Maria Machado
Special skills
First language: Portuguese
Accents: Contemporary RP
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), German (basic), French (basic)
Singing: mezzo soprano
Music: Brazilian drums - zabumba, surdo, pandeiro (intermediate)
Physical performance skills: physical performance, improv, clown, buffon, spoken word, horse riding, gymnastics, yoga
Other skills: devising experience, voice over experience, experience in directing and stage managing
Driving licence: Brazilian
Previous experience
Theatre
Jorge Amado, O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá, Cia. Novelo, dir. Maristela Chelala (a street theatre show for all audiences performed at several parks and community centers in São Paulo)
Writer, performer and director, Now and at the Hour of our Death, Amen, (an absurdist, comedic solo show performed at different venues around London and São Paulo)
Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cia. Novelo, dir. Pedro Granato, (a street theatre show for all audiences performed at several parks and community centres in São Paulo)
Film / TV
Amiga, Véspera, dirs. Joana Jabace and Thalita Rubio, MAX Original
Education
BA in Performing Arts at Escola Superior de Artes Célia Helena (São Paulo, Brazil)