Denise Stoklos is the most outstanding female solo performer, director and author in Brazil: she has been voted best actress nine times in her home country. In her pieces she explores the relationships between gender, body, sexuality and power. She has summarised her theory of theatre in the book "Essential Theatre".
The solo performer Denise Stoklos is one of the best known personalities in the Brazilian theatre scene. She is actress, director, author and producer in one. She began her stage work in 1968. She presented her "Denise Stoklos – One Woman Show" in 1978 on one of her first European tours, and since then she regularly performs both here and at "La MaMa" in New York. "Adult Orgasm Escapes from the Zoo", "Denise Stoklos in Mary Stuart" and "Civil Disobedience" are her most well-known productions of recent years.