Bernardo Chatillon (Rebelva, 1982) is a nmultidisciplinary artist, performer and researcher in performative practices. His work explores the relationship between body, environment and narrative, creating spaces for sensory and poetic dialogue between artists, audiences and space.
Trained at Chapitô, he attended the Formação Intensiva Acompanhada at c.e.m and holds a degree in Theatre – Performance from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. Between 2012 and 2015, he was a member of the ensemble of Teatro Nacional D. Maria II. In 2016, he moved to Berlin, where he completed a master’s degree in Solo/Dance/Authorship (SODA) at the Inter-University Center for Dance Berlin (HZT/UDK). He has collaborated in a range of formats and projects through artistic practices, encounters and performances with Marc Lohr, Sigal Zouk, Mineral Wasser Kolective, Peter Pleyer, Stephanie Mahler, Jeremy Wade, Benoît Lachambre, Keith Hennessy, Joy Mariama Smith, Meg Stuart, Sandra Noeth, Natasha A. Kelly, CA. Conrad, Sigmar Zecarias, Diego Aguillo, Sophia New, Fernanda Eugénio and Litó Walkey, among others.
He created the performances Reindeer Age #0 (Uferstudios, 2019; Teatro do Bairro Alto, 2020), Reindeer Age #1 (P.T. Espaço do Tempo, 2021) and O Fazer do Dizer (Centro Cultural de Belém, 2022). He develops a living archive of performative practices and interdisciplinary collaborations that expand the understanding of performance as a collective experience.
Since 2023, he has been part of the management of R.I.Ju de Côja (Rancho Infantil e Juvenil de Côja), where he implements the Fôlego project, promoting experimentation, improvisation and artistic exchange. In 2024, he attended the Dramaturgia Platô #10 course, directed by Diogo Liberano.