Luís Guerra is a portuguese artist which works mainly in the dance field. Integrates Bomba Suicida, an artistic association from Portugal since 2008 and creates dance shows since 2005. Frequently works as a dancer for both portuguese and foreigner choreographers and ocasionally as a theatre and cinema actor. Also tryed out performances in music concerts and even a participation in television. Studied dance in the National Conservatoire and choreography in PGCCA/Gulbenkian Foundation, both in Portugal. Left his european studies course in the Lisbon University unfinished but has kept his passion with Geography alive by producing drawings of maps, both with pen and pencil. Small samples of his plastic work are available in a store in Viana do Castelo, in North Portugal where he lives.

as a choreographer

1. 26th january 2012 The first dance of Urizen @ Quintas de Leitura/Teatro Campo Alegre – Porto (PT) world premiere
2. 14th january 2012 Qqywqu’ddyll’o’ @ CAAA – Guimarães (PT)
3. 15th – 18th june 2011 Qqywqu’ddyll’o’ @ Teatro Maria Matos – Lisbon (PT) world premiere
4. 19th november 2010 Hurra! Arre! @ Festival da Fábrica/Hard Club – Porto (PT)
5. 26th august 2010 Hurra! Arre! @ Aerowaves/Teatro Remondini – Bassano del Grappa (IT)
6. 15th july 2010 3 interludes & the gallop of the nose @ Quintas de Leitura/Teatro Campo Alegre – Porto (PT) world premiere
7. 16th june 2010 Tribute to Cristina de Pina @ Festival Uzès Danse – Uzès (FR)
8. 22nd – 24th may 2010 Hurra! Arre! Apre! Irra! Ruh! Pum! (Tribute to Cristina de Pina) @ Festival Alkantara/Teatro Maria Matos – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
9. 17th march 2010 Laocoi @ Festival Artdanthé/Salle Panopée – Vanves (FR)
10. 13th march 2010 Hurra! Arre! @ Aerowaves/Kuntlerhaus Mousontrüm – Frankfurt (GE)
11. 8th february 2010 Ruh! Pum! @ W-EST_WHERE/Teatro Viriato – Viseu (PT) world premiere
12. 28th january 2010 Hurra! Arre! @ Quintas de Leitura/Teatro do Campo Alegre – Porto (PT)
13. 22nd november 2009 Tribute to Cristina de Pina @ Festival Materiais Diversos/CAORG – Minde (PT) world premiere
14. 16th & 17th october 2009 Laocoi @ La Casa Encendida – Madrid (SP)
15. 26th september Apre! Irra! @ Box Nova/Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
16. 24th & 25th april 2009 Hurra! Arre! @ Teatro Ibérico – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
17. 27th – 29th november 2008 Laocoi @ Estúdio da Bomba Suicida – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
18. 1st february 2008 Human Being @ Festival Jamais Vue/Thêàtre de Vanves – Vanves (FR)
19. 25th january 2008 Vertigo Dance @ Dança Fora de Horas/Teatro Aveirense – Aveiro (PT) happenning
20. 21st october 2007 Human Being @ Platforma Mladih Koreografa 2007/Tvornica Kulture – Zagreb (HR)
21. 8th october 2007 Human Being @ IDEE Plataforma/DeVIR-CAPa – Faro (PT)
22. 23rd – 26th august 2007 Human Being @ Lucky Trimmer/Festival Tanz Im August/ Podewill Theater – Berlin (GE)
23. 13th & 14th june 2007 Smells like teen spirit @ Estúdio da Bomba Suicida – Lisboa (PT)
24. 27th april 2007 Human Being @ BIPOD Dance Festival/Theatre Monnot - Beirut (LI)
25. 14th – 16th february 2007 Smells like teen spirit @ Teatro Camões (PT) world premiere
26. 21st january 2007 Human Being @ Lucky Trimmer Tournee/Stadtische Buhne Heidelberg – Heidelberg (GE)
27. 20th january 2007 Human Being @ Lucky Trimmer Tournee/Theater Freiburg – Freiburg (GE)
28. 26th november 2006 Human Being @ Bomba Take, Programa Massivo e a Cores/ Estúdio da Bomba Suicida – Lisbon (PT)
29. 19th november 2006 Human Being @ Festival Panorama Rio/Jardim Botânico - Rio de Janeiro (BR)
30. 30th september 2006 Human Being @ I Festival International de Solos de Dança Contemporânea/Teatro da Malaposta – Odivelas (PT)
31. 5th august 2006 Human Being @ Lucky Trimmer Open Air Spezial/Rohkunstbau Festival XIII Three Colours BLUE/Gross Leuthen Castle – Spreewald (GE)
32. 1st july 2006 Versedanças @ Livraria A das Artes – Sines (PT) happenning
33. 4th june 2006 The Moment before the End @ Festival Alkantara/Encontros Imediatos/Conevnto das Bernardas – Lisbon (PT) happenning
34. 6th may 2006 Human Being @ Festival Danças com Livros/O Espaço do Tempo – Montemor-o-Novo (PT)
35. 25th & 26th february 2006 Human Being @ Lucky Trimmer #7/Tacheles Goldeneer Saal – Berlin (GE)
36. 7th & 8th june 2005 Human Being @ final presentation from the choreography course of PGCCA/ACARTE Fundação Gulbenkian – Lisbon (PT) world premiere
37. 19th december 2004 The Box @ Festival X/O Espaço do Tempo – Montemor-o-Novo (PT) happenning
38. 5th june 2004 Versedanças @ Livraria A das Artes – Sines (PT) happenning
39. 7th & 14th february 2004 Limits @ Espaço Doisème – Mem Martins (PT)
40. 30th & 31st january 2004 Limits @ Casa da Juventude – Cacilhas (PT)
41. 16th & 17th january 2004 Limits @ Estúdio 7/EDCN – Lisbon (PT)
42. 10th january 2004 Limits @ O Espaço do Tempo – Montemor-o-Novo (PT)
43. 2003 We @ EDCN – Lisbon (PT) & Frascati – Amsterdam (NL) national dance school final year work

1. 14th january – 7th february 2012 Fictional maps @ CAAA – Guimarães (PT) individual exhibition
2. 1st october – 12th november 2011 Maps @ A Benda/Inauguro – Viana do Castelo (PT) individual exhibition

as a dancer

1. 9th & 10th march 2012 Icosahedron by Tânia Carvalho @ Tanz Quartier – Wien (AT)
2. 28th january 2012 A seriedade do animal by Marlene Monteiro Freitas @ Poitiers (FR)
3. 18th november 2011 Falling Eyes by Tânia Carvalho @ Theatro Circo – Braga (PT)
4. 26th and 27th august 2011 Icosahedron by Tânia Carvalho @ Hau/Tanz im August Festival – Berlin (GE)
5. 4th june 2011 Icosahedron by Tânia Carvalho @ Plataforma Portuguesa de Artes Performativas/Teatro Curvo Semedo – Montemor-o-Novo (PT)
6. 5th & 6th may 2011 Icosahedron by Tânia Carvalho @ Rencontres Choréographiques de Seine-Saint-Denis/Le Forum Blanc Mesnil – Paris (FR)
7. 29th & 30th april 2011 Icosahedron by Tânia Carvalho @ Culturgest – Lisbon (PT) world premiere
8. 17th – 20th & 24th – 27th november 2010 Falling Eyes by Tânia Carvalho @ Negócio/ZDB – Lisboa (PT)
9. 14th november 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival da Fábrica/Serralves – Porto (PT)
10. 13th november 2010 A seriedade do animal by Marlene Monteiro Freitas @ Box Nova/Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisboa (PT)
11. 28th & 29th october 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ FIAC/Sala do Coro do Teatro Castro Alves – Salvador da Bahia (BR)
12. 15th – 18th september 2010 Falling Eyes by Tânia Carvalho @ Bienalle de la Danse de Lyon/Opera de Lyon – Lyon (FR) world premiere
13. 23rd & 24th june 2010 Evelyne House of Shame #3 by La Zouze/Christophe Haleb @ Festival Jerk Off/La Machine du Moulin Rouge – Paris (FR)
14. 8th – 10th june 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival TransAmériques/Thêàtre Prospero – Montréal (CA)
15. 28th & 29th may 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Hellerau – Dresden (GE)
16. 6th – 10th april 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Thêàtre de la Bastille – Paris (FR)
17. 26th & 28th march 2010 A seriedade do animal by Marlene Monteiro Freitas @ Teatro Azul – Almada (PT)
18. 19th march 2010 Orquéstica by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival Artdanthé/Thêàtre de Vanves – Vanves (FR)
19. 19th march 2010 A seriedade do animal by Marlene Monteiro Freitas @ Festival Artdanthé/Salle Panopée – Vanves (FR)
20. 21st february 2010 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Teatro Jofre – Ferrol (SP)
21. 27th november 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival Materiais Diversos/CAORG – Minde (PT)
22. 24th & 25th november 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ VII Mostra Portuguesa em Espanha/Teatro Pradillo – Madrid (SP)
23. 30th & 31st october 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ La Laboral – Gijón (SP)
24. 12th september 2009 A seriedade do animal by Marlene Monteiro Freitas @ Estúdio da Bomba Suicida – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
25. 28th & 29th august 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Tanz im August/Podewille – Berlin (GE)
26. 23rd & 24th june 2009 Evelyne House of Shame #2 by La Zouze/Christophe Haleb @ Festival de Marseille/Palais Longchamps – Marseille (FR)
27. 18th june 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival Uzès Danse/Jardin de l’Évêche – Uzès (FR)
28. 16th april 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Plataforma Portuguesa de Artes Performativas/Convento S. Domingos – Montemor-o-Novo (PT)
29. 21st february 2009 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Teatro Azul – Almada (PT)
30. 22nd – 24th january 2009 The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown by Simon Vincenzi @ Netmage Festival – Bologna (IT)
31. 21st september 2008 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Teatro Sá de Miranda – Viana do Castelo (PT)
32. 18th & 19th september 2008 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Theatro Circo – Braga (PT)
33. 2nd & 3rd july 2008 The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown by Simon Vincenzi @ Theater der Welt – Halle an der Salle (GE)
34. 26th – 29th june 2008 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Teatro da Politécnica – Lisboa (PT)
35. 19th – 21st june 2008 The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown by Simon Vincenzi @ Toynbee Studios – London (UK)
36. 6th & 7th june 2008 The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown by Simon Vincenzi @ Tramway – Glasgow (UK)
37. 3rd & 4th june 2008 Meu Céu by Clara Andermatt @ Festival Alkantara/Castelo de S. Jorge – Lisboa (PT)
38. 15th – 17th may 2008 Meu Céu by Clara Andermatt @ Festival Imaginarius – Santa Maria da Feira (PT) world premiere
39. 9th & 10th may 2008 From me I can’t escape, have patience! by Tânia Carvalho @ Black Box – Montemor-o-Novo (PT) world premiere
40. 20th april 2008 Berna, nº 49 Kramgrasse by Cláudia Nóvoa @ Auditório Municipal – Portimão (PT) replacement
41. 18th april 2008 Berna, nº 49 Kramgrasse by Cláudia Nóvoa @ Cine-Teatro Joaquim de Almeida – Montijo (PT) replacement
42. 17th & 18th december 2007 Vis a Vis by Félix Lozano @ Sala Cuarta Pared – Madrid (SP)
43. 30th november & 1st december 2007 Vis a Vis by Félix Lozano @ Teatro Maria Matos – Lisboa (PT) world premiere
44. 24th november 2006 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Ciclo de Dança e Novas Tecnologias/Teatro Aveirense – Aveiro (PT)
45. 12th – 14th october 2007 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Festival Rio Cena Contemporânea – Rio de Janeiro (BR)
46. 5th october 2007 Here as if they hadn’t been, as if they are not by Bock & Vincenzi @ La Condition Publique – Roubaix (FR) replacement
47. 10th june 2007 Orquéstica by Tânia Carvalho @ 10th European Dance Festival/Rialto Theatre – Limassol (CY)
48. 19th & 20th may 2007 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Teatro Camões – Lisbon (PT)
49. 2nd december 2006 Berna, nº 49 Kramgrasse by Cláudia Nóvoa @ Teatro Miguel Franco – Leiria (PT) replacement
50. october 2006 Pixel by Rui Horta @ TeCa – Porto (PT)
51. july 2006 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Svetvincenat Festival – Rovinj (HR)
52. 21st & 22nd july 2006 Final w.o.r.c.s by 6 participant choreographers of SiWiC 06 @ Theater Rigiblick – Zurich (CH)
53. july 2006 ProChoreo/SiWiC 06 – Zurich (CH) 2 weeks dance project for promoting choreography
54. 23rd & 24th june 2006 Orquéstica by Tânia Carvalho @ Casa das Artes – Famalicão (PT)
55. 16th & 17th june 2006 Orquéstica by Tânia Carvalho @ Teatro Viriato – Viseu (PT)
56. 8th & 9th june 2006 Orquéstica by Tânia Carvalho @ Festival Alkantara/Culturgest – Lisbon (PT) world premiere
57. 7th & 10th march 2006 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ New Territories Festival – Glasgow (UK)
58. 9th february 2006  Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Gil Vicente – Coimbra (PT)
59. 3rd & 4th february 2006 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Frankfurt (GE)
60. 27th & 28th january 2006 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Stuttgart (GE)
61. 16th & 17th 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Nacional S. João – Porto (PT)
62. 10th december 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Sá da Bandeira – Santarém (PT)
63. 7th december 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Cine-teatro Virgínia – Torres Novas (PT)
64. 3rd december 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Centro Cultural – Moita (PT)
65. 25th november 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Cine-teatro S. Pedro – Abrantes (PT)
66. 23rd november 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Cine-teatro Ribatejo – Cartaxo (PT)
67. 18th november 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Municipal – Vila Real (PT)
68. 29th october 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Pax Julia – Beja (PT)
69. 8th october 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Municipal – Guarda (PT)
70. 30th september & 1st october 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisbon (PT)
71. 24th september 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor – Guimarães (PT)
72. 23rd september 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Garcia de Resende – Évora (PT)
73. 15th & 16th september 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Municipal – Faro (PT)
74. 8th – 10th september 2005 Memórias de um Sábado com Rumores de Azul by Paulo Ribeiro @ Teatro Viriato – Viseu (PT) world premiere
75. december 2004 Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC @ Monaco Dance Forum/Grimaldi Forum – Monaco (MC)
76. 13th november 2004  Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC @ Theatre Royal – Nottingham (UK)
77. november 2004  Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC  @ Newcastle (UK)
78. 30th october 2004 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Festival A Sul/Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo – Loulé (PT)
79. 28th october 2004 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Festival A Sul/Centro Cultural António Aleixo – Vila Real de Santo António (PT)
80. 23rd october 2004 Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC @ The Lowry – Manchester (UK)
81. 7th & 8th september 2004  Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC @ The Grand Theatre and Opera House – Leeds (UK)
82. september 2004 Orfeo ed Euridice by Emio Greco|PC @ Edinburgh International Festival – Edinburgh (UK) world premiere
83. march 2004 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Teatro Garcia de Resende – Évora (PT)
84. summer 2003 Colina 2003 @ O Espaço do Tempo – Montemor-o-Novo (PT) 2 weeks multidisciplinary arts project
85. 13th & 14th june 2003 Pixel by Rui Horta @ Reggio Emillia Danza/Teatro Cavallerizza – Reggio nell’Emillia (IT)
86. 1995 – 2003 Dance School of the National Conservatoire - Lisbon (PT)

excerpt from the movie “Body Rice” by Hugo Vieira da Silva