In O Centro do Mundo, Ana Borralho & João Galante invite us to enter a light and sound installation that presents us with a parallel reality through the use of virtual reality goggles. Visited by characters and their testimonies, we get the feeling of being constantly under outside surveillance. A plunge into the unique experience of being at the show’s core, both inside and outside of oneself, amplifying and immersing in the contradictions of being human. While the psychic labyrinth appears as the centre of the world, the proliferation of disparate characters who keep questioning their own existence dilutes and undermines the very notion of identity.
concept, artistic direction, video camera, recordings and sound design
Ana Borralho & João Galante
performers
Ana Freitas, Gustavo Sumpta, Inês Cóias, Joana Bernardo, Maria Antunes, Marco Mendonça
extras
Joana Mário, Vitória Gomes Molder, Óscar (cão)
light design
Joana Mário
original soundtrack
Coolgate
text
based on texts taken from Tiktok
dramaturgical support
Fernando J. Ribeiro
artistic assistance
Daniel Matos
360º video editing
Micael Espinha
special RV effects
David Gabriel
sound mastering
Pedro Augusto
casting and wardrobe
Alma Mar
makeup
Sara Marques de Oliveira
production
casaBranca
production direction and difusion
Clara Sampaio, Andrea Sozzi
executive production
Rita Conde
executive and administrative direction
Mónica Samões
administration support
Teresa Serra Nunes
communication
this is ground control
web design
José Pelicano
co-production
Teatro do Bairro Alto, Cineteatro Louletano, Teatro Viriato
support
teatro meia volta e depois à esquerda quando eu disser, Teatro do Vestido, Teatro da Voz – Produções Real Pelágio, MSM Studio, DuplaCena - Temps d'Images
casaBranca is supported by República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção Geral das Artes
duration 1h
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Ana Borralho (Lagos, 1972) & João Galante (Luanda, 1968) met while studying visual arts at AR.CO (Lisbon) and worked together regularly in the 1990s as actors/creators of the OLHO theatre group in Cacilhas/Almada. Since 2002, they have been working together on their own performance art, dance, theatre, installation, photography, sound and video art projects. Their work has been presented at international festivals in Portugal, France, Spain, Switzerland, Scotland, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Italy, England, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Canada, Iceland, Taiwan, Greece, Slovenia and Sweden. Borralho and Galante are co-founders of the non-musical band Jimmie Durham and the cultural association casaBranca. They are also artistic directors/curators of the contemporary arts festival Verão Azul (Lagos+Loulé), and co-curators of the now defunct electronic music festival Electrolegos (Lagos). They live and work in Lisbon and Lagos.