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F Λ R S Λ is a hypnotic piece for three performers and a kinetic machine inspired by 19th-century optical illusion devices. Beginning with Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the piece explores how light, sound, and movement shape perception, dissolving the line between truth and illusion. On stage, two silicone surfaces evoke an enlarged skin—a living organism, animated by tension, pressure, and distortion, in which characters and shadows confront each other. The soundscape draws from the rhythmic and melodic scores of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring—a sacrifice of the flesh. F Λ R S Λ invites us to question the real and the projected, transforming the theatre into a living dream of constantly mutating perception. — Catarina Miranda
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Credits
Artistic direction
Catarina Miranda
Performed by
Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino
Co-creation
Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino, Carlos Azevedo Mesquita, Catarina Miranda, João Brojo, Jonathan Saldanha
Support for research
Nuno Preto, Junis Becherer, Maria Antunes
Musical composition
Jonathan Saldanha
Sound design
Süse Ribeiro
Lighting design
Joana Mário
Lighting design assistance
Rita Conde
Space conception
Carlos Azeredo Mesquita, Catarina Miranda, Hugo Flores, Joana Mário, João Brojo, João Ferreira, Jonathan Saldanha, Júlio Alves, Sérgio Coutinho
Prosthetics
Júlio Alves, Hugo Flores
Set design
Diana Regal, Hugo Flores, João Brojo, Júlio Alves
Communication concept
Carlos Azeredo Mesquita
Dramaturgical support
Maria Inês Marques, João Fiadeiro
Production
RÁRA
Project Coordination
Teresa Camarinha
Executive production
João Brojo
Dissemination and distribution
Inês Le Gué | jardin&cour
Co-production
DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, OOPSA, 23 Milhas, Pôle-Sud, Theatre Freiburg
Support for residences
Espaço do Tempo, BoraBora, EVC, Grand Luxe Dance Network (2024–25)
Creative residencies
Grand Studio, L’Abri, Pôle-Sud e CCN — Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, Maison TROIS C-L, Theatre Freiburg
FΛRSΛ is supported by the Ministry of Culture — DGARTES / Government of Portugal.
Observations
Spoken in Portuguese and English
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