I Have a Story That Seems Like Mine
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| 20 EUR / reduced 10 EUR |
| Brazilian Portuguese with simultaneous translation into German |
| Hall 1, Ground Floor |
| Belongs to: Transkontinentale 2025 |
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
A family celebration for everyone: Brazilian artist Tetembua Dandara celebrates her transcontinental family history spanning four generations of women. She does so in conversation with her grandmother Dirce Poli, her mother Neuza Poli, and her sister Mafoane Odara.
The audience is invited into a space reminiscent of the grandmother’s living room, a Brazilian backyard, or even a party from the 1990s. Here, the stories are reconstructed through voices, smells, tastes and glances, and the audience is free to move through the rooms and stories, eating, drinking, and dancing.
The work is based on a photo book that contains empty (and black) spaces and creates a dialogue between images and a few words. She also created this book together with Dirce and Neuza Poli and Mafoane Odara.
“This performance is characterized by its ability to reveal the act of theater-making with insight and sensitivity, while at the same time drawing us into the intimacy of a family and its highly political statements—between continuity and rupture, between connections and their gaps.” (Carolina Wos, Deus Ateo)
Participants
Concept & Performance: Tetembua Dandara
Performance: Dirce Poli, Neuza Poli & Mafoane Odara
Visual Concept: Daniela Alves, Matias Ivan Arce & Renan Marcondes
Photography: Tetembua Dandara & Mariana Chama
Video: Bruna Lessa & Cacá Bernardes | Bruta Flor Filmes
Lighting: Gabriele Souza
Set & Stage Technician: Matias Ivan Arce
Sound Technician: Cauê Gouveia
Production & Stage Management: Mariana Dias & Tati Mayumi
Production Director: Tetembua Dandara
Tetembua Dandara lives in São Paulo and is a performer, photographer, and cultural producer. She has a degree in Performing Arts from the University of Campinas (Unicamp) and a specialization in contemporary cultural management from Instituto Singularidades and Itaú Cultural. She works in theater and dance, is committed to horizontal production formats, and is active in artist collectives such as ciadasatrizes, Cia LCT, Pérfida Iguana, and Grupo do Trecho. Her collaboration with UltraVioleta_s, Leandro Souza, and Bruta Flor Filmes aims to challenge existing systems and bring alternative worlds of imagination to life.