Acting

Filipa Carloto Matta

After graduating in theatre from the ESTC, specialising in performance (Lisbon, Portugal, 2010–2013), Filipa Carloto undertook training in choreographic research and creation at the PEPCC (Lisbon, Portugal, 2016), as well as training in publishing and editing at the Óficina do Cego (Lisbon, Portugal, 2017). Subsequently, they collaborated as an actor, dancer and assistant director with Pedro Gil, Tónan Quito, Tiago Rodrigues, Leonardo Moura Mateus, Hugo Pedro, Jorge Gonçalves, Raquel Castro and Terceira Pessoa, amongst others. At the same time, they also developed their own work through the following projects: *Memória individual implícita ou explícita* (TNDMII, Lisbon, 2016), *Bioluminescência* (RTP, Porto, 2019), *Querer morrer confortavelmente na dor*, in collaboration with Óscar Silva (TERCEIRA PESSOA, Castelo Branco, 2020–2021), *Quimona*, a digital project supported by Garantir Cultura (Idanha-a-Nova and Lisbon, 2022), as well as the performance *Carta Aberta* (Jardins Abertos Festival, Lisbon, 2022) . In 2023, they founded, alongside Mariana Ferreira, the discussion and dramaturgical support collective Kooperativa Dramatúrgica, aimed at supporting projects in the writing phase. In 2024, they moved to Brussels. Since arriving, they have worked as an assistant director with Paul and Mathilde Mosseray, and have also joined David Scarpuzza’s ongoing project, Tapetum Lucidum.