Vânia Doutel Vaz

Performance

Vânia Doutel Vaz PT


Vânia Doutel Vaz

O Elefante No Meio Da Sala / The Elephant In The Room

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Spoken Language: English

O Elefante No Meio Da Sala / The Elephant In The Room

Choreography: Vânia Doutel Vaz

This solo stretches the tensions and expectations between the performer and the audience to limits, testing their flexibility. The work oscillates around the metaphor of “the elephant in the room”: Elephants that the performer brings to the room, elephants brought by the audience and even those that arise in a relationship between observers observed. What is it that we dare not say or which we are unable to deal with?

Note from the choreographer: The last minute change in program that led to being invited to present this piece in such short notice, resulted in organizing an altered version of the piece where the set is stripped down, the lights rethought and the sound composition reduced. This is not bad news! What you will see tonight is what I call a raw version of The Elephant In The Room.
The new team and I are very pleased to share it with you.
We hope you enjoy it.

Artistic Crew / Team:
CONCEIVED, CREATED AND PERFORMED Vânia Doutel Vaz | DRAMATURGY Josefa Pereira | LIGHT DESIGN Leticia Skrychy | COSTUMES Nina Botkay | STAGE SPACE Leticia Skrychy in collaboration with Nina Botkay | SOUND Tiago Cerqueira | TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND LIGHT OPERATION Lui L'Abbate | SOUND OPERATION Isaac Veloso | REMOTE TECHNICAL ADAPTATION Ana Carocinho | PRODUCTION Joana Costa Santos | ARTISTIC RESIDENCY COLLABORATORS Adriana João, Artur Pispalhas, Josefa Pereira, Luara Learth, Piny, Nina Botkay | VOCAL SUPPORT Isabél Zuaa | PHOTOS Patrícia Black

Co-Producers:
Alkantara, Teatro do Bairro Alto, Festival DDD and A Oficina / Centro Cultural Vila Flor

Funders and Supporters:
La Fabrique Chaillot - Théatre Chaillot and O Espaço do Tempo

O Elefante No Meio Da Sala / The Elephant In The Room