After 2005, Jorge Portela started following up on the work of the Portuguese Contemporary Dance Company (founded by Vasco Wellenkamp and Graça Barroso in 1998, which artistic director is since 2008 Liliana Mendonça ). He photographed the CPBC 's vast and original repertoire of contemporary dance at their rehearsals and shows: choreographies by Vasco Wellenkamp, Jan Linkens, Rui Lopes Graça, Henry Oguike, Gagik Ismalian, Cláudia Nóvoa e Patrick Delcroix.