After a brief stint at Sciences Po Paris, Noémie Makota decided to devote herself to drama and enrolled at the Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental de Poitiers, then enrolled in "Performing Arts" at the University of Poitiers. Her discovery of contact dance at the University of Poitiers' choreographic research workshop, led by Isabelle Lamothe, marked a turning point in her understanding of the body, which became for her a tool for thinking and interpreting the world. She participated in the creation of the play Front contre front by Gaëlle Bourges for the "À Corps" festival in Poitiers in 2016, then danced in Le bain (2018) and (La bande à) LAURA (2021). This collaboration opened up personal, artistic, and political questions about the body and its modes of representation. With a keen interest in theatrical anthropology, Noémie spent two years at the École du Jeu (Paris). She also ventured into work on the spoken and sung voice, thanks to her encounter with Jean-Yves Pénafiel, as well as with music. In addition, she completed a bachelor's degree in cinema at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and has been training in Qi Gong for several years.
