MARTA BONITO
performer actor writer
video art
2020 CORRENTES
2020 CORRESPONDÊNCIA
ABOUT
Ponta Delgada, 1988. Portuguese theatre maker and performer based between London and Portugal working across new writing, site-specific theatre, movement and film. She has a degree in Communication Sciences – Journalism and Film at New University of Lisbon (FCSH), a MA in Comparative Literature (Porto University) and studied acting at Drama Studio London, concluding a 2 years Professional Diploma.
She is interested in stories about identity, migration, borders, traveling and the body, especially the female body. Highlights of her work include SIX DAYS AFTER FOREVER (YK Film Work Production Committee), PAINS OF YOUTH (Camden Fringe), SPICY WHITE (Theatre 503) and LÁPIS COR DE CARNE (Teatro Sá de Miranda, PT). Marta is currently developing her solo show, MY BODY IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY, a piece about borders, displacement, migration and the female body to be presented as part of the Camden Fringe 2023.
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PERFORMING ARTS
theatre
2023 LÁPIS COR DE CARNE by Cláudia Lucas Chéu | Sá de Miranda Theatre | directed by Natasha Syvanenko
2022 SPICY WHITE by Carina Simões | Theatre 503 | directed by Josh Hinds
2021 FAMILY MEAL by Molly Bater | Cockpit Theatre Voilà Festival 21 / work in progress
2020 SENSIBILITY by Molly Bater | New Normal/ New Writing Theatre Festival | online
2018 PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner | directed by Helen Tennison | Camden Fringe
2015 BARULHEIRA a partir de textos de Álvaro Lapa | directed by João Sousa Cardoso
2012 KATZELMACHER from R. W. Fassbinder | Marie | directed by Luís Araújo & Ricardo Braun | Associação Otto
2007 BLAME BECKETT from Samuel Becket | GTN (Grupo de Teatro da Nova – Teatro Universitário)
performance | physical theatre | installation art*
2019 friEND | performer | vice-versa theatre | Cockpit Theatre / work in progress
2019 FRIENDS? | co-creation with Susan Hoffman | Cockpit Theatre / work in progress
2019 PUBLIC DOMAIN | performer | composition by David Lang with LSO
2015 BOXING | perfinst with Luís Vieira | AXA-NEC (Núcleo de Experimentação Coreográfica)
2015 TROJAN HORSE | co-creation & performance | by André Mendes
2014 SOPRO | creation & performance | masks photography exhibition | Museu de Marionetas do Porto
2014 ATLAS | performer | by Ana Borralho & João Galante
2014 SUITE Nº 1 ABC – ENCYCLOPÉDIE DE LA PAROLE | Joris Lacoste – Alkantara Festival
2014 OS FILHOS DE SPOUTNIK NãO ANDAM NA RUA | co-creation with Luís Vieira & performance | Abril Duras
2014 POSSO FAZER-TE UMA úLTIMA PERGUNTA?* sound installation | with Luís Vieira | dramaturgy & production | Abril Duras
2014 A MULHER É O FUTURO DO HOMEM 2/12 | performer | concept by Paulo Brás
2014 A MULHER É O FUTURO DO HOMEM 1/12 | director |concept by Paulo Brás
2013 BODIES IN URBAN SPACES | performer | Willi Dorner Cia. – Festival Imaginarius/ Serralves em Festa
2013 O SENTIMENTO DUM ACIDENTAL | colective monologue | movement performer | Grupo de Teatro Máscara Solta
dramaturgy | direction
2014 OS FILHOS DE SPOUTNIK NÃO ANDAM NA RUA – dramaturgy | Abril Duras
2013 VARIETé | dramaturgy assistant | by Miguel Ramos – Confederação
2012 RICARDO III | director assistant | by Luís Mestre – Teatro Nova Europa
AUDIOVISUAL
film | short film*
2022 SIX DAYS AFTER TOMORROW | Anastasia | directed by Yoi Kawakubo
2019 MISBEHAVIOUR | Extra | directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
2015 SOM | Dores | directed by Alex Turvey | Creative Camp/ Canal 180
2015 O AMANTE Harold Pinter | Sarah | directed by João Sousa Cardoso/ Teatro Expandido
2014 SAINT JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS | Marta | directed by João Sousa Cardoso
2014 A RAPARIGA DE BERLIM* | The Girl | directed by Bruno de Freitas Leal
2013 A RONDA DA NOITE adapted from Quartett by Heiner Müller | Merteuil | directed by João Sousa Cardoso
2013 BAAL de Bertold Brecht | Sophie Barger | directed by João Sousa Cardoso
2013 A LINHA DO VOUGA* | Maria | directed bt Ana Pichel
2010 STANDBY* | directed by Paula C. Lopes & Alexandre Cardoso
music videos | commercials*
2018 Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest feat. Ben Westbeech “Counter Culture” | by Sky Ainsbury and Jamie CA
2016 UEFA EURO 2016* ITV feat Eric Cantona
2013 HARMONICS “Reflections of a Man” | by Sara Samoe
2013 NELSON CAN “Attack” 1.2 | by Sara Samoe
2012 UTTER “The Baker” | by Mário Macedo
video art
2020 CORRENTES
2020 CORRESPONDÊNCIA
STUDIES & WORKSHOPS
2016-2018 2 Year Diploma in Professional Acting – Drama Studio London
2010-2012 MA Literary, Culture & Interarts Comparative Studies – Letters Faculty, Porto University
2006-2009 BA Communication Sciences (Journalism & Cinema) – FCSH, New University of Lisbon
2008-2009 Erasmus Bologna University
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Physical theatre workshop with David Glass (March 2021)
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Viewpoints & Suzuki with JUDKA (August 2019)
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Physical theatre workshop with Gecko (March 2019)
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Butoh with Florencia Guerberof (2019)
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Devising: Ways in with Theatre Foundry (2018)
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Identity School of Acting (April-July 2016)
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The Research of Maud Robart – Creta 02-07/05/ 2016
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Acting & Creation: Cristina Carvalhal, Nuno Cardoso, Nuno M. Cardoso, Victor Hugo Pontes (Atelier 200 TNSJ)
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Meysner with John Frey
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Text & Performance with Guillermo Heras
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Physical Theatre and Movement: Caldonia Walton, Andrea Gabilondo, Jaime Santos, Joana Castro, Vânia Rovisco, Marcelo Evelin, Sofia Neuparth
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Le Coq technique with Stéphane Lévy (15h Moveo Barcelona)
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Puppetry with Marcelo Lafontana
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Vocal technique: Rebecca Joris Lacoste, João Henriques
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RP & American standard accents: Nina Zendejas
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Dramaturgy – Luís Mestre (Teatro Nova Europa);
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Theatre critics seminar (TNSJ/ Festival Odisseia e Associação Portuguesa de Autores) Alexandra Moreira da Silva, Rui Pina Coelho e Constança Carvalho
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Creative Production – Ana Figueira, Joana Nóbrega, Helena Santos (Companhia Instável)
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Bodrum Dance festival – volunteering & production (2012)
LANGUAGES
Portuguese*, English, Italian, Spanish
HEADSHOTS
SHOWREEL
VOICEREEL