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Theatre

The State of the World (When You Wake Up)

Formiga Atómica
3 to 18 December 2022
Uma pessoa de joelhos junto a uma estrutura redonda olha para a direita onde se pode ver uma imagem projetada na parede.

Information

Families

3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 17 and 18 December: 4.30pm
18 December: 11.30am

Schools

7, 9, 14, 15 and 16 December: 10.30am

Conversation after the show

10 December

Session with Portuguese Sign Language

16 and 17 December

Laid-back session

11 December

Session with Audio Description

10 and 14 December

In sessions with audio description, the recognition of
stage takes place an hour before the show.

Age Rating

6 years and above

Target Audience

Starting at 6 years

Duration

50 min

School Prices

€3 < 18 years/ €1 +TEIP schools/ Chaperones are exempt

Family Prices

€3 < 18 years/ €7 > 18 years/ Discounts are applicable

Description

In a misdirected world, it is necessary to look into the past and make it so that everything comes out right in the future.

Synopsis

Edi is an 8-year-old boy with a very fulfilled life. Every day he consumes and discards many things, until he receives a toy with an unexpected invitation. In that moment, he starts a journey into a world that was previously invisible to his eyes, marked by climate change. In a misdirected world, it is necessary to look into the past and make it so that everything comes out right in the future. The clock is always ticking.

 

On stage, only one performer and a panoply of utensils, a portrait of our lives where consumption occupies an unavoidable place. To what extent do our small gestures cause great impacts? To what extent can a toaster or a hair dryer be responsible for impactful natural disasters, like a fire or a sandstorm? To what extent are adding an ice cube to a drink or spreading butter on bread actions without consequence.

 

 

 

Cast and Creative

Staging 
Miguel Fragata

Text 
Inês Barahona and Miguel Fragata

Performance 
Edi Gaspar

Scenography 
Eric da Costa

Wardrobe
José António Tenente

Original score
Fernando Mota

Light design
José Álvaro Correia

Video
João Gambino

Props
Eric da Costa, José Pedro Sousa, Mariana Fonseca and Rita Vieira (graphic design)

Maker
Guilherme Martins

Scenography construction
Gate7

Technical direction
Renato Marinho

Consulting
Henrique Frazão

Executive Production
Ana Lobato and Luna Rebelo

Production
Formiga Atómica

Coproduction
LU.CA – Teatro Luís de Camões, Comédias do Minho, Materiais Diversos and Théâtre de la Ville

Acknowledgments
Ana Pereira, Andreia Luís, Beatriz Castanheira, Carlos Félix / Decolab, Carlos Miguel / IMPERSOL, Dalila Romão, David Palma, Dina Mendonça, Elisabete Pinto, Joana Ascensão, João Ribeiro, Lara Soares, Maria Mestre, Mónica Talina, Paulo Teixeira / Fablab EDP, Raquel Castro, Rita Conduto, Susana Gaspar

A Formiga Atómica é uma estrutura apoiada pelo Ministério da Cultura | Direcção-Geral das Artes