um cavalo disse mamãe is an independent, multidisciplinary, and cross-border collective that emerged in Portugal in 2022, following the meeting of Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti, Piero Ramella, Bárbara Cordeiro, and Francisca Pinto. Within the context of the Advanced Programme for Creation in the Performing Arts 5, promoted by Forum Dança and curated in this edition by choreographer and researcher João Fiadeiro, the four artists created the piece Também se matam cavalos. Since then, they have been developing ongoing research that addresses, among other themes, the human and animal condition in a dialogical, poetic, and symbolic relationship.

In its short yet rich trajectory, the collective has welcomed other artists such as Sara Paternesi, Daniel Pizamiglio, Yaw Tembe, and Walesca Timmen. The group is currently composed of three Brazilians, two Portuguese, two Italians, and one Swazi. They align themselves with minority rights movements and believe in an artistic approach that provokes action, reflection, and transformation.