Author of the book "Grupo Teatro do Movimento: An expressive gesture by Klauss and Angel Vianna in Brazilian Dance", Marina Magalhães is a PhD in Performing Arts (Universidade de Lisboa and Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2023), Master in Perfoming Arts (Universidade Federal do Estado do RIo de Janeiro, 2017), Postgraduate in Corporal Preparation in Performing Arts (Faculdade Angel Vianna, 2010) and Licenced in Dance (Faculdade Angel Vianna, 2011). Marina has had professional training as an actress and dancer in Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras (2014) and Centro de Formação Artística do Palácio das Artes (2005). With more than 20 years of professional experience, she has been part of several artistic companies, and has worked as a movement director alongside important artistic directors. Her trajectory has been recognized by awards such as FITA (2011) and Artes Qualidade Brasil (2011) for best performance for "Outside a musical noir"; the Itamaraty Award (2009) for best short film for the video "Insomne"; the Usiminas/Sinparc Award (2007) for best spectacle and audience choice for "Geraldas e Avencas" and a nomination for Sesc/Sated (2006) in the category of Revelation in Scenic Arts. She has worked as coordinator of a Post-graduate degree in Corporal Preparation for the Performing Arts at Faculdade Angel Vianna (2011-2013), where she was also a professor (2011-2017), having supervised several artistic works in the academic/artistic field. As a teacher, she was also an invited professor at Escola Superior de Dança (2018-2019), and at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2017). Since 2018, she has been a teacher at the Inimpetus School of Actor Training.