Marcela Levi (BR) was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied dance at the Angel Vianna School. She was a member of the company Lia Rodrigues Cia de Danças for eight years before she began creating her own work in 2002. Her work, which incorporates contemporary dance and visual art, has since been shown regularly at festivals in Brazil, Belgium, Austria, UK and Portugal. In addition to this, she also collaborates with choreographers including Christina Moura and Gustavo Ciríaco as well as with visual artists Tunga and Niura Bellavinha.