Xana Novais trained in theatre at balleteatro and in dance at FAIIC — Advanced Training in Choreographic Interpretation and Creation at Companhia Instável. Her career highlights include performances in works by Pedro Zegre Penim, Hugo Calhim Cristóvão & Joana von Mayer Trindade, João Pedro Vale & Nuno Alexandre Ferreira, and Carlota Canto Lagido. Since 2019, she has been a recurring collaborator with Florentina Holzinger, while also developing her own work as a creator. Following the premiere of Como Matar Mulheres Nuas in 2022 and Electra vai ao Techno in 2023, Xana returns to the How to Kill universe in 2026 with the second part.