Sofia Silva & Ricardo Neto

Sofia Silva (1993) works across cinema, theatre and the performing arts, collaborating with various national theatre companies and production companies as a set and costume designer. She attended the specialised art course at escola artística soares dos reis in porto and graduated with a degree in theatre – set design – from the Higher School of Music and Performing Arts in Porto. During his training, he studied at AMK Taideakatemia in Finland, where he gained in-depth knowledge of puppet construction and manipulation, animated forms and visual theatre. 

Ricardo Neto (1976) began his artistic journey as a street performer, clown and juggler – experiences that sparked his interest in the theatrical space and the morphology of the stage, areas he would go on to explore in greater depth throughout his artistic career. He graduated with a degree in theatre – set design – from Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo  in Porto 2010. Between 2014 and 2019, he devoted himself to teaching set design and the performing arts. He currently works as a set designer and prop master for shows and events.