Walson Botelho, General Director and also co-founder of the company, is a choreographer and former performer, and graduated from the Federal University of Bahia with a degree in Cultural Anthropology. He has worked as dance Director at Cultural Foundation in Bahia, as Production Director for the Balé Teatro Castro Alves, in Salvador, and as assistant director, dancer, singer and musician with the company Viva Bahia.

Photos: Andrew Eccles