Sofia, or Alzira, started in devised, urban intervention and street theatre in Lisbon.
She has since studied Stanislavsky in Frankfurt,
Performance at Goldsmiths, Shakespeare at Poor School and the Meisner Technique
at Actors’ Temple in London. She has an MA degree in Acting from University of East London. Other training
includes regular workshops with the Polish physical theatre company The Song of the Goat (Teatr Piesn Kozla).
In 2006 she founded The Poetical Cabaret, and since 2012 ProperGanda -
monthly events for artists in various disciplines to showcase their talents.
She sings Fado (Portuguese traditional music)
and is a board member of the South London
charity Music for Children.