M̶i̶g̶u̶e̶l̶ Bonneville (Porto, 1985) introduces us to autofictional works focused on the deconstruction and reconstruction of identity. Their work is transdisciplinary and is, therefore, presented in a variety of formats: performances, drawings, photographs, films, music or artist books.
Their work has been presented in art galleries, theaters and non-conventional venues in Portugal and abroad, namely the serial projects Family Project, Miguel Bonneville, and The Importance of Being.
In 2015 they won the Rede Ex Aequo Award for the performances Medo e Feminismos (in collaboration with Maria Gil), and The Importance of Being Simone de Beauvoir.
They studied Drama at Academia Contemporânea do Espectáculo (2000-2003), having complemented their studies with the following courses: Visual Arts (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2006), Autobiographies, Life Stories and Artist’s Lives (CIES-ISCTE, 2008), Archive – Organization and Maintenance (Citeforma, 2013), Cyborgs, Sex and Society (FCSH, 2016) and Philosophy and Art (Mute, 2017), among others.
Bonneville was part of the artistic nucleus of contemporary dance production company Eira (2004-2006) and contemporary art gallery 3+1 Arte Contemporânea (2009-2013).
They have participated in artistic residencies such as Sítio das Artes/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, 2007), Homesession (Barcelona, 2008), Mugatxoan/Serralves Foundation (Porto, 2010), Transeuropa2012 (Hildesheim, 2012), Arts Printing House (Vilnius, 2013), Arte y Desarrollo (Madrid, 2014) and La Box (Bourges, 2018), among others.
They sporadically teach authorial performance composition in different national and international structures.
They are responsible, alongside Maria Gil, for the artistic direction of Teatro do Silêncio.