We set out at dawn, and in the distance, the hills could already hear the singing — a vibrant melody of women and children clinging to skirts. There, we all sang, in tune and out of tune. We sang and danced to loves lost and conceived, and we sang to the trends of the time. And so, sideways and subtle, we gave voice to our discontent, becoming, all together, a single woman.
Credits
Script, staging, and interpretation
Helena Caldeira
Staging Assistance
Afonso Viriato
Sound Production
FOQUE
Composition and Piano
Samuel Martins Coelho
Light Design
Manuel Abrantes
Scenery
Daniela Cardante
Costumes
Gabriel Daros
Production
Bestiário
Production Assistance
Diana Almeida
Piece created with the support of: Carta em Branco, an initiative by RTP, S.A., Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo, Alma d'Arame. Co-production in Residency by O Espaço do Tempo.
© Aleksandr Kuznetsov
HELENA CALDEIRA. Évora, 1996. Professional Performing Arts Course in Évora. Degree in Theatre/Acting from ESTC. Co-founder of Bestiário. In theatre, she has worked with Elmano Sancho, Alex Cassal, Ricardo Neves-Neves, Maria João Luís, Tiago Rodrigues, Marta Dias, Álvaro Correia, Rui Neto, John Romão, and Gus Van Sant. She appears in Armários Vazios, directed by Cristina Carvalhal, in the series 1986 by Nuno Markl, and Irreversible by Bruno Gascon. She stars in the Portuguese Netflix series Rabo de Peixe.