Carolina Fernandes

Carolina grew up on the Atlantic coast of Portugal. She discovered her passion for dance at the Ginasiano Dance School in her hometown of Vila Nova de Gaia. At the same time, she complemented her training in workshops and courses, including at the Institut del Teatre Barcelona as well as in works by Wayne McGregor and Shahar Binyamini in the Território format of the Lisbon platform Estúdios Vitor Cordon. Since 2022, she has been enrolled in the bachelor's degree programme in dance at the renowned Codarts – University of the Arts Rotterdam. There she has performed in works by Cayetano Soto, La Horde, Ed Wubbe and Jiří Kylián, amongst others. Through the EU’s Erasmus+ funding programme, she became an intern with the Gauthier Dance JUNIORS during the 2025/26 season. Ever since her interpretation of Marie Chouinard’s solo Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, she had become an indispensable part of the company. Her compelling portrayal of the enigmatic mythical creature was one of the highlights of the Radical Classical programme, and showed that Carolina was ready for the next step in her career: joining the regular Gauthier Dance JUNIORS for the 2026/27 season.