On her the way to the next session of "What is that of the contemporary?" at Serpa Secondary School and Diogo Gouveia Secondary School in Beja, Lígia Soares is preparing a workshop on the role of the spectator today. With the students of both classes, the Portuguese choreographer and playwright will explore ways of integrating the spectator as an active or significant element of a work, reflecting on participatory theater, experimenting with some scenic devices created by the author and thinking about the importance of mobilizing the spectator through the contemporary languages of the performing arts.
Biography
Lígia Soares is a Portuguese choreographer and playwright. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, and she has was part of several theater and contemporary dance programs. Between 2001 and 2014, she was artistic director of Máquina Agradável. She has also developed various programming contexts with other artists, such as Demimonde and Face-a-Face. Since 2015, she has been researching how to create scenic devices that include the spectator's presence as part of the show's dramaturgy. The plays "Romance", "Cinderella", "Civilization", "Memorial" and "My Victory as a High-Competition Gymnast" are published by Douda Correria. She received the DGLAB artistic and literary creation grant in 2020.
