O Elefante no Meio da Sala
The saying "there is an elephant in the room" suggests that in the presence of an obvious element it can be ignored. Elephants I bring with me, elephants that the audience brings with them and also those that arise in the relationship between who observe and who is observed. Seeing, feeling, ignoring, swerving and then seeing something else, playing something else, dancing through different matters generate a kind of attention and practice towards alternatives. Questioning and making possible what may be there. Multiplicity in oscillation, possibilities in resilience. Every person or science, every experience or theory will try to define what is here or will arise. Still and because of that, so much will be missing. These are issues that pulse in this piece and with which elephants dwell and dialogue with. — Vânia Doutel Vaz
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Credits
Concept, reated and performed by
Vânia Doutel Vaz
Dramaturgy
Josefa Pereira
Lighting
Letícia Skrycky
Sound
Tiago Cerqueira
Costumes
Nina Botkay
Set
Leticia Skrycky in collaboration with Nina Botkay
Lighting technician and technical direction
Ana Carocinho
Voice support
Isabel Zuaa
Photography
Patrícia Black
Collaboration in residencies
Josefa Pereira, Luara Learth, Piny, Nina Botkay, Artur Pispalhas, Adriana João
Production
Alkantara
Supported by
Programa de residência La Fabrique Chaillot – Chaillot Théâtre National de la Danse e Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Residencies
Alkantara, Casa da Dança, Estúdios Victor Córdon/OPART, La Fabrique Chaillot
Co-production residency
O Espaço do Tempo
Acknowledgments
Rui Horta, Ana Trincão, Maggie Segale, Giovanni Lourenço
Co-produced by
DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, Teatro do Bairro Alto, A Oficina / Centro Cultural Vila Flor
