Nuisis Zobop

Suicided – The Vice of Humiliating Immortality

Hugo Calhim Cristóvão & Joana von Mayer Trindade

©Susana Neves

SYNOPSIS Pursuing a choreographic research closely linked to philosophy and literature, Joana von Mayer Trindade and Hugo Calhim Cristóvão depart, this time, from Raul Leal.

The launching point for this creation are two texts of Raul Leal - "Divinized Sodom" and "Antichrist". These contrast a Metaphysics of Longing against the "Vertigo", the "pure manifestation, bright, evident, bestiality of God". This "Vertigo" stands as the driving force of an Apolytrosis, both aesthetic and vital. Apolytrosis (Greek word) means redemption, rescue, liberation. Redimere, the Latin term for the same end, literally means to "buy back", and leads to Redemptio: the act of liberation, rehabilitation, reparation, salvation. One considers his aesthetics of the despicable turned deity, when the Fall is no longer so and becomes Vertigo, which is present with no first past or last future. Two performers express that “pure, loud, clear, beastly” movement, an Apolytrosis, which means redemption or rescue in Greek. The thing being redeemed in this piece is a scream before the ground that experiences the concepts of blasphemy, eschatology, sin, death and revelation. This dance also draws inspiration from Genet, Artaud and Sade, and it exorcises those symptoms and reflexions.

credits Direction, Choreography, Dramaturgy and Formation Hugo Calhim Cristovão & Joana von Mayer Trindade Performance Francisco Pinho e André Araújo Theory and Philosophy Ana Mira, Celeste Natário, Cláudia Galhós, Cláudia Marisa, Cristina Aguiar, Ezequiel Santos, Mariana Pinto dos Santos, Mário Correia, Sofia Vilar e Rui Lopo Light Design and Technician Support Zeca Iglésias & Nuisis Zobop Costumes UN T Set design Jérémy Pajeanc Graphic design and illustration Eduardo Ferreira Video Andrea Azevedo Photography Susana Neves Executive Production Patrícia do Vale and Nuisis Zobop Coproduction Centro Cultural Vila Flor – Festival GUIdance Guimarães, Teatro Municipal do Porto – Festival DDD Dias da Dança, Theatro Circo – Braga, Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo e Asta- Festival ContraDança – Covilhã Partners Instituto de Filosofia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto e Instituto de Filosofia Luso-Brasileira Artistic residencies Forum Dança, Materiais Diversos / 23 Milhas, Circolando, Centro de Criação de Candoso, Teatro Municipal do Porto- Rivoli e Teatro do Campo Alegre, Companhia Instável e Espaço do Tempo Project financed by República Portuguesa – Cultura / DGARTES – Direcção Geral das Artes Duration 1h15 Age > 16

debates

23-09-2018

16h30 – 18h30

1st Colloquium- Debate “Suicided - The Vice of Humiliating Immortality"

Circular Performing Arts Festival

Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Joana von Mayer Trindade, Hugo Calhim Cristovão, Claúdia Marisa, Ezequiel Santos, Rui Lopo and Sofia Vilar

23-09-2018

16h30 – 18h30

1st Colloquium- Debate “Suicided - The Vice of Humiliating Immortality"

Circular Performing Arts Festival

Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Joana von Mayer Trindade, Hugo Calhim Cristovão, Claúdia Marisa, Ezequiel Santos, Rui Lopo and Sofia Vilar

23-09-2018

16h30 – 18h30

1st Colloquium- Debate “Suicided - The Vice of Humiliating Immortality"

Circular Performing Arts Festival

Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Joana von Mayer Trindade, Hugo Calhim Cristovão, Claúdia Marisa, Ezequiel Santos, Rui Lopo and Sofia Vilar

23-09-2018

16h30 – 18h30

1st Colloquium- Debate “Suicided - The Vice of Humiliating Immortality"

Circular Performing Arts Festival

Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Joana von Mayer Trindade, Hugo Calhim Cristovão, Claúdia Marisa, Ezequiel Santos, Rui Lopo and Sofia Vilar