Supracasa: Adoçar

Where I come from, people often use or used to use the word ‘sweeten’ as a synonym for washing. ‘Have you sweetened yourself yet? Go and sweeten yourself!’ I think this beautiful comparison comes from the idea of removing salt and sweat from the body, making it sweet, and using equally sweet water to do so. This piece serves as an exercise in pure observation. In this way, I create a dance focused solely on the body and its movement. Sweetening explores the idea of cleansing. Of creating space that gives rise to availability. Availability to observe a body.
— Ana Isabel Castro

Ana Isabel Castro has a degree from the Lisbon Dance School and attended FAICC – Advanced Training in Choreographic Interpretation and Creation at Companhia Instável. She has worked alongside artists such as Esther Balfe, Saju Hari, Georg Blaschke, Jonathan Uliel Saldanha and Joclécio Azevedo. She has created pieces such as Marengo (2019), Iceberg (2021) and Pechisbeque (2023), and was the first winner in the Dance category of the Coliseu Porto Ageas Young Artists Award.