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Marco da Silva Ferreira

CARCAÇA
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2024/2025
Portugal

Rebellious bodies

The new darling of the European dance scene, Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira presents his most ambitious work, celebrating the contemporary body with phenomenal intensity.

A self-taught choreographer and former elite swimmer, Marco da Silva Ferreira quickly developed his own language inspired by a variety of urban and popular influences. He shares an explosive energy with Hofesh Shechter, for whom he has also danced. For Ferreira, the body is above all political, a catalyst for exploring community, memory and cultural crystallization. An eclectic cast of 10 performers, accompanied by a percussionist and an electronic musician, form a vibrant, rebellious and carnivalesque ensemble in search of a collective identity. In a constant flow of movement, they electrify the stage with continuous footwork that soon combines with movements derived from voguing and house dance, as well as timeless traditional forms. “A breathtaking journey.” (Télérama, Paris)

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Artists

Choreographer
Marco da Silva Ferreira

His path was self-taught through dance styles that evolved in an urban context with Afro-descendant influences. Between 2002 and 2010, the focus and lexicons of dance became increasingly diverse and closer to contemporary improvisation tools and composition.

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Credits

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Artistic Direction and Choreography Marco da Silva Ferreira.

Artistic Assistance Catarina Miranda.

Performers André Garcia, Cacá Otto Reuss, Fábio Krayze, Marc Oliveras Casas, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Maria Antunes, Max Makowski, Mélanie Ferreira, Nelson Teunis, Nala Revlon.
In the original cast
Leo Ramos.

Light Design and Technical Direction Cárin Geada.

Sound technician João Monteiro.

Music João Pais Filipe (percussionist) Luís Pestana (eletronic musician).

Costumes Aleksandar Protic.

Scenography Emanuel Santos.

Antropological Studies Teresa Fradique.

Folklore Dances Joana Lopes.

Production direction Mafalda Bastos.

Production Joana Costa Santos, Mafalda Bastos.

Production Structure Pensamento Avulso.

Diffusion ART HAPPENS.

Co-production Teatro Municipal do Porto, Centro Cultural de Belém, Big Pulse Dance Alliance, co- produced by New Baltic Dance (Lithuania), Julidans (The Netherlands), Tanz im August/HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Germany), Dublin Dance Festival (Ireland) and ONE Dance Week (Bulgaria), co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie, La briqueterie - CDCN du Val-de Marne, Maison des arts de Créteil, KLAP- Maison pour la danse, CCN-Ballet National de Marseille, Charleroi danse, centre chorégraphique de Wallonie - Bruxelles, December Dance (Concertgebouw and Cultuurcentrum Brugge), La rose des vents – scène nationale Lille Métropole – Villeneuve d’Ascq, TANDEM Scène Nationale Arras-Douai.

Support República Portuguesa – Cultura, DGARTES – Direção Geral das Artes.

Artistic residencies A Oficina, Ballet National de Marseille, Escola Superior de Dança, O Espaço do Tempo, Teatro Municipal do Porto.

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