Artist or collective name: Marise Cardoso aka Djiiva
Biography
Marise Cardoso, known as Djiiva, is a Brazilian artist, DJ, cultural entrepreneur, and researcher with over 25 years of international practice across Europe, Latin America, South Asia, and the Middle East. Her work operates at the intersection of electronic music, somatic practice, community building, and arts-based health interventions, a trajectory that moves fluidly between concert stages, academic research, and spaces of social vulnerability.
She holds a Master’s degree in Musical Arts from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2025), with a thesis grounded on the M.O.V.E project, examining music and movement as tools for well-being, emotional regulation, and social cohesion. Her transdisciplinary formation includes advanced studies in Music and Wellbeing at Svaram Sound Academy (Auroville, India), alongside certifications as a yoga and meditation teacher and sound healer.
She builds bridges between art, technology, activism, and wellness, notably through the multidisciplinary platform Ser Super Sônico and through initiatives that have consistently amplified the visibility of women and underrepresented artists. She is an official mentor for the EMMA–UPBEAT project, supported by Creative Europe, and a vocal advocate for women 50+ reclaiming space in an often ageist music industry.
Her practice is inseparable from its communities: M.O.V.E has been applied with incarcerated individuals in India, adolescents in vulnerable situations, people with Down syndrome in Brazil, and women navigating menopause in Portugal, each context shaping and deepening the methodology.
Country of the artist / collective: Brazil, Portugal
Country of the artwork: Portugal
Language: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Disciplines: Dance, Performance / Happening, Social Practice / Workshop, Sound Art / Music
First release / Production year: 2022
Hosting institution or organization: Multiple cultural institutions and organizations across Portugal, India, Brazil, Italy, and Spain, between 2022 and 2026.
Project description
M.O.V.E, Moving Organically Your Vital Energy, is a participatory performance method created by Marise Cardoso that transforms a live DJ set into a guided somatic journey. Structured around three pillars of transcultural musical curation, somatic progression, and group integration tools, each session builds a collective arc from arrival to activation to integration, without requiring any prior dance or movement experience from participants. The body is the primary instrument; the music, the guide.
The method draws on a rich constellation of references including 5Rhythms, Ecstatic Dance, and Active Meditations, articulating them through an original methodology that is simultaneously rigorous and accessible. What distinguishes M.O.V.E is its deliberate architecture: the musical curation is a precisely calibrated progression, designed to move the nervous system through distinct states of awareness, from grounding and arrival to expansion and release, culminating in a moment of collective integration. Each session is co-created in real time with the group, making every iteration unique while remaining methodologically consistent.
The project carries academic validation through a Master’s thesis in Musical Arts completed at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in 2025, developed through an autoethnographic research approach. The researcher and the practitioner are one and the same: the methodology was built from inside the experience, documented through embodied observation, participant feedback, and critical reflection. The thesis examines the perceived impact of M.O.V.E on physical well-being, emotional self-regulation, nervous system regulation, and the quality of interpersonal bonds within the group, outcomes observed consistently across more than 100 sessions held in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and India between 2022 and 2026.
The ethical dimension of M.O.V.E is structural. The project has been deliberately brought into contexts that cultural programming rarely reaches: incarcerated individuals at the Central Prison of Puducherry, India; adolescents in situations of social vulnerability at the Thamarai Educational Center in Auroville; a T21 futsal team in Minas Gerais, Brazil; women navigating menopause in Lisbon, Portugal; and sound journey facilitators in professional training at Svaram Sonic Experience, Auroville. In each of these contexts, the methodology was adapted with precision, without losing its structural integrity or artistic quality. Movement is guided but never prescriptive. Participants are invited rather than instructed. The space created is non-hierarchical and grounded in somatic safety and collective care.
Portable and context-independent, M.O.V.E adapts to theatres, cultural centres, public squares, museums, prisons, educational centres, and non-traditional spaces alike. It can be presented as an open public performance, a participatory workshop, or a community mediation session, with a capacity ranging from 15 to 200 or more participants depending on the venue. First presented in 2022 at Prosa Cultural in Lisbon, where it was developed during a two-year artistic residency, the project has since been hosted by institutions including Jardins do Bombarda, Festival MIMO Portugal, CRIPA Center for Research in Performing Arts, and Svaram Sonic Experience, building a track record of institutional trust across Europe and South Asia.
For cultural programmers, M.O.V.E offers a work of strong artistic identity that functions simultaneously as a tool for community health and social cohesion, documented, replicable, and alive.
https://sersupersonico.com/m-o-v-e
Production / display conditions
M.O.V.E adapts to indoor and outdoor venues: theatres, cultural centres, public squares, museums, prisons, educational centres, and alternative spaces. The floor must support safe movement; a barefoot-friendly surface is ideal. Plan for 1 to 1.5 m² per participant.
Audio requirements: PA system sized for the space, 1 monitor at DJ ear level, wireless handheld microphone, and 6 EU Type-C power outlets near the DJ table. The project runs in three modes: Solo Computer, Solo CDJ, or Duo/Trio with live percussion. Setup ranges from 15 to 30 minutes depending on the mode.
Standard duration: 2 hours. Shorter and longer formats are available. Capacity is flexible, determined by the comfort and safety of participants.
Venue specifications should be shared in advance so the M.O.V.E team can confirm the most suitable setup.
Contact: welcome@sersupersonico.com
Accessibility
M.O.V.E is inherently inclusive by design. Movement is guided but never prescriptive, adapting to different mobility levels, ages, and physical conditions. No prior dance or movement experience is required. Participation has been documented with people with Down syndrome, incarcerated individuals, adolescents in vulnerable situations, and mixed-ability groups across multiple countries. The somatic facilitation is oral, visual, and embodied, making it accessible to participants regardless of verbal language fluency. The format operates without a stage or hierarchy between facilitator and participants, creating a shared space of equal presence.
Link to artwork / further information:
https://www.sersupersonico.com/m-o-v-e
Contact
Marise Cardoso
http://www.sersupersonico.com/m-o-v-e
