MALA VOADORA was founded by Jorge Andrade and José Capela, and it presented its first performance in 2003. Aside from Portugal, mala voadora has performed in Germany, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Scotland, the USA , Finland, France, Greece, England, Lebanon, Luxembourg and Poland. In 2013 the company opened the building at Rua do Almada (Porto).

MIGUEL PEREIRA attended the National Conservatory Dance School and the ESD (Lisbon, Portugal), and he went to Paris and New York with a scholarship. As a performer, he worked with Francisco Camacho, Vera Mantero and Jorge Silva Melo, among others. He also worked with Jérôme Bel on Shirtology (Miguel).