Formiga Atómica (Portugal)

O Estado do Mundo (Quando Acordas) - The State of the World (When you Wake Up) - puts on stage cause-and-effect relationships between small gestures and big consequences. Edi is an 8-year-old boy with a very fulfilled life. Every day he consumes and discards many things, until he receives 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.

^{"(...) The director also admitted that the research work and creative process of this play was transformative on a personal level and in the very existence of the theatre company, founded with Inês Barahona in 2014. Our lives really changed, all of us a little bit in this team were very impressed, not that we didn't know about this issue. From the moment we are confronted with reality and with possibilities for action, we can't stay the same, even in our daily lives, and there are a series of small things that we change." - Lusa, Diário de Notícias}

BIO

Formiga Atómica is a theatre company, founded and directed by Miguel Fragata and Inês Barahona. With an educational background in Theatre and Philosophy (respectively), their creations are drawn from contemporary issues and are aimed at all audiences. Their shows are usually preceded by research periods motivated by the question and/or audience they are approaching. Amongst their creations one can highlight A Caminhada dos Elefantes/The March of the Elephants, The Wall, A Visita Escocesa/The Scottish View, Do Bosque para o Mundo/From the woods to the world, Montanha-Russa/Rollercoaster and Fake. The company usually circulates in Portuguese territory, but also French, Belgian, Swiss, German and Spanish, having had conceived French versions of three of their shows, La Marche des Eléphants, Au-Delà de la Forêt, Le Monde (opening show for the Avignon Festival, 2018), and L’État du Monde (Un dur réveil), coproduction Théâtre de La Ville - Paris, and the Spanish version of two of them - La caminata de los elefantes and Así está el mundo (cuando despiertas). The show A Caminhada dos Elefantes also tours in its German version (Die Wanderung der Elefanten).

^CREDITS

^{Direction: Miguel Fragata Text: Inês Barahona, Miguel Fragata Performer: Edi Gaspar Scenography: Eric da Costa Costumes: José António Tenente Original score: Fernando Mota Lighting design: José Álvaro Correia Video: João Gambino Props: Eric da Costa, José Pedro Sousa, Mariana Fonseca, Rita Vieira (design graphic) Maker: Guilherme Martins Scenography construction: Gate7 Technical direction: Renato Marinho Consulting: Henrique Frazão Executive production: Luna Rebelo, Ana Lobato Photography: Guilherme Martins, Joana Linda, Lais Pereira, Manuel Lino Production: Formiga Atómica Coproduction: LU.CA - Teatro Luís de Camões, Comédias do Minho, Materiais Diversos, 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 Company sponsored by: República Portuguesa - Cultura | Direção-Geral das Artes}

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