Dance Workshop - Christmas at Alfândega

21st December 2024
Hours: 10am-1pm // 2.30pm-5pm

The Christmas at Alfândega programme offers a day full of activities for children, giving families the chance to spend time on last-minute shopping or a special Christmas lunch. At the end of the afternoon, everyone is invited to attend the final performance.
The balletetaro is part of the Christmas at Alfandega programme with a dance workshop with Beatriz Meireles inspired by Júlio Resende's ‘Ribeira Negra’ panel.

Beatriz Meireles
Specialising in Movement Direction and teaching, her work encompasses professional, educational and community projects in Portugal and the UK. Over the last decade she has worked as a dancer with companies such as Renaud Wiser Dance Company, Cascade Dance Theatre and organisations such as the Young Vic and the National Theatre in the UK. She co-founded the artistic collective KWAM, and has extensive experience as a member of creative teams in theatre, film and large-scale events. In the teaching field, she has worked as a movement teacher in a conservatoire and as a contemporary dance teacher with the Rambert company. She is a graduate of the London Studio Centre (UAL) and completed the MA in Movement: Directing and Teaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.