Fernanda Silva

Fernanda Silva, a Brazilian actress and stage director, runs the Teatro  Metáfora group, based in Parnaíba, at the extreme north of the country.  Founded twenty-five years ago, it has since 2005 established itself as a  site for active political resistance. She performs this piece created  by Sonia Sobral who is a researcher and curator in the theatre and dance  worlds. She has directed the national programmes “Rumos Dança” and  “Rumos Teatro” at the Itaú Cultural Institute. She has been a dance  programmer at the São Paulo Cultural Centre, and has also joined the  team of the Panorama da Dança and of the Mostra Internacional de Teatro.