Dobra is a company that works with art and culture.
We create artistic solutions for people. Theater shows, creative experiences, workshops, creations on demand and a list that a list that only grows over time, according to what our imagination is is capable of. The possibilities are endless!
It all started in 2011 when, after attending the Professional Development Program (offered by LISPA – London International School of Performing Arts) we started the process of our first show, Hominus Brasilis. With great success and excellent reviews, Hominus was nominated for the main theater awards in the country. Still under the name Cia de Teatro Manual, we gained prominence inside and outside Brazil, being part of national and international festivals in the USA, China, Argentina and Portugal.
Our theatrical repertoire also includes the shows “A Menina e a Árvore” (nominated for the main children’s theater awards in Brazil), “Vermelha” and “A Mulher que Sonhava”.
Since 2016, we have been offering creative experiences for companies, with great impact among employees.
On TV, we co-created the performance of scenic pictures in the “Cronistas do Rio” Program, on Municipal TV of Rio de Janeiro – MULTIRIO.
In 2020, our great change: Cia de Teatro Manual becomes Dobra. Dobra means double, fold, multiply. We create facets, new angles, shapes. We bend. We broaden our way of thinking about the role of our art in the world and in people’s lives. As artists, we have the must impact and transform whoever passes by us. We are always available to reinvent ourselves and help you create new paths, unfold and redouble to discover how many ways you can be.
Welcome to Dobra!
International Festivals
Chicago Physical Festival 2016 (EUA)
Beijing Comedy Week 2017 (China)
FETI – Festival Efímero de Teatro Independiente 2017 (Argentina)
FITA – Alentejo Theater Festival (Portugal)
Who we are
Helena Marques is an actress, director and founder of Dobra. She has a degree in Performing Arts – UNIRIO and a master’s student at the same university. Coursed Professional Development Program at LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts). She graduated in Popular Singing from the Villa-Lobos State Music School.
Helena was nominated for the main Brazilian theater awards: Shell Award, Cesgranrio Award, CBTIJ Award and has already represented Brazil in international festivals in the USA, Argentina, China and Portugal . Received the Best Actress award at Festival Off Rio in 2009.
On Tv, she was in “O Rebu” (Tv Globo), in 2014 and “Nada Será Como Antes” (Tv Globo), in 2016.
Matheus Lima is an actor, director, clown, graduated in Performing Arts at UNIRIO, in Popular Percussion at Villa Lobos State School of Music, and Professional Development Program at LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts). He is founder of Dobra and member of Bando de Palhaços group.
Matheus represented Brazil at festivals in the USA, China, Argentina and Portugal. He was nominated for the main theater awards in Brazil such as Shell Award, Cesgranrio, Zilka Sallaberry and CBTIJ. He has already received 6 Best Actor Awards.
On TV, he was the protagonist of “Insônia” series (Canal Brasil); and participated in the soap operas “Morde e Assopra”, “Jóia Rara”, “Boogie Oogie” and “Deus Salve o Rei” (Globo).
As a Culture Manager, he worked at the Cabo Frio Culture Department and currently works at the Niterói Culture Department.
Partners
Patrícia Ubeda
Actress, director, clown, graduated in Performing Arts at UNIRIO. Currently, she works as a clown doctor in Operation Nariz Vermelho – Lisbon.
Pagu Produções
Formed by Bárbara Galvão, Carolina Bellardi and Fernanda Pascoal, she has worked for ten years in the cultural market in national and international projects.
Julio Adrião
Actor, producer and theater director. Winner of the Shell / RJ 2005 Award for Best Actor with the solo Descoberta das Américas.
List of prizes
Nominated for the Shell Award for Best Direction, with the show Hominus Brasilis.
Nominated for the 2014 Cesgranrio Award in the Special Category (for researching the scenic space through the platform), with the show Hominus Brasilis.
CBTIJ Theater Award for Children and Youth Nominated for the CBTIJ 2018 award in 7 categories: Direction, Collective of Actors and Actresses, Body Preparation, Lighting, Visagism, Scene Photography, Visual Programming, with the show “A Menina e a Árvore”, winner in the Body Preparation and Lighting categories.
Winner of the Funarte Scholarship for Residencies in Performing Arts 2010
Dobra Criativa
Dobra’s corporate part, which offers creative solutions to improve corporate professional skills and take care of the human being in an whole way. Practical and immersive experiences for companies looking to develop the employee experience in a light, fun and effective way. Art as a learning tool!
