Né Barros is a Choreographer and dancer. She has developed her artistic work in articulation with her academic studies and research. Started ballet training and later in contemporary dance and choreographic composition in the United States (Smith College). Concluded a PhD in Dance (University of Lisbon), a Master in Dance Studies (Laban Center, London), and studied Drama at ESAP. In 2017 did a Post-Doctorate on Aesthetics and Performances at the Philosophy Institute of the University of Porto where she currently is a researcher in the Group of Aesthetics, Politics and Knowledge. Artistically, has collaborated with several artists from music, theatre, cinema, fine arts, media arts, and architecture. Along with Balleteatro, has worked with the Companhia Nacional de Bailado (awarded as Best Choreography), with Ballet Gulbenkian and Aura Dance Company (Lithuania). She is the author of the books Performances e Pós-fenomenologia – Apropriação e Contacto, Da Materialidade na Dança; Dança: corpo e casa and editor of other publications. She has published several articles on topics such as dance philosophy, aesthetics, performance, and dance composition. She is co-director of the collections “Aesthetics, Politics and Art” and “War Machines”, published by FLUP. She is a professor at ESAP. Founder and Director of Balleteatro and Family Film Project - International Festival of Archive Cinema, Memory, Ethnography.