Carnival Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
The Team
“A Céu Aberto” is a community theater play performed by the Teatro do Campo Group, from Cultural Rural Vivo Association, with artistic direction and staging by Renata Flaiban
Rehearsals
The preparation was developed between February and June 2022, in Campo do Gerês, in Terras de Bouro, Portugal, with games and exercises from Teatro do Oprimido, by Augusto Boal, and references from community theater.
The premiere took place on June 25, 2022, in the Auditorium of the Museu de Geira, within the Program of the IV Meeting of Arts, Ecology and Ruralities.
Rehearsal Edmundo and Alícia (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
Synopsis
In a assembly, the animals become aware that the solution pointed out by humans beings for climate and energy issues in Portugal is the exploration of lithium.
Susana Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
They then begin to present scenarios for this type of open pit mining, in which degradation is inevitable and the benefits are highly questionable.
Tight carts Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
The Group Rural Vivo
It is a non-profit cultural association, based in Campo do Gerês, in Terras de Bouro, Portugal, created in 2019, with the purpose of strengthening the rural fabric, through cultural dynamization, in projects and events in the areas of Agroecology, Education and Art.
CEOS Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
It is made up of a group of artists, educators, farmers, and researchers.
Currently, they develop socio-community projects, through the Arts, with the support of the General Directorate of Arts-Ministry of Culture, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation & Fundación La Caixa.
A pose for posterity Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
Rehearsal Cheila Reporter (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
Excerpt from the play “A Céu Aberto”
“People are saying big words: climate emergency, energy transition, sustainability…the rural world (and beyond!) could be on the verge of extinction with this accelerated, without reflection or wisdom, driven only by profit”.
Posters Performance (21th Century) by Tatiane OliveiraVirtual Museum of Lusophony
"A Céu Aberto"
Cast: Alícia Wiedemann, Cheila Rodrigues, Edmundo Carvalho, Evelyne Mussons, Joa Gomes, Jorge Carvalho, Lilian Zeller, Lina Satriano, Maria Assunção, Patrícia Soares and Susana Fernandes. Dramaturgy: Renata Flaiban and group. Performance and artistic direction: Renata Flaiban. Costumes: group. Soundtrack: Frankão, Manuel Costa and group. Projections: Eduardo Costa and Evelyne Mussons. Photography: Rafael Carvalho.
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