Lígia Soares | Romance
Castro Verde, June 10th 2023, 22h
Where Fórum Municipal
Free entry
Lígia Soares once again tries to "put words in the spectator's mouth". In "Romance", the device goes through the action of directly asking someone to speak. This request or command becomes simultaneously a point of relation between the spectator and the performer and also a device of dialogue between the various spectators. This device contains within itself the strength or danger of speaking with the words of another, creating strong games of identification and repulsion for what is said.
The piece "Romance" was created in January 2015, in the context of a creative residency at malavoadora.porto. Its text was then edited by Douda Correria and released in May 2015.
"Say you'll lend me money if I don't get a job. Say you believe I'll pay you back later if I do. Say you won't leave me living on the street dressed like this. Tell me we're not living here in the typical situation of a leftist petit bourgeoisie empathizing with the poor. Tell me we're not! Tell me! Don't deny that you are!".
Concept | Text | Interpretation: Lígia Soares
Music: Mariana Ricardo
Graphic design: Filipe Pinto
Photography: Daniel Pinheiro
Costumes: Tânia Afonso and Lígia Soares
Production: Máquina Agradável
Lígia Soares is a Portuguese choreographer and dramaturge. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, being present in several theater and contemporary dance programs. Between 2001 and 2014, she was the artistic director of Máquina Agradável. She also developed several programming contexts with other artists such as Demimonde, or Face-a-Face. Since 2015 she focuses her research on how to create scenic devices inclusive of the spectator's presence as part of the dramaturgy of the show. The plays "Romance", "Cinderela", "Civilização" and "Memorial" are published by Douda Correria. She received the DGLAB artistic and literary creation grant in 2020.
