When her first daughter was born, Márcia Lança found herself confined to a solitary lifestyle in which defining traces of what had been were barely more than vague. My
domestic life is a collection of 144 photographs and what is left of that period. They are a visual domestic delirium, which deeply inspires the whole process of creating Cavala [horse-mackerel]. This solo is not about maternity. This solo is an exhibition of the horse-mackerel in her natural habitat, a species of zoo of domestic life in which
the spectator is invited to observe the existence of that cyborg of daily life.
- NATIONAL PREMIÉRE -
creation and performance
Márcia Lança
support for creation
Daniel Pizamiglio
support for dramaturgy
Carolina Campos
conversations in the process
Rafael Frazão
light design
Conrado Parodi
makeup
Ítalo Parigi
artistic residencies
Piscina, Fórum Dança (Lisboa) e La Caldera (Barcelona)
production
VAGAR
duration 50 min.
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Márcia Lança (Beja, 1982) founded VAGAR in 2008, of which she is the artistic director. She works on the border between reality and fiction and moves between different scenic languages. Her most recent works as a creator are: CAVALA (2023), Outro lado é um dia (2021) and the spin-off É Só Um Dia (2022) with Carolina Campos. In 2006, she won first prize in the Young Artists Programme for her solo Dos joelhos para baixo. She has been collaborating with the artist João Fiadeiro in the research and development of Real-Time Composition since 2003. She curated the course PACAP 5 - Fórum Dança with Carolina Campos, Daniel Pizamiglio and João Fiadeiro.