Agenda Municipal / Theatre The Game of Love and Chance (premiere)
Thu 09 and Fri 10 May
Casa das Artes programme
Casa das Artes | Grand auditorium – 21h30
Admission: 4 euros. Students, Cultural Quadrilateral Card and Seniors (aged 65 and over): 2 euros | Rating: M/12 | Running time: 80 min | From Pierre Marivaux
The eloquent and independent young Silvia is betrothed to Dorante, a young gentleman who is unanimously favoured by his family for his good character and handsome features. Silvia's maid, Lisete, incessantly entices her into the advantages of marriage and shared love, as does her father Orgonte, who is pleased with this union. The game of love takes a twist when Silvia throws the consummation of this union into unpredictability by devising a meticulous plan that leads her to disguise herself as her maid Lisete, forcing her to disguise herself as Silvia, her employer. With this, the fearless young woman intends to observe her fiancé's pretensions with coolness and certainty. The game of deception thickens when we realise that Dorante has the same will and the same plan, which he will carry out with Harlequin, his servant. The Game of Love and Chance presents itself as a portrait of the aristocratic customs of its time in the voice of intervening characters, deeply marked by the feelings of melancholy and desire that outline this plot full of disguises, lies and deceit. French playwright Pierre Marivaux helps us to reflect on individual freedom and the challenging of customs, presenting us with this text in which luck, misfortune and chance form a relentless triad.
Artistic record
Text: Marivaux
Translation: Isabel Alves and Francis Uteza
Staging: Pedro Barros
Cast: Carolina Faustino, Carolina Stuart, Clara Meira, Dinis Veloso, Elle Azevedo, Gaby Freitas, Gabriela Teixeira, Júlia Tenório, Luísa LaRoque, Maria José Cardoso, Nídia Hamilton, Risa Monteiro, Rita Poeta, Sorya and Yasmin Alicia
Set design: Ana Gormicho
Costumes and Props: Paula Cabral
Light design: Tiago Silva
Sound Design and Sound Design: Fábio Ferreira
Voice Support: João Castro
Stage Photography: to be determined
Hair: José Resende
Poster photography: Giovanni Battista Pittoni "Diana and Endymion" - 1723
Production Director: Glória Cheio
Production: Helena Machado and Jorge Azevedo
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