Choreographers Cecilia Colacrai and João Lima will use this workshop to share some of the artistic tools and concerns from the creation processes of their pieces, the solos R.A.V.E. (Revolutionary Agglomeration for Voluntary Extermination) and Cavalo do Cão.
Cecilia and João have collaborated on a range of projects since 2008, both in performance creation and teaching. Their joint works have been presented at several venues in Spain, Argentina and Brazil. In recent years, they have each devised a solo where the other has been the outside eye.
Over the course of the years during which their paths have run alongside each other, in addition to the time spent together in the studio they have shared a viewpoint with a different slant to traditional European perspective. This could not be otherwise: they are both migrants, and come from different backgrounds. Their geographic connection also means they see performance in a similar way. To them, theatre is a place for experience, where bodies are put to the test, where they defy their physical limits as well as those of theatre itself. In their creations they connect to choreography as performer-composers. In this sense, their works feature physical action as the engine for dramaturgy. Both perceive the body as an expressive, pulsing and vibrant material.
The workshop aims to bring us closer to the worlds of both projects using body movement and voice.
This workshop is open to anyone interested in movement and voice work.
Images: Tristán Pérez-Martín
