fri 21h00 | 70 min. | 6+ years
Auditorium
price A: 10€ (stall and boxes) / 7,50€ (front row) / 5€ (side row)
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Is beauty a mere distraction from what really matters? Can ugliness lead us to the real perception of sublime? These are some questions raised by Sonia Baptista in her new creation, “WOW”, which covers concepts such as beauty, ugliness, and the sublime, but also disgust and repugnance.
In ancient Greece, beauty and good were considered inseparable concepts. The contemplation of beauty was supposed not only to provoke wonder and delight, but also to get the spectator closer to a wish for justice, eager forloftier ideals. But, over the time, the cult for beauty has also had its detractors. More than beauty, ugliness is what leads us to transcend the appearance of matter, and which opens our mind to the true and haunting perception of the sublime. As if a transcendent shock, a creation of the mind in which the horror and the pleasure become enmeshed, indistinguishable.
When all is said and done, we proffer our opinion and our grace, because to others our disgrace is naught but beautiful.
Who loves the ugly one…
Creation and interpretation Sónia Baptista
Co-creation and interpretation Joana Levi, Gaya de Medeiros and Cire Ndiaye
Special participation Inês Gonçalves
Lighting design Daniel Worm
Scenic space and props Raquel Melgue and Mariana Gomes
Original music (from Antonio Vivaldi) Eduardo Raon
Sound design Rodrigo Gomes
Costumes Lara Torres e Sónia Baptista
Video Raquel Melgue
Production direction Elisabete Fragoso
Vocal coaching Rita Carolina Silva
Rigging technical consultant Carlos Campos
Scene photography Joana Dilão
Production AADK PORTUGAL
Co-production Culturgest, Teatro Viriato and Citemor
Support Estúdios EVC, Gaivotas6 and Teatro do Mar (Rigging)
Acknowledgements Elisabete Fragoso, Maayan Sophia Weisstub, Gonçalo Barreiros, Maria Filomena Molder, Liliana Coutinho, Cintya Hartman, Julieta Aurora Santos, Paula Garcia, Mark Deputter, Patrícia Portela, Armando Valente, Mariana Ricardo, Ana Pais, Pedro Barreiro, David Cabecinha, Nuno Fonseca and Luta
