Back when machines talked, once upon a time... there was a story told once again. Alva 7.0 brings to the near future the memory of a very old story, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, now rewritten and re-imagined.Once upon a time, on a distant planet... Snow White, now called Alva, does not get lost on the woods, stumbling instead through a robotic and futuristic landscape during an age where apples travel with the stars and machines have hearts. Glory, Glory, words, movement and images, that's the way to tell the story. Glory, Glory...
Artistic Direction, Project Scenario, Video Co-creation, Music and Performance Sónia BaptistaPerformers Miguel Bonneville and António JúlioVideo Co-creation, Animation and Kinect Programming, Music Helena Nogueira-SilvaLighting Design Pedro MachadoEditing, Video Recording and Kinect Programming João Lacerda SeixasProduction Meninos ExemplaresResidency Support O Espaço do TempoFunding Presidência do Conselho de Ministros/Secretaria de Estado da Cultura/Direcção Geral das Artes
Illustration Credit Catarina Fernandes