Pêndulo
How do migrant women workers relate to the families they work for? And how are they affected by this relationship?
In PÊNDULO, Marco Martins works with a group of caregivers and domestic workers whose lives are marked by commuting: between the margins and the center of the capital (Lisbon), between their homes and the homes of those who employ them, and between their country of origin and their country of destination, Portugal. PÊNDULO focuses on the nature of domestic work, to talk about family relationships, the confrontation between different ways of life, contexts, expectations, dreams and daily lives.
The creation, in line with the scenic work developed in recent years by Marco Martins, is based on the participation and commitment of a group of non-professional actors. It opens up space for the stories of those who are directly confronted with the precariousness implicit in the economic and social development of the world.
Created and directed by MARCO MARTINS
cast ELANE GALACHO, EMANUELLE BEZERRA, FABI LIMA, JULIANA TEODORO ALVES, MARIA GUSTAVO, MARIA YAYA RODRIGUES CORREIA, NÁDIA FABRICI
Text MARCO MARTINS with contributions from the cast and DJAIMILIA PEREIRA DE ALMEIDA
Music TIA MARIA PRODUÇÕES Movement VÂNIA ROVISCO Directing assistance and dramaturgical support RITA QUELHAS Set design FALA ATELIER Light design NUNO MEIRA Sound design and sound operation VÍTOR SANTOS Casting of non-actors JOSÉ PIRES
Set design, construction and assembly ARTWORKS
Graphic design CASH & CARRY STUDIO
Arena Ensemble Administration MARTA DELGADO MARTINS Executive production FLÁVIO CATELLI Production coordination and direction MARIANA BRANDÃO
Coproduction ARTEMREDE, SÃO LUIZ TEATRO MUNICIPAL/PROSPERO-Extended Theatre, TEATRO MUNICIPAL DO PORTO, ROTA CLANDESTINA/C.M. SETÚBAL e ARENA ENSEMBLE
Dates
2023
June
10 - Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita, Barreiro, PT
16, 17, 18 - S. Luiz Teatro Municipal, Lisboa, PT
24 - Fórum Municipal Luísa Todi, Setúbal, PT
December
22 - Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite, Almada, PT
2024
January
13, 14 - Teatr Powszechny, Varsóvia, POL
26, 27 - Arena del Sole, Bologna, IT
February
2,3 - Teatro Municipal do Porto - Campo Alegre, Porto, PT
10 - Cinema-Teatro Joaquim de Almeida, Montijo, PT
April
20,21 - Festival for International New Drama (FIND), Schaubühne, Berlim, GER
Image: Estelle Valente for Arena Ensemble.