THE MONKEY, THE EMPTINESS, THE PARTY

2019

In this audio piece, the listener is invited to embrace three short fictions taking place in a maybe abandoned theatre building caught in a moment of suspended time. The images of the past are still there, though a new future is about to arrive. Facts are merged with imaginary elements, storytelling techniques are mixed, and voice and sound are given to non-human elements that are usually overlooked by our daily human perception. By using field recordings, we develop three melancholic audio performances that are simultaneously autonomous and part of a single object.

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CREDITS

Creation and performance: João Abreu, João Estevens and Mafalda Miranda Jacinto;
Sound Edition: Sara Morais;
Production: TBA – Teatro do Bairro Alto;
Acknowledgments: Augusto Corrieri, Francisco Frazão, Rita Tomás*

(*This was a commissioned work by TBA – Teatro do Bairro Alto, and it corresponds to the second episode of TBA’s new podcast, titled “Dito e Feito”/ “Said and Done”)