Bárbara Andrez

Bárbara Andrez was born in 1983 and at the age of 12 she made her first foray into the theater, joining an amateur company. In 2001 she decided to continue their higher studies in theater at Esmae (School of Music and Performing Arts) in Oporto. She finished her degree in Theatre Studies with an average of 16 points. During this period she worked with several theatre and contemporary dance names such as José Carretas, Joana Providência, Carlos Pessoa, Nikolauz Holz, André Braga, Lee Beagley, Pablo Rodriguez, John Briton, Pazo Candido, Antonio Carallo, Fernando Mora Ramos and many others. She also participated in numerous projects like: short movies, performances, drama, comedy, clown, dance theater,). In 2005 she started her career as an interpreter in "Hamelin" a stage reading by Anthony Durães in the National Theatre São João in Oporto. She also taught Drama in schools and worked as an assistant director and a theatrical plays coordinator. She entered in numerous plays as an actress like: "Xarxa 25" by La Fura del Baus, "Sarabande" from Titanick Theatre, "Weisman and Cara Vermelha" directed by Fernando Mora Ramos, "Noites Brancas" by Erva Daninha, "Peepshow nos Alpes "directed by Luis Varela. In 2010, she embarked on a performance "Estendal" made specfic for Imaginarius in Santa Maria de Feira, and in the same year she debuts "TV.Com", a show conceived, directed and interpreted by herself. Still in 2010 she started her masters degree in Contemporary Artistic Creation at the University of Aveiro and in 2011 she worked as an interpreter in "10X10" by Estaca Zero Teatro, as well as "Utópolis / Silêncio / Cena 10" by Teatro do Frio.