Vera Mantero

{{Short description|Portuguese ballet dancer and choreographer}}

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Vera Mantero (born 1966) is a Portuguese dancer and choreographer. After performing for five years with the Gulbenkian Ballet, she turned to choreography in 1987 and has since performed widely in Europe and North and South America.{{cite web|url=https://www.nxtstp.eu/vera-mantero|title=Vera Mantero Lisbon|publisher=NXTSTP|accessdate=2 April 2019 |language=}}{{cite web|url=http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/conhecer/biblioteca-digital-camoes/arte/2388-2388/file.html|author=Sasportes, José; Pinto, António|title=História da Dança |publisher=Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda - Comissariado para a Europália 91|date=1991|accessdate=2 April 2019 |language=Portuguese|oclc=641724992|page=89-}} A major figure in new Portuguese dance, she frequently improvises with Mark Tompkins, Meg Stuart and Steve Paxton.{{cite web|url=https://www.collegedesbernardins.fr/content/vera-mantero-peut-dire-de-pierre-suivi-de-arlt|title=Vera Mantero " On peut dire de Pierre " suivi de Arlt |date=12 May 2016 |publisher=Collège des Bernardins|accessdate=2 April 2019 |language=French}}