Cigarra was born in São Paulo, a city where she grew up within the daily flows of migration and developed street expression tactics through collective parties. A DJ, performer, music producer, and cultural agent for over 15 years, she has dedicated half of that time to the Lisbon scene, in partnership with the city and dissident artists. She held resident parties in Lisbon’s main venues and is a member of the Union of Lisbon Street Carnival Blocos Association, as well as the board of the Trypas Corassão Association. Cigarra is also behind projects such as Roda de Sample, Carniçeira, BLOCU, MeioFio (Festival Alkantara), Ancestrofuturismo, SOMA, Hystereofônica, among others that she has led over the years in her research on decolonial crossroads. She has performed in more than 10 countries across Europe, Latin America, and Asia, at music and performing arts festivals such as the Berlin Biennale, Santarcangelo Festival, Gessnerallee, among others. She has released one album, two EPs, and over 20 tracks featured in compilations worldwide. Since 2018, she has been composing original soundtracks for dance, performance, and film, collaborating with artists such as Fabi Faleiros, Tita Maravilha, Josefa Pereira, Márcia Lança, Raimundo Cosme, Paula Diogo, and Catol Teixeira, in Portugal and beyond. Her music delivers an engaging and seductive research, crossing diasporic marginalities with the emotional power of pop and the subversion of experimental sounds.

Bee is a multidisciplinary artist, with a degree in Design from UFPE and an exchange at Parsons (NY), where they came into contact with different creative practices and collaborated on Broadway and film productions. Their trajectory crosses visual arts, design, and performing arts, with experience in video mixing, digital fabrication, lighting, and stage production. Between 2016 and 2018, they were part of Fab Lab Recife, responsible for the design area. In 2019, Bee moved to Portugal and soon reconnected with the performing arts; in 2022, they joined the team at Rua das Gaivotas 6 as a technical coordination intern, and since 2024 have participated in the scenic lighting study group Matéria Leve. Currently, Bee works mainly on lighting design for performances, while also developing experiments with VJing and live coding in collaborative and experimental projects.

Luan Okun transforms the experience of the body and displacement into poetic and performative activism. Their work merges theater, dance, installation, and collective affective relations, exploring racial identities, gender dissidence, and ancestral repair. With awards, residencies, and performances in Portugal and internationally, Luan stands out for creating new narratives and spaces of belonging — in the body, in art, and in shared life.

Azul is a young Brazilian artist, 11 years old, who has lived in Lisbon for nine years. They dedicate themselves to illustration, playful games, music research, pancakes, and to characters that accompany them, such as Cleitinho do Grau. Azul sold their first painting at the opening vernissage of the first edition of Festival Precárias and, since then, has been developing their fluid identity and unique creative technique.

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