From the myth of Pandora who, ignoring her lover's warnings, opened the box that contained the evils of the world, Teresa Coutinho writes Je ne regrette rien, under the point of view of the mythological figure who is considered guilty for freeing all the world's evil and for closing the box in time to prevent Hope from breaking free. Inspired by the statement of Murielle Szac: "Why didn't Pandora release hope? Because in this way she managed to protect us from inaction", Teresa Coutinho embodies an earthly woman who, contrary to the naivety and guilt of the mythological figure, made a choice and is proud of it: having disobeyed. Because, as Rachel Hausfater says, “the opposite of despair is not hope, but the fight”, Pandora makes her defense and her declaration of love to the present, between Piaf's songs and allusions to current political events.“C’est payé, balayé, oublié, je me fous du passé.”
Credits
creation, script and interpretation
Teresa Coutinho
video, camera in real time
Mariana Guarda
light and space design
Tiago Cadete
sound design
Surma
costumes
Mariana Sá Nogueira
movement support
Piny
executive production
Lila Tiago
management
Vitor Alves Brotas / Agência 25
co-production in residency
O Espaço do Tempo
co-production
Agência 25, Temps d'Images

Teresa Coutinho, born in 1988, is an actress, director and author. As a writer and director, she was responsible for The End Was Seen (2025), Was ist das kind so Schon (2024, Theater Basel), 'I ask for the floor' (2023), 'Without fear' (2023), 'Solo' (2022), 'Far away' by Caryl Churchill (2021), 'The eternal debate' (2020), among others. She has worked as assistant director with Tiago Rodrigues, Gus Van Sant, Faustin Linyekula, Natália Luiza and Beatriz Batarda.