mala voadora ‧ 2022
o papel do dinheiro
A show primarily aimed at children, o papel do dinheiro told with bills. A child accompanies his uncle on a business trip around the world. The small pieces of paper depict many places, habits, characters; and they also show what can go wrong if you lose sight of the role of money.
As the author of the text, Miguel Rocha, explains, “this journey begins with a 20 escudo bill, a green and very soft Saint Anthony, in a story from the narrator’s childhood in which the note is literally dissected into its components. We set off on a 500 escudo caravel. We arrive in China, where we will meet Kublai Khan and the origin of flying paper. We leave riding a dragon, on a journey that will range from the frozen deserts to the south sea. We will visit palaces, forests, penguins and, naturally, the Queen of England. The details of each bill offer clues to new journeys, other stories and odd discoveries. With banknotes losing visibility with each passing day, why not do something fun with them?”
A show primarily aimed at children, o papel do dinheiro told with bills. A child accompanies his uncle on a business trip around the world. The small pieces of paper depict many places, habits, characters; and they also show what can go wrong if you lose sight of the role of money.
As the author of the text, Miguel Rocha, explains, “this journey begins with a 20 escudo bill, a green and very soft Saint Anthony, in a story from the narrator’s childhood in which the note is literally dissected into its components. We set off on a 500 escudo caravel. We arrive in China, where we will meet Kublai Khan and the origin of flying paper. We leave riding a dragon, on a journey that will range from the frozen deserts to the south sea. We will visit palaces, forests, penguins and, naturally, the Queen of England. The details of each bill offer clues to new journeys, other stories and odd discoveries. With banknotes losing visibility with each passing day, why not do something fun with them?”
directed by Jorge Andrade ‧ text Miguel Rocha ‧ featuring Bruno Soares Nogueira and Tomás Barroso / Pedro Moldão ‧ sound design Sérgio Delgado ‧ light design João Fonte ‧ technical direction João Fonte ‧ production Miguel Mendes, Sofia Freitas, Joana Mesquita Alves e Inês Soares Lopes ‧ stage photography Enric Vives-Rubio ‧ image editing António MV ‧ co-production LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões ‧
November 4th to 13th, 2022 ‧ LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões (Lisbon)
June 3rd + 4th, 2023 ‧ Teatro Taborda (Lisbon - FIMFA Lx 23)
October 12th + December 21st, 2023 ‧ Campo Cultural de Campilhas (Cercal do Alentejo)
November 2nd to 5th, 2023 ‧ mala voadora (Porto - O Meu Primeiro FITEI)
November 15th to 17th 2023 ‧ Escola Secundária de Santo André
January 29th 2025 ‧ Centro Cultural de Lagos
March 14th 2025 ‧ Cine Teatro João Verde ((Monção))
April 1st 2025 ‧ Teatro Municipal de Ourém
September 15th 2023 ‧ Projecto Utopia (Maputo)
October 22nd 2025 ‧ Centro Cultural de Paredes
October 31st 2025 ‧ Theatro Gil Vicente (Barcelos)
November 7th 2025 ‧ Teatro Ribeiro Conceição (Lamego)