Everything we do and every thought we have stems from feelings. Feelings arise very easily, but it’s not always simple to decide what to do with them. Panda Express is a performance led by a persona — Sir Panda — and aims to capture the curiosity of children/young people and their families through its unpredictability, presenting multiple scenes inspired by the color spectrum of human emotions. Each scene in this performance is intentionally designed to interpret and promote emotional intelligence and healthy reflection on different emotions through non-verbal communication, helping develop emotional awareness. The audience plays a vital role in the action, acting as an active participant and catalyst for the performance.
24 May, 16h00
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[ACTIVITIES FOR ALL FAMILIES]
› Age rating 6 years old
› 40 minutes
Free entry upon reservation via text to [+351] 913 699 891 or to info[a]oespacodotempo.pt.
© Gabriel Ambrósio
© Gabriel Ambrósio
© Gabriel Ambrósio
Credits
Interpretation
Sir Panda & Company*
Concept and Co-creation
Lewis Gillon & Joana Mário
Sound Design
Lewis Gillon
Light Design
Joana Mário
Costumes & Scenography
Joana Mário & Lewis Gillon
Investigation Support
Sónia Santos
Drama & Scenography Support
Filipe Pereira
Photography
Gabriel Ambrósio
House of Production
Produção d’Fusão
Direction
Filipe Metelo, Patrícia Soares
Recording
Eduardo Breda
Co-production
Casa Municipal da Cultura de Seia, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva
Artistic Creation Support
Materiais Diversos, ESD – Escola Superior de Dança, Companhia Olga Roriz, Associação de Melhoramentos de Horta, Estúdios Victor Cordon, Largo Residências
Support
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
*Lewis Gillon, Lua Carreira
LEWIS GILLON was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He holds a BA (Honors) from the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London (2013). From 2013 to 2016, he danced with Tanzmainz in Germany, where he worked with several choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Roni Haver, and Guy Weizman. Since 2016, working as a freelance dancer, he has collaborated with Club Guy & Roni (Netherlands) in productions including Mechanical Ecstasy, Conference of the Birds, and Tetris Mon Amour, as well as with Lilianne Brakema on Er Zal Iemand Komen. Since 2019, he has been living in Lisbon, collaborating with Jonas & Lander (Portugal) on Adorabilis, Lento e Largo, and Bate Fado. He was later invited to collaborate with Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz (Portugal) on Dispositivos and Sons Mentirosos Miseriosos, and with Boris Charmatz on a site-specific project called Terrain (Lisbon). He also works with Catarina Miranda (Portugal) on Cabra Quimera and with the theatre company Mala Voadora (Portugal) on Cornucopia.
JOANA MÁRIO is a lighting designer. She holds a degree in Dance from Escola Superior de Dança and completed a technical theatre course at Restart. Since 2015, she has been working as a lighting designer and technician at Lux Frágil nightclub, where she creates the lighting design for the venue and specific events. From 2018 onwards, she began collaborating as a lighting technician and/or technical director with Filipe Pereira and Teresa Silva on Nova Criação, Jonas & Lander on Lento e Largo and Coin Operated, Ana Rita Teodoro on Assombro, Vera Mantero on Esplendor e Dismorfia and O susto é um mundo, and Catarina Miranda on Cabra Quimera. As a lighting designer, her highlights include Paradeiseia (exhibition) curated by Fernando Brízio (2018), Alfredo Martins’ Silent Disco (2019), Cão Solteiro’s Heading Against the Walls (2020), Maria Varbanova’s Enquanto me Tento Fundir (2021), Maria Inês Roque’s Como se um nervo cosesse todas as partes (2021), Veils and Vesper by John Luther Adams and Zé Pinheiro’s installation (2022), Teatro Meia Volta’s As Ondas (2022), and the co-creation with Lewis Seivwright Panda Express (2022).