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Agenda Municipal / Music 18 Months - Opera about refugees (Bodies)

18 Months - Opera about refugees (Bodies)
Fri 21 and Sat 22 Feb
Casa das Artes programme


Casa das Artes | Grand Auditorium - 21h30

Admission: 6 euros. Students, Cultural Quadrilateral Card and Seniors (aged 65 and over): 3 euros | Rating: M/14 | Running time: 70 min

18 Months is an opera that explores the harrowing journey of refugees escaping their war-torn homeland in search of safety. The opera explores the refugees' desperate struggle at sea, divine interventions that question the nature of suffering and the challenge of finding acceptance in a new land. As the refugees confront their past traumas and strive for a hopeful future, the piece examines the resilience of the human spirit and the complex interplay between hope, empathy and the harsh realities conferred by being outside their home country.

Artist's file
A Contratempus Quartet creation
Composition: Dimitris Andrikopoulos
Libretto and collection of refugee testimonies: Fadi Skeiker
Staging: Nuno M Cardoso 
Costumes and set design: Nuno Carinhas
Performance: Teresa Nunes (Soprano), Miguel Leitão (Tenor), Crispim Luz (Clarinet), Carolina Leite Freitas (Cello) and Bernardo Pinhal (Piano)
Video and Multimedia Design: Hugo Edgar Mesquita
Light Design and Operation: Mariana Figueroa
Sound Design and Operation: João Monteiro
Production and Communication: Jessica Roque and Marta de Baptista
Communication: Ana Almeida
Creative support: Raquel Melo
Video: Miguel F
Photography: Pedro Sardinha
Acknowledgements: Maximinos School Group, Antas Social Centre, Braga Afghan Orchestra
Co-production: Casa das Artes de Famalicão, CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém
The Contratempus Quartet is a structure funded by the Portuguese Republic - Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts


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