Ana Bigotte Vieira is a PhD candidate in Contemporary Culture at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Vieira was a Visiting Scholar at NYU Performance Studies Department between 2009 and 2012. She graduated in Modern and Contemporary History at the Instituto Superior de Ciencias do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE), and holds a Post-graduate degree in Contemporary Culture at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH_UNL). Vieira is a member of the Theory and Aesthetics Research Group of Centro de Estudos de Teatro, University of Lisbon. Vieira has worked as a dramaturge and her articles have been published in Le Monde Diplomatique, Sinais de Cena, Obscena, jornal do Atelier Real, idanca.net and www.questaodecritica.com.br/. She has translated Giorgio Agamben, Maurizio Lazzarato, Luigi Pirandello, Mark Ravenhill, Annibale Ruccello, and Spiro Scimone.