F Λ R S Λ | Catarina Miranda | 2026
© José Caldeira
F Λ R S Λ is a hypnotic piece for three performers and a kinetic machine
inspired by 19th-century optical illusion devices. Beginning with Plato's Allegory
of the Cave, the piece explores how light, sound, and movement shape
perception, blurring the line between truth and illusion. On stage, two silicone
surfaces evoke an enlarged skin—a living organism, animated by tension,
pressure, and distortion, in which characters and shadows confront each other.
The soundscape is based on the rhythmic and melodic scores of Stravinsky's
The Rite of Spring—a sacrifice of the flesh. F Λ R S Λ invites us to question the
real and the projected, transforming the theatre into a living dream of constantly
mutating perception. — Catarina Miranda
Artistic direction | Catarina Miranda
Co-creation | Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino, Catarina Miranda, Joana Mário, João Brojo, Jonathan Saldanha, Nuno Preto
Performance | Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino
Music composition | Jonathan Saldanha
Lighting design & technical direction | Joana Mário
Lighting assistance | Rita Conde
Scenography | Catarina Miranda, Diana Regal, Hugo Flores, João Brojo, João Ferreira, Joana Mário, Júlio Alves
Prosthetics | Hugo Flores, Júlio Alves
Dramaturgical support | Carlos Azeredo Mesquita, João Fiadeiro, Jonathan Saldanha, Maria Inês Marques
Creation support | Junis Becherer, Maria Antunes
Original "WhisperBand" text | Carlos Azeredo Mesquita
Intern | Sofia Bessa Montenegro
Production | RÁRA
Project coordination | Teresa Camarinha
Executive production | João Brojo
Distribution | Inês Le Gué / jardin&cour
Co-production | DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, OOPSA, 23 Milhas, Pôle-Sud, Theatre Freiburg
Creation residencies | Espaço do Tempo, BoraBora, OPART E.P.E. / Estúdios Victor Córdon, 23 Milhas, Grand Luxe Dance Network (Grand Studio, L’Abri, Pôle-Sud, CCN — Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, Maison TROIS C-L, Theatre Freiburg)
FΛRSΛ is supported by the Ministry of Culture — DGARTES / Government of Portugal
Presentation dates:
10 and 11 April 2026 | Festival DDD, Porto Municipal Theater – Campo Alegre, Porto, PT
30 April 2026 | Viriato Theater, Viseu, PT
19 September 2026 | ílhavo Cultural Center, Ílhavo, PT
19 February 2027 | Theater Freiburg, GE
Co-creation | Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino, Catarina Miranda, Joana Mário, João Brojo, Jonathan Saldanha, Nuno Preto
Performance | Ángela Diaz Quintela, Beatriz Valentim, Bruno Brandolino
Music composition | Jonathan Saldanha
Lighting design & technical direction | Joana Mário
Lighting assistance | Rita Conde
Scenography | Catarina Miranda, Diana Regal, Hugo Flores, João Brojo, João Ferreira, Joana Mário, Júlio Alves
Prosthetics | Hugo Flores, Júlio Alves
Dramaturgical support | Carlos Azeredo Mesquita, João Fiadeiro, Jonathan Saldanha, Maria Inês Marques
Creation support | Junis Becherer, Maria Antunes
Original "WhisperBand" text | Carlos Azeredo Mesquita
Intern | Sofia Bessa Montenegro
Production | RÁRA
Project coordination | Teresa Camarinha
Executive production | João Brojo
Distribution | Inês Le Gué / jardin&cour
Co-production | DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, OOPSA, 23 Milhas, Pôle-Sud, Theatre Freiburg
Creation residencies | Espaço do Tempo, BoraBora, OPART E.P.E. / Estúdios Victor Córdon, 23 Milhas, Grand Luxe Dance Network (Grand Studio, L’Abri, Pôle-Sud, CCN — Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, Maison TROIS C-L, Theatre Freiburg)
FΛRSΛ is supported by the Ministry of Culture — DGARTES / Government of Portugal
Presentation dates:
10 and 11 April 2026 | Festival DDD, Porto Municipal Theater – Campo Alegre, Porto, PT
30 April 2026 | Viriato Theater, Viseu, PT
19 September 2026 | ílhavo Cultural Center, Ílhavo, PT
19 February 2027 | Theater Freiburg, GE