Palmira

Anabela Almeida

Associated artist of teatro meia volta e depois à esquerda quando eu disser. She has the Actors Training Course at ESTC. Works regularly as an actress in the companies Mala Voadora and Formiga Atómica. She was co-creator with Sara Duarte of Single Story, a conference in theatrical form, and with Cláudia Gaiolas and Sílvia Filipe of As 3 Sozinhas. She created and performed the project A Casa da Praia and Joyeux Anniversaire. Since 2016, she has been coordinating the public involvement project O Público Vai ao Teatro.

Sara Duarte

Associated artist of teatro meia volta e depois à esquerda quando eu disser. She has the Actors Training Course from Instituto Franco Português and a degree in Psychology from the University of Lisbon. Was co-creator with Anabela Almeida of Single Story, a conference in theatrical form and with Lígia Soares created Professar. She created and performed Joyeux Anniversaire with the rest of the structure's artists. Since 2016, she has been coordinating the public involvement project O Público Vai ao Teatro.
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© José Carlos Duarte

Palmira is based on a grandmother’s story, touches upon several conversations about what it means to be a man and to be a woman, in various parts of the country, and arrives at a location, which is Palmira. A sort of oasis, where two women stop nourish themselves, rest and question each other on this very complex, very basic topic, on what makes up a human being.

Palmira is an altered state of consciousness, a place of thought, in the brain, and is also a show.

Interview — Anabela Almeida and Sara Duarte materiais-diversos-download
Artistic Direction, interpretation and text Anabela Almeida and Sara Duarte Research support Luís Godinho and Teresa Gentil Light Design and operation Nuno Patinho Scenography and Costumes Ângela Rocha Sound creation and musical interpretation Ricardo Freitas Co-criação sonora e interpretação musical Ricardo Ribeiro Image José Carlos Duarte Executive production Vanda Cerejo Co-production teatro meia volta e depois à esquerda quando eu disser, Materiais Diversos Support República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direcção-Geral das Artes Support for artistic residency Companhia Olga Roriz, Causas Comuns, Teatro do Eléctrico Creation Residencies Comédias do Minho (Paredes de Coura), Lavrar o Mar (Aljezur e Monchique), Materiais Diversos (Alcanena e Cartaxo), Cultura em Expansão — Teatro do Frio (Porto)