Teatro São João

Quis Saber Quem Sou

A Theatrical Concert

conception, writen and directed by Pedro Penim

Quis Saber Quem Sou

Description

“I wanted to know who I am” was the Portuguese democracy’s first catchphrase of a revolutionary nature, heard at 22h55 on 24 April 1974, broadcast by the Emissores Associados radio station. Filled with individual and collective wondering, the first line of “E Depois do Adeus”, sung by Paulo de Carvalho, was the Carnation Revolution’s starting signal, turning a simple love song into a byword for freedom. Quis Saber Quem Sou [I Wanted to Know Who I Am], a show halfway between a concert and a stage play, revisits the Revolution’s songs, their catchphrases, such as “songs can be weapons”, as well as the personal stories of the generations that caused the 25 April events to come to pass, told and sung by young (16 to 25 years old) actors/singers/musicians selected during a nationwide audition. Pedro Penim entrusts the memory of the words of freedom to their present (and future) voices and bodies.

Credits

conception, writen and directed by Pedro Penim

musical direction Filipe Sambado set design Joana Sousa costumes Luís Carvalho lighting design Daniel Worm d’Assumpção sound design João Pratas vocal direction João Neves direction assistance Bernardo de Lacerda subtitles Barbara Pollastri, Pedro Soares canva image João Azevedo

cast Ana Pereira, Bárbara Branco, Eliseu Ferreira, Francisco Gil Mata, Inês Marques, Jéssica Ferreira, Joana Bernardo, Joana Brito Silva, Manuel Coelho, Manuel Encarnação, Pedro Madeira Lopes, Rafael Ferreira, Rute Rocha Ferreira, Vasco Seromenho

produced by Teatro Nacional D. Maria II

acknowledgment António Azevedo, Hugo Azevedo, Luís Pedro Faro, Luzia Moniz

opening 20 Apr 2024 São Luiz Teatro Municipal (Lisboa)

playing time 2:00 ages 12 and up _
ticket prices 7,50 € – 16,00 €

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