Keila Terencio de Paula
About
I’m a performance artist, arts facilitator, and creative producer based in Sydney, born and raised in Brazil. My creative practice is driven by curiosity about physical theatre and visual arts, weaving puppetry, movement, and aerial dance to craft multi-dimensional experiences that invite audience interaction.
My work has been featured at festivals and events across Australia and internationally. I’m currently developing Two Bodies One Mind, a project combining puppetry, movement choreography, and visual theatre. This work emerged from the Critical Path Research Residency 2024 and the Red Rattler AIR Program and was shared at Indonesia’s international festival, Pesta Boneka 2024.
As a performer, I had the privilege of puppeteering for Belvoir St Theatre’s production of The Weekend and touring nationally and internationally with Erth Visual & Physical shows for the past few years, as well as collaborating with the Centre for Creativity at the Sydney Opera House. I also have an ongoing creative relationship with Strings Attached, engaging in training and performances.
I am always searching for new and unexpected ways to tell stories through the poetic embodiment of narratives.
Experimental Choreographic Lab 2025
Current Programs