In the year of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Revolution, Marco Martins curates a show about the events that took place between June and August 1972 in an unprecedented summer camp for the children of political prisoners located in an estate in Caldas da Rainha. At this place, for two weeks, 18 children between the ages of 3 and 14, previously deeply scared by the arrest of their parents and with a past of clandestinity, sorrow and solitude, learned, for the first time, how to play and be free.
Marco Martins once again gathers a cast that includes non-professional actors to conceive a play firstly inspired by the stories and personal experiences of the children of political prisoners to reach a dramatization that goes beyond the biographical and documental aspects, and in which music will have a determinant role.
In the wake of work of theatrical creation that has been developed for more than a decade specifically with fragile and peripheral communities, here the monumental scenic space is confronted with the human scale, as well as exploring the possibilities it offers in terms of symbolism, scenography and imagery.
2024
5-8 and 11-14 December
Culturgest, Lisboa, PT
2025
23-26 January
Teatro Nacional S. João, Porto, PT
Direction and dramaturgy MARCO MARTINS
Based on an article by JOANA PEREIRA BASTOS and documents and
testimonials from all the cast and works by BERTOLT BRECHT, CZESLAWMILOSZ, DEBORAH LEVY, FILIPPO MARINETTI, GONÇALO M. TAVARES, JEAN-LUC GODARD/ANNE MARIE MIÉVILLE, SLAVOJ ZIZEK e WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Cast MANUELA CANAIS ROCHA, CONCEIÇÃO LOPES, CONCEIÇÃO MATOS, DOMINGOS ABRANTES, HUMBERTO CANDEIAS, OLGA SEQUEIRA SANTOS, RITA VELOSO, VALENTINA MARCELINO
and JOÃO PEDRO VAZ, SARA CARINHAS, ANA VILAÇA, RODRIGO TOMÁS
and ANDERSON RAMOS, ARTHUR LUPI, BEATRIZ RIBEIRO, DIANA SOARES, INÊS PAULINO, JOAQUIM QUEIROZ, LAURA TRUEB, LEONARDO MARTINS, LURDES FERRAZ, MILENA MAVIE, NIURKA SACRAMENTO, PEDRO CONCEIÇÃO
Director’s assistant and dramaturgical support RITA QUELHAS
Research and director’s assistant support GASPAR NASCIMENTO
Research in Torre do Tombo GASPAR NASCIMENTO, JOANA PEREIRA BASTOS and MARIANA BRANDÃO
PIDE/DGS - Registo Geral de Presos, Images courtesy of ARQUIVO NACIONAL TORRE DO TOMBO
Music B-FACHADA e JOÃO PIMENTA GOMES
With CORO INFANTIL E JUVENIL LISBOA CANTAT
Conductor JORGE CARVALHO ALVES
Singers ADA ROQUE, ALICE ROCHA, LUÍSA MELO, LUÍSA SOUSA, MARIA LEOTE, RITA ROCHA, SOFIA REIS, SOFIA SANTOS, VITÓRIA FRANCÊS
Light design NUNO MEIRA
Set design ISABEL CORDOVIL and JOÃO ROMÃO (xxxi.studio)
Project monitoring, stage construction and sponsorship ARTWORKS
Sound design and operation VITOR SANTOS
Technical direction PEDRO MOREIRA
Movement VÂNIA ROVISCO
Movement support HUGO MARMELADA
Object manipulation LUÍS VIEIRA and RUTE RIBEIRO
Stand-in GUILHERME ARABOLAZA
Children’s casting ZÉ PIRES
Based on an idea by MARCO MARTINS and RENZO BARSOTTI
Music and Stage Arts RTP ISABEL ROMA
RTP Direction IGOR MARTINS
Videography RTP ADELINO NOGUEIRA and VÍTOR MANUEL ESTEVES
Editor RTP RUI PEDRO NASCIMENTO
Photography JOSÉ PEDRO CORTES and TOMÁS VIEIRA
Filming TOMÁS VIEIRA
Teasers HENRIQUE PRUDÊNCIO E RITA QUELHAS
Images from the film “48” courtesy of SUSANA DE SOUSA DIAS/KINTOP
Booklet design ATELIER PEDRO FALCÃO
Arena Ensemble’s Managing Director MARTA DELGADO MARTINS
Executive production JOANA GOLDSCHMIDT
Coordination and production direction MARIANA BRANDÃO
Premiere 5th December 2024, Culturgest, Lisbon, PT
Co-production CULTURGEST, TEATRO NACIONAL S. JOÃO, R.T.P. - RÁDIO E TELEVISÃO DE PORTUGAL and ARENA ENSEMBLE
Support AUDITÓRIO MUNICIPAL AUGUSTO CABRITA/CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DO BARREIRO
Acknowledgments AIDA RECHENA - MUSEU NACIONAL RESISTÊNCIA ELIBERDADE, ANA PEDRO, ANNA EREMIN, ANTÓNIO MALDONADO FREITAS, ASSOCIAÇÃO LOPES-GRAÇA, CASA PIA DE LISBOA, CRISTINA NOGUEIRA, ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE CAMÕES, ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA PADRE ANTÓNIO VIEIRA, ELSA PEDRO, FRANCISCO FANHAIS, JOANA CARNEIRO REIS, JORGE EPIFÂNIO, LYUDMILA PUTILO, JOSÉ TAVARES MARCELINO, MANUEL MARIA CANDEIAS, MANUELA BERNARDINO, MARIA JOSÉ MATOS, MARGARIDA LISBOA, MINISTÉRIO DOS FILMES, OFÉLIA SEQUEIRA SANTOS, PÓLO CULTURAL GAIVOTAS/BOAVISTA, RITA RATO - MUSEU DO ALJUBE RESISTÊNCIA E LIBERDADE, TERESA DIAS COELHO
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