On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of April 25th, Appleton presented “Revolutions in Speech, Revolutions Missing”, a program curated by Ana Cristina Cachola, inviting all to (re)imagine past and future revolutions.

IRRAR is a 30-minute performance designed for families of up to 40 people at a time. On stage, there are five performers who negotiate between themselves the possibilities of making mistakes in order to love humanity. Based on the literary experiences of Salette Tavares, the fragmentation of bodies, syllables and words is interpreted, with the scene taking place between pieces of mirrors: the actors’ bodies are reorganised according to new bodies, invented from the fragments of those we already know. The spectator also makes mistakes, taking advantage of the freedom to see beyond everyday life. The bodies, like the words, are mirrored in others and break into several, because the bodies as words allow for a mostly silent show, spoken in Portuguese Sign Language. The word becomes an animated form and the mistakes, which give it soul and voice, are manipulated. To come to the theatre is to turn your life upside down.

CREDITS

Creation and Production: UMCOLETIVO

Script: Ricardo Boléo, based on the work of the same name by Salette Tavares

Performed by: Beniko Tanaka, Cátia Terrinca, Enano, Janice Iandtriksy and Zetho Cunha Gonçalves

Scenography: Bruno Caracol

Costumes and Props: Raquel Pedro

Light and Sound: João P. Nunes

Mediation: Rui Salabarda Garrido

Movement support: Daniel Gorjão

Partners: S. Lourenço Secondary School (Portalegre), Portalegre Municipality, Sublime X

Co-producers: CAEPortalegre and Cine-Teatro Louletano

The presentation was  followed by a talk with: Beniko Tanaka, Janice Iandritsky, Zetho Cunha Gonçalves, Enano and Cátia Terrinca