Sandra Portal-Andreu is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist and choreographer of Colombian and Cuban heritage. Her work merges dance, theatre, and film to explore identity, motherhood, nature, and memory. Supported by organizations such as the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Live Arts Miami, NALAC, and Miami Light Project, Sandra has collaborated with Infinity Machine, Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Sol and The Tribu, Zoetic Stage, among others. Her work has been presented at Movement Research at Judson Church (NYC), Dance on Camera (NYC), PBS’ Filmmaker Project, and the Cucalorus Film Festival (NC). She is a recipient of the Miami Individual Artists Grant (2023–25), a 2022 Telly Award, and the 2021 Dance Miami Choreographer’s Grant. Her performance work spans stage and film, appearing in The Last Rafter by Oscar Ernesto Ortega and Carlos Betancourt and in commercials including DirecTV, Cheerios, and Walmart. She is a member of Teo Castellanos D-PROJECTS.

Sandra holds degrees from Florida State University (BFA) and Barry University (MS). She is an MFA Candidate at Point Park University currently researching Latinx Theatre performance and practice. She trained with Thomas Richards at the Jerzy Grotowski Workcentre in Italy and is certified in GYROTONIC®/GYROKINESIS®. An educator and arts cultivator, Sandra teaches at the New World School of the Arts and has worked with CityTheatre Miami, ProjectArt Miami, and Miami City Ballet School. Sandra is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

When she’s not in the studio, Sandra manages her small business, Tappas, which offers patented, sustainable home goods. Her work continues to celebrate creativity, collaboration, and community.