Portuguese dancer and choreographer working on the tension between choreography, sonority and relational space

OCUPAÇÕES

Starting from the Portuguese folkloric repertoire, particularly work songs exclusively sung or danced by women, and their connections with contemporary performance practices, OCUPAÇÕES challenge conventional perceptions of art, women, and folklore, in cross-dialogue with the territory and women of Lamego. During the performance, a parallel is drawn between women's labor in the fields and the technical work in the theater, highlighting both as forms of physical, often invisible, labor that require precision, endurance, and collective effort.

Starting from the Portuguese folkloric repertoire, particularly work songs exclusively sung or danced by women, and their connections with contemporary performance practices, OCUPAÇÕES challenge conventional perceptions of art, women, and folklore, in cross-dialogue with the territory and women of Lamego. During the performance, a parallel is drawn between women's labor in the fields and the technical work in the theater, highlighting both as forms of physical, often invisible, labor that require precision, endurance, and collective effort.

A show commissioned by

Zigurfest


Created and performed by

Maria R Soares


With the participation of

Alita Carvalho, Beatriz Jesus, Beatriz Ribeiro, Constança Pereira, Joana Pinto, Lúcia Pereirra, Luísa Cabral, Margarida neves, Maria Franscisca, Susana Sarmento, Tatiana Pereira

A show commissioned by

Zigurfest


Created and performed by

Maria R Soares


With the participation of

Alita Carvalho, Beatriz Jesus, Beatriz Ribeiro, Constança Pereira, Joana Pinto, Lúcia Pereirra, Luísa Cabral, Margarida neves, Maria Franscisca, Susana Sarmento, Tatiana Pereira

Venue
Country
Performance
Date

27, 28 July 2024

Portugal

Zigurfest, Teatro Ribeiro Conceição

Ocupações

mariarsoares@proton.me

© Maria R. Soares

mariarsoares@proton.me

© Maria R. Soares

© Maria R. Soares

maria.r.soares@proton.um