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Agenda Municipal / Theatre Saint Joan of the Slaughterhouses

Saint Joan of the Slaughterhouses
28 and 29 Nov
Casa das Artes programme


Casa das Artes | Grand Auditorium – 21h30

Admission: €6. Students, Cultural Quadrilateral Card holders and seniors (aged 65 and over): €3 | Rating: M/12 | Running time: 150 min

All the weak and unprotected turn to the character of Joan of Arc, written by Brecht. All the weak and unprotected see themselves represented by her in the struggle of Chicago meat industry workers. Joan follows her missionary spirit as spokesperson for the people and mediator of conflicts between workers and the power that runs the meat industry.

Throughout the play, it is clear that Joan is manipulated by the class she represents, but also by the powers that be, who offer her small victories in order to use her as a tool. Joan is the people's outlet and the instrument through which the powers that be attempt to control the fury of the crowd. Joana could well be that radio comedian who alleviates the frustration of endless hours in traffic on the way home at the end of a working day. Joana has all the air of being that politically engaged artist who produces strong speeches in defence of all the oppressed in the world, who feeds on their stories, misfortunes, tragedies, and who unconsciously contributes to the romanticisation of their misfortunes.

This Joana is the carnival of capitalism, the instrument of a temporary abolition of the oppression of work. After all, aren't all artists the escape valve that allows us to sugarcoat this pill?

Artistic and technical credits
Text: Bertolt Brecht
Dramaturgy and Direction: Bruno Martins
Assistant Director: Cláudia Berkeley
Composition and Musical Direction: Amélia Muge
Set Design and Costumes: Catarina Barros
Lighting Design: Valter Alves
Production Director: Patrícia Gonçalves
Cast: Beatriz Carretas, Carolina Rocha, Eduardo Breda, Flávio
Catelli, João Cravo Cardoso, João Melo, João Miguel Mota, Lucília
Raimundo, Pedro Couto, Telma Cardoso
Production: Teatro da Didascália
Co-production: Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Cineteatro Louletano, Teatro Nacional São João
Photography: @Bruno Martins (manipulated using artificial intelligence)


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