Common Dreams is an interdisciplinary play that results from a reflection on dreams. Dreams, a subject that is so unique to each person, yet so enigmatic in itself. It's interesting to think about whether there are recurring dreams in a large number of people. Who hasn't dreamt of falling into the void? Who hasn't dreamt of flying? Who hasn't dreamt of being chased? Do you remember your dreams? Have you ever known inside the dream that you were dreaming? Can dreams solve problems? Can we communicate with animals or our ancestors in our dreams? Can dreams see into the future? Can we dream the same dream?Thinking that the description of a dance has something similar to a dream, because both produce mental and sensory images that are difficult to translate into words, we propose taking the visual out of the hierarchy of the senses, the visual as proof of the real, and creating a poetic and sensory plot, accessible and concrete in the imaginary of the dream, with which everyone can identify.
Credits
Conception and interpretation
Ana Rita Teodoro
Interpretation
Joana Gomes
Composer
João Polido
Vocal trio
Guarda-Rios - João Neves, Mariana Camacho and Susana Nunes
Production and administration
Associação Parasita - Sofia Lopes and Lysandra Domingues
Co-production
Culturgest - Caixa Geral de Depósitos Foundation
Co-production in Residence
O Espaço do Tempo
Residency
Estúdios Victor Cordon
Parasita is a structure funded by the Portuguese Republic - Ministry of Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts for the 2023-2024 biennium.
Ana Rita T. holds a master's degree in Dance, Creation and Performance from the CNDC in Angers and the University of Paris 8. She has carried out research into the transmission of Butoh dance with the support of the FGC and CND, which concluded in the danced conference "Your Teacher, Please". She created the pieces "MelTe", "Orifice Paradis", "Sonho d'Intestino", "Palco", "Assombro", "FoFo. She was an associate artist at CND and is currently an associate artist at Associação Parasita.