Angela Alves

neurodivergent and proletarian from birth
BA theatre dance at ArtEZ (NL)
chronically ill since 2007
MA dance studies at Freie Universität Berlin
crip, sick & poor since 2020

Fields and interests of research

Angela Alves lives with a chronic neurological condition in Berlin and works as a choreographer, dancer and cultural worker at the intersection of art, body and politics. In her work, she questions the dominant social storytelling of ‘healthy’ and ‘sick’ and counters blank spaces and contradictions with her sensitive and intelligent nervous system. From the perspective of lived experience, she creates anti-ableist performances and installations.
Angela Alves studied dance at ArtEZ (NL) and dance studies at the FU Berlin. Since October 2023, she has been working as an artistic associate in the project team of Prof. Claire Cunningham. 

Her academic research project 'Cripping Nervous SysteMS' is based on a personal access question: How can I work sick and stay healthy? 
The research builds on the relationship that enfolds between her physical body and the institutional body, explores anti-ableist strategies of navigating the professional field and centers practices of resting, quitting and cripping.

Selected artistic projects

SOFT OFFER (2019)
REST (2019)
NO LIMITS (2020)
TENNIS (2022)
REST REBELLION (2023)
AUFHÖREN ÜBEN (2023)
DAUERBADEN (2025)

Trailer and snippets:

SOFT OFFER: https://vimeo.com/727472966

NO LIMIT: https://vimeo.com/459930278

REST: http://angelaalves.de/portfolio/rest/

AUFHÖREN ÜBEN: http://angelaalves.de/sonst/geht-nach-hause-und-uebt-aufhoeren/

Publikationsliste/list of publication:

http://angelaalves.de/publikationsliste-list-of-publications/