Portuguese dancers with disabilities to perform in Paris

The piece will be performed at the Chaillot - Théâtre National de la Danse on Thursday and Friday at 8:30 pm, and on Saturday at 5:00 pm.

“Este Mundo” is part of the 25th-anniversary celebrations of Dançando com a Diferença, an inclusive dance company founded in Madeira in 2001 by Henrique Amoedo; the company is distinguished by its integration of dancers both with and without disabilities (physical and intellectual).

Guided by Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen, the show is a “creation centred on gesture, breath, and the quality of presence.”

“The movements are built from simple figures inspired by the elements—air, light, heat, weight, stability—and develop a succession of situations rather than a linear narrative,” the company states in a press release, emphasising that “Este Mundo” is not merely a show, but above all “a living, inhabited place where poetry arises from attention to the other, to oneself, and to the world.”

Quoted in the statement, the company’s artistic director, Henrique Amoedo, adds that the work “transits between the intimate and the universal.”

“The experience of close contact with nature and the deep sensory awakening—during the countless moments when the creative process took place outside the dance studio—constituted a process of active, rather than merely observational, exploration,” he explains. Dançando com a Diferença is an organisation funded by the Directorate-General for the Arts (2023–2026), the Regional Government of Madeira, and the Funchal City Council, and is the resident company at MUDAS – Museum of Contemporary Art of Madeira.