Beatriz Dos Santos Duarte
Beatriz Duarte is a Portuguese contemporary circus artist, specialising in the Chinese pole. She trained in Portugal at the Chapitô, INAC and Salto International Circus School circus schools, before continuing her studies at ESAC in Brussels, where she graduated in Chinese pole.
She is one of the founders of the Soif Totale company, where she was involved in the creation and production of the shows *Dive In* and *Prologue*. In 2021, she co-founded the Arrepio company with Ana Julia Moro, with whom she is co-creating the show *Au Bout de la Peau* (2024).
Her career centres on artistic creation, circus practice, stage direction, production and teaching. As a Chinese pole instructor at the CNAC, she also teaches at various institutions, notably at UP-Circus & Performing Arts and the École de Cirque de Bruxelles, working with people of diverse backgrounds and technical levels. She also acts as an external consultant in the creative processes of other artistic projects, contributing to their research and their staging and dramaturgical development.
She also performs in the show *À 2 mètres* by the ADM company.
Alongside her artistic practice, she undertook training in production at Théâtre&Publics and joined the Arts&Publics team for a year. She also works in production for the Primavez collective, based in Lille (France).
Since 2025, she has been the stage director of her new production, *Me ves? Sí, te veo en mí!*, a show at the crossroads of circus and the visual arts. In 2026, she founded her own non-profit organisation, PRIMAS, in Belgium.