Description
The opening image of this show is a baobab from which three bodies hang: something that could put us in mind of certain photographs depicting lynched Afro-Americans. However, according to Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa and Nádia Yracema, these bodies are actually “being born and reborn, healing and reconnecting themselves individually and collectively”. In Cosmos, the second part of an ongoing trilogy, the three actresses and stage directors appropriate “images that have repeated themselves throughout history in many tragic variations” and give them new meanings: an epic creation where time and space commingle, causing real and/or fictional events to superimpose. Cosmos mixes African and European myths to project itself on an Afro-futuristic plane, wondering all the while whether we are more than just the product of the tales we have been told. During this journey, it will be impossible to avoid bringing into question humanity and the path we have taken until the present day. This will lead to the emergence of various possible futures.
Gallery
Credits
creation and artistic direction Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa, Nádia Yracema
set design Tony Cassanelli costumes Eloísa d’Ascensão, Mónica Lafayette props Almost Black, Eloísa d’Ascensão, Jorge Carvalhal, Rodrigo Vasconcelos lighting design Eduardo Abdala choreography Bruno Huca music and sound design Carolina Varela, Nuno Santos (XULLAJI), Yaw Tembe string instruments Desordem do Conceptual Branco – Cire Ndiaye, Evanilda Veiga, Florêncio Manhique, Mbye Ebrima, Sebastião Bergman, Suzana Francês video Elvis Morelli, Maria Tsukamoto, Tiago Moura creation support Inês Vaz, Mário Coelho dramaturgical support Melissa Rodrigues voice-over Caroline Faforiji Odeyale, Nur Briyo, Rogério de Carvalho translated by Olusegun Peter Odeyale general production Maria Tsukamoto
cast Ana Valentim, Alberto Magassela, Bruno Huca, Cleo Diára, Cirila Bossuet, Manuela Paulo, Mauro Hermínio, Paulo Pascoal, Puta da Silva, Rita Cruz
co-produced by Cama a.c., Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Portugal) co-production residency O Espaço do Tempo
opening 23 Jun 2022 Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon) playing time 1:15 Ages 12 and up
Sessions
Teatro Carlos Alberto
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| · sex · 20:00 |