Teatro de Ferro e Alma d’Arame (Portugal)

Fragments of his poetry and drama will breathe life into bodies, spaces, objects, masks, and even puppets. Aristocrats and dictators, soldiers, lovers, the living and the dead engage in a dialogue with major figures of European mythology and culture, reflecting an East-West tension that H.M. so masterfully synthesized.

Vidro Pantera (Panther Glass) is a performance made of shards, of pieces of text, within this fragmented and kaleidoscopic journey, we eventually discover a Müller who is simultaneously author and actor in the dramas he both wrote and lived.

BIO

Teatro de Ferro was founded in 1999. The work of the Company has been developed in the theatre of and with puppets and objects. They conceive their practice in the logic of a research in which the puppet has assumed a matrix value in its possible hybridizations, both tempted and tempting. The relationships - of the body interpreter with the manipulated object and the implication of each spectator in the building of this relation - are lines of thought that are transversal to the artistic practice of Teatro de Ferro. Igor Gandra is the artistic diretor of the Festival Internacional de Marionetas do Porto, since 2009.

Founded in 2006, Alma d'Arame carries out its work in the Alentejo region, particularly in the Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo. They believe fervently in the essence that grounds this project: to give soul to 'wired souls.' Thus, they aim to contribute to the promotion and democratization of access to the performing arts, with a special emphasis on puppetry. Their performances seek to bring the diverse forms and approaches of puppet and object theater to audiences of all ages, ranging from traditional techniques to more modern and technological methods. Their journey is defined by creation, programming, training, and creative collaboration with local, national, and international entities.

_CREDITS

_{Based on texts by: Heiner Müller Direction: Igor Gandra Scenography: Amândio Anastácio Music and sound design: Carlos Guedes Dramaturgy support: Miguel Ramalhete Gomes Translation: Adelina Cristóvão, Adolfo Luxúria Canibal, Anabela Mendes, Eduarda Dionísio, Maria Adélia Silva Melo, Igor Gandra, Miguel Ramalhete Gomes, Regina Guimarães Lighting design: Amândio Anastácio, João Sofio Video: LoTA Gandra Visual execution: Eduardo Mendes Artistic support: Carla Veloso Performers: Guilherme Vieira, Mariana Ferreira, Matilde Gandra, Rui Oliveira Singer: Catarina Perdigão Construction workshop: Eduardo Mendes, Catarina Falcão, Igor Gandra, Amândio Anastácio, Ana Catarina Silva (Puppets costume) Communication: Raquel Cunha, Pedro Maia Coproduction: Teatro Municipal de Faro Acknowledgements: Luís Grífu Film - Director : LoTA Gandra, Igor Gandra Script: Adapted from Heiner Müller's "The Holy Family" (Germania Death in Berlin) Translation: Adelina Cristóvão Performers: Diana Sá, Filipe Moreira, Igor Gandra, Guilherme Vieira, Mariana Ferreira, Matilde Gandra General production: Carla Veloso Annotation: Catarina Lopes Edited by: LoTA Gandra Camera: Carlota Gandra Art direction: Igor Gandra, Amândio Anastácio, Eduardo Mendes Special efects: Júlio Alves Lighting: Mariana Figueroa Sound direction: Marta Mota Sound post-production: José Lobo, Ricardo Salazar Wardrobe: Carla Veloso Make up: Matilde Rovisco Seamtress: Ana Catarina Silva Acknowledgments: João Pais Filipe Photography: Miguel Fernandes - Teatro das Figuras Companies sponsored by: República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes}

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