Luís Mestre (Vila Nova de Gaia, 1974) has a master's degree in Theatre Studies from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto and a post-graduate degree in Contemporary Dance from Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo (ESMAE) / Teatro Municipal do Porto. He is a playwright, director, theatre teacher, and contemporary dance coach.
As a playwright, he has received several prizes and awards, both national and international. He has held masterclasses with Juan Mayorga, Emanuel Gat, Vera Mantero, Lisbeth Gruwez, Boris Charmatz, Laurence Yadi / Nicolas Cantillon, David Mamet, David Lynch, Werner Herzog, and Margaret Atwood, and workshops with Adriano and Raimondo Cortese, Jean-Pierre Sarrazac, Guillermo Heras, Sergio Boris, Mohamed El-Khatib.
He completed courses in Scandinavian Film and Television at the University of Copenhagen and Introduction to Classical Music at Yale University. He is the artistic director of the Teatro Nova Europa.