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FRIDAY JUNE 6, 9:30 PM
Só Mais uma Gaivota
“Konstantin Gavrilovich shot himself.” Thus ends The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. Then the curtain fell, and the audience in the theatre enthusiastically applauded the performance of those young actors and actresses, set and costume designers, technicians, and producers. They were finishing their theatre course. Like Konstantin Gavrilovich, they embraced expectations and anxieties about their future as artists. Would they achieve the visibility that would place them at center stage, in pursuit of new forms, or, on the contrary, would they find themselves on the brink of the suicide of their professional project?
Twenty years after their class went their separate ways, Miguel Fragata sets out in search of the fate of his former colleagues, retrieving fragments of the characters and attempting to imagine a continuation of Act IV of Chekhov’s play.
Performance with interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language (LGP)
This performance will include audio description.
An additional commentary intended for visually impaired audiences (blind and partially sighted people), referring to body language, facial expressions and movement. It consists of a narrator speaking during the performance, in the natural pauses of the audio, describing what is happening on stage (and what cannot be perceived through hearing alone).
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Ages 12 and up
Direction and Performance
Miguel Fragata
Text
Inês Barahona
and Miguel Fragata
with excerpts from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, translated by Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão
Integrated Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) Performance
Valentina Carvalho
Assistant Direction
Beatriz Brito
Costume Design
José António Tenente
Set Design
Fernando Ribeiro
Music
Hélder Gonçalves
Lighting Design
Rui Monteiro
Sound Design
Nelson Carvalho
Sound Operation
Tiago Correia
Technical Direction and Lighting Operation
Luís Silva
Set Construction
Josué Maia and Aldina Jesus
Promotional Videos
João Gambino
Promotional Photography
José Carlos Duarte,
Manuel Loureiro, Gonçalo Costa Rebelo and Sofia Bernardo
Communication
Mafalda Guedes Vaz
Executive Production
Luna Rebelo and Sofia Bernardo
Production
Formiga Atómica
Co-production
CCB – Belém Cultural Center, CAAA – Center for Art and Architecture Affairs, Lagos Cultural Center, RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, Municipal Theater of Matosinhos Constantino Nery, Teatro Ribeiro Conceição, Teatro Sá da Bandeira - Santarém, and Théâtre du Point du Jour
Partnerships
CET - Theatre Studies Centre, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon; School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) / Helena Sá e Costa Theatre (THSC); National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC)
Acknowledgements
Pedro Andrade, Ivo Meco, Anabela Almeida, Catarina Requeijo, João Moreira da Silva, João Sousa, Teresa Gentil, Vasco Barroso
Formiga Atómica is a structure supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sport / Directorate-General for the Arts, and by the Lisbon City Council / Gaivotas | Boavista Cultural Hub