Parte de Nós
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| 16 EUR / reduced 8 EUR |
| Please book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer. |
| Artist talk following the first performance on Oct 4 |
| Start: Mechanical Arena in the Foyer |
| 12 years and older |
| English, German, Portuguese |
| German and English Subtitles |
| Belongs to: Transkontinentale 2026 |
Since the beginning of time, we have told one another stories about what it means to be human, where we come from and where we belong. Some of these stories continue to shape our lives, while others have been forgotten.
Part of Us rediscovers one such tale: the fable of an ancestral bird, the last of its kind, which is believed to have travelled the world alone for centuries, in search of a companion that sings with the same voice. As a grandson recounts this journey while revisiting memories of his grandmother, the story mirrors our own search for old and new ways of being together. Audiences follow the search for the vanished mythical bird and reconnect with shared memories, ancestral stories and forms of knowledge that exist beyond scientific explanation. Its name, Nô, echoes the Portuguese word nós (“we”), embodying the work’s central idea: that we are part of one another, connected through shared histories and care.
Through its dialogue between generations, the performance approaches ancestry as a living presence that continues to shape the present. Rather than presenting time as linear, Part of Us proposes a circular understanding of time in which past, present and future coexist. Along this journey, the work reveals how stories, memories and affection continue to connect us despite our differences.
The performance invites audiences into an immersive theatrical experience with wireless headphones. The Brazilian actor and director, Lucas Lacerda, guides the participants through the museum’s hallways and exhibition spaces while talking about his relationship with his grandmother, collective memories, and the many myths surrounding the sacred bird Nô.
Created by the German-Brazilian duo Po:era (Lucas Lacerda and Daniel Weyand), Part of Us has previously been presented in Salvador do Bahia, São Paulo and Bauru in Brazil and now finally arrives in Germany. Based on site-specific research conducted at each collaborating venue, as well as participatory creative processes and workshops with local communities, the artists re-write and co-produce new story elements in dialogue with the human and non-human inhabitants of the places where their art can be experienced.
For Transkontinentale the performance reflects on the memories and stories related to the reconstruction of the ‘Berliner Schloss’ which does not only host the exhibitions of the Ethnologisches Museum but also a multitude of questions, positions, contradictions and personal relations.
Cast
Director and script writer: Lucas Lacerda
Script writer and sound designer: Daniel Weyand
Performers: Lucas Lacerda and Norma Lacerda
Artist support: Luciana Lacerda
Production coordination: Po:era
Production team and subtitles operation: Beatriz Silveira and Oli
Video screen design (cinematographer): Max Knoop
Video screen design (editor and camera assistant): Oli
Movement Collaboration: Marcelo Galvão
Music Collaboration: Samaquias Lorta
Management Brazil: Khazar Masoumi und Gabi Gonçalves
Co-production Brazil: Corpo Rastreado & Corpo Afora, São Paulo
Guest performers:
Chaim Gebber
Luan Caja
Anne Hachenberg
Adam Sikora
Ingeborg Krüger
Lívia Maria Delgado
The artist duo Po:era (Lucas Lacerda & Daniel Weyand) works site-specifically, site-responsively, and site-participatory at the interface of theatre, performance, sound art and urban practice. Between Germany, Portugal and Brazil, they create immersive audio and video walks, inclusive film projects, theatre productions in public spaces, and sound installations. In creative participation processes and workshops with local communities, they co-write and produce stories and lived experiences in dialogue with the human and non-human inhabitants of the places where their art can be experienced. Equipped with a mobile live mixing desk and wireless headphones, Po:era’s inter-media performances are embedded in a metamodern storytelling between reality and fiction. The central motif of their work is the sensual experience of our shared evolutionary roots and our ongoing, interwoven life paths towards an uncertain future. Website: Po:era / @poeracollective
Accesibility Information
Brief description in plain language
‘Parte de Nós’ (meaning ‘Part of Us’) is a performance to be both heard and seen. All visitors are given headphones. They follow the actor Lucas Lacerda from the foyer on the ground floor to the exhibitions on the second floor and, finally, out onto the roof terrace. Lucas was born in Brazil, a country in South America. He has heard many stories from his grandmother. As they walk through the house, they hear the story of a special bird called Nô. He is the last of his kind. He travels the world in search of another bird – one that has the same voice as Nô. The performance lasts one and a half hours and there is no interval.
Lucas Lacerda recounts memories and old stories. The play explores the question: What connects us as human beings? What can we learn from our ancestors? And how can we look after one another? The past, present and future are interwoven in the play. Old stories can still be important today
“Parte de Nós” is a play by Po:era. Po:era is a German-Brazilian artist duo. The piece was first performed in Brazil. It is now being staged at the Humboldt Forum.
Sensory stimuli
The performance is an audio walk that takes participants to various locations. During the performance, participants must wear headphones that cover the entire ear. There may be loud noises at times. As the walk also takes place outdoors, there may be fluctuations in temperature.
Atmosphere
Some rooms are brightly lit, whilst in others the lighting is subdued. It is never completely dark. There may be draughts outdoors.
Accessibility
All rooms are wheelchair accessible, and there are wheelchair-accessible toilets throughout the building. We also offer a changing places toilet (“Toilette für alle”).