Miguel was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and began his formal dance training at the Escola Artística de Dança do Conservatório Nacional, graduating as a professional dancer in 2007. He was awarded a scholarship by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to join the prestigious D.A.N.C.E. II Program in Dresden, Germany, where he trained and performed with renowned companies such as The Forsythe Company, Studio Wayne McGregor, Ballet Preljocaj, Ballet National de Marseille, and Charleroi Danses.

 

From 2009 to 2023, Miguel’s career flourished as he danced with companies such as Introdans, Balletboyz, James Cousins Dance, Delattre Dance Company, Ballet Hagen, and the Companhia Nacional de Bailado (CNB).

 

As a choreographer, he debuted with “Silencio de Eva” in 2013 for the Royal Portuguese Dance Academy in Lisbon. He continued making impactful contributions with works such as “Good Night & Farewell My Love” (2014) for Delattre Dance Company, “Supernova” (2016) and “Saudade” (2017) for TanzLabor at Ballet Hagen, and “Ageless Breed on Moon’s Aura” (2019) for the graduating students of the National Ballet Conservatory in Lisbon.

 

In 2020, he was selected by CNB for the Composers/Choreographers/Directors project at Estúdios Victor Córdon, where he created “A Carta”, and in 2021, he was featured in the CNB documentary “BOW” by Paul Visser, contributing two solos and two duets.

 

In 2022, he became the Curator of the Gala Solidária de Dança and premiered “Alemurity” with CNB dancers. Additionally, he recreated “Supernova” for Intranzyt Cia, choreographed “Three Images of Water” for the Quorum Project, and developed ”…a que vive” for the Planalto das Artes Festival.

 

In 2024, Miguel premiered his latest work, “Cold Desert”, at the 2nd edition of the Gala Solidária de Dança and served as Choreography Assistant for the award-winning piece “À Deriva” by Ana Isabel Casquilho at the 4th edition of the Concours de Jeunes Chorégraphes in Biarritz.

 

Recognized as an emerging choreographer, Miguel is also completing his Master’s Degree in Choreography at the Escola Superior de Dança de Lisboa.