THEATER
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Abílio, Guardador de Abelhas tells the story of an old man that, unexpectedly, finds himself completely alone. Deciding to free himself from solitude and depression, he embarks on the adventure of keeping bees atop the city building where he lives, against the will of nosey neighbours, condominium managers, government inspectors, plagues of mice and inexplicable diseases.
When it becomes apparent that the bees cannot produce honey due to the lack of flowers, Abílio launches a campaign for the creation of city gardens, filling the drab and grey cityscapes with colour, the sweet smell of flower perfume and the taste of honey.
Abílio, Guardador de Abelhas is a parable that brings several questions about the priorities of so-called developed societies and the sustainability of our very lives to the fore. But above all else it is a play about life's ups and downs, celebrating humans' capacity for constant reinvention, turning into warriors in the battle for their own happiness.
Abílio, Guardador de Abelhas tells the story of an old man that, unexpectedly, finds himself completely alone. Deciding to free himself from solitude and depression, he embarks on the adventure of keeping bees atop the city building where he lives, against the will of nosey neighbours, condominium managers, government inspectors, plagues of mice and inexplicable diseases.
When it becomes apparent that the bees cannot produce honey due to the lack of flowers, Abílio launches a campaign for the creation of city gardens, filling the drab and grey cityscapes with colour, the sweet smell of flower perfume and the taste of honey.
Abílio, Guardador de Abelhas is a parable that brings several questions about the priorities of so-called developed societies and the sustainability of our very lives to the fore. But above all else it is a play about life's ups and downs, celebrating humans' capacity for constant reinvention, turning into warriors in the battle for their own happiness.
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Creation Graeme Pulleyn, Luís Belo and Ricardo AugustoWith Graeme Pulleyn and Ricardo Augusto
© Luís Belo
© Luís Belo