We live at permanent risk. We know this from the very essence of being alive. But on a planet undergoing marked environmental change and profound alterations to the Earth System, this risk is permanently present. Combining a hybridized language that mixes both visual poetry, reminiscent of an installation, and video projection mapped onto the scenography, with purely theatrical performance moments, questions echo. What to eat? What to wear? What to feel? What technologies to use or not to use? How not to consume? What real choices do I have? ECO is a monologue, a reflection of internal dialogues, which mixes research, desires and beliefs. Through five ECOs we explore five different languages, in an eternal search for the right language, combining the physical body of the actor, present there, with the projected image of the screen, which persists, in a real-virtual dialog.
text and direction Sofia Santana ‧ with Laura Frederico ‧ video design Nuno Barroca ‧ light design Jorge Gomes Ribeiro ‧ sound Aboo Gani ‧ direction support Hélio Pinho ‧ production Joana Canela ‧ support República Portuguesa – Cultura, DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Pólo Cultural das Gaivotas, mala voadora, Pousio, Ajidanha ‧
September 29 to October 1 ‧ mala voadora