Matheuzza
Writer, Director, Curator & Master in Performing Arts
Matheuzza is an artist residing between Brazil and The United States since 2022. Actor, Writer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Director, Curator and Researcher. She Holds a MA in Performing Arts from the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) and is a currently PhD candidate from the University of California, Berkeley (UC) and UFBA. She has lived in Salvador - Brazil, Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago and Oakland as part of her research and artistical practice.
Her work focuses on investigating the intersection of antiblackness and transgerderness within the domains of performance, performing arts, media, social and gender studies. In 2023, Matheuzza’s television show project, OCEANS, was recognized and awarded by PrimeVideo | Amazon Studios during the Black Stories Screenwriting Lab (LNN). Matheuzza’s feature film project, Overbrook, has received numerous awards and is currently in the development phase. Furthermore, Matheuzza has engaged in various theatrical performances, art exhibitions, and performances since 2016 in Brazil.
