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To die for little birds

by Lígia Soares and Henrique Furtado Vieira, 2024

Lígia Soares and Henrique Furtado Vieira come together for the first time in a creation to study, reproduce and reinvent artistic forms resulting from collapsing systems and, in doing so, create a collection of performances based on the historical relationship between the crisis and the emergence of different artistic avant-gardes. ‘To die for little birds’ aims to find ways of meaningfully sharing with the public the end of a world as we have known it and the possibility of a collective mourning that can confront us with non-sense, emptiness, fear, dehumanisation, but above all, with each other.

Several avant-garde art movements emerged after traumatic moments in history, moments when humanity showed new limits to its self-destructive capacity - the Great Wars or the Cold War with its atomic threat. Today, in the twenties of the 21st century, we are once again facing the ‘end of the world’. The project thus seeks inspiration from historical artistic movements that emerged in response to periods of crisis, such as Dadaism, expressionist dance and the theatre of the absurd, in order to confront current challenges, such as the environmental crisis and the feeling of powerlessness in the face of complex global systems.

This project has been underway since October 2023 and is being built residence by residence, immersed in the local context. One of the distinctive features of ‘To die for little birds’ is its focus on the active participation of the public. By directly involving local participants in the performances, the project not only democratises the creative process, but also strengthens the relationship between the artists and the community, allowing everyone to contribute to their narrative. ‘To die for little birds’ functions as a collection of performances ready to be activated and adapted to the spaces and contexts of circulation, taking advantage of their different characteristics.

Ficha Artística

Direction, creation and performance
Lígia Soares, Henrique Furtado Vieira

Based on an original idea by
Lígia Soares and Maria Jorge

Production Director
Ana Lobato

Technical Direction and Light Design
Hugo Coelho

Musical composition and sound design
João Lucas

Participation Performance (Triumphal Ode)
Iqbal Hossain

Participants in the creative workshops
Coline Gras, Daniela Melo, Duarte Romão, Filipa Noronha, Lara Almeida, Marissel Marques, Marta Nogueira, Pedro Jesus and Zé Alves

Produced by
Romance - Cultural Association

Co-production
Teatro-Cine Torres Vedras, Teatro Municipal do Porto / FITEI

Distribution
O Rumo do Fumo

Creation/presentation Residencies
Gretua (Aveiro), Festival END (Coimbra), Rua das Gaivotas 6 (Lisboa), A Gráfica (Setúbal)

Residency support
Pólo Cultural das Gaivotas, O Rumo do Fumo, Centro Cultural da Malaposta / Minutos Redondos / Câmara Municipal de Odivelas, LAMA Teatro, OPART and Estúdios Victor Córdon

Acknowledgements
Afonso Matos, Giulia Dal Piaz

Financed by
República Portuguesa / Dgartes - Direção Geral das Artes

Cronologia

19-20 September 2024: Teatro-Cine Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras/Portugal
12-13 September 2024: Paragem Festival, Bóia - Associação Cultural, Carvoeiro, Ferragudo/Portugal
7-8 September 2024: 2nd Meeting of Performing Arts, Santa Maria da Feira/Portugal
13 July 2024: MAPS Mostra de Artes Performativas, Setúbal/Portugal
PREMIERE 10-11 May 2024: Rua das Gaivotas 6, Lisbon/Portugal
Avant-Premiere 21-22 March END Festival, Coimbra/Portugal

11
Dezembro
2024

Godots - from the collection To die for little birds

by Lígia Soares & Henrique Furtado Vieira

Teatro das Figuras, Faro/Portugal

Wednesday at 7pm

As part of Festival Motus

18 - 25
Maio
2025

To die for little birds

by Lígia Soares & Henrique Furtado Vieira

FITEI - Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica, Porto/Portugal