our community
Movement Lisboa is a place
to reshape how you look at your
physical Human capacity.
A place to move.
A place to learn.
A place to explore.
A place to belong.
Ângelo
Teacher
A contemporary dance artist, choreographer, and educator, he blends sharp movement practice with an eclectic training background spanning Movement Lisboa, Fighting Monkey, Tom Weksler, David Zambrano, and many others.
As a performer and creator, he has collaborated with artists such as Willi Dorner, Tiago Guedes, and Marina Frangioia, including a performance at the Venice Biennale.
His practice also dives into education, research, and choreography, teaching technique, composition, and improvisation at the two leading Portuguese institutions.
Currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Strength & Conditioning — because learning always enriches learning.
Tiago
Owner, co-founder, and teacher
A movement practitioner, performer, dancer, and eternal beginner, Tiago has built his practice at the intersection of sports science, fine arts, dance, and theatre. His work, classes and research explore the body as a powerful tool for function, intelligence, and artistic expression, drawing educational values from pioneers such as Ido Portal, Fighting Monkey, Peter Jasko Wim Wanderkeybus, David Zambrano, Martin Kilvady, Billy Barry, Tomislav English and Alexander Vantournhout, Shai Faran among many others.
He also teaches outside of Movement Lisboa school, in references such as Estúdios Vitor Cordon, CAMPUS, Oficina Zero, ACT School of Actors, Companhia Olga Roriz and in international Movement Schools. He performs, and organises international events within the Movement culture. In 2016 co-founded Movement Lisboa, Portugal’s first Movement school, and more recently expanded the practice to a second school - Movement Porto.
Always curious, relentlessly playful, and happily humbled by the body, he remains what he considers his most important role: a student.
Carolina
Teacher
Carolina Batalha is a Lisbon-based dance artist, teacher, and movement explorer, blending contemporary dance with inclusive pedagogy and a healthy dose of curiosity.
With degrees in Dance and Dance Teaching, she moves effortlessly between studios, academies, stages, competitions, and community projects.
Her long-standing collaboration with Movement Lisboa began as an internship and, unsurprisingly, refused to end there.Her work has travelled across Portugal, Italy, Croatia, and Turkey, while her practice spans artistic, educational, and non-profit projects. In 2024–2025, she received an Artistic Residency Grant at Estúdios Víctor Cordon, creating The Girl Who Wore Skirts on Windy Days.
Teacher, performer, creator, collaborator — always moving, rarely standing still.
