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Espiões addresses the relationship between performing arts and the construction and transmission of cultural memory from a personal universe. Based on the individual and collective memories of some of the artists in her life — choreographers/performers Francisco Camacho, Miguel Pereira and Sílvia Real — Filipa Francisco identifies a unique heritage in the memory of these choreographers and designs a creative and affirmative gesture in the face of the scarcity of dance archives and documentation in Portugal.
Following previous projects such as Íman, built from the individual memories of African dance and hip-hop performers, or A Viagem, which explores folk dance as a form of connection with the body, Espiões proposes to value an embodied heritage through a confrontation between personal universe and repertoires, and new choreographic gestures.
In an intrinsic echo chamber, the piece can be accompanied by a “My dance museum” cycle, composed of training modules that can be carried out independently or in accumulation, according to the strategic objectives of the partner or host theatre. Taking advantage of the extensive pedagogical experience of all the choreographers on the project, the training offer may include workshops for young dance students or choreographers with Francisco Camacho or Miguel Pereira, intergenerational dance workshops with Filipa Francisco and dance workshops for young people with Sílvia Real. With these we reinforce a personal relationship with the audiences and with the artistic fabric of the performance venues, fostering the appreciation and transformation of dance heritage.
Tour
Performances included in the project.
2016
SEPTEMBER 17
FESTIVAL MATERIAIS DIVERSOS, Torres Novas
SEPTEMBER 30 / OCTOBER 1 | 2
TEATRO MUNICIPAL MARIA MATOS, Lisbon
2019
MAY 5 | 6
FESTIVAL DDD, TEATRO MUNICIPAL DO PORTO, Porto
Videos
Documentaries, performances and interviews.
Gallery
Albums and photos
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Team
Artistic direction Filipa Francisco
Cocreation and performance Francisco Camacho, Miguel Pereira, Sílvia Real
Sound score António Pedro, from excerpt of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Cage, Nick Cave, Frédéric Chopin, Bernard Herrmann, Alberto Iglesias, Claudio Monteverdi, Sérgio Pelágio, Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Carlos Zíngaro and the movie ‘A Woman Under the Influence’ by John Cassavetes
Assistant artistic direction David Marques
Documentation and counselling Cláudia Galhós
Technical direction and light design Carlos Ramos
Costumes Carlota Lagido
Set design Matthieu Réau
Photography Bruno Simão
Video Bruno Canas
Recording and mix Moz Carrapa
Production and touring Materiais Diversos
Coproduction Materiais Diversos, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal, Teatro Municipal do Porto Rivoli – Campo Alegre, Open Latitudes (Latitudes Contemporaines, Vooruit, L’Arsenic, Body/Mind, Teatro delle Moire, Sin Arts Culture, Le Phénix, MIR Festival, Materiais Diversos financed by the European Union Culture Programme)
Support DuplaCena, Companhia Caótica, EIRA, GDA Foundation , Polo Cultural das Gaivotas | Boavista – Municipality of Lisbon
Acknowledgements Mark Deputter, Elisabete Paiva, Vera Mantero, Andrea de Paula
The team thanks all those who contributed to the research, allowing the collection and use of numerous documents, some of which are rare:
Caixa Geral de Depósitos Foundation - Culturgest, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, CCB – Centro Cultural de Belém Foundation, ESD - Escola Superior de Dança, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Forum Dança, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa, Daniel Tércio, Sophie Coquelin, Vasco Wellenkamp, Margarida Bettencourt, Olga Roriz and Joana Providência (provision of video material), Sérgio Pelágio, Carlos Zíngaro (provision of sound material), Mariana Viterbo Brandão (seminar: O mapa faz o Caminho).
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