Agenda Municipal / Dance Between myself and the void_premiere
13 and 14 Feb
Casa das Artes programme
Casa das Artes | Grand Auditorium – 21h30
Admission: €8. Students, Pentagon Card holders, seniors and persons with disabilities: €4 | Rating: M/6 | Running time: 55 min
The play explores the identity of the ‘I’ as a constant flow, where refusing, accepting and adapting become inevitable actions in the face of a relentless stream of change. Inspired by Murakami's question in ‘The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’ (‘What is the side of you that is hidden from your own eyes?’), the play reflects on movement in the perpetual search for the Self. Five bodies, five singularities, traverse the play in a collective creation. The languages of dance, masks and puppets intertwine, promoting a confrontation between literary, physical and object matter. This intertwining allows for multiple paths of expression and interpretation.
The labyrinthine and multifaceted being constitutes the central axis of the work. Guided by physical sensation, the performers explore different states of being, immersing themselves in the universe of Murakami's novel. The work is constructed as a territory of experimentation, where the ‘I’ finds its expression in the continuous dialogue between transformation and permanence.
Artistic and Technical Credits
Direction, creation and dramaturgy: Patrick Murys
Movement and choreography: Patrick Murys, Cristina Pereira and dancers
Dancers: Celia Foster, Coppelia Alfevos, Jack Ullman, Mariana Silva, Matilde De Iaco
Puppet creation and construction: Sandra Neves
Original music: Pedro Fonseca
Lighting design: Francisco Alves
Costumes: Anne Carestiato
Set design: Patrick Murys, Sandra Neves and Vasco Macide
Production: Molécula Fértil Associação / INTRANZYT Cia.®
Artistic direction: Intranzyt Cia.® - Cristina Pereira and Vasco Macide
Production direction: Vasco Macide
A co-production: Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Teatro Diogo Bernardes, Teatro Municipal de Vila Real, Molécula Fértil Associação / INTRANZYT Cia.®
Support: Famalicão City Council
Partners for this production: Academia de Bailado Pirmin Treku
Distribution and circulation: Simbiose – Gestão Cultural
Special thanks to: Sara Costa Leite and Miguel Félix
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