The writing of men reaches us, but for those who know how to open the meshes, the inscription of women arrives. Penelopíada is a play that weaves and unweaves continuously, going through the great myths, this time told by animals, islands, threads, and stones, from a sensitive relationship with these things. Penelope's hands work on the stories and, like her mantle, we know that no story can ever be truly finished.
Credits
a show by A Algures
Direction
Ana Cristina Colla
Conception, Creation and Interpretation
Susana Cecílio
Script
Matilde Real
Set Design and Light Design
Eduardo Brasil
Costumes
Elisa Rossin
Musical Creation
Malena Rampi
Production
Ana Pinto
Photography and Video
Beth Freitas
Co-production with
Lume ⎯ Unicamp, Teatro Barracão
In partnership with Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo
Co-production in Residency
O Espaço do Tempo
Other Support
República Portuguesa ⎯ Cultura | DGARTES – Direção Geral das Artes, IBERCENA, Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar, Alma d’Arame, Projecto Ruínas, Ennes Business Center
Communication Partners
GERADOR, Coffeepaste
Founded in 2008 in Lisbon, A Algures is a creation, programming, and cultural mediation entity, with an artistic line focused on oral storytelling, narrative theater, and clown, giving priority to authorial dramaturgies. In October 2025, it will premiere Penelopíada, a show co-produced by LUME Teatro and Teatro Barracão (Brazil). It produces Tem Graça ⎯ International Festival of Women Clowns and the oral storytelling cycle Escutadores, in partnership with the Lumiar Parish Council.