The State of the World (When You Wake Up)

Small actions, big consequences.

• Synopsis

  From the butterfly effect to “think global, act local”, the show looks at the climate crisis as a portrait of the world.

  How can we fight global warming when so many familiar tools and seemingly innocuous everyday gestures contribute to polluting the planet? To what extent can a toaster, a hairdryer or a minibar, or even the simple act of buttering a slice of bread, be the cause of natural disasters such as wildfires, sandstorms or tsunamis? We look at the things we take for granted to underscore the fact that the environmental crisis is not a reality that concerns us only from afar, but rather how much, in fact, it is part of our everyday lives.

  Time never stands still.

   

   

   

   

• Direction

  Miguel Fragata

• Text

  Inês Barahona e Miguel Fragata

• Performance

  Edi Gaspar

• Portuguese Sign Language interpretation

  Valentina Carvalho

• Scenograph

  Eric da Costa

• Costume

  José António Tenente

• Music

  Fernando Mota

• Light design

  José Álvaro Correia

• Video

  João Gambino

• Prop design

  Eric da Costa, José Pedro Sousa, Mariana Fonseca e Rita Vieira (design gráfico)

• Maker

  Guilherme Martins

• Set construction

  Gate7

• Technical direction

  Renato Marinho

• Consultant

  Henrique Frazão

• Executive production

  Luna Rebelo e Ana Lobato

• Production

  Formiga Atómica

• Coproduction

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

• Aknowledgments

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

• Formiga Atómica is supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sport / Directorate-General for the Arts, and by Lisbon City Council / Gaivotas | Boavista Cultural Hub.