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MOSQUITO


2018
Performance Co-creator





This work was developed within PACAP – Edition 1, curated by Patrícia Portela and promoted by Forum Dança.


As palavras adquiriram uma intensidade sem precedente, ao ponto de toda a gente reflectir longamente antes de as escolherem, porque algumas delas podiam queimar a língua para todo o sempre. (in Dimitris Dimiatriadis’ “I die as a country”)

The tongue doesn’t have any bones, but it can crack bones. (popular greek proverb)


      Triggered by an “invisible” enemy that exists in the space, we set a theatrical environment of repetitive, never ending, absurd impossibilities in a desperate attempt to fight against it. This threat, this “non-visible” enemy haunts the room and our ultimate goal is to take measures, to protest against it, to confront it. No one in the room can physically see it, but we can all breathe it. But how can one fight an enemy who is faceless, shapeless and even nameless? This enemy symbolizes an a-moral, invisible but quite dominant force within the circles of our western societies. We explore and question how this society of insanely fast changes and constant transformations, has left individuals un-armed, awkward and full of doubt.


Photos by © André Picardo, Alina Usurelu and Jin/ PAD Mainz



MOSQUITO from Mafalda Miranda Jacinto on Vimeo.




CREDITS


CREATED BY Anthi Kougia and Mafalda Miranda Jacinto
LIGHT ASSISTANCE Zeca Iglésias
VIDEOS BY Moritz Walker and Rui Ribeiro
IMAGE Mafalda Miranda Jacinto, André Picardo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Atelier Re.Al, Clarissa Rêgo, Dimistris Kadiotis, Eira, Forum Dança, Gur Arie Piepskovitz, Helena Serra, João Estevens, João Fiadeiro, João Tabarra, Patrícia Portela, Prado, Tânia Moreira David, Negócio ZdB.



DATES


MAR 23, 2018 // ZdB Negócio, Lisboa (PT) / “-plex ciclo de artes performativas” (Forum Dança, PACAP 1st Edition Final Shows)

MAR 29, 2018 // Teatro Viriato, Viseu (PT)  / “-plex ciclo de artes performativas” (Forum Dança, PACAP 1st Edition Final Shows)

APR 27 & 29, 2018 // PAD – Performance Art Depot , Mainz (DE)

SEP 30, 2018 // Cartografias #1, Forum Dança, Lisboa (PT)

APR 6-7 & 13-14 // KET – TV Control Center, Athens (GR)

PRESS


MAR 6, 2018 // “CICLO DE APRESENTAÇÃO DE TRABALHOS | CURADORIA PATRÍCIA PORTELA” in DGARTES

MAR 6, 2018 // “ARTE CAPITAL recomenda: CICLO DE DANÇA – Plex”, in Arte Capital

MAR 6, 2018 // “Ciclo – Plex apresenta 13 novas criações de dança contemporânea em Lisboa” in Diário de Notícias

MAR 14, 2018 // “CICLO PLEX – 3 a 29/3 – Mostras de março em Lisboa, Coimbra e Viseu” in Coffeepaste

MAR 15, 2018 // “Dança em Ciclo Plex” in TSF – Rádio Notícias

MAR 29, 2018 // “Ciclo -plex (PACAP 1)” by Tânia Ramos, in Contracenas