

Catarina was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1982, where she began her dance training with teacher Anna Mascolo. In 1994 she went to France to continue her training for six years at the Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, with a scholarship from the Ambrosoli Foundation, Zurich. In 2000, Catarina joined Ballet du Rhin as an apprentice and performed works by the director Bertrand d'At. In 2003 she worked with Javier de Frutos, in Companhia Instável's project, Portugal. The same year, Catarina joined Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo, where she worked with choreographers Vasco Wellenkamp and Benvindo Fonseca among others. In 2006 Catarina performed works by Rui Horta and in 2007 worked with Portuguese choreographers César Moniz and Rita Judas.

Catarina joined Wayne McGregor | Random Dance in 2008.