Agenda Municipal / Dance A body of stories
Sat 31 May
Narciso Ferreira Theatre programme
Riba de Ave | Narciso Ferreira Theatre - 18h00
Free entry | Rating: M/3 | Running time: 55 min
A body of hi(e)stories is a collaborative dance project, with the aim of using the body, movement and ultimately dance and choreography, as a vehicle for communicating with the audience, to tell personal stories of the participants, or fictional stories created by them. This project's core idea is to transform life experiences, or stories long kept by the performers, into an artistic performance, promoting individual expression, community cohesion and creative empowerment, organised into a choreographic artistic object.
The ‘Artistic Residency with Community #00 [Dance]’, entitled ‘A Body of Hi(e)stories’ is a pilot project in the area of community co-creation and contemporary dance that will take place in the CSIF of Pousada de Saramagos, Joane, Mogege and Vermoim, between March and May 2025, under the artistic direction of Intranzyt Cia.® / Molécula Fértil Associação. The initiative is being developed by the Municipality of Famalicão, as part of the Há Cultura 2024-2027 project, in co-production with the Narciso Ferreira Theatre, and co-financed by the European Union, through the NORTE 2030 Regional Programme. Its aim is to build artistic co-creation projects with the local community, focusing on the entities of the Sobre o Palco Local Performing Arts Platform.
Artistic data
Original idea: Vasco Macide
Creation, conception and choreography - Cristina Pereira and Vasco Macide
Performers: Celia Foster, Francisca Santos (Intranzyt Cia.®) and volunteers from the communities of Pousada de Saramagos, Joane, Mogege and Vermoim
Scenic and musical environment - Cristina Pereira and Vasco Macide
Lighting design - Manuel Alão
Costumes - Intranzyt Cia.®
Production - Molécula Fértil Associação
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