Sep 23, 2021Full circleI was eighteen when I moved to Leeds. My family arrived with a heavy load of things brought from Toronto and Brazil to help me start my new
Jun 4, 2021Echoes of loveOh, how amazing it feels to open our house to the public! To have an audience in front of us and hear the sound of their applause. Even if
Mar 8, 2021What keeps us goingI started this blog thinking that there would be plenty of enriching experiences in the theatre throughout the season that I could be
Feb 21, 2021Eco-friendly stepsOne fine summer day, about two years ago, my friend Mayara handed me a dvd called The Biggest little Farm. Pictured on the cover were a rust
Sep 24, 2020'Jeitinho brasileiro': Brazilian dancers around the worldI was spending a day like any other at grandma’s house in Sao Paulo when mom arrives with a magazine to show me. Right in the corner of a
Jul 29, 2020When mom comes to visit‘Isabella! How are you? How’s your mom?!' Everybody asks me the same question. Marcia Lago leaves her mark wherever she goes, everyone
Apr 14, 2020Trust the road less travelled: my journey to the Royal BalletI began my ballet training at Ballet Marcia Lago, my mom’s school in Sao Paulo. When I was about eleven years old, I started to realise that