Marco da Silva Ferreira

Marco da Silva Ferreira was born in 1986 from Santa Maria da Feira and graduated in physiotherapy by Instituto Piaget, Gaia (2010), a career who has never exercised.

The intensive body practice began in 1996 through high-performance swimming but superseded in 2002 to give way to body practices in the performing arts. His path was self-taught in dance styles that flowed in urban/street contexts, pop culture and clubbing. In 2010, Marco won the TV contest So you think you can dance- Portugal and professionally danced to choreographers as André Mesquita, Hofesh Shechter, Sylvia Rijmer, Tiago Guedes, Victor Hugo Pontes, Paulo Ribeiro and other.

As choreographer, Hu(r)mano(2013) set up the beginning of an unpredictable journey. BROTHER(2016) consolidated an authorial discourse and both pieces integrated Aerowaves Priority Companies, followed by Bisonte(2019); Corpos de Baile(2020) for the Portuguese National Ballet Company and SIRI(2021) co-created with the filmmaker Jorge Jácome supported by Foundation d’entreprise Hérmes-New Setting Program. In 2022 premiered førma Inførma (2022) with the South African Company Via Katlehong, Fantasie Minor (2022) supported by CCN de Caen and C A R C A Ç A (2022) selected by Big Pulse Dance Alliance. Terra Cobre (2023) is a duet with Carcaça musician João Pais Filipe comissioned by BoCa- Bienal de Artes Contemporâneas; Ferreira's lastest creation is  a Folia (2024) for the french company Ballet de Lorraine. In September 2025, F*cking Future is premiered in Bienale de la danse de Lyon

Marco was associated artist in Teatro Municipal do Porto(2018/2019); Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen in Normandie(2019/ 2020/ 2021) and currently of Maison de la Danse - Lyon(2023-2025).