Portuguese dancer and choreographer working on the tension between choreography, sonority and relational space
Bright Horses
Bright Horses is a piece for 6 performers — 3 sets of twin siblings — that uses internal and family dynamics to critically reflect on competition in today's capitalist society. Bringing real-life experience to the stage through its cast, 3 choreographic dialogues are developed between siblings who position themselves in territories of dispute, aggression, mourning, farewell, affection, illustrating the complexity of family relationships as microcosms of wider social dynamics. Using intimacy as a method of resistance, Bright Horses aims to invert the logic of competition in today's society.
Bright Horses is a piece for 6 performers — 3 sets of twin siblings — that uses internal and family dynamics to critically reflect on competition in today's capitalist society. Bringing real-life experience to the stage through its cast, 3 choreographic dialogues are developed between siblings who position themselves in territories of dispute, aggression, mourning, farewell, affection, illustrating the complexity of family relationships as microcosms of wider social dynamics. Using intimacy as a method of resistance, Bright Horses aims to invert the logic of competition in today's society.
Artistic direction and choreography
Carminda Soares and Maria R. Soares
Created in collaboration with and performed by
André Cabral, Gonçalo Cabral, Carminda Soares e Maria R. Soares, Alina Krutskikh, Alena Krutskikh
Original music
António M. Silva / Sal Grosso
Lighting
Joana Mário
Costumes
Jordann Santos
Costumes assistance
Beatriz Filomeno
Dramaturgical support
Lígia Soares
Artistic consulting
Catarina Miranda, Rafaela Sahyoun
Co-produced by
Teatro Municipal do Porto, O Espaço do Tempo, A Oficina e Cineteatro Louletano [no âmbito do Projeto CASA], Cine-Teatro São Pedro de Alcanena
Residency support
O Espaço do Tempo, Cineteatro Louletano, CRL- Central Elétrica, Instável - Centro Coreográfico, GrETUA, Graner centre de creació de dansa i arts vivest, CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, Sekoia - Artes Performativas, ESTUFA - Plataforma Cultural / Plataforma 285
Support
República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / DGARTES - Direção-Geral das Artes
Artistic direction and choreography
Carminda Soares and Maria R. Soares
Created in collaboration with and performed by
André Cabral, Gonçalo Cabral, Carminda Soares e Maria R. Soares, Alina Krutskikh, Alena Krutskikh
Original music
António M. Silva / Sal Grosso
Lighting
Joana Mário
Costumes
Jordann Santos
Costumes assistance
Beatriz Filomeno
Dramaturgical support
Lígia Soares
Artistic consulting
Catarina Miranda, Rafaela Sahyoun
Co-produced by
Teatro Municipal do Porto, O Espaço do Tempo, A Oficina e Cineteatro Louletano [no âmbito do Projeto CASA], Cine-Teatro São Pedro de Alcanena
Residency support
O Espaço do Tempo, Cineteatro Louletano, CRL- Central Elétrica, Instável - Centro Coreográfico, GrETUA, Graner centre de creació de dansa i arts vivest, CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, Sekoia - Artes Performativas, ESTUFA - Plataforma Cultural / Plataforma 285
Support
República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / DGARTES - Direção-Geral das Artes
Venue
Perfomance
Performance
Country
Date
28 Nov 2025
28 Nov 2025
UPCOMING
Cine-Teatro São Pedro
Cine-Teatro São Pedro
Portugal
Bright Horses —
Bright Horses
Portugal
19 Set 2025
19 Set 2025
Cineteatro Louletano
Bright Horses —
Bright Horses —
Portugal
Premiere
Portugal
Cineteatro Louletano
14, 15 Nov 2025
Teatro Municipal do Porto
UPCOMING
5, 6 Set 2025
5, 6 Set 2025
Portugal
Portugal
O Espaço do Tempo
O Espaço do Tempo
Bright Horses —
Bright Horses —
Preview
30 Oct 2024
30 Oct 2024
Spain
Spain
Graner
Graner
Bright Horses —
Bright Horses —
Open Studio
14, 15 Nov 2025
14, 15 Nov 2025
Teatro Municipal do Porto
Portugal
Teatro Municipal do Porto
UPCOMING
Bright Horses —
Bright Horses
Portugal
4 Oct 2025
4 Oct 2025
Centro Cultural Vila Flor
Centro Cultural Vila Flor
Portugal
Bright Horses
Bright Horses
Portugal
